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Bottom line is administrators trying to save a buck. Many drs. don't want records going offshore.

Posted By: Administrators seen to be the main culpret. nm on 2006-05-12
In Reply to: More on Heartland - mt

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MQ - their bottom line pay 2 cpl offshore or pay us NOTHING for ASR -nm
  
For Natls, $ is bottom line, which is why offshore as
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Sure, go to Tools, Options, Save, and then look on the bottom....sm
There at the bottom you have options of using a password to modify, password to open, and read-only recommended. You can also do the same thing under File, Save As, on the border of the Save As box on the far right there is the Tools option and brings up the same options, tools, then general options. I would recommend just adding the password to it. Then when you open it, it will ask you for the password to modify or open as a read only.
Work for a company that does not offshore. Save our jobs.
nm
IMO, the bottom line
after seeing all the negative posts must be Amphion (for no weekends unless you want them) and MDI-MD (for good Bayshore software).  Would most people agree?
Bottom line...
Amphion employs the best of the best...if you can't cut it, they cut you loose...simple.
bottom line
Take the 8.5 job.

You get healthcare.

You get 50% of your soc. sec. paid.
Bottom line: You have to look out for yourself,
!
Bottom line....
When Americans leave this country, or when work is sent outside of this country, they/it should accept the fact that things may not go they way they hoped. Another example is Lisa Ling's sister. American officials do not have the right to go into another country and try to make them change their laws just because the victim or person on the bad end of the stick is an American.

The Thai ppl are handling Carradine's case just as they would for their own people. Just because their country does not conduct CSI-type investigations does not mean that American officials can just barge into their country and make them do this or that.

These MTSOs who are rapidly sending work to other countries will soon find out that this is not the thing to do. It's just a matter of time before a major breach or misuse of information occurs.
You need to look out for your bottom line (sm)
While the people at MDI are great, that is not going to pay your bills. They created the situation you are in and you should not have to HAVE 2 jobs. I say keep the second job, you just never know WHEN the low work will happen again, and it will.
Bottom line...
If an MT cannot keep up with the demands of the job while maintaining high-quality standards, then they need to find a different profession.  If a person feels that at 7 or 8 cpl they will not be able to correct and proofread their reports, then they either need to find a job that pays enough to do that or they need to find a different profession.  Is it acceptable for a physcian to slack when it comes to quality because he isn't being paid enough?  Is it okay for him/her to begin surgery and leave it half done because he thinks he will not make enough money off of this patient?  You see, this is ALL about the patient.  It is not about US.  We are here to service the patient and create an easy-to-read, accurate document of their encounter.  I know for myself, the day I cannot create a high-quality, accurate report is the same day I leave this profession.
Bottom Line at Amphion
I have been reading all of the comments about Amphion and having worked there and done well and also knowing people who haven't done well I think the bottom line is that if you have 10-key skills (if you have to ask what that is you don't have them) you will do well.  Slow people and those who don't have 10-key skills will not do well at Amphion.  If you are fast and productive you can make a lot of money at Amphion.  It is not for everybody and certainly not for slowpokes.  Can we just see everybody's side to this drawn out saga and give it a rest now?  Thank you. 
Don't believe it if they say it. If it means the bottom line,
I think you need to suck it up and learn to do ESLs or you'll be left behind.


Bottom line on anything business is $. They can
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well...your bottom line is lower

than I would accept.  I currently make 10 cpl and will not go lower than 9.5 for transcription and will not go lower than 5.5 for edit.


Now, someone making 7 cpl currently will say....yeah, I will work for 8 cpl, that is a raise for me.


Also, there are some out there making 3 cpl for edit, if they were offered 4 or 5, they would take it. 


How can we set a standard like this?


Bottom Line -- Mgmt always says that
cherry-picking is not allowed and will be dealt with; however, it very rarely is. If management is not going to take care of it, nothing you can do. Just type and go on. This way, you will get up to speed on these dictators and it will not matter in the long run.
The bottom line is money...
3 cpl for VR...more money in their pockets.  On the contrary to some of the replys to my first message...VR does save a ton of money for these hospitals, but these MTSO's know that the MTs can do more lines per hour with VR and hence, lower the pay to 3...so disgusting.
Of course the bottom line is that with the new platform anyone anywhere can get into all accounts in
all offices so it really doesnt matter where you are. I think MQ is probably just going to dump everyone into accounts that are behind and totally eliminate overtime or any kind of bonuses, etc. That is already in place in the NE so just a matter of time.
Bottom line, if you are happy with paycheck, you are okay. If not,
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Bottom line---Check with your supervisor.
If the CP does not state to insert apostrophes and you are to follow BOS2, then QA is wrong. The only way to clear this up is to ask someone who has the authority to make that decision.
Becuase it is a business with $$ as bottom line.
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Bottom line for me is the paycheck. Nice don't pay the bills.
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and they dont care is offshored. Bottom line to them
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the bottom line - Cherry-Pickers are scum,
should be fired, and should not even call themselves MTs. If you have a job, you type what is assigned to you. Don't like it?! Take up burger-flipping. Only incompetent MTs cherry-pick.
True. bottom line - our job is to produce accurate, legal - sm
medical documents in the ENGLISH language. No one is ever quite as proficient in a second language as they are their native one. We spend our whole lives continuing to learn the nuances of our own language. If my medical record affects my care, or a possible court case, and ESPECIALLY my ability to receive & retain health insurance, you better believe I want it typed by a person for whom English is their #1 language, and by someone who is paid enough to actually care about the quality of the job they are doing.
"chuckle" raise in 3 days, not to their bottom line advantage is it.
Hey gooble up this one if you like. Not me!!! I could understand if hourly, but we are not. WE are the one who lose already, learning there program, acct spec, formats, the various QA preferences, learn/get an ear for each dictator. We LOSE BIG TIME because it takes time for all that above stuff, we cannot just sit down and zoom off. Hey but grab IT see how the attitude is toward MT with 6 cents offer, it says something ya know.
Bottom line: What does it pay per line?
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If you are going to get it back to them in 2 days, you should charge BIG buck. But from what I
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I work for the MQ, and they save reports. I don't save them.
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They offshore. If they pay QA by line unless
it is a high rate I wouldn't consider it.  
should be administrators, my bad!
:) some other minors errors too because I rely on my abbreviator too much I think...been doing that a lot lately...
To the Administrators

