Disgusted with this site
Posted By: Rita on 2006-01-05
In Reply to: Let me guess. After a long and rewarding career as a - MT
I'm almost to the point that I don't even open this site when I see it in my E-mail. The subjects discussed are in no way related to my profession as a medical transscriptionist. Who cares if you go to Wal-Mart or Target, really? And the bickering back and forth is so petty and stupid. To carry on an ongoing dialogue about who knows what and who is the smarter is pretty stupid. I have more important things to do with my time. Can't we make this a professional site?
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Disgusted too!!
You're not without company! I wanted to reply because I feel your pain. Part of being an MT (for me) is I can't stand the "rat race." The way some companies handle themselves is unexplainable. To me, employment should be a win/win situation. Instead, they act as though they hold the almighty key and we should take it, gratefully. I would like to know what my working situation will be before I begin. Don't I have the right to interview them back? Afterall, isn't it a joint effort? Maybe I'm being unrealistic, but I hate the rat race and glad I work from home. I'm just not cut out for these office people.
Disgusted!
  I'm just totally disgusted when clinics call me inquiring about service. I always ask to receive copies of transcripts before I quote a price. The quality of their transcripts is just a complete joke, and that's putting it mildly. Run-on sentences, no punctuation, etc. It just really looks like a fifth grader typed it. You'd certainly think that with all the years of education the docs have had, they wouldn't tolerate this slop to save a dime. What a joke! I really feel sorry for the health care in our country. And you know what the problem is with this? The docs don't call directly to speak wtih the MT Service owner - they have "their girl" do it, who doesn't know a hoot and a holler about medical transcription -- just the bottom line - "HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?" I do believe once the docs take the time and interest in their patients' notes, things may change.
What's your opinion on this?
DISGUSTED!!!
Has this happened to anyone else? Once you learn an account, get pretty decent lines, making decent money, boom -- your account is switched. Then, when requesting downtime, oh no, we are not paying downtime, we had to take work from you because of your low QA (up until then QA was 99+ or better) hummmm??? (P.S. I have 22 years experience, not at all new to this game). I am receiving corrected reports for mistakes in THEIR macros, which I had informed them about and was told to leave them.....??? I was told, "Oh sure, we have LOTS of work, then run out almost daily....
I read a post from an MTSO wondering if there were any good transcriptionsts out there (you bet there are!!), well I am wondering if there are any decent companies left out there. I have worked for a couple different ones now, seem to me they are all shady characters. They promise you the moon, then once you are working for them, everything changes. Nothing is the way they promised!! Seems like once a Transcriptionist starts making some really good money, they do everyting they can to take it away. I need to win the lottery!!! or a new job.
Discouraged and disgusted
I have a training course, a 3-month internship, and 4 months employment into this line of work and I here I am only making 2-5 cpl. I apply for jobs, but they won't even let me test. Why is this profession so hard to break in to? It seems so incredibly impersonal and these human resource people seem so curt and rude, like you're not a real person. Today I feel like I've made a huge and costly mistake getting into this business. Anyone out there considering it should think twice!
I don't do crummy work, but I am quite disgusted with what I see in this industry.
I don't know why we put up with it. They lower our pay, send our jobs overseas, expect us to be on call for no pay at all. They dance around the IRS definitions of employee, SE and IC. I've been threatened before, verbally or email abused by supervisors, and even had to resort to legal tactics to get my rightfully deserved pay.
All they care about is production. I've mentioned to my supervisors a few times when I found errors in medical records or extra spaces showing up at the end of paragraphs in people's work. I wasn't tattling or trying to get anyone fired, but I felt the errors should have been fixed. Nothing was done. The people churning out those reports make more money than I do because I take the time to look things up and properly format everything. It doesn' t get me anywhere.
I am most definitely NOT sloppy. I am disillusioned because we are treated as nothing more than sweatshop TYPISTS.
I'm not sure which I'm more disgusted with..your glee at the money or your laughing at him bei
upset. Better check the will..he just might add a clause that you lose the money if you remarry!
