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That is incorrect. There is no money sm

Posted By: very simple on 2008-01-17
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in being a doctor anymore.  The days of the doctor who had a mansion on the hill in town are gone.  The money is gone, replaced by the headaches caused by the insurance companies who are directing care in this country, the administrators of giant healthcare systems trying to run facilities instead of medical staff and every year the insurance companies pay less and less on a visit, procedure or test.


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    That's incorrect. sm
    According to the IRS definition, they can't dictate any part of your schedule, except for the deadline by which you must return the work. When you do it is strictly up to you. Some companies do ask the IC about how many hours per day they'll work or even the time of day they normally like to work. That's so they can find another IC who likes to work the opposite schedule. However, they can't require you to work at that time.
    incorrect, but
    Keep in mind -- with TATs getting shorter, a 'work when you want' schedule is getting less realistic for meeing some client needs.  Plus, when working in some platforms - especially for hospitals -  it is often limited as to how many licenses you can get -- so perhaps they can only have 4 or 5 people in at one time.  Scheduling for them might be necessary to keep the workflow going and guarantee the volume of work everbody wants.  If you agree and commit to a schedule, I'm sure they expect you to stick pretty closely to that so they know what is going on from day to day. 
    Incorrect
    She can be eligible if she is not working full-time, is looking for full-time and reports her earnings.  She might only be making $100 per week if it is a small office and her benefits are $400 per week and she can earn up to 50% before they take anything away from her benefits.  You can work part-time and still collect your unemployment.  You just have to be available and looking for full-time employment. 
    Unfortunately, you are incorrect.
    I have seen MTs who do not know appropriate medical terminology after 20 years of being in this business. Obviously, they should have received some type of correction along the way but either they didn't or they failed/refused to accept a change.

    As for the OP stating she has 16 years experience -- still does not change my opinion.

    It is a POSSIBILITY that she is not as good as she thinks she is.

    I have heard time and time again the story of how many years experience an MT has only to turn around and flat out fail the simplest of dictation tests, even written tests where they can use references. When I show them their errors they are shocked because they had always done it that way.

    It is a possibility.

    BTW, I see QA personnel daily who can do no better, either.

    That is incorrect.........sm
    The other post is right. No one doing your taxes should even ask that question as long as they know you are an IC and paying everything yourself. The hours you work have absolutely nothing to do with it. IC means you pay all your taxes, your company pays nothing for you. As long as this is the case, the IRS could care less. They just want to know they are getting their money. And yes, you can count your home office deductions as long as the office is used only for your work and not leisure time or anyone else's work area.
    Never. This is incorrect.
    I did QA for a number of years, and if I had seen "labwork" or "bloodwork" in a report they would have been marked as errors. These are neither proper English words nor even "usage" medical jargon.
    I don't know where you got your figures, but you are incorrect.

    Self Employment tax is only about 15.3%, which is only a small percentage more than you'd pay with employee status.  FICA and Medicare are already taken into that figure.  As a self-employed person, you get to deduct a bunch of stuff, too, so your taxable income isn't as high as it would be if you were an employee.  Nobody earning $1,000 is taxed at 40%.  You have to earn more than $278,450 as a single person to be in the higher federal tax bracket of 39.6%.  I've been self-employed for over 8 years now.  I've never paid anywhere near 40% in taxes.


    BTW, I have a minor in accounting with many years of bookkeeping and tax preparation experience.  If you still don't believe me, check out the Small Business section at the IRS.GOV website.  There is a ton of accurate information there.


    I don't know where you got your figures, but you are incorrect.

    Self Employment tax is only about 15.3%, which is only a small percentage more than you'd pay with employee status.  FICA and Medicare are already taken into that figure.  As a self-employed person, you get to deduct a bunch of stuff, too, so your taxable income isn't as high as it would be if you were an employee.  Nobody earning $1,000 is taxed at 40%.  You have to earn more than $278,450 as a single person to be in the higher federal tax bracket of 39.6%.  I've been self-employed for over 8 years now.  I've never paid anywhere near 40% in taxes.


    BTW, I have a minor in accounting with many years of bookkeeping and tax preparation experience.  If you still don't believe me, check out the Small Business section at the IRS.GOV website.  There is a ton of accurate information there.