Would you PLEASE delete posts/threads immediately that are nasty and highly inflammatory (like the one on TTS from a few days ago).  There seems to be a cycle of totally nasty posts that appear from totally unprofessional people in this profession, and that is not fair to the MTSO or any of us for that matter. 


Being upset with an MTSO or a person within the MTSO and stating the facts is one thing, but there have been a lot of just plain nasty things posted here.


Thank you for considering this, and I sincerely hope you do something to take immediate action when nasty things are posted.


YEP - it seems likely the administrators of the website
either through court order or other means - identified GP through posts to the plaintiffs...

SO other posters should realize that you are NEVER anonymous online.




Administrators - What about starting a VR Board
Thanks!
Amen but you can't fight when they offshore to mts fo .03 a line rate
see my above post..and help me
Amen but you can't fight when they offshore to mts fo .03 a line rate
see my above post..and help me
The hospital I work has no intention of outsourcing...physicians and administrators want inhouse tra
and Medquist hasn't bothered us at all. Our reps are still the same personable guys they have always been.
offshore overseas.... not outsource .... correct term is offshore.
nm
This seems to be pro-offshore board. Messages against offshore often just disappear.
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Save it for QA, please.
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Save
Might be a good idea to save a copy of the old manual before it's replaced for comparison purposes.  Just a thought.
Thanks for the info--you will save someone

Obviously not soon enough to save the reputation of
the company and possibly some good MTs.  If there are more like her around there, no wonder they get such bad comments. 
They save millions
by offshoring our work. We may not see the big picture when we think about the penny difference, but pennies make dollars, and dollars make millions. They are saving and pocketing a whole lot more than what they pay editors to fix the junk.

As someone said later in this thread, why not just open up your doors to U.S. newbies who are begging for jobs and ten times better. It is all about mighty greenback, as is everything in this country.

Nobody is stealing our jobs. The U.S. government is allowing MTSOs to hand them over. I don't blame the people who take them at all. They would be crazy not to while living in country that has no jobs if they have a family to clothe and feed. It is all about greed as usual, greedy MTSOs who have no pride and have given in and given up.

The roof will come tumbling down on everybody's heads one day. It's just a matter of time!
My discipline in being able to save

was what I was able to fall back on in order to survive while I worked for them.  I had hoped my job with them would work out in spite of the line rate being so low, but it didn't.  I found the lines very hard to get.  But I'm glad it happened.  I'm in a much better place now, having no trouble making my line count and am being paid much more by a company that deducts all taxes.


I didn't realize at first that they weren't taking out my state taxes.  I know it was my responsibility to go over my pay stub with a fine tooth comb, but it didn't occur to me that they wouldn't take out my state tax; evey other company I've ever worked for did. 


When I discovered it, I requested them to do it, and they refused.  That's when I quit.


I just love people who condemn others as having *no discipline* when they don't know the circumstances of the situation or the person involved.


You have to go out and come back in. Save it as if
you are going out of the shell, but then go right back in.  I used to do this after every paragraph.  I do not remember actually the exact F keys to use to perform that, but you should know from typing in there currently how to get out once you are finished typing.  Just go back into the same document.  Hope this helps.
Save the file...
To say they belonged to MQ would be like saying you can't take your phone numbers out of your cell phone if you decide to change services - or save your bookmarks in IE and use them in Firefox.
Save yourself and get out of there ASAP.
NO COMPANY IS WORTH SHEDDING A SINGLE TEAR OVER, ESPECIALLY AN MT COMPANY -- THEY BARK AT US LIKE DOGS AND PAY SLAVE WAGES.
You are welcome. Just trying to save you some headaches.
I know you realize I speak the truth, because if you search the archives to about a year ago, you will see the same wording and rah, rah sounds. Then, take a look through the year at at more recent posts, you will easily get the picture. Truth comes out no matter what. There are a few good companies out there and you can find them if you do your research. Good luck to you.
I save all my reports
I'm required to do so. You wouldn't believe how many times I'm contacted to send them this note or that note because they lost it. I also use previous reports as a form for typing previous reports on the same patient as my doctors tend to use almost the exact same report every time (I only do office notes).
If you don't save them, I would assume one
would be out of a job if required to by employer.