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Posted By: MT 30+ years and running on 2009-03-23
In Reply to: Yes, absolutely... - MT
I had overlooked. Being willing to work Sat, Sun, holidays etc. I realize there are folks that dont' want this type of job, unfortunately, IT IS THE JOB! Medicine is 24/7 and so is this job.
If a person doesn't want this kind of life, then they need to get out of acute care at least. Work in an office, M-F making an hourly wage. But, to make it in this business, at home doing acute care for hospitals, you have to be willing to work outside of what most people call normal hours.
Another point to be thought about is if you are willing to do this, when these companies are approached fron clients about taking in new work, guess who will get called to do that work? You will because you are reliable and good and they are trying to "land" an account. It is very nice to help a company "land" an account. Most of the time, you will have your choice as to whether or not to do that account or not and that is more stability in your job.
There are so many variables you cannot put this profession in a box like any other. You essentially make your own paycheck! Its up to you. In this economy, people better be ready and willing to work outside the normal 40-hour a week, M-F box if they want to keep a job. That is just the way it IS!!!!!!!!!!!
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There are good points and there are bad and ugly points. Unfortunately, the bad and ugly get
deleted. Just the other day there was info and it seems to be more positive. Like any MT job, some love it, some hate it. But, having been employed there, the bad parts are/were true. The changes sound great but not great enough to make me change my mind about working for them. I do say she pays well for the area. She is one of the rare business owners who actually started out as an MT..I think that makes a big difference in pay.
Gee, sorry I brought this up. : (
I didn't think of it as asking for medical advice. I know we are not doctors. Just thought someone might have some suggestions as it may not even be a fracture; it could be just inflammation. Just wondered what others may have done in similar situations that has helped.
what brought you to NC?
How long have you been in NC? Do you like it as much as Maine? What are the major differences?
What brought it up was
UPS came to my door and my little dog went crazy and she mentioned she had a kitten and then from there blurted it all out......
I am glad somebody brought this up...
I left Spheris  and took a job as a SE. I am not sure how to handle saving for taxes at the end of the year. Can you all give me some ideas as to what you do. I have a terrible time saving money, LOL.
its not the point, its the way it is brought about
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I also brought mine up with MM....
I'm so glad you brought this up....
I feel the exact same way. As an IC, I do not feel I should commit to lines or a schedule. In my opinion, finishing early, doesn't mean a thing. As an IC, I have the option to refuse work at any given time. If the MTSO does not like that, then find an employee. I am tired also of finding that even IC status does not pay any better than the so-called employee jobs. Yes, down time should be paid as an employee. On another board, there is a job, IC status, 10,000 lines a week. Cut me a break. As an IC, you are supposed to be marketable to other accounts out there, not solely one account. You should be spreading out so to speak, and if you commit to that many lines, then how do you market yourself to other clients. Also, I find it rather odd when an IC status position is posted as full-time or part-time. There is no such thing in an IC's world. It is not that cut and dry.
I agree with you..... wholeheartedly...... 
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO TRANSCRIPTION
I admit, I'm one of those women who got into transcripton because it was something I could do from home. I was 20 years old, single with a baby, and looking for a job. My mother mentioned going to school for Medical Transcription. I had no clue what it was nor did she. When I asked what it was, she said, "I don't know but I hear you can do it from home." LOL, that's all I needed to hear. Well, that baby will be 21 years old in a few months and I have to say, transcription has been good to us. There are actually 3 of us now, no hubby though, just my 2 daughters and I. Just thought I would share my road to transcription.
So, what brought you to the world of transcription?
What brought me to transcription
A moment of insanity!!!! That moment has turned into way too many years. It seems that a lot of us fall into the same seat when it comes to reasons. I was a single mom raising two sons, and it paid more money than the job I was doing in the insurance dept. of the HMO I was working at. The chief of Nuclear Medicine asked me to come to work for him as his secretary/transcriptionist had quit. I knew him from when I worked as a unit secretary at a small satellite hospital of the large HMO and he did overnight call. By the time I bid on the job (it was a union setting) the transcription was well over 6 weeks behind. My office was a patient's treatment room and the day I walked in there were nuclear medicine film jackets stacked half way to the ceiling on the entire patient exam table. I had a strong medical terminology background but no transcription or Nuclear Medicine experience. Luckily the prior Transcriptionist left her little black book with words and a folder full of sample reports. At the end of the first day I was asking myself what the h#&& I had done taking this job.  From there I went into Radiology transcription, In and out patient QA, taught medical transcription, medical front office and computer applications for over 10 years. Now I work as a consultant and do it all. It paid my bills, paid for my house and bought my sons what all the other kids in our upper middle class, snooty neighborhood had. It has been good to me, I just hate seeing where the field is going.