    Actually, you're incorrect. sm
    Take a look at any newspaper. You'll see positions for SECRETARIES requiring bachelor degrees. Countless jobs consider a 4-year degree a basic requirement for being considered. A bachelor degree shows the ability to follow through, if anything. No, it's not 100% assurance of a great job, but it does open up doors that will absolutely be closed to you otherwise. And statistics consistently show that people with a bachelor degree tend to make quite a bit more than those without. You can't argue successfully when there's concrete evidence to prove otherwise.
    No, actually, you're incorrect.

    With my experience and with no college degree, I could get a job as a legal secretary anywhere in the United States, and in many of these places, I'd actually earn more money than an associate attorney in the firm.  Have done it several times before changing fields.


    That old saying, "Jack of all trades, master of none" keeps popping in my head.


    and you are incorrect - all condo and....sm
    ALL condo associations and homeowners associations have rules and regulations that ALL must follow and if you cannot or do not want to follow them - you cannot live there.  It's that simple. Many of the rules and regulations are also benefitting the owners, like keeping riff-raff out.  *lol*
    Lynn - you are incorrect!!! It's a......sm

    for example, my state never required a license if you worked at home on a computer with having no traffic to your home, until THEY CHANGED the law/rule.......


     


    your QA dept is incorrect....

    from whonamedit dot com and when it's a proper name and you have to put *non* in front of it - you hyphenate..non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
































    Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866)
    English physcian and pathologist, born August 17, 1798, in Pentonville, St. James Parish, Middlesex; died April 5, 1866, Jaffa, Palestine [now Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel].
    Hodgkin-Paltauf-Sternberg syndrome (Hodgkin's disease)
    Hodgkin-Paltauf-Sternberg disease (Hodgkin's disease)
    Sternberg’s disease (Hodgkin's disease)
    Pel-Ebstein fever (Hodgkin's disease)
    Paltauf-Sternberg disease (Hodgkin's disease)
    Hodgkin’s syndrome (Hodgkin's disease)
    Hodgkin’s paragranuloma (Hodgkin's disease)
    Hodgkin’s granuloma (Hodgkin's disease)
    Bonfils' syndrome (Hodgkin's disease)
    Bonfils' disease (Hodgkin's disease)
    Hodgkin's disease
    A neoplastic disease of unknown aetiology, considered to be a form of malignant lymphoma, producing enlargement of lymphoid tissue, spleen, and liver with invasion of other tissues.


    I, myself, hate the incorrect use of *myself*
    I wholeheartedly agree! My accounts do say I can correct *obvious* grammatical mistakes, so I REFUSE to type the word *myself* when used incorrectly; I consistently edit to *me* where indicated.

    When exactly did the word *me* become so unimportant? It's news to me, or, as the some of our dictators might say, "It's news to myself." LOL.

    Similarly, there's the age-old misuse of the pronoun *I* as the object of a preposition, when the correct pronoun would again be *me.* Some people will do anything to avoid the little ol' word *me.*

    I guess you're right--*me* just sounds too ordinary. Maybe we should change that old saying to *Fool myself once, shame on you; fool myself twice, shame on myself.* I wonder if anyone would think THAT sounds sophisticated.
    incorrect! it's on the diagonal...

    Looks like it has been correct, it was incorrect.
    *nm*
    It's ELUTING. Your QA person is incorrect (tsk tsk). nm
    nm
    i forgot, they also learn how to use incorrect
    verbiage and dictate in a whisper, in a crowded room with the television blaring in the background and they learn how to dictate without having to hold the microphone - they learn to lay it down and dictate so that the dictation also has all the background noise for the Transcriptionist to get share with them.
    Page 9 BOS - apostrophe would be incorrect in MTs
    plurals
    Use a lowercase s without an apostrophe to form the plural of capitalized
    abbreviations, acronyms, and brief forms.
    EEGs
    PVCs
    CABGs
    exams
    Use ’s to form the plural of lowercase abbreviations.
    rbc’s
    Use ’s to form the plural of single-letter abbreviations.
    X’s

    You are incorrect. Read more carefully..
    All grads are offered the classes free. You can get a discount on the book if you are a grad as well.

