A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry

Dictators who love to talk - Thornbush

Posted: Apr 07, 2013

Some dictators really like talking into that dictaphone and telling stories (literally novels) about their patients... but , the more these guys talk (blab, rather) - the more money I get! So, it's a doube-edged sword in this regard. The downside is that it's sooooooooo irritating and frustrating to keep typing as they go on and on and on and on and on and on until the cows come home! You wonder when the dictation will end!

What do you guys think? Does anyone else get "story telling" dictators?

I sure have - Oldie But Goodie

[ In Reply To ..]
I've been doing mostly hospital dictations for my 15 years in the biz. The H&Ps are the longest. I kind of like it---or did until they went to ASR, then it was just boring editing them.

Back in the day of straight typing, I didn't mind the novels. It flowed nicely and I could get a lot of lines in with just one report.

Wow - just

[ In Reply To ..]
wow.

Thornbush - Old Pro

[ In Reply To ..]
I never thought it my place to pass judgment on what my clients dictated about or how long they took. I am not a "guy," and yes, I had many, many "story telling" dictators. That was just their style, and it did not bother me. In fact, I rather like the fact that they were adding to my bank account by adding so many more lines. :)

Like I said, - Thornbush

[ In Reply To ..]
The more they talk, the more lines I type, the more money I earn. I was merely observing.

BTW, "guys" is a slang term for "all of you", whether male or female, so there was no need to get offended.

Thornbush - Old Pro

[ In Reply To ..]
No, "guys" is not a gender-neutral word. No, it is not okay to mangle the English language. Of all people, someone who works with words for a living should know that.

"Guys" and "Dudes" is indeed now gender neutral. - anon

[ In Reply To ..]
at least for the younger generations. It is a living language.

Not, it is not gender neutral - Old Pro

[ In Reply To ..]
Some people still treat the English language with respect. I know people in the younger generation who speak English perfectly. I know some oldsters who mangle the language. I guess it's all in what you value.

Problem is........ - xx

[ In Reply To ..]
The younger folks do not know proper grammar (or in many cases, manners). I am in a hiring position and if anyone referred to me as a "guy," I would throw their resume in the wastebasket.

I do the same for "gals" - NotACowgirl

[ In Reply To ..]
Although it isn't gender-inappropriate, "gals" rubs a lot of people the wrong way with its hoedown/foot-stompin'/cowgirl effect.

NotACowgirl - Old Pro

[ In Reply To ..]
I agree with you. It is a matter of good manners. I often wonder, whatever happened to manner in the business world. If anyone came to an interview with me and said, "Well, dude, let me tell you....." I would say "This interview is over." I would not hire anyone who referred to me as a "gal," even though I am a woman. The closest I come to roping is chasing my rottie down the street.

I give up... - Thornbush

[ In Reply To ..]
FIRST OF ALL:

I humbly ask forgiveness from anyone I have offended in any way, for whatever it is that I have said and done. God is my witness.

I think this all comes down to the fact that I used the word "guys" when I asked what you all think of my post. All of the ad hominum attacks I have received up until now have nothing to do with what I actually said in my post, but rather a simple WORD that offended the lot of you.

Alternatively, if I were to ask, "What do you ALL think?", or "What do you PEOPLE think?", it would have been more favorable to all of you because I would not be pushing anyone's sensitive buttons, albeit unintentionally.

Clearly, what has been said in the replies I have received in regard to my post about my observing dictators' speech patterns, do NOT concern my observation, but rather only concern a certain WORD I used.

Because this is an INFORMAL forum, I (by mistake) used a (supposed) gender-neutral word in my post and addressed all of you by it. In no way did I expect that I would open a Pandora's box of insults, offenses, hurt feelings, and especially immaturity.

It's a shame that one can't even communicate with people over the internet on a forum such as this, because of the many immature posters who get offended if God forbid someone does not express things the way they expect. Rather, they choose to cherry pick and argue about something IRRELEVANT, rather than what I am actually talking about.

I have tried (and failed) to communicate with other posters on the MT Stars forum, in hopes of getting others' opinions about the trade. Sorry for expressing myself in regard to being a new MT. Sorry I ever came to this forum to get advice or feedback. I'm only human. Farewell.

Thornbush - Living language versus entrenched in the past - anon

[ In Reply To ..]
The attacks on you were utterly ridiculous. Guys IS gender neutral for the modern times but there are still some of the old guard mavens who lack understanding of what a "living" language is.

Just laugh it off.

