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Bottom line, just worry about your own butt instead of kissing theirs ; ) LOL

Posted By: nm on 2007-11-17
In Reply to: THANK YOU! You made my day nm - Concerned MT

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    Considering Peter Preziosi (PP) is going to India to do some serious butt kissing...
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    The bottom line is doesnt matter what they pay if there is no work you make no money. Bottom line.
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    Don't worry - it kicked my butt for a LOT longer than 4 days,
    and I've been in this business for over 30 years. It jujst takes time to absorb new information, and when you get so many things thrown at you at once, it takes even longer. Verifying pt. info. was a sticking point with me, too. The huge list of possible choices was hard to read, and there wasn't always a perfect match.

    ALSO.... once you're considered "trained" and not under a microscope, little mistakes will be little to no issue. I think QA just gets a little picky during training, to try to get people started off doing things as correctly as possible.

    Hang in there, and it'll all sort itself out in time.
    :)
    Bottom line is the $.
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    The bottom line is
    You always type it the way the client or your boss, company tells you to. And you are right, ibuprofen should not be capatalized unless at the beginning of the sentence because it is the generic name of a drug. As far as the BOS is concerned...there are many people that believe that book is the Bible as far as transcription is concerned. Again, it all boils down to the way your client or company wants the information transcribed. The BOS is not always followed to the letter.
    bottom line
    nobody likes to see the officials produce the outcome of the game.... Of course they have to call things that are obvious, but in a championship game you cannot call the "iffy" calls and potentialy change the outcome of the game. Just let the players PLAY!!
    Bottom line -
    It can make a WORLD of difference how you feel about this profession depending on the accounts you have. I used to have nice accounts and made tons of money because I also got paid a huge line amount. I now have really tough accounts and do not get paid as much as I previously did. I work on four different accounts with all different specifics, tons of backround noise, grunting ESLs, you name it. I also have nearly no contact with the company itself, unless they need something from me. They then have no problem with calling me up.
    Bottom line.......sm
    You need to decide if this account is worth the aggravation. If it pays well and you make a decent wage monthly, then you need to put up with the aggravation.

    If this account is not worth your time, then let it go.

    If you are an IC, you can not get involved in the politics of the office or any other "petty" nonsense.

    From the business owner perspective, only you can decide if the account is prosperous for you or not.

    All this stuff about missing notes is aggravation and time consuming. Time is money. Is this account worth the headaches that come along with it.

    Believe me, not all accounts are like this and some accounts are worse than this.

    Again, the question becomes.."does this account make you enough money a month that you are happy with?"

    Only you can answer that...Going back and forth with the office staff about missing notes is not the answer.

    Ask yourself....Is it worth the effort to negotiate your contract under new terms, and if so, will you be happy with the new terms, and will these new terms eliminate your problem of missing notes?

    As an observer.....the answer is probably "NO". But good money to me and good money to you may be different.

    Good luck!
    Bottom line is don't sub it out if

    I would like to know bottom line here
    I have been working in this field for 35 years and hope to continue. I work mostly VR, some straight. My pay is low, 4 VR and 8 straight. I only work part-time now because am at a point where that is sufficient. Can anyone tell me what their final pay is for a week's worth of work? If I worked full time it would be at least as much as I made in the 80s working inhouse. I know the pay is less than we made years ago but I figured out how much I needed to type to make X amount of dollars and that is what I do each day.
    Yep, for Wedmedx. Bottom line, if you are an MT
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    Bottom line, in the loop. nm
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    bottom line it's what client wants...sm
    and all of her corrections, most of them were right on....sorry to say that to you.....but it's p.o. b.i.d. and 82-year-old and all that good stuff.  If they want you to EXPAND GERD that's in your favor.....you get more characters which equates to more line counts.  But bottom line, it is what the client wants and all the clients are different with different things they want......hence why you think there is no consistency.  Best of luck!!! 
    always remember -- the bottom line is it's about
    Errors in transcribed reports can and do lead to adverse outcomes for patients. Are we as MTs pushed to be perfect ?? Heck yes - the documentation we help produce will impact a patient's care not only in the current admission or office visit but in the future when other docs are asking for copies of records. Medication errors, diagnosis errors can haunt a patient for years to come. No one can be 100% perfect all the time, but the goal is to strive to that - take the feedback as constructive criticism - learn from your mistakes and always consider the patient's needs above your own need for validation. It's not about you, it's about the patient.
    Bottom line for EVERYTHING is the almighty
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    Well, bottom line is money

    If the administration at the hospital are feeling financial strain, rather than cutting back on their own 6 figure salary, they seem to think hmmmm....how many people can we get rid of and get the job done at a cheaper rate."  At least that is what happened at a hospital I worked it.  They were 16 million in debt and there had to be some lay offs and others that were left took the slack.  They don't sacrifice, they expect everyone else to work harder and get paid less. 