What brought me to transcription
A moment of insanity!!!! That moment has turned into way too many years. It seems that a lot of us fall into the same seat when it comes to reasons. I was a single mom raising two sons, and it paid more money than the job I was doing in the insurance dept. of the HMO I was working at. The chief of Nuclear Medicine asked me to come to work for him as his secretary/transcriptionist had quit. I knew him from when I worked as a unit secretary at a small satellite hospital of the large HMO and he did overnight call. By the time I bid on the job (it was a union setting) the transcription was well over 6 weeks behind. My office was a patient's treatment room and the day I walked in there were nuclear medicine film jackets stacked half way to the ceiling on the entire patient exam table. I had a strong medical terminology background but no transcription or Nuclear Medicine experience. Luckily the prior Transcriptionist left her little black book with words and a folder full of sample reports. At the end of the first day I was asking myself what the h#&& I had done taking this job. From there I went into Radiology transcription, In and out patient QA, taught medical transcription, medical front office and computer applications for over 10 years. Now I work as a consultant and do it all. It paid my bills, paid for my house and bought my sons what all the other kids in our upper middle class, snooty neighborhood had. It has been good to me, I just hate seeing where the field is going.
The father was brought in for report of him saying this and now he is
released. I guess the "report" of the "report" did not pan out enough to keep him in jail. The prosecutor is not at liberty to disclose anything and has said so repeatedly. No professional has ever quoted one of the suspects directly and you know that. A report of a report of this man having said this is all I heard from a reporter.
My son is also ADHD, but we brought him home
in third grade and he is now in 10th. He is no longer medicated. He was in therapy for 2 years because he was bullied, had horrendous teachers, and had low self-esteem because of various school issues. He came home 3 days after starting K saying his teacher yelled at the kids. I should have taken him out then, but didn't think I could do it. I fought the system for so long and continue to fight it today as I help other parents advocate for their children, but at least now my son isn't caught in the middle.
Lots of parents bring their kids home for the high school years, at least for a year. There is no law that says they can't go back for whatever reasons. I know lots of parents who have homeschooled K-11th grade and then their kids want to go to high school for their senior year. If your son is failing and miserable why send him to school.
This brought back some memories...
I was once approached in a Barnes & Noble AND a laudromat! LOL
No. Is it good? Have they brought their prices down?
Competition is a good thing to me. Wish we had more competition within our industry with companies fighting for good MTs.
Wow! you brought tears to my eyes sm
I was all ready to be blasted and your post actually brought tears to my eyes. I know it isn't ME because the same ME was barely making $10 an hour average on the account I was assigned before I got the one I'm on now and have been on for the last 2 years. I thank my higher power every day for my luck and will never forget that awful account I had before this one.
What if you brought on a combination MT/QA person, and - sm
you each transcribed, and then each checked the other's work? QA would go faster, more transcription could be done, and you'd sort of be killing 2 birds with one stone, while still being able to remain a small, high-quality service.
This brought tears to my eyes. sm
I loved this. I love animals and this shows how loving an animal can be.
yes, and those titles need to be brought down to just above 1st post. nm
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Hey Crispy Critter......you brought sm
up a good point about docs compliments. We had one particular neurosurgeon the first place I worked at who was horrible to transcribe for. He said pretty much the same thing all the time so his samples helped. I came to work one day and had a note on my typewriter actually THANKING me for a report well done. No way do we get that anymore. There was a lot of satisfaction in this profession back then.
you brought up a good point. sm
Sometimes we would get compliments back then. I remember the first place I ever worked at. We had a neurosurgeon who was known to be horrible (and was). We kept samples in order to be able to do his dictation. I came in one day and there was a handwritten note on my typewriter from this doctor for a job well-done! I still have it all these years later. Today it seems like the "human factor" is gone from this profession and it has all become about production and money and the patients have been forgotten!
All that punctuation nit-pickiness was brought about by
They needed a reason to do it. (And to sell their anal little BOS). Get everyone so freaked-out about commas and semicolons that they either quit, or their production falls off and they can be 'justifiably' let go, forcing the 'poor MTSO' to have to look offshore for bodies to fill their sweatshops.
All that punctuation nit-pickiness was brought about by
They needed a reason to do it. (And to sell their anal little BOS). Get everyone so freaked-out about commas and semicolons that they either quit, or their production falls off and they can be 'justifiably' let go, forcing the 'poor MTSO' to have to look offshore for bodies to fill their sweatshops.