It has nothing to do with the old guard - Old Pro

[ In Reply To ..]
and everything to do with proper business manners.

I am sorry but in the modern world, guys is gender neutral - anon

[ In Reply To ..]
This argument is ridiculous.

Guys is used every single day in the "business" world. I worked in-house for YEARS and people used the word guys to address groups from the top down to include the doctors, administrators, etc.

It has everything to do with the old guard who refuse to embrace a changing world and language. Business "manners" and acceptable language change, they simply do.

To the poster who said they would never hire anyone who used the word guys -- I would never want to work for someone that uptight, so it all works out fine.

Thornbush - sm

[ In Reply To ..]
No need to get offended? In other words, because you say so? Or because it is culturally acceptable to you? Or in your area?

Not everyone is culturally the same as you. They don't live in the same area, might not be the same ethnic background, and don't have the same education.

When someone tells you that they are offended by the words you use to describe them, the appropriate response is "I'm sorry, thank you for letting me know."

Telling them there was no need to get offended compounds the original offense. What may have been merely thoughtless becomes a deliberate offense. It also edges into verbal abuse, making the other person somehow responsible for the wrongness of the offense . . . "it's only a problem because you say so, and I don't respect what you say." Respect being the underlying concept here.

If you worked for my employer, you would find yourself having a chat with a supervisor about diversity and respect, and also about the unprofessionalism exhibited in making derogatory statements about your customers. Your comments about us guys may have offended us, but your comments about dictators damages the profession.

It is little wonder doctors go to voice recognition software and point-and-click templates . . . neither product posts rude opinions about them on the internet.

What this guy thinks - Going, going, gone

[ In Reply To ..]
Yeah, those blabbing dictators telling long-winded stories about patients can be a real pain. Somebody had some kind of stage III cancer, now they have spine and brain mets, are the parent of 3 kids, have financial and social problems up the wazoo from this, some decisions have to be made about further chemo, radiation, surgery, whatever, code status, pain, palliative care, hospice, the outcome, the kids, yada, yada, yada. I agree it gets soooooo irritating to keep typing as they go on, and on, and on like the energizer bunny making a boring, irrelevant novel out of some short story. But hell, ya get paid for it. The more they blab on with such meaningless story-telling the more money ya get.

Going, going, gone - Jane

[ In Reply To ..]
Thank you for framing this would-be MTs self-absorption in an accurate light. Not everybody is cut out to be an MT. One of the things require is compassion. Yes, COMPASSION. Clearly this person might do better in another field where her sensibilities do not have to be irritated by those unlike herself or who have needs she finds annoying. Poor baby.

ADDENDUM - Jane

[ In Reply To ..]
Whoops, before the grammar cops come for me, I mean required, not require, and MT's, not MT. (I worked last night and am not quite awake. So sorry.)

Thornbush - Nick

[ In Reply To ..]
Sounds to me like you are in the wrong field.

People are way too sensitive - Thornbush

[ In Reply To ..]
As an MT, God forbid I make an observation about dictators... God forbid I make any observation at all! Most of the replies I have received on here are by people who get personally offended at anything I say, without even trying to see the big picture.

What I say is NOT against anyone here or against the dictators. I WAS MERELY MAKING AN OBSERVATION. Nothing more, nothing less. If people can't figure that out, please don't waste your energy playing the "diversity" and "offense" card. It's old, it won't work.

In today's society, especially politically correct United States, you can't say anything without literally offending people.

Well, maybe, but it happens more often if you are rude. - sm

[ In Reply To ..]
You are just blaming others for the offense you caused.

There is an interesting book on the subject ... "The Verbally Abusive Relationship."

http://www.amazon.com/The-Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-recognize/dp/1440504636/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366169676&sr=8-1&keywords=verbally+abusive+relationships+by+patricia+evans

Thornbush - Old Pro

[ In Reply To ..]
I have found in my long life that taking responsibility for myself, my actions and yes, my feelings has really helped me. Please look at the possibility of owning your own behavior and feelings. Your posts do not portray you in a favorable light. I am sure you are a highly intelligent, educated person. Why not act like one?

If I am in wrong field, have been in it for way - too long, over 40 years and

[ In Reply To ..]
I too get tired of dictators who just want to write a book and read every single report word after word after word. It is boring. I have 1 dictator who always (while eating dinner and smacking in my ears) repeats his review of systems and repeats sections of it at least 3-4 times every time he dictates. If people think for 1 minute I leave all the repeating they need to think again, do not do. I edit and take out the extra. He can say once and that is enough for the 1 report.

