cant you report him to an ethics board?

• Illegal??? - Shalyn840
  • That is so illegal. My hubby is sm - MQ-MTr 30 years
    • Welcome to this century. - Most docs do not want to dictate.
  • Does your hospital have a Risk Management team or office? Contact them. (nm) - Jurassic MT
  • Illegal records - Pat
  • Actually, there are MTs who have started dictation services sm - JLH
    • Couldn't agree with you more. - Exactly.
    • True, they can do this as long as it is - with doctor's approval beforehand......nm
      • Disagree! Preapproval not necessary...sm - JLH
        • Well, if they run that kind of show, they will not get - accreditation from Joint Commission
          • My husband, healthcare CEO said preapproval - is necessary...sm
  • Sounds fraudulent but the doctor who signs it is responsible. - (NM)
  • You are probably better off to stay out of it. - You would have to know all the facts.
  • illegal - clk
  • You have got to be kidding me! - She is crazy and unscrupulous!
  • how to handle -- be sure and dot your I's and cross your t's - hope this helps
  • Absolutely illegal....my hubby is in administration... - of a major healthcare company....sm
    • Doesn't apply. According to original post, there was no dictation involved. NM - JLH
      • Absolutely does apply - anon
      • Doesn't have to be dictated...but he does - have to approve this beforehand..nm
        • Approve what? The information used is already part of the medical record and, therefore,...sm - JLH
  • I would contact your highest in command. A medical - I would say it is illegal
    • Why? It sounds like you're assuming the generated reports contain...sm - JLH
  • don't know anything about it but - x
    • Maybe she uses "normals" lol - sm
    • Let me tell you about falsifying a medical record - Rita
      • Yes, but this situation involved falsifying information. The above did not. NM - JLH
        • ?? - Rita
          • Well Rita, what happened in your case is not the same as...sm - JLH
            • Big deal is legal, medical record which should be the - Rita
              • I just think that the word "make-up" - is being used in two different ways here.
      • No offense, but your post didn't make any sense whatsoever. - Question
        • Sorry, others read and knew exactly what I was saying - Rita
          • I didn't get your post either Rita. - ?
            • Haha...I read it once and understood exactly - TM
            • To your answer, no face lift but he dictated like - Rita
            • Pay attention: Facelift was not done but he dictated an operative report for it. - (NM)
              • AND CHARGED ME AND KEPT MY MONEY - Rita
                • cant you report him to an ethics board? - at the very least? -no msg
                  • She's right....he does at least need to be reported - to the ethics board...to leave a mark
      • Professionalism and morals - Brandy
        • I have no idea about his being caught but - Rita
          • What does elective procedure got .... - to do with it...surgery is surgery.
            • And I don't understand why you are not reading this post correctly, it says - Rita
              • I have a hard time understanding if this was so - Not a Believer
                • It wasn't right in that I paid money up front - Rita
                  • Why did you accept the IOU? - Doesn't sound like you have let it go.
                    • Don't be so sure because - Rita
        • This would be a legitimate lawsuit.... - on many levels, fraud and theft...sm
          • I consulted several lawyers, all told me the same - Rita
            • It's not neccesarily that you don't have a good case.......but - the new caps put on lawsuits .......sm
              • All the lawyers I called said - Rita
                • Still, I say find a good attorney way outside your - area...they will help you.
          • I went to mediation but - Rita
            • Sue him in small claims court for breach of contract - if all you really want is your money returned.
            • Don't get it......what does French sounding name - have to do with it?
              • Are you dense? It is an "unforgettable name". - (NM)
                • No sweetie, not dense...just trying to understand - what she meant......nm
                • I so appreciate your standing up for me - Rita
                  • Have had three major surgeries and mistakes were made... - SM
                    • You have to go outside the community.... - ethical physicians are out there
                      • I remarried after the other husband died - Rita
                    • In my first post stated I had facelift years - Rita
              • The French sounding name in other words - Rita

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I have been subcontracting through a mom/pop company for about three years.  They have a few different accounts, but I mostly do the same doctor every day, along with a few people in his clinic.  The transcription company owner has had some health problems, so I stepped up and am now doing my share of the transcription, editing, sending the work in, and the billing.  (I am being paid (not much) for my extra work).  Anyway, the one clinic that I have been typing for about three years called me.  They are not happy with the contract holder and said that something needs to change.  She has become very unorganized and rude with this clinic.  I work my butt off to try to keep them happy on my end, but she shows no interest in trying to be nice or anything and she says she doesn't care if they drop her, it would make her life a lot easier.  The final straw before the telephone call was that she returned tapes from other clinics to this clinic and they freaked out about patient privacy (totally understandable). 