Huh? A simple google would have brought you to this...sm
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZHY_enUS228US228&q=lung+synechiae
Two points
According to the BOS:
1. You are supposed to substitute mL for cc.
2. When quanity and unit of measure immediately follow a heading such as estimated blood loss, use numerals.
two points
what is a sentence ends and the next sentence starts with...
80% how do you do that?
Just a few points
Okay...here goes...
So, currently I work in-house at my local hospital. (Probably shouldn't mention this cuz it's rude, but just trying to give accurate information)..I make 16.47 an hour, plus benefits. I love my job and it is supporting me and my husband (who is in college at the time...graduating in JUNE!!!)...So, it's worth it. However, I have to deal with a LOT of crap from the other MTs in-house. Lots of bitterness, competitiveness, bi*chiness, etc. I am dealing with it because I know I am not going to do this forever. Which brings me to my next point:
Don't stay in this job for a long time!!! You won't go anywhere with it, if anything you will probably get laid off due to outsourcing. I, myself, am starting school for medical coding. I will be done with school ($2000) in June and then get started in my new career. If have been a medical Transcriptionist for 6 years and have done everything from psychiatric to internal medicine to sleep studies as an IC (and it's not worth being and IC in my opinion because of all the taxes you have to pay...big bucks) and my best job yet has been working in-house at my current job. However, like I said, MTing is not going to get you anywhere fast. If you want a job that takes you to the next level, go into coding. There are a lot more career opportunities out there and you can eventually work from home being a coder as well.
If I had to do it over I would have gone straight into coding (except for the fact that I got a lot of medical experience working as an MT). Good luck to all of you who decide to stick with MTing, but I don't think it will reward you in the future. I believe it is a dying profession and we all need to move on while the opportunity is here.
I pray for all of us to be able to support ourselves and our family! I know it's tough out there and we all are struggling to make end's meat. Just keep on keepin on and we'll all make it through some how.
Points well taken, thank you.
Your points are well taken. I was being a bit vague in what I was actually thinking - there are times on this board that things turn really nasty and hateful, and some of the MTs who are on this board appear to turn on each other, squabble about meaningless points. I really didn't want to encourage a hate-fest against anything, that's all. I think that is indeed unproductive.
BUT, you are right... we can't just be all happy we want fair pay and expect things to change or that we will be heard. We do have to have a stance and a mission and goals. After posting, I did a search here on AHDI and found that I'm hardly the only MT who feels this way, and saw some really great posts back in Sept 2008.
And, I do agree, there are times when it pays to be against smoething (and risk appearing "negative").
So, where do we go from here? Most of these threads seem to die out... and maybe this one will too. I'm hoping it won't, but I really don't have a clue where to go from.
My thought is to brainstorm and continue this dialogue - but I'm not sure MT Stars is the correct venue?
What does anyone think about an email list - that would mean using our real names and emails - to interact off of this forum. I may be way off here - if so, please, opinions welcome! I am not sure going on and on about it here is the momentum that is needed... nor am I sure talking about it on an email list is either, but it's the only idea I have. I don't have the knowledge or time to create a website forum for a group to form via that method.
Maybe this will all sputter out after we all vent again here, I dunno, but I really hope not. Someone mentioned to me today it may well be too late, that trying to organize could push VR and offshoring even faster... I don't want to believe that.
I have a ton of ideas and thoughts and have seen so many good points and posts about how AHDI has hurt U.S. MTs.
We need to band together.
So. From here I make the suggestion that anyone interested in participating in an email list (where we can send a group email by hitting reply all and sharing our thoughts and hope and ideas for a mission and how to get something organized) write to me via email.
I'm not interested in being a leader of this per se, but I am willing and motivated to try as best I can to get some sort of ball rolling.
Let's do this?! I hope the MTs who were posting about this way before I did, back in 2008, will reply too.
Tech Support, your thoughts are exactly what I am envisioning us doing on an email list. Let me know what you think of this and if you want to participate. Thank you for responding so thoughtfully.
Any other ideas, please!
Points well taken, thank you.
Your points are well taken. I was being a bit vague in what I was actually thinking - there are times on this board that things turn really nasty and hateful, and some of the MTs who are on this board appear to turn on each other, squabble about meaningless points. I really didn't want to encourage a hate-fest against anything, that's all. I think that is indeed unproductive.
BUT, you are right... we can't just be all happy we want fair pay and expect things to change or that we will be heard. We do have to have a stance and a mission and goals. After posting, I did a search here on AHDI and found that I'm hardly the only MT who feels this way, and saw some really great posts back in Sept 2008.
