And not only for transcribing, but answering their
Posted By: calls, tech issues, etc. sm on 2008-09-02
In Reply to: Ic info - cj
It's not all it is cracked up to be and certainly not for everyone. There are more hours involved in administrative tasks with more clients, too. Make sure you are fully aware what you are getting into before jumping. Not saying that to discourage, just a friendly warning. It has its rewards, too, but trust me, you will work your tail off. Doctors work 24/7 and often expect the same of their business associates.
If you provide digital equipment, you'd better know it inside and out or have a good tech person on your payroll because the office will call you for help everytime there is a hiccup. Set forth your hours, rules, and extra charges for stat reports, faxes, copies of reports lost in their office, etc., ahead of time. Once you get a few clients, you may want to line up another MT or find someone you can subcontract to in the event of illness, vacation, etc., maybe trade favors with another MT with own clients.
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Thanks for answering. nm
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I see. Thank you for answering.
Some companies want their equipment rented from them. Some what a security deposit that is refundable.
The way some of the posts on this thread were reading, I wondered how the MTs were having to pay to work for the company.
I appreciate you answering.
Thanks SO much for answering. At least I know that the ... SM
platform has not changed yet. It's been a month since I left, and yes, it was only going to be a couple more weeks before the change-over to the CM platform. The account itself was not that bad, pretty good really, but what I really liked was getting the benefits. Not sure what to do right now. Thanks again for commenting on this for me.
I don't see them answering the
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thanks for answering
i did see all of that later today.
THANKS FOR ANSWERING-nm
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I appreciate your answering
No, not upset. I work on VR on Piedmont acct and love it. Like occasional straight typing but love the VR most of all. Thanks for the info. Do you have work most of the time or have you ran out?
Thanks for answering
The work is going ok so far. Very easy account, platform not really that bad - made 700+ lines in 5 hours on my 2nd day. The staff is much more courteous and respectful of an MT than the last place I worked. The QA person is friendly and not a rude hag like the last place. I also don't have to pay $25 to get my check and am a W2 employee. So far, so good...
Thanks for answering. NM
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I was not answering you per se
but someone else who asked if this was normal. I am actually more lightened up than most on these boards as I can do transcription or not, my life does not depend on it anymore, thank the Lord.
I was answering the OP about sm
forums for KS if you will read. There are NO forums for Keystrokes employees. That is the only question I was answering. I told her I like Docuscribe as I have worked on it in the past. I have not worked on the Christus account and said that alos.
Read before you speak will ya?
I don’t know about answering this as I never
use the combination keys, only the mouse. Was told when I first started VR a few years ago had to use the mouse. I know this sounds strange but until then never used a mouse. I learned and then told should use the other keys. The VR I am on is really good, and yes when I need to correct something I take my hands off to fix with whatever needed but having said this, I could not edit any faster, no way using combination keys. Your audio only goes so fast and no amount of keys can get you faster.
I was answering below, but on this point SM
I am going to have to say it is going to be near-impossible for you to get paid that much per line AND work days. I do wish you luck though.
That bit about answering the IM's is especially amusing since
we are told ALL the time to use it for emergencies only. Guess you have a lot of those??
Thank you all below for answering! I will check into some of these just to see. nm
Thank you for answering the question
I am not the one who posted asking about information on Zylomed, but I was wondering about them because I have accepted a position with them. I just wanted to say thank you for your reply.
Thanks for answering. How long did
you stay? I didn't get any paycheck for work I did in November. Did get a few dollars in training pay 25 days later, but nothing since.
I was answering Colleen....
in the first place. If YOU wanted a specific answer then you should've asked, but I find YOU NM quite rude.
Thanks for answering my questions. (SM)
I felt the recruiter was being straight forward with me. She even gave me time to think things over before going on. All in all I feel she was being honest with me. I've decided to give them a try.
Thanks again for answering my questions and good luck to you also!!
Thank you very much for answering my questions. nm
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I think she was just answering a question.
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Why bother answering at all
if you are a no thanks?
WHAT PART OF WHO WOULD *SUPPORT*... was confusing?
:)
Thanks so much to both of you for answering my questions...
I have e-mailed you both.
