Yeah, I took your lines

Not only did I cook Thanksgiving Dinner for my family, I worked.  And I worked my fingers to the bone Friday, and Saturday, and Sunday per request because not one MT was working on the account.  Of course it was out of TAT and by myself, I couldn't possibly keep it current.  Yesterday all hands on deck and within the hour today, Tuesday, the account will be empty.  And for what it's worth, I do not cherry pick but I will get my lines.  I am sick of all this whining.  Maybe if the whiners got out of the business there would be enough work for serious MTs.

• A question for you who work off schedule. - Curious
  • schedules - jenny
    • I always work off-schedule when there - You don't get it.
  • Wow! Lots of anger here..am I on the right board?... - sis
  • yeah I get plenty of cherries when - diddles
    • My 2 cents sm - cherries2
      • I agree with you. What goes around - OP
  • I'm curious why you think others should adhere to a schedule SM - Becky
  • yeah I did some cherry picking - anon
  • Pretty presumptious on your part. I work my own schedule, - jus me
  • Yeah, I took your lines - Sick of whining
    • I am not a whiner and have been in - Opinions please!
      • This is an important observation. The team spirit is hard to sustain - Sick of whining too
      • I think you're all wrong. It's all about getting the work done - I'm working
        • Try to understand. - Working my shift.
          • Your management is to blame, not the MT. - Busy MT'ing
      • I do not see how everyone can stick to an exact schedule. - mtathome
      • But I'm an IC because I don't want to stick to SM - Becky
        • I see, we sit at the keyboard for 40 hours and then throw on 20 more hours - Oh boy!
          • There you go. They hired you for a specific shift SM - Becky
          • There you go. They hired you for a specific shift SM - Becky
            • Board went bonkers, right before me eyes! SM - Becky
              • The recruiter specifically said 8-4:30 Sun through Fri. - Feeling guilty?
                • its frustrating but all you can do is - ...
          • You are an employee. I am not. Again, you are an employee because SM - Becky
        • You about pegged it, Becky. nm - Sick of whining
      • If you've been in the business - Sick of whining
      • type OP. - Not asking for opinions. Meant to
  • You've got some aspects wrong, Curious. - Busy MT'ing
  • Absolutely NOT. I take - Busy MT'ing

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a day when I switched from clinic (through an MTSO)  to hospital work. Not only was the clinic work easier with more macros (and less providers to learn, 12 vs 300+), but I was typing in straight Word (as opposed to Softmed/Chart Script).  So you see, it really varies depending upon the type of work as well as the platform used. That said, I am so much happier typing the 1800 lines per day (I make over $15 per hour plus an incentive for any lines in excess of 1200 per day) plus a great health package/benefits, AND approximately 5 weeks of paid time off per year.  In my opinion, hospitals really are the best employers WHEN they appreciate the work we do.

My advice for you is not to judge a job by any one criterion but rather the entire picture. The 'extra's can really add up.

Good luck in your job!

I have always charged or been paid by 65 or 60 character lines or per letter or space typed, but have never been paid or charged per gross line.

What is the advantage of this?  If I were to charge 11 cents per 65-character line including spaces, what does this figure out to for an average line rate and how do you do this calculation? 

I'm wondering if it is financially beneficial for me to bill by gross line or to keep it the way I have it.  I do know some accounts will only pay per 65-character line, as this was the deal my first own account I recently acquired.  They were adamant on a 65-character line, but didn't specify with or without spaces and I personally would never not charge for spaces.

Thanks for explaining this.  I appreciate it and hope everyone has a speedy day.

I understand where you're coming from.  The respect is just not there anymore.  Everyone in this business has heard for years about how voice recognition and EMRs are going to replace us all, which I just don't buy.  I work for a national on a difficult account with many ESLs, and it generates lots of work.  Every summer we have problems keeping up with turnaround but the management has yet to come up with a solution that actually works consistently.  I suspect it's a combination of MTs having kids home from school during the day now, vacations being taken, and people not working their schedules,  but most of all I think it's just plain burnout - we deserve to enjoy the summer too.  Last summer I worked so much to the point that I think I did substantial damage, and my body just cannot take it anymore (been at it for about 20 years, the last 10 years of it steady).  The powers that be fail to understand that we are not machines! 

Uh-huh

That makes complete sense (not).

It's called MT stars, as in medical transcription, so post regarding medical transcription - as in the profession......understand that?

You want Regis and whatsername?  Post on that board.

You want Romper Room?  They have their board, too......   Get the message honey bun?

Account instruction#1 says bold and CAPITALIZE allergies, list medications in number form regardless of what dictator says. Do NOT abbreviate in HPI, but you can abbreviate in Assessment if the doc does.  Don't use degree sign unless doctor dictates it.  List assessment in number form, even if there's only one item.

Account instruction #2 says bold headings but never bold or capitalize allergies.  Only expand abbreviations in Assessment but nowhere else in document.  Be sure to use degree sign when typing temperatures.  If there is more than one item in the assessment, use number form in listing them.

Account instruction #3 says never bold or capitalize allergies, don't abbreviate anything.  Never number medications, even if dictated by physician.  Can use the degree symbol if Drs. A, B, and C dictate such.  If Dr. D dictates patient's name in body of report and uses words that don't exist in the English language, be sure to type what he says since it's a verbatim account, and he complains all the  time that he doesn't want his report to sound so *formal* by using *the patient* instead of the name.   For all other reports, use *the patient.*  If Dr. E dictates the patient's sister, Sara, do NOT use the name Sara and just type *the patient's sister," regardless of what he really says. Dr. F might not dictated a numbered assessment list, but that's what he means.  Dr. G prefers to see the text of H&Ps on the same line as the heading, but on his consults, he thinks it looks better if there's a hard return, with the text starting on the next line.

As an Editor for multiple accounts, are you sure that YOU'RE paying attention to all the little idiosyncrasies contained in the sometimes 20-30 PAGES of account instructions for any given account? If so, I doubt you would find it so easy.

live in Bush's world.  Must be nice there! 

I would go for the scrubbing toilets... at least you get more  respect!