oy vay, not someone else

who believes that the world of medicine can't live without the "real MT." "Give me liberty or give me the AAMT!!!" (riding through the street on horseback with a latern)

I don't know how many years you have in this business, but I've got nearly 27 (ouch, it hurts to say that!). I've gone the round of hospital employee to statutory employee (for a service) to IC (for a service) to MTSO, and back again. I've done all specialties and covered everything from letters to acute care to radiology to autopsies. Lots of ESLs to boot - I'm the one my boss asks to do the ones that others won't. And I have not worked exclusively in or for one state. I even was a member of the AAMT back in the early 1980s and got my certification in April 1989 (long since expired). So, you might say I've been around the MT fence a few times. IOW, I've got a lot of experience and I've seen/heard a lot. --- 

Is my work good? Well, according to the written references I've accumulated over the years, I have a lot of satisfied clients. Isn't that the true gauge of one's skills? Customer satisfaction?

Do I understand what I'm transcribing? Uh, *yeah* ... or I would not still be doing this and earning the kind of money that I do. And I didn't go to a school, either. I was grandfathered for this line of work. That was not unusual back in 1978.

Am I as good as anyone else here? Yeah, I think I am. --- But, am I at as much a risk to lose my livelihood to some getting paid 2-3 cpl, living in a foreign country? You betcha.

And whether someone getting paid types "plantar flexion" or "plantarflexion" won't mean didly squat to JCAH, to the attending/consulting physicians, or even to the hospital staff who has to provide quality care to the patient who has the condition. "To space or not to space, that is the question." If you think otherwise ...

• AAMT is a Joke. - firelight
  • I agree 1000%. How funny you do transcription according to BOS - Hate BOS/AAMT!
  • if I may be so bold - Snow Bunny
    • Stedmans Ortho book shows - nss
      • Maybe things have crossed over to ridiculous - Snow Buny
    • So on AMA web site it says plantar flexion is two words? Let it be written? - And the answer is?
      • are you current with your dues? - Snow Bunny
      • Let's see...American Medical Association vs. the AAMT Book of Style.. - Duh?
        • oy vay, not someone else - Snow Buny
          • Ummm, I was siding with AMA. - nm
            • sounded like you were dripping with sarcasm nm - Snow Buny
  • What? Where do you find plantarflexion? - .
    • AAMT BOS - Misha
      • MDs stop and edit and think what a stupid a$$ MT and service we have and make a mental note to d/c s - Anti-AAMT/BOS
    • it doesn't matter. next year it will be different but yet subject to interpretation. - AAMT is a JOKE!
    • FYI on the Do not use list per AAMT BOS and JCAHO - Andi
      • We've been doing this for 1-1/2 years. It's no surprise. nm - mlstoo
  • Don't forget the so ever "critical" ....sm - Me
    • When I opened your message to read it, I saw something that made me chuckle. SM - Leadfeather
      • MANDATED to transcribe? - Snow Bunny
    • Oh, God forbid we get an extra two keystrokes - sm
      • Remember these are also the same folks that tried in the past....sm - Me

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