    Susan also authors the following info about this on the forums:

    When you graduate, M-Tec offers a FREE study group for the RMT exam. We also have discounts on books/materials (study guides) that you can get here as well. I would not recommend taking the exam until you graduate, but I have seen a few who said they did and were successful.

    Really....it is free for grads! I'm not arguing; I just don't want anyone to be misled.
    Nope, my husband is not incorrect....sm
    After 30 years on the job, my husband should know what he's talking about. In my original post, I said:

    "If the equipment in the box is not fiberoptic compatible or old technology, you can't get DSL in the area served by that box. Once enough people ask for DSL so that it is "cost effective" in that area, you get new equipment installed and that area gets DSL."

    Analog phone lines DO NOT support DSL, which stands for Digital Subscriber Line. So, I should have also stated that the phone lines have to be fiberoptic, then the box updated and then enough subscribers.

    Out the highway we used to live on, fiberoptic cable was laid back in 2003. In 2005, they finally got around the changing the 1st box outside of town and the 3rd box, allowing the people who have phone service originating from that box to receive DSL, which lets me know there were enough people in those areas that requested DSL for it to be "cost-effective."

    I have a friend that lives in the zone controlled by box #2 on that road and she has been requesting it since the fiberoptic line was laid down and STILL can't get it because there aren't enough people asking for it.

    Also, the fiberoptic line can handle a LOT of traffic compared to the original analog lines, and that is why you can have a DSL connection and talk on the phone at the same time. With analog lines, which only support dial-up and ISDN in the first place, you cannot, even with a filter.

    I didn't come on here to start an argument or even a debate over whether my husband learned anything in 30 years, I just wanted to parlay some information to those who are getting incorrect information when they are being told they have to be within 3 miles of the central office or 5 miles, etc.
    I always correct them. Guess I'm too a@al to put in the incorrect word. nm
    x
    either way is correct. They are moving away from the hyphen but it is not incorrect.
    nm
    That's incorrect. A 4th year medical student is
    indeed an M.D. They do not have a license to practice yet, though.


    Melissa gave incorrect answer, it's...sm
    AAMT changed their name to AIHD - Association for Integrity of Healthcare Documentation.  Don't know WHERE Melissa got info from but it's incorrect information. 
    need help with removing incorrect words in dictionary...sm
    I know I have been told how to do this, but I don't remember how to remove incorrect words in my dictionary.  Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
    Regarding changing incorrect patient name to correct name
    When I change the pt's name on the DEMO page (AFTER I have already gone onto the typing page), when I do CTRL J inside the document to change to the correct patient name, it will change the patient name on the DEMO Page, but not change the patient name on the document screen that I am typing on. The only way I know to fix this problem is to exit ExText and go back in. Help, please, anyone.
    ...do an incorrect word or even pull up something already created...nm
    s
    How do I change incorrect spelling in Word?
    I accidentally spelled a medication wrong and added it to the dictionary.  How do I go about changing this?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!
    Make money? I'm not making any money because of my decision. You read my reasoning
    You can agree with me or not, but don't make false assumptions please.
    Actually, you are incorrect. People post their feelings on this site
    to having to register and give their personal information, IP address, etc. Be pro-AAMT. I choose not to and that is my right. No whining, no complaining...I am just one of those American MTs who doesn't see AAMT as glorious as you do. Also an Old MT.
    This is incorrect information. See the save email link.
    /
    You're working to make money, not to spend money.
    These people should be ashamed of themselves taking advantage of people this way!
    I also blew some money signing up with Quixtar... The only way to make any money is to bug everyone

    you know into signing up.  I felt like a snake oil huckster.  I hated it.  I was flushing money down the toilet from the moment I handed over my money. 


    RUN, do not walk away!  I do an entirely different side business now that I really love (in addition to my MTing, which I also love!)  Find something you're good at and that you truly love doing.  Then make a business out of it.  That's the best way to have a side business.  Selling discount toilet paper through Amway/Quixtar?  Not so much. 


