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I interviewed at a hospital today.  I wanted to get out of the cpl rat race and I need health insurance.   For my 31 years of experience I was offered $13 an hour.  Since the hospital was an hour's drive for me, I asked would they consider letting me work at home.  They use Meditech.  I have been using this working with the MTSO I currently work for.  I'm basically all set up.  I hardly got the words out of my mouth when she said, "We're not set up for that."  Yet as I was leaving she said she was going to call the MTSO I work for to see if they could do their work.  What's the difference if I do at home or if they get it done through an MTSO?      Wouldn't it be cheaper for them if I did it?  They'd have to set it up anyway for the service to work remotely. 

Anyway, I turned the job down.  Also the head of the department didn't know what ShortHand was.   I feel really demoralized thinking I'm only worth $13 an hour to them, but they're willing to pay an MTSO! Don't get it.

P.S.  Think it would be funny if they did go with the MTSO and I ended up doing the work anyway! 

I just read an article about this in the Advance mag I get biweekly.  It seems the MTIA, AHIMA, and the AAMT are endorsing the VBC method of measuring productivity for transcription.  Basically, that means they don't want to pay for spaces.  So they are finding another way of screwing with our money. 

I know there are several services out there that don't pay for spaces now and quite frankly I won't work for a company that doesn't pay for spaces.  I'm a firm believer that transcriptionists should get paid for every single keystroke, but that rarely if ever happens.  Now with those three major industry organizations endorsing not counting spaces, it may be the case that all services will adopt the VBC method and we are all going to lose.

Oh, the AAMT says that the VBC method will create a "level playing field throughout the industry" and allow for a "great opportunity for the industry to engage in a real discussion about the inherent value of transcribing and how pricing under the new defintion should reflect that value."  The AAMT also states that MTSOs should consider an MT's "critical thinking skills and interpretive judgment" when discussing compensation.

Yeah right.  Like MTSOs have been considering anything more than the bottom line and pumping up there pocketbooks.  To them we are machines.  I'm tellin' ya medical transcription is circling the drain. 

This is VERY rich.  Enjoy!

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 to 4 tablespoons bourbon
1/4 cup corn starch
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits

1-9" unbaked pie shell

Combine the eggs, sugar, melted butter and bourbon. Add the cornstarch to the mixture, blending in slowly.

Stir in the pecans and chocolate bits. Pour into an unbaked 9 inch pie shell.

Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree F. oven for approximately 45 minutes.

Anybody else having trouble getting on the state boards?  When I try is says it cannot display the page.  Just wondering if it is just me.

Two of my favories: Judging Amy and American Dreams, have both been cancelled. I'm down to ER now - can anybody point me at something that I should be watching? No HBO at our house, just regular satellite programming, broadcast channels. I started to get into Everwood last spring....

Can anyone tell me how to monitor whether making a whole report macro is worthwhile?  I have quite a few, but I cannot decide if it is worth it or not.  I end up having to make changes and delete things.  Often seems like kind of a toss up and wonder if anyone has any guidelines for this or has experiemented with any specific result.

Thanks for any help you can give me! 

Anyone familiar with this?   My doc is dictating via internet.  It comes across on my media play and i can hear him but when i switch over to word there is no way to pause him from talking...........

I would like info on line counting software so I can see if they are calculated correctly.  

I thought I had heard of one that you could order for a yearly subscription of about $30.  Thanks in advance.  I have Smartype, but it acts oddly sometimes and races to the end of my document and the cursor keeps running down the page.  I had them send me a new copy but had the same troubles with the new copy even with putting it on a new computer.  Can't get the company to do anything, so I am out $200 now and need something else.

Just not wanting to deal with the constant worry of feast or famine.  Companies which treat the MT as a big zero if he/she does their job well, although when needed extra, the MT is made to feel guilty if they do not do 10,000 percent in spite of the fact they are previously treated like zero.  Sometimes the paycheck although small, does not seem worth it compared to the quality or lack of quality of life.

No, I am not depressed.  I think this MT has finally wished for some time off to go outside, see the clouds, smell the fresh air, and consider the life passing by.  As well, this MT would like to remember what it was like to have the security of a job which paid halfway decently, actually a boss who showed just a tiny bit of appreciation once in a while for doing a difficult job well, and the days when a person did not flinch when looking at the computer wondering what the day would bring.  Silence, more silence, or an even smaller paycheck.

I tell you, if I were to take 2 weeks off, nobody in my household would even notice the difference in budget, the pay has gotten so low from lack of work.  Used to be a person could make a difference with this job. Wondering if it is time for a change.

Do you ever feel that way?

Does anyone have a good website to find Nurse Practitioner addresses?

TIA

Stacy

The company I work for has a heading that we insert name, dob, date, mrn # and then we have to retype it in the actual document.  Is there any way to get that to auto fill that same info in the document?  TIA!!

A great woman crossed into the arm's of God this morning.  She was 80+ years of age and still doing medical transcription up to the day earlier this year when she was diagnosed with cancer and even then she came to the office just until recently.  She loved her job and everyone loved her.  She will be greatly missed in the world of transcription as well as among family and friends. 

Until we meet again. 

It seems that companies would hurry up and get compatible with Vista, as they would have more choice in MT's in their hiring process.

I have many problems with express scribe.  Hard to explain, but it stems from stopping and starting the recording just one time too many, and the express scribe "freezes up" for awhile.  Sometimes I have to sit and wait for 2 minutes before it will play again.  I have uninstalled/reinstalled it - no help.  This has been going on for years and I am sick of it.  Sometimes I have to reboot my computer to regain control of it.

Anyone know of any other free players out there I could try?  Thanks!

I just was needing some input regarding the use of Vonage and Lanier.....I am having some problems with this and was wondering if there was anyone with some advice on whether this is possible or not???? and if YES it is possible, what advice do you have or what do I need to do??  Any help will be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

If anyone knows where I can find this, please let me know.  thanks

Hey everyone,

The doctor I type for dictated an addendum to a previous report that was addressed to the pt's primary doctor - - -he is now adding a third test he wants this pt. to undergo.

What is the correct format - - do I type a separate letter entirely to the primary doctor, add it to end of the previous report before the signature line, or what?

Thanks for your assistance!!

Thanks to all who answered my question about line rate.  Now, I need to find an FTP site to use.  They range from 3 to 35 dollars a month.  Anyone have any experience and could you recommend a site for me?  I need encryption and ability to handle up to 3 users. 

TIA.

My hp LaserJet 1300 will not print what I send to it, however, it does print a page with a single line at the top - ?%-57755}euom%oog/ and so on.

I turned off the printer for 1/2 hour and tried again and it is still doing this.

Any ideas?

Thank you. Barb