    It is not just us.  H works for a car dealership.  People are leaving and are not getting replaced.  The owner expects the workers that are still there to pick up the slack with no raises either.  When the finance manager left, the new car manager filled in.  He went and asked the owner for a raise because he is having to work 2 jobs now.   The owner told him no, he is just filling in.  The man said, no filling in is 2 or 3 weeks, this has been a year.  The owner said, well, we don't really need a manager, we need you just to sell cars.  In other words, the guy got demoted.  After being there 10 years, he left.  H's boss is going in after the first of the year to try to get them all a raise.  I have to put it to him, he is brave to do that after what happened to the other guy.   


    I guess the bottom line is
    can I make a decent living doing mostly VR at 4 cpl?
    Can I actually just buy sliced bread and line the bottom?...
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    It is all about the bottom line. One of the largest transcription sm
    companies is Cbay and they are pricing everyone else out.

    I have spoken to several doctors and many other people about this issue and no one, and I mean no one, gives a hoot who types the report up.

    This is about dollars and cents and it is not going away.
    Bottom line is they need the worked turned around

    quickly.   Most companies overhire and one of those reasons is because there are lots of MTs  who don't work their usual schedule, take a day off w/o notice, etc., so they have to have extra to cover for that.   My company does their best not to overhire, but at times that means we have to work like dogs because there is so much work.   I think some companies also offer incentives/benefits based on production and if you can't reach them they don't have to compensate you for them.   There are times that work is just slow and a company can't give you work they don't have, but not being able to make any lines is a consistent issue then there is a problem.  I would call your supervisor and ask for a backup account and/or look for another position. 


     


    Hosp not right but bottom line was with CIGNA.
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    Bottom line, if it ends up in court, it is on the
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    Bottom line, if your time is adequately
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    It is not MT versus MTSO we have a bottom line too, & right now it is -
    NM
    The bottom line is if the work runs dry, then

    It's not rocket science.


    With state and Federal, you 40% of your earnings GO, bottom line.
    I don't know what's up for debate, it's fact.

    Housing prices have gone up 40% in the past year alone in California.
    I guess the bottom line is any one of us would go back to in-house... SM

    given the chance.  I re-read my previous post to you and I sounded like a b*tch and I wanted to apologize.  You sound like a very positive person who takes criticism and not so pleasant advice very diplomatically.


    If your problems with your boss are more of a personal nature, rather than the quality or quantity of your work, I would maybe go over her head.  You already have an adversarial relationship with her anyway, so why not get it on record that you feel she is treating you unfairly?  Or maybe confront her yourself?  I would probably do the latter.  I'm not someone that can bite my tongue which probably explains why I work by myself at a computer all day rather than in customer service! 


    Just an FYI, I actually am starting an in-house MT job at a hospital tomorrow!  I've decided that if they try to lay me off in favor of outsourcing, I'm just going to refuse.  I'm going say "nope, I'm sorry, I refuse to be laid off.  I'm going to get back to work now."  I wonder what they would do? 


    Spoken like true "suit". All about the bottom line,
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    Lets bottom line this, say she leaves and goes to another company
    What do you think would be her chances of them going to VR? Do you think it will go poof and disappear? Do you think refusing to take lower wages makes the companies take notice and reverse to go back to the golden days when we had really good salaries? Be willing to bet that next paycheck most would go along with their companies going to VR rather than changing, going to a new job only to find out the same thing happens there.
    And all this time I thought the bottom line was patient care. nm
    nm
    Webmedx has shortened all the hours too, for which they pay a differential. Bottom line, always.
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    We don't care what kind of education you have or how many websites you know about, bottom line

    is your lacking of personality, and your [ pointing the finger ] attitude that you have.  You go back to transcribing all the YUK that we now get after VR skims off the cream and see how well you do sitting listening to that for an entire shift, and you may take off that crown on top of your BIG HEAD !! How did you find one big enough to fit?


    QUEEN  Made just for QALady


    Bottom line? Religion, of any kind, IS a problem. The world
    So there.
    So, bottom line is it is a fraudulent web site and viewing it may have exposed us to a virus?
    dddd
    two cowboys in love and kissing and having sex?
    uggggghhhhh
    So you think kissing your brother with tongues is NOT skanky? It's, like, cool, huh?
    Incest is best and all that?
    Don't worry about it. In 5-6 years you'll have plenty to worry about!
    A 10-year-old is never in a situation where anything can "happen," and they don't understand anything "happening" anyway. At this age they're only capable of "having a boyfriend" because that's what they see on TV - that's what the world "expects of us", to pair up and "like each other."

    Her friends aren't talking about adult "things" to do in a "relationship" yet, and she doesn't even have those feelings, hormones, or needs yet so don't worry about it.

