"Aging workforce" refers to the population in general - not MTs.
Posted By: HappyMT on 2009-01-06
In Reply to: There is no shortage. And as far as the "aging workforce" sm - MSMT
It's pretty well documented that with the baby boomers aging, that anything related to healthcare including transcription will increase in demand. Supply will not exceed that demand.
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There is no shortage. And as far as the "aging workforce" sm
if they'd pay me what I am WORTH instead of fractions of a cent maybe I wouldn't have to work 2 jobs 7 days a week and age myself even effing faster.
That "aging population" excuse is sure a load of
done at home, and requires lots of experience, older MTs are an asset, NOT a liability. Shame on them for using such a lame excuse.
General Hosp...er General T-Tech
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The ƈ or 3' refers to the number of TT VR *supporters* here.
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On this side of the board, "cheerleaders" usually refers to
the positive posters that keep jumping in on an intelligent thread about a company, bashing any negative posters and calling them names, etc. Everyone here for the most part respects that there are happy employees and not happy employees, and all should have their say. But the "cheerleaders" are those who basically refuse to even validate that anyone - not a single person - could have a valid complaint about THEIR wonderful company. They try to belittle the person, etc., and end any meaningful conversation about the good/bad of any company. And they all have good/bad - each company! Most of us would just like to nonemotionally hear/read all the different experiences so as to make an informed choice.
Well, what you going to do when you have aging population and
not enough people here in the US to take care of the amount of work they have- sure you outsource to India, right? I was not on this site when this article came out back last year in the paper- I so wished I could have posted then.
I'm not really near anything. The nearest city has a population of
about 57,000. It's really close.
You have never heard that our population is aging?
Have you ever heard of baby boomers?
It's amazing how people will read something and take it so out of context. Aging population or workforce means in general - not just MTs.
Yes - and plant closings. Has to be 33% or more of workforce
The biggest loopholes (for MTSOs) are faltering business or unforeseen business circumstances. The loss of a client, for instance, might open either loophole for them to skate through.
Unfortunately, clients make it a habit to keep it a deep, dark secret that they're switching to another vendor until the last possible moment so that the current vendor won't start moving people to other accounts, putting their work at the bottom of the pile, etc. I've seen them call up on a Friday and say 'Oh, by the way, ummm...on Monday you'll probably notice a slight dropoff in the work. How many minutes should you plan for? Oh, probably somewhere around NONE. Goodbye!'
Respect the American workforce?
Since when did sending American jobs overseas equate to respecting the American workforce? I am so happy that I do not work for any of these sleazy, offshoring MTSOs. People, get out while you can, seriously. This is pathetic!
Excalibur Remote workforce
They want a fee of $55.00 I was offered a job there, too, but I wouldn't do it because of the fee.
Exactly. The majority of the population can't afford health care.
Huh. Sound familiar?
Yes - Excalibur Remote Workforce is Legitimate although there is a small fee!
They are legitimate although they do charge a small fee which I didn't mind paying since they are legitimate.
I joined with Excalibur and I have been happily working with the company now for 5 months as a contractor on their client referral position as Medical Transcriber.
Don't let the fee discourage you - its for your background check verification and their work at home job bank registry.
Thanks & Good luck!
Jennifer W.
Men, in general, do that a lot....not just....NM
In General
I for one, also feel that there has been enough said about a certain companies on this board -- I work for a small service (probably less than 100 employees) and am treated fairly -- my second paycheck was late, but only due to a goof at the end of the major hospital and the invoice -- I was with a company where I was paid every two weeks like clockwork, but occasional gitches happen -- and you have to plan for those things. The subject though with this one company has become way too rendundant and I for one feel it's time to move onward and upward.
It is general transcription
Very hard work transcribing a bunch of people talking at once.
As a general rule....
75% is a pretty heavy figure on terms of ESL. That sounds like an account no one else wants to do.
