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or, you could have not wasted our time and simply gave the answer.

Posted By: NM on 2008-07-08
In Reply to: Google - Enough Already

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And you just wasted more time
being snotty to someone who gave you good advice. POST IT ON THE WORD BOARD.
I have wasted so much time trying to
figure the SH program out before it dawned on me to come on and ask. Wish I had done it a lot sooner. All of you have saved me so much time and I certainly appreciate all the feedback.
Wouldn't have wasted the time watching.
just my opionion
I just simply told you where to find your answer.
If you're so sensitive and need to be handfed, perhaps you need to call support or something.

You have some issues...if you feel YOUR time is being wasted then don't reply
GEESH!
Melissa gave incorrect answer, it's...sm
AAMT changed their name to AIHD - Association for Integrity of Healthcare Documentation.  Don't know WHERE Melissa got info from but it's incorrect information. 
With your reasons, this simply is not the right career for you at this time. nm
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What is the Stand about? Gave up King a long time ago.
I just got bored with his stuff. Is this really that good?
Thank you for taking time to answer nm
thanks
for what god gave her in beauty, the devil gave her in insanity.
she is one scary chick to be raising kids.
What irritates me is that people on here actually take the time to answer her

well, actually i had responded and given her the answer so it did waste my time. sm
if she was only doing "practice tapes", why try to be so perfect? Practice tapes to get an idea of the profession doesn't mean trying to find out exactly what each word is. i am not usually tacky on this board and don't like it when others are but i did consider that a waste of my precious time to help her when it sounded like she didn't need the definite answer just to get "an idea" of the profession and was most likely needing test answers. someone in the medical field should know those terms.
Thank you Patty for taking the time to answer.

That is good advice, but I don't know if I can give them 30 days notice because another 30 days of them and I'll end up in a padded cell.  I'm thinking more like two weeks, which to me seems fair, especially considering if they found someone else to do the work for less, they wouldn't even give me a day's notice, right?


Thanks again!


How fortunate that someone took the time to answer your question.
I was merely pointing out that it was possible that you don't need to spend the time or money to do all of that since I apparently wrongly assumed that you knew what you were doing. So much for the assumption that you were totally aware of all that the process involved. You're lucky that after reading your response to the original post that someone even wanted to bother answering your question.
Many thanks for all the suggestions! Sure appreciate you taking time to answer. nm
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Bless your heart for taking the time to answer.
I was thinking macros were something else. I make heavy use of templates/normals, but I didn't realize those were called macros :0)

Shorthand is so fantastic for that. I love the suggestion window, too. I don't think I could type without it now.

Do you use the TCL script program? I need to study up on that.
clicking on your post to see an answer was a waste of time
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Keyboard Kelly - Many thanks for taking the time to answer all my questions.

I really do appreciate it. 


DixieKaye



Just because you wasted your
time & money for an organization that has screwed over American MTs doesn't mean others should too. The OP needs to know the truth. For your, what, half a cent or so raise, you get to pay dues, take nonstop extended credit courses, etc.... Been there, done that. Not worth it. And now that they push VR and offshoring, they'll NEVER get another dime from me!!!
I almost wasted away with worry.
We probably should have run off to get married and forgone the big wedding, even though it wasn't all that big by today's standards. Just a church reception.
I spent/no make that wasted

trying to get my supervisor to understand I DON'T NEED TO BE TYPING IN 10 HOSPITALS!


I need to be left in one hospital that I can learn. That means I need to know the surrounding doctors, doctors in other hospitals, streets, area SNFs, all that comes with the territory.


I never got one glimmer of hope that she understood.  Dense as a brick.


That's what happens when you have people in charge of MTs who HAVE NEVER TRANSCRIBED!


They think we can just sit down.........turn on the "machine" and just spit out transcription because we know medical terminology.  WELL SORRY - IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY.


Yet they want HUGE LINE COUNTS.


They aren't going to get good TATs or HUGE line counts flipping me from one hospital to another at THEIR LEISURE. 


Somewhere along the line they have me CONFUSED WITH A MACHINE



 


Oh, I do exactly the same as you, but I hate all the wasted paper. nm
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Don't do it! I wasted my money when I joined, and

I will NOT be renewing. They support offshoring. They're trying to get an RMT exam up and running now, hoping that it will become essential to employment (right now it's elective). They support an apprenticeship program on which they helped get the ball rolling with AHIMA. This program hasn't come out yet but will if they can iron out the wrinkles. This program calls for TWO YEARS of apprenticeship making practically minimum wage to start and not ending much higher than that. It will only accept graduates from AAMT-approved schools, and it's going to drive the MT pay rate down even further! As if we need that!


And I could tell you more stories!


I just gave notice at my job and all I gave them was when my last day would be. SM

I don't think they even cared why I was quitting.  I called the supervisor to tell her in person and she simple said "I need it in writing and when will your last day be".  Personally, I like things quick and painless. 


What a sad story. Two years studying, all wasted, what a pity.....nm..
nm
I totally got your point, and I agree with it all. Your words weren't wasted. nm
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I had a call-in sytem that used sound files (wasted money)
I spent several hundred dollars trying to clean up voice files, both with an expensive external sound card system and very expensive computer speakers with a pod for a headset. I finally ditched the system and purchased a call-in system accessed by a C-phone. Be weery of those sound files. The clear ones do go overseas while us Americans get the worst of the batch.
Simply put....

