Any with MDI that work on the Northern Virginia hospital accounts?
Posted By: Trixie on 2009-04-16
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I work for one of the other services and received some disturbing news this week. Just want to verify what I was told is true. Please email. 
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Out of work here, too--and I have 4 huge hospital accounts!! GRRR nm
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Diskriter off off offshores - and on some hospital accounts - they have not informed the hospital
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I am apparently being stiffed by a woman in Virginia for vacation coverage work I did. sm
I am not sure where I go from from here. She told me that she would pay me for invoices from 06/26 and 07/11 on 07/22 (yesterday). When I emailed her and asked her to verify that she had indeed paid me, she read the email (you can check on AOL) and did not respond. It is only $338, but in my world right now, that is a lot of money to lose. I blame myself because I broke one of my rules by working for someone who did not have direct deposit, and also by waiting for over a month to get my first check. She did pay that one, but I am thinking now it was only because she still needed me to continue working to finish out her vacation coverage.
I suppose I can file a small claims suit, although I thought someone told me that you have to go to that state to file. She's in Virginia and I am in Colorado. I have a friend in that area, so perhaps he could do the preliminary leg work for me for that. I was also going to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I thought of contacting her clients to let them know that although she is paid for her services, she does not pay others, but I am not sure if that is legal or not.
I am a bit frustrated -- mad at myself for trusting her -- and scared too because I was counting on the money. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Hospital accounts...Sm
is what I worked on, one a teaching hospital. I am a very fast typist, used my Bayscribe Expander to the max, and have been a Transcriptionist for 30 years. There are other transcriptionists, as well, that can do that many lines at MDI.
I also take a lot of breaks and work in 1 to 1-1/2 hour increments.
I left this kind of money because I now have a lot more flexible schedule and yes, believe what you want, I do make more money now.
in hospital accounts
Does anyone know how most hospitals pay if you work in house? Do they pay an hourly rate, or do they pay per line?
I do 1200 lines a day in 2 hospital accounts and I can
usually get my work done in 4 to 5 hours. BUT, if the kids are around or whatever, then of course, it takes quite a bit longer. Also, I have a lot of Instant Text saved etc. and normals that my doctors repeat in their reports.
Happy with my own hospital accounts. No more nationals for me. nm
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Another company shares accounts at same hospital..
they pay well. contact phoenix med com at phoenixmedcom.com. they do lots of ortho too!
Diskriter versus hospital accounts
Did they explain the Diskriter versus hospital status to you when you spoke with them? I'm a little confused about that from the above posters. Thanks!
Diskriter MTs, is hospital account or DR accounts a
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On accounts they are losing, one isn't a large hospital in LA? (sm
I figured if they ever lost this one we would be notified in advance. (or at least hoped) This one they got when they bought YOG out, large, large facility. E-mail if you wish.
Hospital accounts can be worth their weight in gold.
I work for a hospital, and I'll never go back to a national again. However, I do believe I work for the best hospital on the planet, too.
We are on production, but if we run out of work, we're still paid (they value their MTs). Great benefits, fantastic incentives, Planetree philosophy, conscientous dictators, life doesn't get much better than this.
Strongly consider working for a hospital rather than a service. I think you'll be happy.
Northern CA. nm
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First for hospital, then outsourced still on same hospital work
and believe it or not, the hospital was so much easier. Had worked at the hospital for 11 years before they outsourced and then worked another 3+ years for the company they outsourced to. What a difference! The company had so many rules and regulations you could hardly keep up with them all, thousands of them, on the same account, mind you. The higher ups would not leave you alone, constant IMs about any and all. I have gotten to the age where I do not need all that and walked the other week. Have scheduled testing with another hospital for this month. Hope I make the cut, love the hospital work 1000 times more than a company.
Northern Indiana
Sounds like the northern 'burbs of NYC
We moved back to Pennsylvania and got the same house for 1/5 that price.
You're right.
Location, location, location.
