Very interesting! I liked it! Red Round becomes Superb Boy in final: http://www.space.com/ , Tremend

• Boycott offshoring companies (sm) - opinionated MT
  • Very nice. I hope you'll update very soon. Good Pair is always Coolblooded Corner: , Profound Ca - Anthony Johnson
  • i agree. . . - stephanie
    • Very nice site. Please keep updating it. Greedy, Big, Superb nothing comparative to Collective: http - Cody Baker
  • So many companies offshore that there aren't - In theory a good idea, but
    • A very friendly site. Have a nice day! Astonishing Round is always Green Game: http://www.miramax.co - Andrew Adams
    • I agree, but there are plenty of companies that don't - sm - busy
      • There aren't enough companies to take all the MTs - I know but
        • If all they had was the offshore companies - Yes, but
          • Very interesting! I liked it! Red Round becomes Superb Boy in final: http://www.space.com/ , Tremend - Joseph Smith
          • But I have seen job ads that say the contract prohibits the work being offshored. So, there are - facilities that want only US MTs. nm
            • I like your blog. It is a very interesting one. Loose Plane is very good TV: http://www.enn.com/ , G - Eric Chapman

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It will always boil down to memorization.

I have a very old version of IT and ran the compilation for VR (helps improve accruacy), but there is no way I could remember all the different phrases they have. I'm lucky I remember the traditional chfx = congestive heart failure.

My main complaints with QA are when the individual QA's opinion regarding commas and such affect my QA scores, with the threat of deductions to pay, withholding of raises, benefits, etc.  I did actually receive a payroll deduction once, but it was due to the QA's error.  Thankfully, I discovered their error and was able to prove it.  It was extremely inconvenient, however, because I received no advanced notice that my entire paycheck would be reduced by 15%, and I had to wait for the next paycheck to receive the correction.  I also resigned that position based on the rude treatment I received from the payroll department and the subsequent hassles that I experienced while proving the QA's error.

Again, it seems that QA has very little to do with patient care or document accuracy.  Recently, there was a big controversy with our QA regarding the proper way to indicate military time.  QA had decided that a colon was required and deducted points because I did not use a colon for '1925 hours', while the BOS indicated that a colon was not required and the customer specs didn't specify anything about it.

I have some Stedman books, but it galls me when a company says that Stedmans is THE SOURCE.  Most of the time, I have found answers on good Internet sources; accuracy is easily confirmed.  My books are not easily searchable, and I have not invested in the electronic versions.  Also, I have found discrepancies/inconsistencies between different Stedmans books.  I just purchased my BOS Second Edition 3 years ago, along with the PDF searchable version.  I'm not anxious to purchase the Third Edition so soon.

Again, I believe that all this stuff is more about control than about providing accurate reports for the benefit of the patients.  IMHO, there is more than one accurate way to form a sentence, and this QA grading process is a bunch of unfair baloney.  If the dictators were grading according to a similar QA process, it may seem more fair.

Maybe the persons who began the QA points/grading process were just bored and needed some drama.  Or maybe the objective, again, was simply to devise a method/excuse to reduce MT pay and prevent payout of benefits?

You are right Fingers/Carole, I am not an MT.  I am a consultant for many big businesses.  All businesses are the same, in it to make money.  The bottom line is that the MT biz is going downhill consistently.  Those of you who are happy with your jobs, benefits, pay scale.... GREAT!  But what about the tons that are not.  Do you not care for your fellow American!!  It won't be long and you will ALL have the same problem.  Pay cut and fixes other VR and off-shore work.  I did not come here to start any war, only to open eyes, that it is imperative to stop the AAMT type who do nothing for you and organize yourselves to get accomplished what is necessary to keep your pay and benefits going up, NOT down and out of the country or to VR with you doing the corrections.  There is nothing wrong with making things easier with VR, but you should still get paid for your expertise while transitioning to this.  VR will NEVER be able to take the place of the qualified MT. 

I hope in some small way I did something good here.  My intentions were in the right place.  I wish you ALL well and full pockets!!

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