Webmedx has shortened all the hours too, for which they pay a differential. Bottom line, always.
Posted By: webber on 2006-11-18
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Webmedx radiology is 7.5 cpl. The only difference is shift differential. sm
I turned them down.
The bottom line is doesnt matter what they pay if there is no work you make no money. Bottom line.
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Interpro did this to me. I got differential for 3rd shift but they wanted me to list hours. I
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Webmedx 10 cents a line for IC.
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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.
Webmedx 10 cents a line sounds good!
Do they have lots of work and not run out a lot? Can you have a more "flexible" schedule as an IC? Last but not least - the tax issue: Is it difficult doing your own taxes when an IC? Thanks for any help you can give.
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 -
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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.
Bottom line, just worry about your own butt instead of kissing theirs ; ) LOL
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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
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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?
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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?
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Hours Worked and Line Count
I have a question about worked hours and line count. These are remote transcriptionists who are employees--receiving all benefits. The transcriptionists have a minimum daily line count and are scheduled for 8 hours per day. At the end of the week they are paid time and a half for extra lines transcribed. Do most companies require transcriptionists to stay on the system a full 8 hours ? If a Transcriptionist can produce the required line count in 6 hours, can they be required to stay on for their full 8 hour shift ? On the other side, can companies require that the transcriptionist be on the system for only 8 hours and must complete their line count in that time ? Our system does not keep track of time logged into the system, meaning that some are on the system more/less than others. I would appreciate any input into what can be required of an employee when they are working on production. Thanks.
At 40 hours a week? Is that gross line or 65 char?
You'll never get an accurate comparison unless you have every single detail lining up, i.e., same rate per line, same amount of hours, same type of work, same doctors dictating, same amount of Expander entries, same typing speed, same method of payment, etc., etc.
It just doesn't matter what anyone here posts -- it's going to be different for each individual. There is no real true way to predict what you will make at this profession!
How many hours a day do you work? Are you still paid per gross line?
Not saying I don't believe you. One has to consider too that you have 20 years of experience, that makes a BIG difference in production. I'm about four times faster now than I was when I first started out. Newbies need to consider this too when contemplating MT as a career.
And probably making 2 cents a line plus taking 5 hours to do 1 report because she can't understan
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Made 60K last year working 50 hours a week being paid on gross line
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I get 1 cpl differential for my CMT.
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I get a 1 cpl CMT differential = about $6K a year.
Does MQ pay shift differential for nights?
My company doesn't. My want to apply there.
Rate differential for job types
so, is it just me or are operative reports on the whole more difficult/time consuming than other types, like ERs or discharge reports? Seems like a more thorough knowledge of anatomy, not to mention surgical equipment, is needed for ops...
Then your MTSO isn't really paying a CMT differential, is she? lol
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I called on that ad. They offered me $23.00 an hour with differential and incentive. AND
relocation fees, AND if you live in the metro area, you can work at home. It sounds wonderful to me. I don't know why they are looking for help with all that combined. My husband just didn't want to relocate or I would have been there instantly. Besides, I love the area.
For us slow pkes---my best would be 3 hours, worst 6 hours - just depends on the dictator ,
I have to look up (i.e. Dr. names, addresses)...I have to do a lot of that and it majorly slows me down, without all that and good not too horrible dicators, in 1 hour I can do anywhere from 15-20 minutes of dictation.
But in transcription, if you are good at what you do, you can do 8 hours of work in 4 hours. So eit
you slice it, both companies will still get 8 hours worth of work out of you.
That is the problem I've been having lately being an MT. Companies want to pay us on production and they set minimum productivity standards, but want us timed in for 8 hours a day. My thinking is, if they want 8 hours of work out of me, pay me hourly with production incentive. If they want to pay me on production and tell how much I have to produce in an 8 hour period, then when I hit that mark, I should be able to call it a day even if I've only worked 4 hours.
Seems these companies want it both ways and it is simply not fair to us MTs. JMO, tho.
If it's my fav doc with lots of shortcuts, 1-1/2 hours to 2 hours max
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I see, we sit at the keyboard for 40 hours and then throw on 20 more hours
Is this how you do it? Me? I got a PT job so that if my FT job didn't have enough work to meet my needs financially, the two jobs together would.
They hired me to work a specific shift and that is what I am working. If they want me to type after I clock out, then I will happily do so.
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