I remember someone answering
I could be wrong, but the person actually e-mailed me with this company MxSecure. I then posted the company name for others since again it was one of those I e'd you kind of thing and others wanted to know as well about the company I was asking was flexible. Come to find out MxSecure I believe does require that you do a certain line count. I wanna say this was probably six months ago, but the poster got a little tiffed that the company name was posted. I only did it so others would know.
In the OP post, JP states the last time she put the company out there, no one used her as a referrall so she didn't get any money.
I don't know, I just have this weird feeling that it is the same person. I'm not sure though. I have no clue about MxSecure and never worked there.
Yes, Mommy. First, nobody at all was answering
as I hate it when my questions are ignored. Loads of people read it, but nobody answered, naturally until I did and expressed my opinion. Now, of course, the loyal defenders come on slashing any naysayers. As I said clearly, I had no personal experience, so silly to bash me on that one. Personally, I really like KS and the people I have personally spoken with at KS, but the no work situation was the big thing that kept me from accepting a position on more than 1 occasion. They admitted themselves that it could be a dellicate balancing act and they were very humble about learning so much in their huge succesful growth spurt. So, while you seem to refuse to admit the problem ever existed, your bosses admit it. I just unfortunately am not financially comfortable enough to be able to take the gamble and hang in for weeks or so until no work situations are corrected. So I weigh my employment choices on the known potential problems with a company and go from there, as I'm sure the OP was trying to do. But, yes, Mommy, this forum used to be famous for pages and pages of KS posts claiming no work. Whether they were really KS MTs, or pumpkins, or aliens from Pluto, I have no clue. I simply shared with the original poster that there used to be boatloads of posts on this particular issue and I was honest that I had no personal experience. Glad you have too much work. Go get 'em!
Thanks for answering my questions
I'm only looking for SE status right now. Just something to keep me busy if my regular account gets slow. The line rate is certainly decent, especially for employee status. Thank you again for the info. If I ever decide to go employee status, I'll definitely check them out.
thank you all for answering my post.
MDI-MD does sound like they treat you good. I am thinking of just up and quitting my present company who i have been with for almost 10 years. the last few have been quite challenging and continues to go that way so I do not think if i have the energy to work both just to see how well it goes. Thanks again.
I started out at the top before you answering
the person who wanted to know about TTS. You came in after me. I do not know what you are talking about. You do not work for the company, like where you are, good hours, no weekends with you. What is the issue now?
Since you are answering honestly, I am
asking honestly why your company has to deal with offshore support/upload team. I have never really heard an honest answer from a company. Is the bottom line price? I am very interested in honestly knowing what goes on behind the doors of these MTSOs. Thanks for your honesty.
65+ and still transcribing
I'm 65, was hired by CyMed/SPi at 63 but had another offer at that time. Companies have never asked my age (and aren't supposed to). Of course, they can often figure it out from a resume or when you have to send in a copy of your DL or other ID. I sympathize and empathize with your chronic pain. I've had to slow down to 6 hours a day due to shoulder/neck problems and had had 3 surgeries (did not have to give my medical history when applying either). I still enjoy the work. I consider our jobs a genuine specialty, truly medical language specialists! I have lots of ESL experience and that is usually a plus for me. I'm on my own, divorced 20 years, so no hubby help, etc. I took early retirement at 62 but it barely covers my rent now that Medicare and MC supplement premiums are being deducted. Thanks for posting your concerns. Don't give up on finding a company--you are a valuable person in this field!
I was also transcribing (sm)
ER reports for them on an IC basis (weekends, nights, etc.)  . The account I was on was easy. If I remember correctly, I was up to around 275 lph within the first couple days. I left because I had a second job which was full time and it just became overwhelming for me.
J and J transcribing
Hi, Does anyone here know anything about J and J Transcribing? I applied to them a long time ago and they have finally gotten back to me. It was so long ago that I cannot remember any of the original information that I knew about the company. Thanks, Gale
On transcribing what you know to be
correct versus what the client/MTSO wants, you have to go by that. They pay your bills. When and if the client is cited by Joint Commission for inappropriate abbreviations then it will be changed, but until then type things as instructed. If you have to do what QA wants, then there isn't much you can do about that, but why can't QA pull up the information they are looking for instead of you??? For the lack of work, contact your supervisor again and ask if it is a permanent thing or just temporary that the work is low for now (don't mention the other MTs if you are not supposed to know about it) and, if so, ask again about a second or third account.