And, I do agree, there are times when it pays to be against smoething (and risk appearing "negative").
So, where do we go from here? Most of these threads seem to die out... and maybe this one will too. I'm hoping it won't, but I really don't have a clue where to go from.
My thought is to brainstorm and continue this dialogue - but I'm not sure MT Stars is the correct venue?
What does anyone think about an email list - that would mean using our real names and emails - to interact off of this forum. I may be way off here - if so, please, opinions welcome! I am not sure going on and on about it here is the momentum that is needed... nor am I sure talking about it on an email list is either, but it's the only idea I have. I don't have the knowledge or time to create a website forum for a group to form via that method.
Maybe this will all sputter out after we all vent again here, I dunno, but I really hope not. Someone mentioned to me today it may well be too late, that trying to organize could push VR and offshoring even faster... I don't want to believe that.
I have a ton of ideas and thoughts and have seen so many good points and posts about how AHDI has hurt U.S. MTs.
We need to band together.
So. From here I make the suggestion that anyone interested in participating in an email list (where we can send a group email by hitting reply all and sharing our thoughts and hope and ideas for a mission and how to get something organized) write to me via email.
I'm not interested in being a leader of this per se, but I am willing and motivated to try as best I can to get some sort of ball rolling.
Let's do this?! I hope the MTs who were posting about this way before I did, back in 2008, will reply too.
Tech Support, your thoughts are exactly what I am envisioning us doing on an email list. Let me know what you think of this and if you want to participate. Thank you for responding so thoughtfully.
Any other ideas, please!
It's funny you brought this up as it made me remember
I probably wouldn't have a sewing machine to this day as I'd have never gone to the expense unless I used it A LOT. One day in the mail (years ago) I got a card that said I'd won either a sewing machine or luggage, my choice. Check the box and send the card back within 7 days. I thought YEAH, RIGHT! I certainly didn't hold my breath waiting for this free machine. I don't remember how long it took, but the sewing machine did come and it was not the top of the line either but really nice for a person not having one at all. I still use this sewing machine to this day, although I've noticed some of the buttons are coming off. I've only had it repaired twice in its lifetime (20+ years and counting). The brand is a Singer Merritt.
I loved it. Brought tears to my eyes nm
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Yeah, brought in the dogs from the backyard - sm
they generally lay in the dirt under the deck or under the bay window in the dirt. But today they were in for most of the day, way too hot out there!
Thank you all for your support... it brought tears to my eyes.
Seriously, I really appreciate all your supportive advice and thoughts! I have decided after being treated like this and putting up with it for too long, to look for another job or maybe even another career. I wish I could quit on them right on the spot without notice, but I have decided to show them what class or professionalism is, even in this bad situation. (Of course, if they do not pay me, then I will quit immediately.) I can only hope they treat their next MT with some courtesy and respect which we all deserve.
Hugs to you all ~
Thanks for the response. I just brought it to my supervisor's attention and...
He gave her a call and now she is helping me out.
I totally agree with you about doing extra work. If you are working on YOUR time, anything extra you do is a bonus. You are definitely within your rights to request what you want to work on.
Thanks for the response.:)
I'm glad you brought this up. I've been meaning to
The article brought out a real nutjob!
Someone named 'Ronald' is posting the strangest comments. Not sure if he has a white hooded robe in his closet, or not. He seems to think that the civil rights movement has made it impossible to get good help in America and also that we have become illiterate and so are unable to hold such skilled jobs as MT. A few more people need to go over there and slap him down, please?
help! the link only brought me to the home page
where do i find the article??
I agree with you on several points
That is, if you have a reputable daycare that is organized with caring people educated in childhood development. My neice was recently changed from a nursery (2 yrs old) because she was found lying on the floor in a corner at the nursery by her mother who came to pick her up at 5:15 p.m.. She had a 103 degree fever, and no one had bothered to call my sister about it. Anyone knowing that child would know she would have to be sick to be lying around when other kids are present. The new nursery is the different in night and day. She gets a report every day from what the child eats to even how many times a day she poops. It's wonderful and the child's attitude when she gets home... a world of difference. My sister thought she had a caring daycare, until she moved. Now she knows what one is really like. To all who have to put children in daycare, KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOURS!
Also, you second point, the shyness... I was also raised at home by my mother and never put in daycare and I was "painfully" shy when I got to school. I had a hard time throughout my school years because of it. Now as an adult, I don't think there is anything holding me back, but I had to work hard to get out of the shyness. I think because I was at home, I didn't know other kids but they knew each other and I never seemed to fit in.
great points...sm
You've really given me a lot to think about this early Thursday mornin'...thanks! You're right, though. A lot of the issues you bring up, I have NEVER thought of. Wow, pretty eye opening post! It's about time something worth reading was posted...