Northern or Southern California?
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Northern Counties Secretarial Services - Minnesota
Accidentally posted this in the wrong forum, I believe, so am re-posting it here:
Anybody ever work for Northern Counties Secretarial Services in Minnesota in the 90s? Used to be what seemed like a great company, but in the end, they did a few really good MTs dirty.
Well it sounds like no work happens a lot at DSG. How are the accounts as far as decent accounts
and their QA.
If you live in Virginia, then take the job because then you
could go directly to his office and DEMAND your paycheck (I am being sarcastic). This man is notorious for not paying his employees.
MedScribe LLC in Virginia
 Thinking about applying with them. Does anyone know anything about them? Platform, reliability of pay and how often paid, IC or employee?
Anyone have info on LTS, Inc. out of Virginia
Looking for anyone who has had experience with this company to provide information. Thinking about applying, but would like to hear opinions first. Thanks!
Please, I need info on MTA in Virginia
MTA = Medical Transcription Associates in Virginia. Does anybody have experience dealing with this company? Good or bad ? Which platform do they use? How much do they pay? Any other info? I sure hope someone out there knows something. You can also send me an email. Thank you!!
Like I said - it depends who you work for. I work for a hospital at home - not a company. nm
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I live in Virginia and have never heard of them ..
What city are they in?
Medical Transcription Associates of Virginia anyone?
I have not been successful in finding out any info on this company. Can anyone help? TIA!!!
Anyone ever heard of Smith Venture and Co out of Virginia?? (sm)
would appreciate any info on here or you can e-mail me. Thanks.
The job is on a different job site. Google the company name + Virginia, and hopefully
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Virginia Professional Transcription Services
Has anyone hear of this company? If so, could you please share info on them? TIA.
Anyone have any information about or experience with Virginia Professional sm
Transcription Services? Pay on time, plenty of work, etc ... anything appreciated.
escribe solutions virginia beach - NOT THE INDIA ONE
I have an in-house interview tomorrow - anyone heard of or worked for this company? I have been an in-house Transcriptionist making an hourly wage - so this work at home thing is new to me - I don't know anything about what I should accept if I get offered the job - can anyone school me? ha ha I don't want to get screwed, but I don't know what the average is for pay, lines per day/week, etc. It's like a foreign language. Also I don't want to take the job to work at home and spend a lot of time doing it and make no money.
Anyone have recent info on Cymed in Virginia? Oldest posts are from 09/2005- TIA
As ICs at the hospital I used to work at ...
you got a contract for 2500 minutes monthly at $1.50 a minute. All minutes past 2500 in the month were $1.75.
Same here, no hospital work.....:(
Bills to pay and no work....
Hospital work
I do think spring breaks are playing a part in this. I work a few independent accounts and half of my docs are out this week. I also think the situation is made worse because of the services overhiring due to ridiculously promised turn around times. In the case of the account I work on for a service, the client expects and contracted for H&Ps guaranteed back in 2 hours, but on the other hand, no guarantee from them regarding the volume of business. A win-win situation for all but the MT.
hospital work
I was working for a group of hospitals managed by one company. Therefore, I had about 300 different doctors to transcribe for. Other than radiology, you never knew who would be coming up next. It really is just a matter of what you get used to.
Hospital work
I'm in Georgia - don't know if this is the Tri-State you are talking about, but would like to apply. Would you mind emailing me with info?
Hospital work - sm
Come on people - do your foot work and search. These positions are out there, you just need to search.
Cooper Hospital in NJ was looking for at home MTs for Radiology - don't know if that was filled.
Baptist Health in Texas hires @home MTs.
The one in GA has been filled.
The hospital I work for
I am not sure what it means for us yet. I did work for an MTSO part-time for 6 months. The hospital had better pay and a much better benefit package. Another benefit is that I am familiar with the territory. I don't have to google every nursing home, hospital, doctor's clinics, doctors name in the area as I am familair with them and their specialities. I hope that makes sense.