What general area
The 3 big ones in my area have most of their MTs at home with full benefits and incentive plans. Most of their systems require high speed and some have a mileage limit for repairs, etc. Start calling all the local hospitals within 100 mile radius of you and see if they have MTs working from home. Most require a short period of in-house training but if you're experienced they usually send you home in a week.
just using general examples here...
not really talking specifics. and if you are making 10 cpl, you'd better rejoice and count your lucky stars. I was making that 5 years ago before I went with a big MTSO for health insurance, when they dropped us back to where I was making less than minimum wage, I quit. I'm now making 8 cpl...and I have 16 years of exp! I'm just saying, a rate of 6 cpl is a JOKE...you set your own standards, but we have to JUST SAY NO to the low wages they try to offer us now.
Well the questions are also so general
I think if people thought before they posted for example which platform, flexibility, etc.
As soon as someone puts that they had a bad experience, they are told that's not true, etc. etc. It's a neverending thing on this company board.
If someone says they have had a good experience, then everyone starts applying and the company overhires and then everyone is mad about that.
It makes no sense to me.
Letting someone know they are able to search the archives is not rude at all. It's a matter of using the correct string of characters and spending the time to do it though.
offshoring in general
I also think a lot of the services have sold their clients a bill of goods, convincing them that Turn Around Time is the big issue. This way they can justify sending the work out of the country to be done overnight, thus a bigger profit for them, and at the same time the clients buy into it because there is not enough quality control on their end to actually check what is coming back. I have seen a trend though in my area to bring back more in-house staff because of quality issues with outsourcing.
As a general idea,
people usually say you need about 2 cpl more to make up for paying your own SS, the employer not paying half of your health insurance, no sick days, no vacation days, no holidays, no short or long term disability, no unemployment, no dental, paying an accountant to help with your taxes, etc.... In my opinion, that stuff is actually worth more than 2 cpl, but that at least gives you an idea of what to aim for.
My comment is about posters in general.
I've never worked for KS and know nothing about them.
Nothing on this board tells me anything about them either. That is my point.
What is on this board is completely anonymous and we have no way to know who is actually posting and if there is any truth to it.
TransHealth - General question please
Can you tell me how work is picked up? Do you load a certain amount at once, or is it a pickup one job at a time situation? Also, how is the platform to use? Do you have to work weekends, or is that optional? Thinking of applying there. TIA.
In general, has VR been successful for most companies? Thanks. nm
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Try the Attorney General's Office...
for your State. Worked for me and I was an IC. Got my last check. Good luck.
I did not mean that is what they are doing. I was just making a comment in general. sm
I used to waitress, and you did not get the best stations or the best shifts until you moved up. My brother is an ER doctor. He was on midnights for years until there was an opening on days. His wife is a new nurse and always has to work every holiday and off-shift that there is as she has no seniority. My DH is a machinist. Whenever he switched jobs in the past, he was put on 3rd shift until someone left or was fired on 2nd and then 1st shift.
I just figured that MT would be the same. When I started at the hospital I am at, I got stuck with every weekend and holiday and evening for the first year. I just accepted it as the way things should be done. Why would services be any different? You should make someone new feel welcome, but the long-standing employees would resent it if newly hired employees get the best accounts and the best doctors. Kind of like paying your dues and proving that you are a good employee before they put you in the best positions.
In general, small companies
I just left one of the big companies because I won't do ASR because of the decreased pay. Smaller companies are usually straight transcription only, and I am now with one of those. There are quite a few out there.
escription is a general issue
If you look on the website for escription you will see a style guide that has a lot of nit picky format rules. It requires a lot of remembering little format things that we wouldn't normally do. They really should have someone to edit and someone else to make the format changes. it really is cumbersome and you can't make any money.
Transcription companies in general
AMEN SISTER! couldn't have said it better
What is the general opinion about the packet? Good or Bad
Did receive mine yet?
Also contact your state Attorney General
consumer fraud division. Contact the local TV station that has a department for such fraud and ask them to investigate. Once you go public, you will be paid. Best of luck to you.
Do they still do general, medical, and legal tranny? Thx. nm
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just google general transcription jobs
A lot of the jobs are for legal work, so I imagine you need a big English vocabulary and fast hands for lots and lots of lines.