Here's some points to ponder....sm
1. You can go ahead and cash the checks you received and it 's guaranteed money.
2. You can wait and join the class action suit if you haven't and not cash the check; however, remember that in class action lawsuits the only true winners are the lawyers. They end up getting most of the money in the end and generally the plaintiffs end up with a very small amount. It irks me to see things like class action suits that results in the attorneys receiving millions of dollars in legal fees and the plaintiffs end up with less than $100 because the legal fees ate the money available up. Look at people who sue insurance companies over automobile accidents for example. Say an attorney gets them $500,000 - well the attorney gets $250,000 for legal fees and the injured party receives $250,000 - and in situations where they receive large monies it's generally because the person is going to have permanent health problems related to the accident that future insurance companies will exclude paying for. $250,000 isn't a lot of money if you have an injury that will cause chronic problems throughout your life.
3. Remember that if you do join the suit that this will probably be tied up in court for years so don't expect a quick settlement if they do decide to settle. Agreeing to settle a case outside of court doesn't mean the defendant is guilty - sometimes it's cheaper to settle out than to continue racking up costs associated with the lawsuit.
As a note I don't work for MQ - I've just been out there in the legal world to see very commonly that what people think will happen isn't what happens in the long run. The best you'll get is checks for any amount you weren't paid properly and possibly some interest, but don't expect to get a truckload of cash because they messed up your paychecks. Instead if you wait on the lawsuit then you may end up having to share the back wages with the attorneys.
You made several of my points..
With hard work and encouragement, the helping hand from the government helped produce productive citizens. You had the advantage at least of an intact family. Think of a poor baby born to an uneduated teenager mother with no father. Without a lot of hard work and self determination, no amount of money from the govt. is going to end that vicious cycle.
what is their points review
doesn't sound like its in our favor, is it part of the new mt/me rewards plan??
I agree with some of your points. sm
I didn't post my original post to argue. I simply offered a different opinion and what I thought were some good suggestions. I didn't realize everyone here had to have the same cookie-cutter opinion or they would be broad-sided. I agree that everyone needs some alone time. Never said they didn't. I just don't think a vacation is the way to accomplish that. And I never said I take my kids with me everywhere I go, and for you to make these assumptions is pretty rude. What I said was that I don't take a VACATION without my kids -- I think it's wrong. My opinion, and I'm entitled to it. And I have a very healthy relationship with my kids. I never said they were angels -- that's your assumption (again). But I did say that my kids are treated with respect, they treat me with respect, and we enjoy each other's company. Sorry if you don't understand that. I'll try to keep my opinions to myself from now on in case they conflict with the prevailing cookie-cutter opinion.
A lot of good points, especially one (sm)
I also like to stop and do other things. Constantly popping laundry in and out of the washer/dryer, running back and forth cooking in the kitchen, etc. So I agree that by the line is probably the best.
Excellent points! (sm)
I like the idea of the letter serving double duty both as information about and an example of your transcription.
[I also like how you broke your post up into small paragraphs -- so much easier to read online where solid, dense paragraphs appear so inpenetrable.]
Cold-calling and mail solicitations rarely yield immediate results, but within 3 to 6 months inquiries should start trickling in from the managers who were impressed by the presentation and filed the letter for future need.
a couple of other points
This is not only about our jobs - this is about our medical records - the quality of what is done overseas is not the same as what is done here. Errors made in medical records should be taken seriously. Secondly, our privacy is protected we are held accountable for that in the US - do you think for one minute we could prosecute someone in India who does not follow the rules?
And very good points. nm
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Excellent points. Very well said.
There were 2 points to the post.
Both points were addressed and specific solutions to both problems were given. Obviously, there are those readers, such as yourself, who only want to focus on one of the problems. I don't feel a need to lecture anyone on financial planning. I am simply offering a solution to helping this person overcome her problem for the future. Please trying offering a suggestion yourself instead of pointing a finger at those who do.
Good points. nm
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Interesting points...
I did some research on HIPAA compliance with companies who offshore to India. From the looks of it, the American-owned companies can be prosecuted for violations. Also, it appears that India has similar laws and can prosecute their own citizens who violate confidentiality. I definitely think there is more to the story than just people typing from cafes with no rules or laws. Being that offshored work is big business in foreign countries, it would be to their own advantage to prosecute anyone who violates confidentiality. I imagine there are laws in place already.
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