Anyway, the clinic called me and asked if I would be interested in working in-house (I'm not) or trying to figure something out as they no longer want to work through this company, but they are very happy with my transcription.  I told them that I was very sorry for the tape confusion and I that I felt that I was being misrepresented by the people who were picking up and dropping off the tapes. 

It is very hard to explain the whole situation, but the lady who I contract through has said, just in passing and I don't know if she was serious, "If they drop my account with them, you can have them."   I just don't know how bad it would be if I stopped subcontracting through her and just went straight to the clinic.

I would love some opinions on this.  Sorry it was so long. I am very stressed out about this.  If she loses the contract and I stay with her, I will lose a lot of lines...thousands.  I just don't know what to do.  Thanks.

no ethics

no morals

think you're going to heaven? 

Hello-Need some feedback. I am a seasoned IC MT.  The PT office I type for asked that I find a back-up for a vacation I went on in August. I found someone, which took considerable time, to fill in for me. I gave her the opportunity to  make some extra cash and assured her that I would send accounts her way if I could, etc. I just found out, she is also transcribing for this office behind my back. I had no idea.  Isn't this unethical???? Shouldn't she have extended the courtesy of at least informing me?  I would never do that.    Not sure of the circumstances, either. Whether she offered them less rates, or if they initiated contact. Either way, I feel like I have been "had".  Please comment. Anyone?

Yes, but can you transcribe an easy 2 minute dictation in under an hour?
Do you have good work ethics?  Which, begs the question, do you know the definition of ethics?
Can you stick to days and hours you agreed to?
Can you not make up excuses for not working?
Can you stay in your chair and not a leave a job hanging for hours on end?
Are you in this century regarding technology? Which, also begs the question, can you download, install, configure, and operate the newer programs that MTSOs are using?

If you answered no to any of these questions, you're in the wrong industry and from what this MTSO has been getting lately, there are a lot of you out there who have absolutely no business trying to work in this industry.

had better get that sucker typed before it gets out of ONE MINUTE TAT.

Sorry that happened to you.  Sure, legally they can do whatever the heck they want, but they destroyed their business relationship with you.  Shame MT is a buyers market and they felt they could dump your service just like that (and without even telling you they were dropping you - who the heck are you - Milton? (from Office Space - you know, they just stopped paying him in hopes he would just stop coming to work))

I need opinions please...I work on a very small account with just a handful of ladies.  Because of the nature of the software (trying not to get too specific here) we can see who is working online and what reports they are working on in real-time...

We have one cherrypicker on the account.  Instead of using FIFO method, she retrieves the reports by author ID - usually picking the better dictators of course.  She knows I busted her and she did admit to it in on our work e-mail (not too bright) which I am saving just in case she gets out of hand - so far I'm still able to make money since really most of the dictators aren't bad. 

But every night it's starting to wear on me since she's screwing up turnaround time.  I don't really want to cause a big uproar being that it is such a small account and I need to work with her almost every night usually one on one.

What would you all do?  I want to handle this as delicate and professional as possible because we can't really afford to lose anyone on this account.  In other words, I refuse to stoop to her level by cherrypicking right back.

My boss has asked me several times why so-and-so does so much more than I do...I just bite my lip at that point but one of these days I think I might explode and just open up a can of worms....

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a live alligator swimming around the flood waters there in one area. The newscaster kept saying it was live and nobody would come out and was avoiding that area until it disappeared. It's probably waiting somewhere quietly for its next dinner to walk by.

Two of my accounts are in New Orleans and I have typed hundreds of patients with abscesses that tested positive for MRSA over the last few months. The way the city is now cannot be helping this at all. A few of the docs I do are automatically  treating for MRSA now w/o getting the culture report just because they've seen so many cases.

That would be real news there.

No, the woman bought a LOUIS VUITTON with the money she got

(debit card).