Transcribing...nm
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J&J Transcribing, Inc.
Does anyone know anything about this company? I haven't applied for a new MT position in a while and something seems off about this company and I can't find any info. on here about them. I did find online that they are a legitimate company. I actually never tested for this company and didn't realize that until after the fact, because I had tested for several different companies. So, the owner of the company called me and told me that they wanted to hire me and explained a bit about the job and she emphasized that QA had to remain 98% or higher, which is pretty standard, so I saw no issue with that. So, then they sent me the foot pedal/headset FIRST and then I received the information via e-mail about the company. It is confusing because the information says I will be typing for Webmedx untill my QA is 98%, including the use of their platform and once I get to that point I will be allowed to work for J&J. It says that if QA does not feel I get to that point then I will not be allowed to work for J&J.
Another thing concerning is their pay schedule, you work from the 1st through the 31st and you get paid the 25th of the following month. It states that if during the initial QA process if you don't pass and are allowed to work for J&J then you do not get paid for any of the reports that you typed during that first month, but if you are released to work for J&J then you will get paid for those.
Also, with the QA once you do get released to work for J&J, it says they do not do quarterly reviews and such, but pretty much daily monitoring of your work and if any time you fall below 98% you are no longer allowed to work with them. It is concerning because with my experience with QA they tend to help you, but this job seems like it is just a prolonged testing process. I am not overly concerned about the 98% QA, but I hate to waste my time memorizing a book of information they sent me with account-specific guidelines and doing reports for free in hope that I can be with the company.
Anybody heard of anything like this before? Thanks so much.
Are they not answering the phone in their office?!! nm
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No fair answering this way. What are your reasons?
nm
You're the one answering, honey. LOL
nm
I think nobody is answering because of the word *decent*...LOL
nm
Thanks for FINALLY answering the question
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Thanks for answering - I am familiar with Bayscribe(sm)
as I worked for MDI-MD for about 3 months. You are right about no platform being perfect. Do you have a smaller amount of doctors? To me, that is luxury!! If I never saw (rather heard) another ESL that would make me really happy!! Best of luck! Keep me posted
Thanks for answering - this sounds perfect for me! NM
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Would you mind answering a few more questions?
Did you switch from straight transcription to VR, or start with VR?
How long had you done straight transcription and what was your lph speed then?
How long have you been doing VR?
How long did it take you to get up to the speed where you are now?
Thanks in advance!
I notice she is answering all these questions
all over the place and yet she was speaking as though she had never really worked as MT, needing a job - what gives with this?
Right now not too many people answering posts unless
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Editing vs. transcribing.
Why would anyone choose editing? Is it better pay than transcribing. Just wondering if that's something I should aim for or stick with training for coding.
TIA
Its not all Transcribing. So be careful
This is just a reminder that there will be people out there to actually fool other people for working for them and not paying them. its like a new age of salvery.
I really do enjoy transcribing, actually
as much as the day I first started almost 17 years ago. I'm willing to go the extra mile and learn as much as I can. I just need someone to give me the chance. Thanks for the encouragement.
are you transcribing or editing? nm
either way, you're in for a rude awakening.
I'm currently doing a mix of editing and transcribing
There are good points and the not so good points to the editing.
I've been with the company too long to just give up and jump ship without giving it a fair shake tho.
I like editing but I wish the compensation was better.
When I was straight transcribing I was doing a little over 2000 lines per day, approximately 135-170 minutes per day and making darn good money.
Now, with editing thrown into the mix, I do anywhere from 1900 to 3000 lines per day, and approximately 190-230 minutes.
Just my own personal opinion but I think the ones who truly made an improvement in their earnings were those who were maybe doing a little over the minimum required 1100 lines per day to begin with. The higher producers... not so lucky.
I'm not quite ready to throw in the towel yet.
Made much more transcribing, but it was too SM
hard on me physically, so I had to opt for the hourly QA route.
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