Won't stop 'em

Won't stop 'em [2008-03-28]
...and do you really think that will make a difference? I don't think you realize how much money they make by offshoring. The will not beadversely affectedby losingtax breaks - Tax breaksare really only an issuefor the little guy, the guy who needs the break in order to survive, but when you are making that much money, giving a little back to uncle Sam affects your bottom linevery minimally, relatively speaking. It certainly will not change the practice or stop them from making huge profits.

VR is here to stay [2008-07-03]
I think it serves any professional to keep up with any technology affecting their chosen profession. A medical Transcriptionist who refuses to learn editing of voice recognition files will end up being left behind. Having said that, if you're thinking about transcription work, then choose a school who isn't afraid of current technology and includes it in their curriculum. I love voice recognition. Working with it on a high-end technical level has made me understand that there isn't now, nor probably ever will be, a substitution for the human element. Trained editors will ALWAYS have job security. Because any speech rec system is only as good as the people behind the scenes writing the software. It's not an unlimited technology, and it simply cannot interpret certain things. I love reading some of the gobbledegook it spits out, and snicker while I edit it. Please stop being afraid of technology. Learn it, embrace it, get good at it, and secure your own future.

Won't stop 'em [2008-03-28]
...and do you really think that will make a difference? I don't think you realize how much money they make by offshoring. The will not beadversely affectedby losingtax breaks - Tax breaksare really only an issuefor the little guy, the guy who needs the break in order to survive, but when you are making that much money, giving a little back to uncle Sam affects your bottom linevery minimally, relatively speaking. It certainly will not change the practice or stop them from making huge profits.

Also depends on the dictator [2007-02-27]
I have found that certain doctors when dictating, I can type right along with them. Others who are not so certain about their words or are constantly changing the way they word things or dictate take much longer. Also if I have to stop, backup and listen for a while to make sure I hear something correctly, I note that is why a report could take me longer.

Yes, but even when the overseas business build plants [2006-04-04]
breaks and incentives that it is the exact same thing, just on our home soil. One state gave Mercedes the land to build 2 plants for free plus no taxes to the state for 10 years, plus other perks picked up by the state residents. I think I'm going to get religion so I can legally stop paying taxes and ask for my SS account to be refunded (like that would ever happen!)

Wait a second....speaking of taxes. [2006-03-31]
As long as NAFTA is in effect, don't these foreign companies MTing for the US (and also the foreign MTs) get away with paying NO taxes? I saw we all stop paying. This country is one big mess.

I'll quit paying taxes if they use it to train overseas MTs [2006-03-21]
G et AL can take a bite out of that one if they think that is the direction they will take this program! After all, the approved programs are online and AAMT provides certification overseas, so what is to stop the big MT corporations who are devoloping facilities to house 5000 MTs in India and other locations from using MY tax money to train overseas MTs???

Integrity [2005-10-11]
You're so right!! Outsourcing is really a dangerous business because it isn't about quality of patient care; it's all about money. I have been a medical Transcriptionist for 29 years and I have seen this profession devolve to that of a factory worker on a production line. Not that there's anything wrong with working in a factory, but we have a much more grave responsibility upon us because what we put in a report, if incorrect, can potentially cause harm or even death to a patient. This fact alone motivates me to give meticulous attention to make sure I get it right, even if it takes long periods of listening and re-listening and lots of research to do so. We need to stop and think, if this were my mother, my father, my loved one, or myself, would I want someone to be racing through the process of transcribing a history and physical, consultation, operative report, or any other medical report to see how many lines can be produced for the day?? If this is what we've devolved into, then it's time for me to get out of this profession because I refuse to be driven by how many lines per hour I can transcribe versus the quality and accuracy of what I transcribe. There are so few who really understand, especially in management, what being a really good medical transcriptionist entails. Transcribing medical dictation and doing it accurately requires a tremendous amount of knowledge, skill, and research, as well as paying attention to the smallest of details in order to prevent harm to patients. I fear we're headed in a very dangerous direction. The fact that an organization like AAMT ascribes to this line-count/productivity mentality baffles me. Patients' health and lives should be our top priority and we should be so very careful not to misinterpret what a doctor is dictating. This often involves a lot of painstaking effort, but it's worth the time it takes to get it right.

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