Just hired, a little nervous about it now, general question....sm
Just took a position with a well-known company, I'll withhold it for now to be considerate. I was supposed to work Sun night thru Thurs. nights. Friday evening I was sent the software download and called for training on it Sat. morning. After the training, I had to answer a questionnaire, at which point I would then be e-mailed my specifications for the account I was assigned along with a 'test questionnaire' that I would have to complete and return and THEN I would get my access code to the system and my Acct. Mgr's contact info. I sent my first little questionnaire Sat. morning and waited for my acct specs and 'test'. On Sunday, I had yet to receive anything. I called them and they said my Acct. Mgr. did not work weekends and would be in Monday! I asked how I was to start my shift Sun. night then!? Another person sent my acct. specs for me at 6 pm Sun., which was a 26-page manual on the particulars of this acct along with a 30-question test. I stated that I was supposed to start my shift in 3 hours, and how could I thoroughly complete reading this manual and answer the test questions and be prepared? They told me I couldn't start that night anyway because I could not recieve my User ID til the Acct. Mgr. came in Mon. morning to give it to me and that I'd have it by noon Mon. (today). Still nothing in my Inbox and its noon, AND I didn't get to work my shift last night and I'm supposed to work 20 hrs. minimum per week. Is it normal for start-up to be so hairy and unorganized? I'm nervous now.
Can any give me some general information about Keystrokes? (sm)
I am considering applying to them as they sound like a great company to work for. What platform do they use? Is it internet based? C-phone? Something else? How easy and MT friendly is that platform? How is the work load? And finally, do they hire IC, PT, and/or FT? Thank you.
General Facility with a cast of TTers.
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Report to BBB, then contact attorney general's
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Was always told a general rule of thumb...
60 minutes equals 600 lines, 80 minutes, 800 lines and so on. The formula did pan out for me. I was always able to figure out how many lines I would get by how many minutes I pulled from the system.
GT is general transcription versus MT medical...nm
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I think she means clinic work in general.
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and do you mean "THEY" meaning DeVenture or in general?
If in general, that's nothing new. If you mean DeVenture, then I'm glad I got turned down.
I agree, it's a good general reference...
but be careful because everything you read on here is not totally correct... I would say not even in the 80% correct range. There are several companies talked about on this site that I have personally worked for and I have seen posts regarding them that were not correct at all -- like the platform used, pay, IC or employee, hours, etc. Also, many people will post bad comments here simply because they do not want new MTs coming on their account and taking their work  . So, yes, it is good for general reference but by no means totally honest. I think a good indication is when you see multiple posts stating the same issues about the same company.
General Liability Insurance Question for other MTSO's
We are small and need to pick up general liability insurance for our company. The MTs working for us are IC's. Just wondering who everyone else uses?
It's not law, but it's usual general policy to avoid law suits. nm
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Thank you all!!!! So the general consensus is that my idea of being up front and honest and
telling them I would love the job but have some concerns about the amount of work and level of experience (being on my own) is not really a good idea. I was just thinking that maybe they may possibly think of splitting the position into two if they did not end up finding one transcriptionist......??? Anyway, thank you again. I wish I was more confident, but I really do not want to get into a situation where I am way in over my head.
Once again, a general blanket statement that is completely false. sm
Many hospitals and clinics do a 100% complete outsource of one or more departments. The dumping and overflow could very well be at a company level. How do I know? I am a Team Lead at a big company and we do 100% of the work for more than 50 facilities.
General rule is 3-5 minutes transcription/1 min of dictation.(nm)
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General question on training vs. switching to production...sm
Does there seem to be an average number of training hours/weeks for most companies before they switch you over to regular production? Here's my concern: I started with a new company a few weeks ago. They put me through one week (40 hrs) of training at an hourly rate and then switched me to production. I am typing any/all specialties for a total of about 50 different docs who of course each have their own specs along with the two clinics that each have their own specs along with having to learn the logistics of the software along with researching all the new terms I don't know and get used to the docs I cannot understand (yes that sentence was a run-on on purpose:) My point is, after one lousy week of training, my daily line counts are still so low since I'm learning and reading every little thing still that my hourly rate is literally about $3.50 right now and I'm busting my butt 40 hrs. a week. I thought companies usually utilized at least a 30-60 day training period. Am I way off here? My count goes up a TINY bit each day but not enough to continue to survive on this job.
Thanks, I am talking about CABGs and general heart surgery, which all of my
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It's a general free advertising site - you have to be careful though (sm)
because a lot of ads on there are scams...you have to look for the ones that are realistic.
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