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Profit vs. not-for-profit hospitals... - ...and out-sourcing?

Posted: Sep 13, 2012

Are there any opinions whether a not-for-profit (religious-affiliated) hospital is less likely to outsource their medical transcription work....more likely to try to keep the jobs in-house for their employees?

I had a friend tell me that, about trying to get a job with a not-for-profit hospital near us. However, though I'm sure they'd LOVE to keep their employees' jobs, I just have to wonder how ANY hospital is able to keep their MT department in-house in this current electronic age and with the fact that there does appear to be tons of money saved by outsourcing the work.

Would love to hear your thoughts about this! TIA.

The only money saved is going into the MTSOs pockets - doesnt benefit the hospital at all

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But man... Those MTSOs are making out like a bandit, hey?

Hospital - mik

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Sorry, but I work for a large religious affiliated hospital and the only thing that has kept my inhouse job so far is the fact we are a union - no outsourcing in the contract.

Sounds like you're very - fortunate! (s/m)

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I'm not informed enough to have known that any MTs are unionized. Very fortunate for you! Is that a union for all the hospital clerical workers, Medical Records people, or what? I'm wondering if this hospital my friend was talking about has union workers...I'll have to see what I can find out.

Like I said before--even though religiously affiliated, all hospitals need a lot of money to operate, and the hands-on patient care is always going to come before us MTs.

If they aren't union, I could see a risk that most hospitals will outsource one of these days if they don't already....unless the backlash against offshoring patients' medical records gets strong enough that the doctors insist it remain in-house. The docs had a very strong voice at the hospital where I used to work. Of course, the doctors there probably didn't even know their work was going outside the building, let alone across the ocean, until it was a done deal between the Administration and the MTSO. I have a feeling nobody asked the doctors for "permission"!

Outsourcing versus offshoring - Inquiring minds

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The work can be outsourced without the patient records being offshored if it is done in the US.

I just got outsourced last month - Ex-MT

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and my hospital is not for profit, so I would say that it doesn't really matter one way or another. If they can find an easier way to save a buck, trust me they will outsource as quickly as they can.

Not for profit - Inquiring minds

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Not for profit has nothing to do with religious affiliation. Our local hospital is not for profit but not affiliated with any religious group. Hospitals in our areas with religious affiliations eliminated their MT departments years ago. Being a member of a union does not necessarily mean job security if you are an MT, plenty of union members have lost their jobs to Epic and outsourcing too.

Doesn't make a difference - MT

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I work for a religious hospital and it doesn't matter, we are being outsourced as we speak. It all comes down to the bottom line. When we told them what we had heard about the company they are going with they told us everything on the internet was a lie and that we would not be having any more discussions. Just because it is a religious hospital doesn't mean the powers that be care about anything more than the money.

I'm sorry to hear this... - (see message)

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....and sorry that you're going through this, too. Will you be accepting a position with the outsourcing company or moving on to another job somewhere? I wish I had had a crystal ball when my (for-profit) hospital job was outsourced!

It's disappointing to hear that some of the religious hospitals would feel forced to turn to outsourcing, too; but like I said, with the cost savings for the facility, I believe it's inevitable.

I'm trying to figure out what kind of work I can do that requires a real human (me! LOL) to be there in person...don't want to have to keep worrying that I could wake up one day to find my job has disappeared. My friend who's looking to get on with this not-for-profit hospital....well, I hope she doesn't get burned again, too. :-(

No... - MT

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I will not be accepting the offer. Actually, out of the 14 of us there is only one that might accept it and that is just for insurance. We have all decided that it is not worth it and we're moving on. Two are retiring and one is starting school to become a medical assistant, the rest of us are getting out of the medical field completely.

We all work from home and it is hard to imagine working in an office again.

Good luck to you and your friend.

NFP AND OUTSOURCING - pathmt

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We are not for profit and not a religious entity - independtly owned community hospital and they outsourced their regular MTs, radiology went to VR, and ER to point and click.

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