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And even then it's luck of the draw most times as far as acct, supes, etc.

Posted By: nm on 2006-12-03
In Reply to: asking questions - nc

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Definitely the luck of the draw. I didn't last there either but
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A lot of OT on my acct, supes are good, pay on time.
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that is just it, Daisy, luck of the draw for a good supervisor...
and they also promise you the moon in the beginning. everyone was quite nice and wonderful in the beginning in my experience. then I got thrown to the manager, who was schizophrenic.

when no work, NO ONE will respond to you. when there is work, they are all over you like leaves on trees...threatening, harassing, etc.

depends on what is important to you. oh, and I could not even get 1000 lines/day after a while...was awful.
Good for you! I have done that several times......Good luck to you. nm
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They are trying to draw in the

single moms of the world with that claim to fame.  MT is a very difficult field to learn and be successful in especially in today's world when these big nationals are only looking out for #1, keeping their clients happy at the use and abuse of the hired help. If you have years of experience because you dug your heels in years ago, stuck it out and know your worth, their callous and cold attitude is less traumatizing. 


MTs definitely need someone looking out for them to provide job security.  You would think that the educational institutions of today would start looking into what the future holds for their graduates.  It should be their responsibility to ensure that students enrolling in their curriculums will have good, stable job opportunities when they graduate.  Sadly, most fall short and do not concern themselves with that aspect of career training.  They, too, just want your money honey with no guarantees attached.


I lost an acct with MQ, called the hospital and they told me who had the acct. I chose not to go wi
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Older posts about them have the MTs bouncing from acct to acct and not being able to make
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My acct mgr sent an update this morning stating a large acct sm
starting next week; another in 2 more weeks; another in early October; and another in November. This is just a normal end of summer / holiday slowdown. I'm sure other posters on this board are also out of work due to the same circumstances.
or the small ones do not draw attention. It seems to be the bigger companies. sm
They are the ones mentioned the most, at least the ones that are growing.
Give it a whirl. I WAS on that same acct, same pay. Asked and got put on an acct just as bad, so I
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Right on! Too bad more supes and owners don't - (sm)
check out this website and see what the world of MT is REALLY like. Most of 'em are too busy shopping for that new Lexus or other expensive bauble to know or even care what life is like for the folks that have to work under them. It's kind of funny, where I used to work they had a very hard time attracting new hires, and even retaining the old pros they already had! (Word DOES get out, doesn't it?) Especially now that we have amazing networking & communication tools like the Internet and MT Stars. If I were a manager in charge of MTs, you better believe that I would care how they viewed their jobs, and how my organization looked to others, and I would be reading the med. transcription websites. I now work for a company that you never see discussed in a derrogatory manner on this board, and in fact that had a lot to do with why I chose to work for them, rather than the many companies you read about in here. So MT managers, start treating your employees like the money-makers they are, instead of like dirt, and watch your companies (and your profits) grow.
Some supes/accounts better than what I had
There are a few at Spheris who claim to have good accounts and good supes, but that was not my experience.  The accounts disappeared as fast as I could crosstrain on them.  My supe blew me off 75% of the time, and when she did answer it was only part of an issue that got addressed.  In fact, the only time she had time for me was when I gave notice, but only to assure me I could come back within 30 days.  I found it real interesting my supe had a secretary AND a back up secretary, and yet nobody had time to answer simple questions (yet they always had time to call and beg me to come in on my day off when they were in a pinch).  Funny too how my supe had EVERY holiday off, herself.  At the job I'm at now, my supe always answers me, and without a huge backup staff underneath her, either.  That earns my respect and trust.
Diskriter MT's, how is communication with supes
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In my state, if they hire you full time, then do not provide the work you can draw unemployment -
You would have to talk to someone in your state, but I was able to draw partial unemployment while still working in Georgia. I had to report in each week how much I made and they gave me partial benefits. To qualify, you had to have been hired full time.
Not always an option; my supes don't want calls at either of my MTSOs. nm
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Ad here in Feb. for coders and supes only. Office people said not to be very
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How was your acct at Amphion? I have a HORRIBLE acct...

I am new to Amphion and have this account that has a lot of account specifics, no automatic ADT (which means I have to search for the names, etc) which is not a problem for me, but there is one dictator who is ALWAYS awful, and I have been getting him back to back to back my first week with Amphion.  Did you find that you basically only had 1 or 2 dictators while there or did you have more?  Of course, I would not mind doing him occasionally but can't do this all day.  I will never be able to make any money, especially at the line rate that I am being paid.  I have 2 children of my own and 3 of my sister's children in my care.  I cannot afford to do this everyday and don't know what to do.  I work as an IC for another company making 9 cents a line, which is much more than Amphion, but really wanted employee status so was willing to make a little less, but I am afraid it is not going to work.  I do not want to have to find yet another company and start all over with them to only find out that they suck too.  Any suggestions?


