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Note to MT Companies.......... - me
Posted: Jun 25, 2012
Based on the current rate of pay of 3-4 cpl, I'd like you to know exactly what that pays for from me.
1. I will not search for a doctor's name or address outside the facility I am working on. I will leave a blank and let QA find it.
2. I will not check to see if capitalization of instruments, etc. Is in order, with the exception of medications, on VR reports.
3. I will not divide a long sentence up when the dictator says "and" all throughout a paragraph on a VR report.
4. I will not overly check for punctuation on a VR report.
5. I will not spend more than 1 minute searching for any word on a VR report. I will leave blanks. Let QA look for it.
6. I will not check to see "IF" a WT goes with whichever hospital I'm on. If it auto populates and the dictator says "progress note", then that's what you get. Separate these 20-30 hospitals so we are working on ONE at a time and can keep all the account specifics straight.
7. Quit asking us to work OT so the TL's get bonus pay for keeping accounts in TAT. Why would I give up my time for that?
That's it for now. If you want QUALITY work, then pay QUALITY wages. And yes, I am leaving this field as soon as my classes are finished. :)
Couldn't have said it - better myself!
[ In Reply To ..]That's exactly what I've been doing also. They get what they pay for.
Yep. Same here. I have bills to pay. Can't pay them on minimum wage. - mt_not_for_long
[ In Reply To ..].
Amen to that!!!! - Suzy Q
[ In Reply To ..]According to the news, you cannot even rent a 2-bedroom apartment on minimum wages. Very interesting. So how do the MTSO's expect us to live and eat on these paltry wages. Very pathetic. But you know if we are smart and quit working for this pay, they might not have any more workers left. I think we will have the last laugh in this scenario. Greed will drive them under, you think????
Add in... - Nony
[ In Reply To ..]Add to the list:
8. I WILL NOT search for appointment lists to find the pt's demographics to enter into the system. Have the practice enter the patient demos into the system for my selection.
9. I WILL NOT type "personal" letters for the MDs. That includes anything that DOESN'T have to do a patient, i.e. solicitation letters, etc.
10. I WILL NOT rack my brain to try to understand what you are saying when you are eating, driving with window open, dictating with dogs/babies crying/TV loudly blaring over you.
11. If you are having a conversation with staff/family, whomever, at the beginning of your dictation, DO NOT expect me to listen to more than 15 seconds of the audio before marking it for DELETION in the system. TIME IS MONEY!
Pay me for my time and you can have it.
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