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HOW TO FIGHT SR REPORTS - ANONYMOUS

Posted: Feb 07, 2012

We should all just send SR reports through "as is"--- then the hospitals (who really pay the bills, etc.) would see what they are getting by agreeing to SR reports. So will the "big shots" who think it takes so much less time to complete these reports.

sure, and lose my house? - not worth it...

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The hospitals dont care, the CEO does not care, the CCMs dont care, the people dont care about their records, but I tell ya what... I CARE ABOUT FEEDING MY FAMILY AND HAVING A ROOF OVER MY HEAD.

No Deal.

Not in a million years! (sm) - anonyn

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That would affect patient care and that is more important to me. I think of what if that were my family member that someone was playing with and they didn't get the proper medical care because an MT was being irresponsible.

You could - sm

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F11 all reports unless they truly are twice as fast.

and once again, lose my house over it - not worth it...

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They will fire you for excessive use of F11. It has happened, and they are watching it.

our job crappy as it is, is to fix the ASR - tired

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The only way to fix this mess is for the company to change their ASR program..I have friends that work for other companies that left here and they say their program is way better..I used Dragon Speak that I bought for 30 bucks when I worked for another company and it was better...

I would never compromise patient care, ever, not worth it..

ASR - no name

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I agree... but no ASR at this point is anywhere close to "perfect"....but like you said, the cheap ones work much better than this... have features like if the dictator says "delete" it will do that.

Talked with my doc recently, who is on staff at one of the large hospitals with MMODAL.... when I told him how the SR works, i.e. all the background noise you can hear, etc., he was "dumbfounded." Also, for many years that I have been going to home, all this time doing MT, we have always talked about, and he is very adamant about the many doctors with heavy accents, and how he cannot even understand them when he is talking face to face with them.

Indian reports - tired

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I was going to a physical therapist for my back..And we got to discussing my job..I forget what company her place was using but they outsourced..She was bitching about the quality of the reports she routinely had to fix that came back..I finally taught her to make a generic report and fill in the blanks instead..Saved her a bunch of time..

and it also has not happened - sm

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defend yourself on why you are doing it. Stand up and don't take it for crying out loud.

SR issues - ANONYMOUS

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WE SHOULD COPY AND PASTE SOME OF THE SR REPORTS (PRE-EDIT) AND SEND THEM TO CORPORATE PEOPLE LIKE VERN, ETC. AND THEY CAN SEE THE PRODUCT OF THE CRAPPY SR SOFTWARE!

You are being paid to edit those reports - anon

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if you do not like your job, do not agree with it, etc., quit and move on. Your attitude comes off as childish and unprofessional.

No - sm

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her attitude comes off as someone who is tired of being paid half the pay to do the same amount of work. Perhaps the solution is not what she is saying, but she is upset by making lousy pay for working hard and has a right to vent. Don't see anything childish or unprofessional other than your comment.

SR issues - anonymous

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Thanks for your support. Seems like we have to do something to get the corporate people to change their opinion regarding this ridiculous issue .... the fact that it takes more than 60% of the time to type these reports, if not even more than 100% of just plain transcription, and how horrible the SR software results really are!

The only answer - sm

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I have found is refusing to do it. I know people are scared but that is the only thing you can do. Unless people start standing up for themselves and letting them know they are not going to do it for the lousy wages, they will continue to pay lousy wages. F11 is for lousy ASR and if I have to make 4 corrections in each line for the first 2 lines then I know it is not worth my time on ASR and F11 the report. Stopped putting in requests to have physicians removed because I don't have that kind of time. Let them know ahead of time that you aren't going to do it anymore and if they don't like it then tell them they can work for half the pay also. Stand your ground!

If you have noticed the ASR has gotten really bad. Just think about it. They are working on a new program and have given up on the ASR. Why should I keep doing it? JMHO. You folks, of course, can do what you want.

By the way, this does not hurt patient care in the least. In my opinion, they are much better reports.

If you refuse to do ASR, then you will have no - anon

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work because most accounts are going to ASR, thus worse pay than ASR. Most companies are moving to ASR, SR, VR, whatever you want to call it, and paying squat for it. Either accept it, refuse it and have very little to no work, or find another profession if you want better wages because MT is now slave wages and not going to change no matter what anyone does as there are hundreds offshore happy to take your place.

Then you are certainly - sm

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welcome to do it for peanuts if you want. Just saying I won't.

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