    At 10, having a "boyfriend" is the equivalent to playing "dress up" or "make believe" and is just "sitting together in the cafeteria" at best.

    Plus they move on to a new "boyfriend" in a week, a few weeks tops.

    Relax, Mom. The part to worry about is yet to come and I wouldn't want to deal with that again for anything!

    Best of luck and enjoy these years while you can.
    I do not have a big old butt
    I just joined this craziness a few days ago. I do not hate having many accounts, I do not mind trying to remember each profile and I would gladly have more accounts but THERE IS NO WORK ON THE ACCOUNTS. The main word here is NO WORK.

    I do not wear bifocals or slober. Sounds like you are describing yourself.

    You must be an expert MT and love you job so why are you not doing it?
    Sorry to butt in, but I'd say...

    This is what I would say in a very sympathetic and concerned voice,


    "I need to talk to you.  I can hear you a great deal of the time, and I feel very uncomfortable about it.  I am probably hearing more than you want me to.  I am sure you would feel uncomfortable having me hear your private conversations, so I just wanted to let you know that I can hear you." 


     


    There is a seat for every butt, there is the
    "one" for everyone, you just have to find them or they have to find you. I believe there is a soulmate out there for everyone.

    I have mine!
    Working my butt off too
    I have beening working my butt off too but recently a lawyer has been asking me why not bankruptcy and now I am also questioning it.  I  had problems when my son was born that just could not be helped and I am trying to rebuild now.
    Probably around $24K if you kick butt - sm
    Not too many MTs make $44K; if they do they either work 18+ hours a day or have their own accounts and still work long hours. If you need a steady reliable income you are best staying where you are; or do your current job at home if you can.
    butt cheeks !!!
    OMGSH. That is hilarious. I hope they don't expect you to actually type that. I hope they want buttocks instead. I had this one doc years ago who could not remember how to say "urinate" or couldn't pronounce it. He tried and tried and just couldn't get it out and so he put it bluntly, " And the patient peed" He had a hard time with the English language.
    butt cheeks---Unfortunately, sm
    It's a verbatim account! He later uses the word "butt" alone. I cringe every time I get one of his dictations.
    Help! My butt is numb! SM

    Okay, I'm working in the office for the next month training someone (I work for a hospital). Anyway, cubicle that is supposed to pass for my workstation is AWFUL! Because all the MTs are at home, the hospital of course doesn't spend money on office furniture and the chair I have to use is just the pits. It leans slightly to the left and forward and my left buttock is going numb and sometimes aching (like a pinched nerve). I don't really want to gripe or complain because I'm only here temporarily, but man I miss my comfy chair and desk at home!


    So I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions of things I can do to center my chair a little better. It has wheels, so putting something under the chair to raise the left side up won't work. I have thought about a seat cushion of some sort, problem is I'm afraid putting a cushion under my left buttock will throw everything off and cause me to have issues on the right side of my back and butt!


    It is amazing how one tiny little shift can wreak such havoc! I feel like the princess and the pea!


    Help! My butt is numb! SM
    I know exactly whatyou mean! I don't know if it's my age or what, but I am also very sensitive to my seating. I don't understand why they won't let you bring in your own chair just while you're working there. If I take a job at the local hospital and am not able to bring in my own chair, I won't make it through the day!

    Speaking of chairs, I prefer a knee chair with a back, but the cheapest ergonomic one I've seen is $400 from BizChair. It has kind of a sling for a seat. It seems that almost any traditional seat makes my "cheek" bones ache by the end of the day. Any suggestions out there for us sensitive sitters who don't want to take out a loan for a seat?
    I hate to butt in here but GP was

    stating her opinion. Take it or leave it. You are the one slamming, not her.


    You don't have to start bashing someone because they gave an opinion...and FYI, I wouldn't work for someone that has to wait until they get paid either. Two months is a long time to wait....and I'm talking from experience, too.


    Now, could you kick my butt into gear? LOL
      I don't wanna work today.  Not sure if it's the rainy weather or if it's just my total lack of motivation!
    Just don't go at it from the aspect of "pain in the butt" sm
    Never approach a new specialty as a possible "pain in the butt"... think of it as more knowledge, a great learning experience.  I loved cardiology, and with your experience in the medical field, if you really enjoyed it and paid attention to what went on around you (medically), you will do just fine!  My first account was ERs... for about three years, with a slow introduction to a specialty at a time.  I still LOVE ERs...  but I can do them all because I wanted to KNOW as much as possible about it all... but ERs give a great overview to all specialties ...  GOOD LUCK, and have fun learning something new every day... I still do after 11 years!!
    Opinions are like butt holes, everyone has one. (nm)


    I just sit on my fat butt and watch it grow. nm
    nm