Companies that have no work current for all MTs are
Posted By: my 2 cents on 2005-12-09
In Reply to: Running out of work - Sup.
constantly hiring. This is flu season - doctor's office are full and so are the hospitals. People are also taking vacations so probably some MTs are taking off here and there, but there may also be some MTs that are trying to make extra $$ and working extra. I remember back a few years ago the week before and week of Thanksgiving we worked like dogs because the hospital was trying to get everyone home for the Thanksgiving.
For it to be slow is one thing, for lots of people to not be getting any lines at all some days is not acceptable, especially when the company currently has an ad running and especially when they are known to offshore.
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I detest companies saying these kinds of things about current/former
How can you possibly KNOW that those who are _still with us_ are _very happy, blah, blah_? Are you telekenetic? Did you have lie detector tests performed? Perhaps they speak ill of you and you just are not aware of it. Perhaps they feel they have no alternative but to stay with your company but wish they could leave. How do you know what it is your employees honestly feel or think and then speak for them? Did they collectively ask you to do so?
I'm shaking my head at how you just don't seem to get it. This isn't the first time you've been offered the words I offer you today.
I know many MTs will bash companies here and I cannot explain why I feel this way, but when a company comes on and _defends_ itself in this manner, it turns me against ever having anything to do with it. This isn't the first time IMHO you should have left things alone and let outsiders come to their own conclusions.
MTs who are in the know, know where to find information, how to break it all down and make informed decisions for themselves. I don't want to contact you...you brought yourself into my arena and the lions are feeling hungry these days.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience. (nothing personal, just a quote I enjoy)
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I currently work for Transolutions. They have both DOS and web-based platforms; I work on both. I'm extremely happy with this company so far. I'm not one to job jump, so I did careful research on every job offer I received and picked this company. They pay very well and competitively. Their insurance premium for a whole family is cheaper than the other companies by $200 per month (my personal experience, anyway). They offer PTO, 1 week of sick time, 3 personal days. You have to work 3 holidays a year but that's for 4 hours. They alternate the holidays, so one year you work Christmas and the next year you work Thanksgiving. I've never seen a company offer personal days and sick time. The President of the company himself has a bimonthly conference call with the MTs. Also, they have longevity bonuses, $100 for every year you're there up to 7 years, then $700 a year, which I've never seen offered at a company. I hope this helps, and if you'd like to use me as a referral, please email me. :)
They do not have a current ad, there is no work, no
reason to. The account in question is one of the accounts with little to now work.
Why not? If your current company is out of work, you need to find another, and another and another,
you can make a decent weekly income. I've been there and done that, sometimes 5 companies at once, until I finally landed a decent position with consistent workflow.
How do you pay your bills making less than $500 a week?
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I do not work for them, but I have done recruiting for companies of their type of work
It is A LOT different than regular medical transcription. The pay is a little less (unless you are proficient and fast), but the work is harder in that there are multiple people speaking and the nature of the medical advisory boards are quite detailed. I receive quite a few resumes of medical transcriptionists wanting to do this type of work, but when you test them, it is a whole different ballgame.
Good luck and let me know how you do on the test!
Current Amphion employee...I'm very happy. The part of Amphion I work with has no faxes, lists,s
minor demographic work..superb QA and feedback. Fellow MTs on same account are more than willing to help and now they also have mentor program. My pay is what they said. They do have different pay for different levels. 
Maybe if this deal loses clients, I can work out an at-home deal with one of my current accounts.
Or else get a McJob at McDonald's flipping McBurgers....
There are still companies that need your work by a certain
done by then, whatever your schedule is in completing it...just as long as it is in by the deadline. I recently IC'd for a company who would send me work first thing in the morning and I had to have it back by noon the next day. That worked for me and met their contract requirements.
It does work for some companies. OTI is one. Please
don't speak for all companies when you so obviously don't know that some companies DO only hold you to a weekly quota. They've found that people still seem to fall into a rather predictable schedule, and they're able to manage accordingly. It's rather comical seeing all these posts saying that just won't work. It can and does. As an MT there, I had unlimited work available and was only on one account. It never worked better at any job I've been an MT at. Every other placed bounced me around from account to account.
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The moderate size company I have been working for is closing its doors after the loss of their big account.
I'm getting mom and pop offers and private accounts, but wondering about the safety of going with a big national company.
The only big name I am aware of is MedQuist. I would appreciate simply a list of the big players. In addition, any reviews and suggestions of companies with the most satisfied workforce would be most helpful. I have a great variety of experience, but went to work for a company right out of school and I am not very aware of other medical transcription companies.
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ANY COMPANIES BESIDES Spheris AND MQ OUT THERE, WE HAVE CAVEMAN DIAL UP
I work IC for two companies, and have
You are an IC making your own schedule and as long as you give them some notice and don't abuse ... should not be a problem. I haven't encountered any problems taking vacation yet ... we'll see what happens at holiday time, but to me, that's their problem when they employ ICs ... you don't earn paid time off, and as an IC, you don't get paid for your time off. I don't know of any ICs who abuse it, so it should not be a problem for most.