Hospitals can be unsteady. I have worked for 2 different ones. The first one was going to shut down but that didn't happen, then it was going to merge with another hospital, that did not happen but it gave us a great scare a few times. The same thing with the one I am working at now. It was going to merge with another hospital. They opened a surgery center and that took away some of our work. Now they wre saying they are going to go to VR. It is not here yet but they are seriously talking about it.
KS - Does anybody work of the hospital (sm)
that we have not been able to work in for several hours now due to their internet problem? I'm new - how often does this happen? Is this rare? I sure hope so!
Thanks!
I work for the hospital... sm
And we have vendors. Because we are paid hourly, it's only fair that we are kept busy.
Hospital Account Work
Go to mtdaily.com and check on their jobs page. There are numerous. Diskriter has issues; be careful. Of course, all places of employment have those, but some you have to be very careful with. It is great to work at home, and there are some great employers. If you don't need benefits, I'd suggest working as an independent contractor as you can set your own hours. However, if you need more discipline and the benefits, working for a national company might be great for you. Good luck.
regarding hospital employee work - sm
again, as posted previously, it really depends on what state you live in. What state do you live in??? There are quite a few hospitals that although they do not advertise, they do hire transcriptionists from around the state.
As for Diskriter, and any company for that matter, please do not believe everything you read on this board. It reads like the National Enquirer for Transcription. For every good thing a poster might say about a company, there will be five people (or who knows, maybe it's the same poster over and over again), saying bad things.
Just because one company is not a good fit for a few transcriptionists, does not mean that every Transcriptionist should run. Sometimes these are really bad transcriptionists that were let go, or maybe they are great transcriptionists that were dealt a lousy deal by the transcription service.
I work at home as IC for hospital...
Stay put. After 10 years of working at home for this hospital with no raise, I decided to venture out and try other MTSOs. Good thing I kept my hospital job. I usually do 200-250 lines an hour with the hospital but other MTSOs I was down to 120-150. Mostly it is the different dictators and I can't stand leaving blanks so I would listen over and over to try to get them. Then the styles of what this one wants and what that one wants also differs tremendously. Stay where you are and maybe talk to the hospital about possibly doing at least some days at home.
I work for a small hospital...
which is going through some changes (selling out to another organization). My question to you is what area are you in. I have been trying to get an hourly rate for my area for a while now and can not get an answer. I also get paid per minute, not production per se, just a certain amount for every minute of dictation I do. I do the basic four which also includes radiology and psychiatry. A little over a third of my work is radiology. Please e-mail me.
I work for a hospital and it happened to me.
after I had my baby. I finally made my way back home. They also tried to do it to another pregnant woman and she quit.
Yes they do on everyone, just hired, work for them, not hospital.(nm)
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JLG did work for our local hospital when I was there.
They charged us $3.50 a line. I saw the contract. I was shocked. We paid ICs $1.50 a line. And the work was horrible. Everytime they uploaded reports, 2 of us spent most of the day correcting them. After about 6 months, we fired them.
I work for a hospital at home also. sm
Fortunately, our hospital has the team approach. I am an IC for the hospital and my workload is the same as if I was an in-house employee. I see the entire work queue just as they do and we work first in-first out and abide by TAT. Not all facilities treat you like a second-rate citizen. There are wonderful people and well run hospitals out there to work for at home. You just need to seek them out.
I work for a hospital out of Texas also and....
My work has been slow to non-existent since Thursday before the hurricane. I did about 6 jobs yesterday. I heard one of my dictators tell his nurse to cancel the rest of his patient's visit as his mind is not on seeing patients, as he had to find a well pump. I don't know how much longer I can be without work. I am hoping I get paid, as my transcription company is based in Texas too.
We get a differential at the hospital I work for
If half your hours or more are worked after 3 p.m., you get $1.50/h extra (we get paid hourly). I work 10:30-7 (with half hour lunch) in order to get the differential.
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