Is anyone else as disgusted as I am with the current network TV fare? (sm)
I have never seen so much junk on television as there seems to be this summer season so far. I tuned in to those two new reality series - the one on ABC last night, Master of Champions, and the one on NBC on Tuesday, America's Got Talent. The one on Tuesday was nothing more than a take-off of the old Gong Show. Ridiculous people doing crazy stuff that somebody thinks is talent. And the only really "talented" ones are minor talents at best. Last night's show I thought would be more interesting with the contortionist kid who shot an arrow with her feet (that one was actually good) and drift drivers. However, they lost me in the first five minutes when they turned the drift drivers into motorized cheese graters. (They basically had to do cookies about this block of cheese with this grater attachment.) This reality stuff has just gone completely overboard when the major networks are putting this kind of garbage. This is the type of stuff I would expect to see on the lesser networks. I'm ready to throw the TV out the window!
Disgusted, your last paragraph is so true! Thanks for voicing it out loud! nm
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Several companies still train on site. In fact, we are piloting an on-site training sm
program, where everyone would come in to the Keystrokes office to train for 1 or 2 weeks. We have a large training room and feel that this may be a way to cover all aspects of an account, be right there to answer questions as they come up and have one-on-one contact.
It will be optional at this point and may not be more effective as remote training, but some people have expressed that they miss the training that you get when you start at a hospital.
We are trying to bridge that gap between working in-house somewhere and working at home.
It may seem out-dated in many ways, but sometimes going back to basics is a good step to take!
I have noticed sometimes I will try to get into a web site and that site will freeze up and I dont
know if I have too many screens opened up and minimized or what. I tried to open a website sent by email and froze up the email screen. Not sure what I am doing.
I subscribe to another web site and within the boards on this site they have
Would anybody be interested if adminstrators would allow us to have this type of board or even put it on the main board. Like on this other board they tell you to go to a certain web site for a coupon for 20% off Barnes and Noble or when Target has reduced prices on seasonal things. Anybody got ideas or bargains they would like to share to save money? We could call it the MT Stars penny-pinchers board.
need web site
Does anyone have a link for a good website for surgical references, op note references.
other site
unfortunately I'm pretty new here and don't know the other big web site, but would like to know what it is so I, too can see what other MQers are saying about this weekend....
other site
MT Chat
Job site
Does anyone know the site that is from A-Z with MT jobs posted? I certainly do appreciate your help.
what site is it?
buddies at work and it won't copy...
Go on their web site and see what
they really are. (They also provide MTStars.) They are a service for private contractors and service owners so as not to have to buy lots of and lots of electronic equipment but can use their servers, etc. They are not a transcription service, it sounds like to me. If you read what they say, the provide a number for your doctors to call and then you can transcribe it or download it for 10 cents a minue (1 cent a line) and not have to buy a system yourself. At least that is what it looks like to me.
I don't think there is a web site to
check it out - software is developed by in-house tech support. It is not perfect (nothing in this life is) but is a good tool to use in this job and I'm very happy with it. DRC has been a good place for me for the last 2 years or so.
There should be a web site
listing all these crap companies who won't pay. If I bounced a check at my local mom & pop pizza joint, you can bet it would be pinned to the wall for all to see.
However, back to the OP: The thing I would worry about would be the OP getting stiffed for the money AND getting a 1099 that included that sum. That would be a real kick in the pants.
Oh I will look at that site and see sm
if it has the wheelwriter or selectric on there. If so, I will definitely buy it!
on WM's site .. sm
Maybe you just didn't notice it. If you make a quick trip to the website and look at most any item, you should see it. Sometimes says similar items, similar artists, etc.
The story was on MSNBC so I think it is true. I'm surprised so many would jump and call someone else a liar without checking facts first. Washington Post released WM's apology at 8:24 this morning so I'm sure it was in other news segments as well.
FWIW, I agree with the OP that it was probably someone with extra time on their hands up to no good.