These are people's lives and people's health.  I am NOT going to guess because their doctor doesn't give a crap and refuses to dictate clearly so lets his MT guess what he's trying to say and hopes she/he gets it right.  


I swear, this group might as well have farted or belched it all out - it would probably have been understood better than they way they dictated it.  And I'm not talking medical terminology either.  I'm talking basic simple English words that they slur all to you know where that is imperative to each patient's record. 


I know to some $$$$ is what counts.  Call me an odd ball because to me, integrity and knowing you did an accurate job is what counts. I can't do an accurate job without the doctor's help when it comes to dictating clearly.  It takes two in this business - the doctor and the MT -to get it right.  So ask me if I miss them.     


and you are simply.............nm

I simply cannot believe this.
:(
S/B $0.10 pl or simply 10 cpl. NM
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It seems to me that you could just simply

and then copy and paste it into the shell for Meditech.  I hated Meditech as well.  Yes, I did get used to it, but it is not MT friendly AT ALL!!! 


If I would guess though, your Word would work well since the spellcheck is better.  Try a small report, and see what happens. 


Simply say
that you really did/do want more work, but this new account is just not worth your time the way it is set up (and give details).

There is no way a reasonable adult would not understand that. If they bark (or bite), it means they simply don't care about the people who work for them.

There is nothing rude about not working for wages that aren't worth your time.
No, I am simply asking if anyone else
has this problem with THEIR company? In other words, is this common, or not?!
I simply won't do it.

That makes the report too hard to read, thus more of a margin for errors.  And I put in an extra space after periods on VR that have only one.


MedQuist is simply...
The greatest medical transcription company on the planet.
There simply are no good
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I think that is simply fabulous
I am jewish, so I try to find a job that I am capable of doing and volunteer to work for them on Christmas Day
That was certainly not my intent. I simply...sm
wanted constructive input from others. I am thankful for the job I have but I believe it is human nature to try to do better and of course if I can make more money in less time I would feel I was doing better! I just needed opinions which so far have been helpful.
I simply believe in God and what he stands for..
I can't really say I am a Christian or any other particular faith. I know you have very strong convictions and I think it is wonderful, but isn't it funny how we follow and obey the bible in some instances and don't in others. The bible is a guide for us to live by. If we took it seriously, women would be in dresses, men would be working, women would not, women would have long hair, etc. Actually, Halloween is a religious day.. "The festival of Halloween is based on a combination of the Christian commemoration of the departed faithful (All Saints' Day) with the pre-Christian Celtic feast associated with a celebration of the end of summer and the Celtic New Year."


Simply assign the job # to yourself...
and then hit next job.
I simply said, let me know if it is abnormal.
Rather than that, she played a little game. Editing and e-mailing me my chest x-ray report. Geesh ladies.

Had I been asked, I would have simply put off responding until the person had the results from their physician. No big deal.


simply verbatim
Has anyone worked for this company? Just curious.
I was simply curious!

No more, no less!  I don't care personally.  I just think that HIPAA thing is so over-the-top that this one jumped out at me.  I see why they have it, but sometimes it's a bit much.  My sis is the CEO of a Hospice in Chicago, and says it's a nightmare for them, so it depends on which side of the issue one is on at the moment.


 


Which is simply overkill, IMO

I question that part of HIPAA regulations.  If a person can't match the demographics to a report, what is the freaking big deal that its confidentially be protected?  So what if anyone sees you're typing a report for "someone" with symptoms A, B, and C?  Aren't there zillions of people with those symptoms worldwide?  Unless you're in a teeny town typing reports for the ONLY hospital where it's possible only ONE person could have a report like that, its really crazy to think that the average layperson, even in they could understand WHAT they were reading in a report, could figure out from any given report WHO that report was for, or even what hospital in what part of the country.  Without the demos, WHAT security is breached and HOW is it considered a security breach????


I'm also over having to have a zillion constantly-changing passwords so I can sit and type in my secure house!  The amount of programs I have to use to type a single report are so complex and aggravating that unless someone came in here who works for the exact same company, nobody would have a clue how to go about bringing up a report and rooting through the demos.  And who the heck would even WANT to?


I can see the need for HIPAA inhouse, where there are tons of people who know the system floating around, patients around looking and listening, and local people knowing stuff about other locals.  But in the case of the remote, isolated MT, who will never meet a single doc, patient, or facility she types for, making us jump through HIPAA hoops is tiresome and pointless - especially since our Indian bretheren typing the same exact reports don't have to worry about it!


A simple google search will give you your answer...I'd give you the answer,
but how would that help you learn to research on your own...and I'm in a rush to get to the next post. 
Simply ridiculous. There are many people here who

have entered viewpoints on certain subjects.  It is an insult to MTStars for you to entertain the notion that only one person would post here with views different than what you would like to see.  Get over yourself and have a nice day for a change.


 


Had over 20 days over 100 degrees here. Its simply
dd
I'm afraid I'm simply too loyal to MQ...
to put them in a bind like that. Shame on all y'all!
You simply did not listen or understand what was said,
so please continue your tirade. As a matter of fact, I have been published in PC Magazine for my knowledge. Thank you very much. It's not ego when it's fact.
I'm simply saying that all aren't making the
kind of money you think they are because they have a lot of expenses but that the ones who are should be making good money considering everything they have gone through to get to that point (all those years that they were going through medical school w/o making ANY money usually). If there wasn't a good payoff noone would go through it. That's just my opinion.