Nope, but on their site it says they're only hiring coders and MT supes right now. nm
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A lot of times, if they need extra help, they will over 1-1/2 times our regular rate. sm
This is the equivalent of OT but you get it even if you have not done 40 hours already. I have also received AmerExp gift cards a few times for incentives offered. I think it depends on the account.

I do know for sure that they are working on an incentive program but I have no details and not even sure if they are still looking at it.

I do know for sure that I make more $$ with Keystrokes than I have ever made anywhere else.
Spheris supes/QA are good, insurance not good; they offshore
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Anyone work at Diskriter, who can tell me how it's like, pay, work load, supes, etc. Thanks
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VA acct w/ops 9. NM
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RAD ACCT
It is probably true because it is a radiology account.

which acct
which account are you currently working on, or you would say is a bad one. Thanks
What acct
What acct do you work on? If you are on BeyondTxt T mode there is no work. I don't know how you girls who need benefits are paying for them.
acct
Thanks for replying. The problem is I did have my own account and they decided not to pay me for over a month and because I said something about not being paid they took offense. SO what can you do. Its a win-lose situation. Now I just have to hope that the check clears!
KS Onc acct
If you are working on the KS onc acct please email me.
FN New acct
Are we talking about the new acct with the 1 million lines?.  What a joke.  I'm lucky to do 500 lines a day and that is only by working on 3 different accts.  And I found out the new acct will be going to VR, which I don't do.  I'm a transcriptionist, not an editor.
KS acct

Do you know which acct you would be working on?


If it were your acct, you would already know.
They don't keep it a secret. One of mine, large hospital on the East Coast, is leaving today. I've known for at least a month. They chose not to renew their contract with us. It happens.
.06 OB acct
I felt the same way, ladies. In fact, I recently went from a .0725 (knocked down from 0.825) GROSS LINE ACCT to a .06 transcription rate acct with HORRIFIC docs - worst I've had since starting ne.arly 23 years ago. I was offered VR (with even worse docs, so basically re-typing it ALL) for .02 cpl.

I guess you can understand why I'm on the job hunt
Is this a rad acct and do they have openings? (nm)
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I loved that acct too....
Typical M-Q then one day it just vanished.
my acct has about 80-90% ESLs
my back up account is worse. 
That seems like it could be true, my acct is So Cal
and most of the patients are not Caucasian or are ethnic (is that PC?), as well as the dictators.
Same here, about 40-50 regular drs on my acct, with
probably 10 of them being so awful, I can hardly attempt them. I'm happy to say that some I hated at first are now ones I enjoy, so hopefully I will keep finding that to be the case. Others though, UGH!
No, DRC is not really "atrocious acct" but... sm
It is NOT easy stuff... My experience has been lots of cutting-edge oncology in all specialties. If you don't know your stuff you'll be researching more than typing. Very few ESLs and, yes, the platform is Word-based, and, no, no need to be a computer wiz--tech support is great at DRC and so is QA support.
Your radiology acct
Are you working certain hours/days/evenings and are you working weekends?  What is holiday pay per report?
Your radiology acct
Do you have a lot of ESL docs?
TT onco acct

Can't you get a backup account?  That's what I did.  They are not all slow at the same time, usually.  I get better count on onco acct than on my other.


Well I was doing VR for an acct at 1.80 report. sm
They cut pay to 3.5 to 5.5 cents per line under the manager I was under. I know a lot of people left. Just curious as to if any are here on this board.
Ortho acct
i have been offered ortho, which i have a great deal of experience. How much would you say per hour you make at 7.5 WI spaces. I really have a lot of quesstions and if possible would like to e-mail you direct. Also can the ShortHand program be used
I know which acct you are talking about but (sm)
trust me (or not) there are TONS of work on others, one I know FOR SURE.  Have you asked for a backup??
what acct?...email me....nm
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I always get a mix, no matter which acct I am on.
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Just how EZ is it to get off of the DI entry acct

Anyone starting new with KS on hem/onc acct? nm
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That really depends on your acct, even now. nm
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Did you think to ask about acct specifics?
What you think might look better and what the client requires are two different things.  Often when a client receives expansions that they specifically ask NOT to be done, they go back to the client and yell and in some instances ask for a credit.  The transcription company isn't going to take the chance if the specifics are that rigid.  As for the name of the facility - I'd think you could just ask?
Depends on your acct - sm
I have 12-hr window to get in 8 hour shift but I know others on accounts that require stricter schedules. Flex hours are pretty much okay here.
TT will be hiring for new acct soon
NM