    The CMT exam is overrated. Don't waste your time & money. Use that money on
    paid anymore just because you have it.  There are a few CMT cheerleaders that post to people like you but they are pretty well sucked up into that association.
    Well, that is incorrect information. You should leave your 0 balance accounts open sm
    that shows that you are responsible and not over your head in debt. When you have a credit line of 15,000 and your balance is 0, that is a great asset. I am a mortgage loan officer myself, and the mortgage brokers want to see open accounts with 0 balances. That also helps you debt to income ratio, which in turn increases your credit score!
    Yeah, money, that's it. I paid $20.00 for my dog. Money is NOT THE ISSUE
    walk him daily, play ball daily, he sleeps in my office daily while I work. Yeah, I got a lot of money, NOT HARDLY. And, my dog is HORRIBLY HORRIBLY ABUSED because he wears a collar around his neck. It's people like you that make me sick. I am done defending my use of the shock collar. I am going to continue with it and my dog will continue to be pampered , educated, fed, kept warm, and love me for everything that I do for him even when I remind him that his barking needs to stop. So, with that said, I will not respond to any more of your CRAP in reference to the shock collar.
    Money is money and most people will do whatever it takes when in need. sm
    if you do bring it to the attn of the office manager, why not offer her a raise to compensate. it is obvious she just needs or wants more money than your office is paying her. I agree, it is a free country and although it seems odd, unless you had it outlined in contract, she can work for whomever or whereever she pleases on the side. at least she is typing and not at a strip joint, lol. I see no conflict of interest, she has experience obviously in whichever field you are in and what is wrong with doing extra in that field. i agree with MYOB "nicely" and concentrate on your reports than looking at older reports and seeing who they are typed by.
    No need to wonder..It always means less money for the MT and more money for MQ.
    z
    Money, honey, money!!!!!!.
    nm
    One year and you make decent money? What is decent money to you?
    k
    Here's how to get your money....sm

    Do an internet search for the small claims court that she would need to report to.  Typically this would be either the city or county her business is in or she lives in if she doesn't have an official business name. 


    File the claim and in  the claim be sure to include that you're seeking the costs of travel to court if she fails to pay up ahead of time, as well as the time off from your current job.  You can even give rough estimates for the plane fare, hotel, rental car and time off from work.


    Generally speaking most small claims court cases are heard within 30-60 days.  All you'll need is to take the judge proof of the work you did, money she owes and that she flat out refuses to pay.


    Once you win the case (and you will if you can prove you did the work and she agreed to pay you) then immediately file a lien against her home or business - that will quickly get her attention that she needs to pay you, because if she doesn't pay up quickly then she risks losing her home or business to you.  You can do all of this without collection attorneys or any attorney - this type of thing is generally handled by individuals since the dollar amount isn't high enough for an attorney to be interested.


    I had one friend who recently won a small claims court case against a car dealership over a faulty engine that was sold to him and the owner refused to pay him until he placed the lien against the business.... and of course the owner realized he wasn't playing games any longer and had the cash ready that afternoon (I told my friend to place the lien and insist on cash only, no cashier's checks, no checks, etc - cold hard cash!). 


    Good luck!


    Less money
    Also don't forget that some accounts are not paid for spaces which is a substantial loss in lines. 
    The money is going to...
    The DOCTORS! I googled "radiologist salary" and WOW. Average salary for a radiologist is $500,000 - and that's just average. OMG. Boy am I in the wrong field!
    Oh, and money would have gotten more
    of those refugees out before the storm hit. They were too poor and had no transportation -- that was why they were left behind.

    Money IS important before, during, and after disasters.

    less money with MQ
    i hear ya on that. I was making between $16-20/hour. there are some days i do good to hit the $10 mark with the lovely foreign dictators.
    Here's how to get your money....sm

    Send her a certified/return receipt letter giving her 7 business days to get the money to you via a cashier's check or you will file a claim against her in small claims court.   You don't need an attorney to do this - just contact the city or county courthouse in the town/county the business is located and file a complaint.  Be sure to ask that the filing fees as well as time off from work and travel expenses to be reimbursed if you have to show up to small claims court.  Most of these cases are heard in 30-60 days.  Good luck!  


    No money down
    My husband and I both had very low scores, but the mortgage company searched and got us a 6% interest rate on the house we wanted, no money down, and we even got money at close. There are ways. A good mortgage company will work for you! Our scores were less than 600.