This issue
Posted By: MTmom on 2006-04-04
In Reply to: just want to know what is the best way to be productive - Productivity Babe
I have to just say that there are times when my children like to watch TV and we ONLY watch things that are geared towards learning and school readiness. I do like to work during that time. I really don't think that the original poster is trying to say that the TV is her babysitter. She just knows that it helps give you a little bit of extra time to get a little bit of work done. My children are two and three also. They have lots of special time with Mommy and Daddy, but they know I work during their favorite shows. We are in playgroups twice a week and they spend time twice a week with thier granddad. He loves that one on one and it is very affordable, obviously!! Your kids can watch TV, but just make sure they are doing lots of other stimulating and social things. It really takes time to do what is best for YOUR family. Please do not let anyone tell you the right way to parent your own children. We get along just fine with an hour or so of TV a day. Sometimes more depending on how the day is going. I have polite, sweet, cheery, social, adorable, loving children and on some days Barney is their best friend. So what!!There comes a point when you have relax, spend time with the kids and work when it is convenient. Until my kids are in school full time, we are taking things as they come and I found a flexible company to do that. Good luck.
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I have the same issue
I have new headphones too so I don't think it's a headphone issue here. Unfortunately, the tape quality is so poor I don't think hearing from both sides will make much of a difference - at least for me anyway. I just deal with it. :)
I don't know if it would be an issue if you
lived overseas. Many ads say no offshore MTs, but I don't know how they feel about an American that was overseas and if that would an issue for you or not.
Some input on the AHP issue
I am an MTSO. I hire MTs. I have learned through bitter experience that applicants who received their training through PCDI or AHP do not have sufficient skills to perform at a level I consider acceptable, so I no longer even bother to test them. It is a waste of their time and mine. I am not aware of any MTSOs in my area who look favorably on applicants "trained" by AHP or PCDI.
You will hear from a few people who say they became employed with substandard training. They were not hired by me or by anyone I know in the MT business.
Just my $0.02.
In testing I don't see an issue either way, but in
real dictation q.d. should always be daily. Putting q.d. after a medication is where there was an issue that caused it to be changed to daily to start with.
ANYONE will hire grads. That's not the issue...
poster was trying to say a graduate of the top 3 is equivalent in the job market to someone with 2 years experience.
This same issue was on the WAHM site. sm
Someone also commented that Hillary had said the same thing. I put that some companies have decided to bring there stuff back home anyways. Saw it on the evening news one night. Don't ask when since I have a hard time remembering which day of the week it is these days. So hopefully whatever happens with the presidential election they will see that this is very important to offer more jobs to the US citizens that so desperately need to work.
Just my 2 cents.
Jenn
One issue not addressed by "Threats to MT"...
When people are discussing the future of the MT occupation, most of the talk about threats revolves around outsourcing, EMRs, and VR technology. One thing I HAVEN'T seen mentioned is the potential effect any significant reforms in the US health care system would have on those employed in these kinds of positions. If we change the way health care works in this country, it isn't inconceivable that jobs like MT and coding would be dramatically impacted. Has anyone done any thinking about this? Granted, reforms - if they happen - are not likely to take place anytime terribly soon, but it still seems like a reasonable topic for discussion, particularly since the government is now actively discussing this as a priority measure.
Thoughts?
my work/child care issue
I was having the same issue. I was having my 3-year-old daughter go to my sister's to save money and one morning, she refused to get out of the van. What I did was change my hours from 4-8 AM and 2-6 PM. These hours work perfect for me. She gets up around 7 and I will take 10 minutes to get her breakfast. She knows that when I am done working, I will get her dressed, etc. My line count DOUBLED when I changed to this. She is getting so much more attention from me, my house isn't trashed and if I go to bed at 9, i get 7 hours of sleep. Getting up that early stinks, but it is working absolutely perfect in every other aspect. My son and husband get home around 3 and 3:30, so she only has to occupy herself or watch cartoons for about 1-2 hours.
I'm sure you will find something that will work for you and your family.
They'll need your SS# to issue your 1099 at the end of the year.
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All I can tell you is I have been watching this issue very closely for the past 5 years...
and have seen a definite trend afoot. Let me say I have over 20 years experience in health care and MT. I also own a transcription service. I spend a lot of time networking with other people in this field. This is what I see.
1) Nearly all the major transcription services have gone to Voice Recognition platforms.(See Company Board) When they did this, they chopped the wages in half, with the idea that you should be able to produce twice as much edited work as transcribed work. However, this penalizes the fast experienced transcriptionist. It was nothing to be able to make $30-$40 an hour if you were good. As an editor, you make approximately $12. It is very difficult to increase production as an Editor - there are just not many tricks. In addition, they also have gone offshore, nearly 100% of the big companies. We are not talking small change here. We are talking about a major shift.
2) A significant number of medical offices are switching to electronic medical record systems (EMR) which often have a computerized charting component that would replace medical transcription. We definitely are seeing FREQUENT posts about people losing accounts to EMR.
3) Every year, the physicians coming out of medical school are more and more comfortable with technology. They live and breath with their laptops. They pay their bills on-line, they get their music on line, they find houses, cars and dates on line. They can type faster than I can. They will certainly be even less resistant to technology.
4) The AAMT which could have been the unified voice among MT's to deal with these challenges, has sold out for getting more members overseas - an untapped market to buy books, training, and equipment. $Cha-Ching$! And they ditched us.
So, say you have 150,000 jobs in an industry and 1/3 are lost to off shore and 1/3 are lost to voice recognition and EMR. What kind of competition do you think is going to be left among the remaining 1/3?  Do you think you, as a newbie, are going to be able to compete? Do you think wages are going to go UP if there are more than enough transcriptionists, all competing for the same job?
So you can be scared and upset and deny it's happening...or you can adapt...Me? I enrolled in nursing school. When MT collapses, which I believe it is on the verge of, I will be ready.
You still skirted the issue. Please answer the questions so you may have more newbies. Otherwise,
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