Similar Messages:

Jun 19, 2010

A new ESL dictating a DS. Can't speed him up because he's too "new" (to this country?). He is spelling every other word!!!!!! AND then spells it again - extubated, e-x-t-u-b-a-t-e-d, extubated e for elephant, x for crosses, t for tom, u for umbrella, b for .......... get the picture (sigh)? On top of that, the report is 28 minutes long!!! Should never have gotten out of bed this morning. LOL I do feel bad for him that he doesn't realize he doesn't have to spell every other ...

Jul 26, 2012

I do. My faithful dog who sits beside me all day must think I am talking to him, but sometimes when they say the most idiotic things I just feel compelled to respond out loud. It does make me feel better. On the flipside of that, I wonder if the dictators are thinking to themselves while dictating that they sure hope I don't leave any blanks so they have to fill them in. It would be fun (?) to get together with some doctors and have a session of "To Tell The Truth A ...

May 10, 2015

"and the patient has been treated with IV vancomycin 1000 grams x1 as well as..." 2.2 pounds of vanco should fix you right up! ...

Jan 14, 2012

speak very softy whilst dictating but then, without warning....... will cough very loudly and quite capably into the mike, rattling your inner core. Thanks, Bub. I didn't need my tympanic membranes anymore since I am already headed into Oldladyville, and I have my eye on a fashionable rhinestone-studded ear horn. ...

May 17, 2014

Today I will make less than half of what I normally get because all I've gotten today are crappy, hard to understand dictators, both ESL and English-speaking. Seems like all I get lately are the hard to understand, mush-mouth dictators. Guess Nuance doesn't want their MTs making quota. Sorry. I just had to vent. ...

Nov 01, 2012

Have to say, I love Mmodal. My CCM is caring and considerate and kind. Also, love the pay and hardly ever running out of work but when we do, that is a nice break for me. I just put the pedal to the metal and don't take anything posted here to heart cuz, lots of angry people just wanting to take you down. Pass on the love!!! ...

May 03, 2011

Over my many years in this industry, I have worked with tons of QA folks. I was also one of them. Most of them were great. Also always wondered why everything does not go thru QA. They QA all kinds of products in other industries like food products, toys, cars, etcetera. ...

Mar 20, 2014

yet unrealized position is just plain unprofessional. What reaction did you really expect? What was the purpose? Right now you have a piece of paper and a promise. Why not wait out the 6 months and then 2 long Mmodal years and then come back and share your journey of a lifetime. Don't forget, they once sold VR as the ticket to tripling your wages. Now that that train has run off the tracks, they need a new "dream" to suck you in. The promise of #30/hour is probably nothing more t ...

Jun 24, 2010

I realize we work on production and that we're not making money when our fingers aren't moving, but I don't think there are too many jobs where you're actually actively working for the entire 8-hour shift. There's always downtime. I understand it being a problem if people aren't producing a reasonable amount of work during their shift, but come on! Being chastised for stepping away from the keyboard for a bathroom break or to grab a cup of coffee i ...

Apr 28, 2011

To make a long story short, I don't agree with QA scores I was given at my job. I received an e-mail about it and need to reply nicely and suck it up, not unleash and possibly get fired. lol. I have to keep this job and need the money. Please talk me down. It's sad how medical transcription companies expect you to be 100% perfect. It seems like the MT is always wrong. Not QA, not the supervisors, not the presidents of the company. Whenever things go wrong, the MT alway ...

Dec 01, 2011

Just for the sake of simplification, let's say there are 3 kinds of MTs: 1. The MT who does absolutely any work type; operative notes, radiology, hematology, cardiology, neurology, and all the hard stuff, including difficult ESLs. Good audits and production. Good at VR. This MT is also certified. 2. The MT who is not certified but has at least 10 years experience, many specialties, ESLs, good audits, VR, and excellent production. 3. The newbie who ...

May 14, 2012

You've made this board so completely boring that I no longer feel the need to come here every day. ...

Jul 27, 2012

Out of 4 slots how many of those do you think will be given to MTs? I wish whoever is applying good luck. ...

Sep 19, 2012

I used it ONCE and got an e mail from my CCM to PROVE in Remedy and cc her where it needed to be straight typed. I was told even if I could, to NEVER EVER use it again. She meant it. So why do I see several threads and suggestions here about people using F11 a lot or suggesting we use it all the time? I used it ONCE and got called down. The ONLY reason I was excused was I put in Remedy the job number and a good reason. However, I was WARNED STRONGLY to NE ...

