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Partially true - My opinion

Posted: Jan 6th, 2019 - 7:10 pm In Reply to: This is a new world and transcriptionists aren't needed anymore. - OhioGal

I have been an MT since the 70s. My onsite job was outsourced a few years back but we still have a QA staff and keep a small percentage of the dictation on site. I have a HIM job but I'm also back up support staff for transcription. We hold our outsource company to certain standards and run internal audits. We don't pay for reports containing critical errors, 99% quality is not crap. Coders still read documents and insurance companies can't be billed if an operative report is missing or incomplete, or certain documents are missing from the patient record. They probably do a good deal of scanning for keywords but records still get read, no one wants to get fined in a compliance audit, documentation is still important, for billing as well as meaningful use. As far as your employer wanting to get rid of you, that's subjective. I don't think anyone is saying that transcription is coming back, the job outlook is not good, but there are many ways those of use with the skill set and experience can use our expertise. I don't know what investational studies are, but I'm in the trenches working with coders and see the process, you are simplifying what actually happens to a certain degree.

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This is a new world and transcriptionists aren't needed anymore. - OhioGal (Views: 1224, 2019-01-06, 10:51 am)
- I totally agree. Thanks for posting. - nm (Views: 840, 2019-01-06, 11:15 am)
- Partly true - sm (Views: 947, 2019-01-06, 12:06 pm)
- Also - see msg (Views: 876, 2019-01-06, 12:59 pm)
  - It may come back somewhat, but people who are holding out - for the way it was SM (Views: 813, 2019-01-06, 3:47 pm)
    - it may come back somewhat? - NM (Views: 538, 2019-01-06, 4:35 pm)
    - It may come back somewhat - squirrel (Views: 583, 2019-01-07, 10:22 am)
      - I'm still making over $50,000 a year, so not dead at all - straight transcription. nm (Views: 665, 2019-01-08, 12:23 pm)
        No proof - xxx (Views: 682, 2019-01-08, 2:08 pm)
        These comments are not helpful. Don't read if you have to be abusive and insulting - nm (Views: 423, 2019-01-09, 5:26 am)
        It can be done and still is being done by some transcriptionists, not everyone is doing VR - nm (Views: 644, 2019-01-09, 5:54 am)
        Aww, $50,000 a year, sure you are honey, sure you are... - SM (Views: 757, 2019-01-08, 2:22 pm)
        This is the kind of stupid stuff that is abusive, don't read - if you have to be insulting, nm (Views: 478, 2019-01-09, 5:19 am)
        I don't know, maybe some adult conversation instead of the high school - garbage, nm (Views: 386, 2019-01-09, 5:22 am)
        I am making $40K. It can be done. - sm (Views: 508, 2019-01-09, 1:02 pm)
        Good for you. There are still MTs out there who have nothing to do with Nuance or MModal - sm (Views: 654, 2019-01-09, 1:32 pm)
        Good post - - StillAnMT (Views: 478, 2019-01-09, 1:47 pm)
        ST, same accounts, same dictators constantly, never any - shortage of work, SM (Views: 579, 2019-01-08, 2:40 pm)
        as stated above, straight typing, so the conditions are not perfect - by no means, but the pay, sm (Views: 399, 2019-01-09, 5:24 am)
    - Unfortunate this site doesn't require a log-in - sm (Views: 531, 2019-01-07, 6:54 pm)
      - Why is it nasty when someone tells the bare honest truth? - Are you that delicate you cant handle it? SM (Views: 603, 2019-01-08, 11:20 am)
        No, there's nothing wrong speaking ones' own truth... - sm (Views: 599, 2019-01-08, 12:15 pm)
        It's your truth, doesn't mean it is everyone's truth - nm (Views: 445, 2019-01-08, 12:31 pm)
  - From See Msg - JC who e-mailed me (Views: 904, 2019-01-06, 4:36 pm)
- I think this is true for chart notes and routine - W/C Reviewer (Views: 577, 2019-01-06, 2:55 pm)
  - I got a private sector job just for the fact docs were sick - of seeing the slop they got from MTSOs (Views: 571, 2019-01-07, 9:33 am)
    - Congratulations! I'm sure the MDs are thrilled as well. NM - W/C Reviewer (Views: 481, 2019-01-07, 11:48 am)
      - Thanks W/C! I love your posts - These docs are great (Views: 501, 2019-01-07, 12:21 pm)
        Thanks--Good to hear! Stick with them! - W/C Reviewer (Views: 411, 2019-01-07, 2:07 pm)
        No problem sharing if it helps someone else. - And yes, I will stick with them, love these docs! (Views: 582, 2019-01-08, 8:42 am)
- Partially true - My opinion
  - Partially true- - Just wondering (Views: 511, 2019-01-06, 10:10 pm)
    - I will take the liberty to assume she meant - investigational. nm (Views: 372, 2019-01-07, 10:24 am)
- I do not agree - MTx45 years (Views: 588, 2019-01-07, 11:09 am)
  - Amen Sister! - Bonnie (Views: 438, 2019-01-07, 12:27 pm)
    - More power to you for sticking to your choices, - SM (Views: 739, 2019-01-07, 12:56 pm)
      - Think post was misunderstood - Alicia (Views: 470, 2019-01-08, 12:44 pm)
        Thank you - MT x45 years (Views: 390, 2019-01-08, 1:01 pm)
- key words - me2 (Views: 420, 2019-01-09, 4:15 pm)