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What is with these doctors who just slur through their dictations? - Do they know we get paid by the line?


Posted: Apr 17, 2012

Oh my gosh.  It's driving me crazy.  I end up making about 8 dollars an hour trying to interpret these jerks. Why can't they slow down and realize the quality of what they're doing?

They do not care and most of the MTSOs out there - sm

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are too scared to say anything. They would much rather jump on us MTs. Ridiculous!!

I SO agree...nm - blondie

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They are too afraid of losing the accounts to say anything. - nm

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yep, and it was like that working in-house too, No one - would approach the doctor.

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I do believe MTSOs do not have contact with the dictator direct - but they could talk it over with the compan liason - who will in turn be afraid to approach the physicians.


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