re: May I Mambo Dogface to the Banana Patch?

Sherri — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:41:31 GMT

I completely understand -- I have always said I wouldn't mind losing my job to another qualified person (or machine) who could do it cheaper, if they could maintain the quality...that's just business... but that is not the case...Twice my company has been displaced by "geniuses" (translate -- no transcription insight or experience) who sold the hospital a bill of goods. The first time the CIO realized what a disaster it was right at the start and called us back -- he then got fired for not having the foresight to realize what a crock those guys were selling. Well guess what - the next Med Rec director got on the bandwagon and tried to find someone else who could deliver on the "transcription for nothing and reports for free" promise -- and she was promptly fired when they experienced the same crap! Someone had to pay. God forbid the hospital administrators admit they made the same mistake again...basically swallowing hook, line and sinker the same sales pitch and trying to replace our 30 years of experience (15 at this facility!) with SR with off-shore editors... you can just imagine what a mess they are getting, in addition to the fact that they are over a week behind within a month, and they haven't even taken on the entire account yet. They are only doing office notes only so far --- not critical care. I hate to think of the botch job they will do with that. My company still has a year on our contract with the critical care component, and we are all hoping that SOMEONE has the guts to stand up before that to say that a report full of errors is WORSE THAN NO REPORT AT ALL, and that whatever the price, it is money down the drain, leaving the hospital with no credible records, and lawsuits they could have prevented or won with good, complete, accurate reports looming in the distance. I can only say it couldn't happen to a more deserving organization.

I realize this is just my individual experience, but I fear it is being repeated across the nation.

If anyone out there still values experienced, quality-oriented medical transcription, please let me know -- I have 35 people who will be out of a job soon, even tho we have met or exceeded every criteria they have set up for us, including receiving every performance bonus (for quality and turn-around time compliance) we were eligible for.

Hard to believe they can't see the forest for the trees...again. Thanks, Jeanne, for giving me a nudge and a place to vent.

re: May I Mambo Dogface to the Banana Patch?

Jeanne Johnston — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:31:04 GMT

How sad is it that I should wake up in a panic because I realized the Steve Martin story wasn't from Cruel Shoes at all, but from his actual stage routine? (Saw him on the Let's Get Small tour--before his hair turned--just for a clue how old and decrepit I really am.)

Clearly, even my unconscious "down time" is not as relaxing as it should be. :)