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Someone below referred to the MT business as being 'viciously competitive.' I get that. And I believe that it is, from what I've seen and heard. But I guess I don't quite understand *why* that is.
I mean, do the hospitals need us to transcribe their reports or not? Yes, they do. If they didn't, we wouldn't be here. So why do *they* get to dictate (no pun intended LOL) how much (or should I say, how *little*) they're willing to pay for the professional service we provide? (And you know that saying, 'you get what you pay for.')
If we didn't transcribe their reports, what would they do? Have a backlog, be in violation, lose their JCHO accreditation, etc., right? (Never mind what it would do to patient care.)
And we're always hearing about how there is a shortage of qualified MTs. So, what I can't get my mind around is the whole 'supply and demand' aspect of all of this. If there aren't enough of us to do the work, and they must have the work done, why do the hosptials seem to have all the power in setting the price lower and lower and lower.
I know, I know, the technology of the Internet, ASR, the cheap labor of outsourcing, etc. all play into this too, but where will it end...?
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