another aspect to think about...

Posted By: banshee on 2008-09-03
In Reply to: AHDI - Boogie MT

where I work we just lost a HUGE account to voice recognition, just about overnight, literally.

I did some research and discovered the airline industry has had backing from the government for over 2 billion dollars to help their 'displaced workers.'

my thought is, how can we prepare for this issue.

I also have a question as to who actually sponsors, owns, runs, or whatever you want to call it - who is backing the AHDI.

it is no different than the pharmaceutical companies who are running the country. find out who is sponsoring and we will know exactly their motivation.

once we know their motivation, we can either form some kind of organization 100% for MTs, or maybe come up with some other kind of resolution.

just some thoughts here...the Indian and overseas MTs will be facing the same dilemma we are with the voice recognition and with just what happened to me personally I see it is a stark reality and can hit at any time. yes there will always be work somewhere, but I will be definitely be taking a huge cut in pay right after my health benefits just went up over $100 a month....

??? lets put our heads together women...

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    - No, I am not contradicting myself - sm
      - You say you are being professional - if you have no kids in the house.
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- You're 100% right! And where we work - (sm) - LowlyMT
  - You are right about being invisibile sm - Lyndia
    - Union? ABSOLUTELY! And one more thing - (sm) - LowlyMT
      - Great post, but I'm - leery of unions
        Unions - grasshopper
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  - How 'bout comparing us to PA's, RNs, or even doctors? (nm) - Backwards typist
    - Like I said in my post, I was pullng comparisons - just as a fer-instance. LowlyMT
  - Absolutely agree 100% with your post! - ntk

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Now another aspect of being an MT
QA: Misperceived is 1 word, no hyphen.

It is "worriers" not worry-ers.

We will have to dock you 2 points off your QA score.

Just don't go at it from the aspect of "pain in the butt" sm
Never approach a new specialty as a possible "pain in the butt"... think of it as more knowledge, a great learning experience. I loved cardiology, and with your experience in the medical field, if you really enjoyed it and paid attention to what went on around you (medically), you will do just fine! My first account was ERs... for about three years, with a slow introduction to a specialty at a time. I still LOVE ERs... but I can do them all because I wanted to KNOW as much as possible about it all... but ERs give a great overview to all specialties ... GOOD LUCK, and have fun learning something new every day... I still do after 11 years!!

Set aside the emotional aspect of it and try to look at it objectively - sm
I know if my daughter ends up needing a kidney (since she only has 1 now) I would not hesitate, though I would be terrified as well, you're not human if you don't think of your own welfare too. I do a lot of kidney transplant reports/evaluations. They have to do a premliminary checkup to see first if you even qualify to be a donor, if you have diabetes, high BP, hypertension, depression, etc. you would not be a good candidate. You need to be a good cross-match too, you may or may not be. They can now put in non-matching blood types but it would mean more drugs for the recepient to take for possible rejection of the organ. How will you feel if you give her a kidney and it lasts only 5 days, or 5 weeks, etc. Will you be angry? (probably) You will need to under a psych evaluation prior to donating and have a healthy outlook. Do you have support from your spouse if married, your children? A good support group behind you is important. Is you sister a responsible person and will she respect the gift she would be receiving? Will she take the daily lifelong drugs that she will have to be on? If she is not compliant with her drug regimen the kidney will be rejected in the long run, and of course there is always a possibility of rejection at any time regardless of how compliant she is. I'm sure you have most of this information already. Just try to set aside the emotional garbage since it hinders making the decision that is right for you and your family. Good luck.

You know, I never even thought about the mobility aspect..sm
of being able to transcribe outside or on vacation, etc...That is really something to think about. I believe I am getting excited now! Thanks.

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TIA