Oct 28, 2013

Okay seriously.. Spark, the new instant messenger for Nuance times out for inactivity every 4 minutes, obviously set that way by Nuance since the Spark instruction page on their own website says it times out every 20 minutes. Here's to the Nuance Police and their new "big brother" software! ...

Oct 03, 2010

:(((((( ...

Jan 31, 2011

Before responding, please read this post carefully. Yes, I’m talking union here, but NOT an MT union which would be pointless. Unfortunately we’ve missed that opportunity. Also, this post is intended for experienced professional MTs and include my thoughts on several topics that started down below. And hold onto your hats; this is a long one. I’ve chimed in on this subject before, but I wanted to make an official post to put it out there and get valuable feedback fro ...

Apr 25, 2011

The only person REALLY interested is apparently the person who recently posted. ****** This followup is posted mostly to point out the REALITY and that's that MTs will NEVER unionize :) It's just a topic that comes up, everybody creates fervor for their POV and then it all goes away (thank goodness)! ...

Sep 10, 2011

Talk about unprofessional. Michael at Inscribe calls at 7:00 a.m. for an interview. Then, when I call back 4 hours later, it is a home number, and Roy answers, hello. I ask to speak to Michael, Roy seems dazed and confused. Again I ask to speak to Michael about a job interview. Roy puts the phone down and yells for Michael, and tells him he has an interview on the phone. Michael picks up the phone, also dazed and confused. I explain that I am returning his call, that he had left me ...

Feb 03, 2012

So, it's true. I grew up on a farm. We had cows and stuff like that. And in my early wanderings around the place, I happened to notice certain - er, differences, shall we say - among the animals. I lay no claim to being particularly sharp-eyed, because these differences were more or less at eye level to me at that age. You couldn't miss 'em if you tried. Of course, this led to certain awkward questions, and in turn I received this memo under my cerea ...

May 10, 2012

Let's face it, striking will do no good. Complaining about off-shoring has done no good, unless that will cease at a national level for all industries. Complaining about pay is doing no good, since there is always an MT that will take a job at any rate. What can we do? What if instead of a strike, all MTs did only the minimum line requirement for a week? I think many, many MTs should go the Labor Board and file a complaint: If a company requires you to clock in an ...

Nov 20, 2014

.....been going on with my job as a medical transcriptionist for the last several years to see if I had any legal recourse (I don't). Anyway, while we were talking I found out that he did not have a secretary/receptionst. I told him if he was ever looking for one that I would be interested. Then we got to talking about becoming a paralegal, and he said "you really don't want to do that". He basically said lawyers can be jerks to work with, and when you are ...

Jul 15, 2010

I have a question about benefits. ...

May 10, 2012

inactive time, right? "Inactive time is defined as length of time when neither audio is played nor keystrokes clicked in an open job" as per the email. SOOOOOO, why dont we all just keep the audio running as we research, go to the bathroom, etc. Just make a note of where you are in the audio, go do your thing, come back and finish up. What would MM think of NONE of us had any inactive time anymore, lol. ...

Sep 01, 2012

I havent seen any real evidence of a lawsuit brought on by bad VR (is there any other kind?) I dont think anyone even cares enough to bring a lawsuit. ...

Apr 04, 2013

Anyone ever think that could have been a ploy just to stir the pot and see what response they get here? Some people get their jollies in doing that. Look at the commotion and fear it has caused. Seems to have done the trick ...

Jun 12, 2013

A few weeks ago there was talk about people thinking we should keep our work/office under lock and key, that someone was going to be showing up and because of the HIPAA law, we would be in big trouble, prosecuted, arrested, whatever. I have something to run past those that were posting. Ok, so today I take my husband to have a procedure done. I am called back to his room as he is awakening and there are 2 people sharing this room with a drawn curtain between them. The doctor comes in to talk ...

Nov 14, 2014

Doc was saying the silver alginate was doing a good job, so he will continue the patient on "surovnick." "Surovnick?" I spent approximately 20 minutes looking for all brand names of silver alginate, googling every possible spelling of the word. THEN realized he was actually saying - - silver alginate really fast. Lets see, how many lines could I have typed in that 20 minutes? Even after I realized what he had said, it still sounded like surovnick to me! ...

Mar 02, 2015

I get an email from Nuisance saying they are hiring, to which I respond I have tried to start with them, but have been forgotten apparently. Was told they would get back with me. This was Thursday and still no word. Yeah I think not!! ...

May 13, 2015

Has anyone filed a wage claim yet? Just curious how that is going. ...