Here's one site that has (sm)
some different cuts. Lots of tips on selecting a cut too!
PA site
Try the AAPA website--there's a FAQ portion that tells all about PAs and what they do.
web site
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos081.htm
check it out. It tells the difference
Try this web site - sm
http://www.cardiorenew.com/
Hope it helps.
here is the site
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos271.htm
What does FTP site mean?
Thanks!
Does the site have...
XXXXXX If so, I've been banned, too! If so, totally a case of "The Ego Has Landed."
FTP site
Is is difficult to learn how to operate a FTP site and how would one go about it? It is all new to me and I'm a bit apprehensive.
Yes, you can, go to the IRS site and they have - sm
and electronic payment system. You can have money paid to them every week, month, etc. I set up an account and was going to do about $50 a week, but alas I have not made any payments as yet. I usually don't owe though as my DH takes enough out of his taxes to cover mine. I will only start making payments if I go over a certain monthly income, since then I will probably owe and I don't want that.
web site
trying to post to www.homesteadingtoday.com Thanks.
See site....sm
This is where I got the bracelets. http://www.magneticjewelry.name/
Didn't save the ring site so got to find that one again. Don't know about what's in the bracelets, but the rings have worn some and look like them might be copper. They were gold and silver when new, but underside has worn to look like copper. Rings were $13.00 each. Bracelets were probable about that 15-20. Really don't remember. I didn't get the cheapest or the most expensive.
Here's a site that might help..
It has a lot of info on WP12, and some info on default settings. Maybe go to tools - settings - dialog box and see if you change it there.
http://cit.information.unl.edu/tips/wpo12installtips.pdf
Where's the site?
I clicked on the link and there was no article there - I would like to read it - I don't doubt for a minute that it is being done, but I just wanted to read the article for myself.
Web site BOS
I found this web site a few years ago. I've seen little variation from the BOS and what they say here. This print out is very concise with the things you would be looking for the most.
Hope this helps.
http://www.mtdaily.com/style.html 
Web site
Can somebody point me in the direction of a good web site for cardiology - I have recently started doing PTCA and cardiac caths and have no clue as to the majority of the catheters, guides, etc. Any help will be truly appreciated.
I use an FTP site...sm
For downloading voice files and uploading my completed work. I use FTP Voyager. It is 49.95 initially and costs me 24.95 yearly to renew. I am not a pc whiz and this program is very easy for me to use. I gave you the address below if you want to check it out and see if this is what you are looking for. It is www.FTPvoyager.com I hope this helps. Good luck.
Med site
Thanks! 
Right web site?
I just checked and the website is up...are you sure you were at the right site?
http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/
I have my own ftp site.
Costs about $12 a month but worth its weight! There are lots out there. I use Aplusnet. Good luck!
If you use an FTP site...sm
there would be no need to encrypt the documents. You need a login and password to even get access to them. Of course, if you decide to send them via email, then by all means, it's smart to encrypt them! IMO.
And More Site.....
http://home.adelphia.net/~ktm58/links.html
Some links are broken, but I believe the majority of them are working. 
Not through this site.
I've deleted your claims of receiving emails from us too. If you choose not to be here that's fine, but please don't come around to insult our posters or this site.
Here is a site.....it may help you.
http://www.geocities.com/sweepershomepage/alphabetize_a_list.html
Looking for FTP site sm
I need an FTP site where I can have different clients upload their digital files to me and me send them back to this same site. I'm also looking for this same site to allow another Transcriptionist or two be able to access it also. Any recommendations?
There is a web site about it
visibleblackcharacter.com
If there were no ads on this site it would not be
x
they have a web site that might
xx
try this site
http://www.mtdesk.com/operative-reports/general-surgery.php
Another site.
I love this site. You can choose to search by state, specialty, etc.
http://www.ucomparehealthcare.com/physicians_start.html
Try this site (sm)
http://www.stedmans.com/AtWork/section.cfm/27
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