Most companies work this way
once you start increasing your line count and making decent money, they either move you to another account or bring on the worst dictators they have. Good Luck!
I work for several companies and
one of them gave me a nice bonus. Not unheard of... 
I work for 2 companies
For one company I have one main account and fill in on another account when the need it. For the second company I just have one account. I'm looking for a third company to have part-time as well. I like to have 3 *main* accounts. They are all pretty different but I have folders for each account and just glance through it as a refresher before I start working on each one.
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Has anyone worked for Spheris or OSI. Any info would be helpful.
Most companies will work with you
Do you have a good rapport with your supervisor and good report quality? You can't expect to be in top form when you first start.
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Are there any companies out there that actually have enough work to keep you busy after they hire you and tell you there is plenty of work when there is none?
I work for 2 companies and I got something from one of them
In fact, I was surprised because I don't do much work for them and have only been with them a short time. But I got a $25 gift card and a nice card. My main company did send a card, but not a gift.
Are there any companies out there that let you work as many
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Companies that work off of FTP
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Some companies will work with you. I
was at 1 where I worked only 6 weeks and had figured out it wasn't for me workwise (constantly running out of work) and was offered another job. When I sent in my notice, I was asked if I would stay provided I didn't have to work weekends. So, nothing is written in stone.
They use other companies to do work...
I know for a fact that they use other companies to do thier jobs because I worked at the company that was doing thier overflow work. They tell thier own employees they are out of work while giving it to another company...they lie! Not overseas people, but other US MTs working for another company. Maybe it's really because they don't have enough employees at the time, but I seriously doubt it when so many MTs are begging for work. I am so tired of all these companies using each other and being a partner with someone else. Some companies have 5 different names all under one large company. TTD is an example of this, seems they don't have any of thier own accounts, all hiring for other companies. WebMedx pretends to be a stand alone company....well they are not! I am not the suck poster, but YES, they do suck!
Companies you work for
Would you two mind sharing the names of the companies you both work for?
I work for 2 companies
Both of which are very well respected on these boards, and nothing from either of them. Not even a cursory Thank You email. This is my first MT week with both of these companies and unless there's a surprise in my mailbox today, I have to admit I'm a bit disheartened. Not that they aren't great employers but I can't help but feel a bit taken for granted.
Okay, end of pity party and back to work...At least the fact I get my paychecks on time proves they ARE aware of my existence, I guess, lol!
I work for two different companies and
have two different platforms. I have never had any conflict with them and had one installed while the other was already on my computer. In fact, I have run both at the same time! So, it is possible.
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can you work for two different trans companies?
just wondering if this was okay and/or legal?
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Are there any companies that pay a good line rate and are good to there MTs that do not offshore there work? I am trying to help a friend looking for part time work, but she is staying clear of those that offshore..
Any help would be appreciated.
Why are so many companies running out of work?
It seems like MQ is the company most people are complaining about, but lately someone from Amphion told me they were running out of work, too.
So why does this happen? I understand with MQ because of all the changes, but why Amphion? Or perhaps it was just the one person having trouble with their one account?
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Both are great companies to work for.
xx
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This is in response to Sitting-on-my-hands. This seems to be the trend with medical transcription companies these days. I currently work for 3 different companies and all have been short or out of work completely for the past month or longer. These companies want a stock of experienced transcriptionists, however, they do not wish to pay anyone on any other scale other than pay-per-line. That way, they still have the Transcriptionist on the line in the event of STAT accounts and have no outgoing expense. Believe it or not, most companies are offended if you ask if they pay for downtime. Medical transcription is a skill developed over years and not your typical work-pool environment. Thank you for listening, but this is definitely a sore spot with me, especially lately. (P.S. - It is not my choice to work for 3 different companies, however, achieving a good income with one is difficult, especially when the work is cut off closer to the end of the pay periods.
Thank you for listening.
I work for two companies and love them both
StenoMed and Executive Transcription Solutions.
Can anyone tell me which companies other than the big one hires MTs for DQS and how are they to work
for. Any opinions. Nice to work for with decent work or not so much.
I work for 2 companies and both treat me very well. sm
Contented MTs generally don't come to these boards to complain, so our side is not represented well.
There are some very good companies out there. I've managed to find 2!
BTW, we're not nickeled and dimed. We're pennied, or ha'pennied!
Unlike government employees, we're paid on production, so lots of work gets done.
;)
Is anyone working on DQS for 2 different companies and how does this work out for you. nm
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Does anyone know of any companies that have clinic work?
Hi, I would like to do clinic work instead of acute care. I would like to know if anyone know of any companies that have clinic work. Your reply back will be highly appreciated! Thank you so much!
Also, sorry if this post shows up twice. I tried posting this question already but I don't see it so I thought I would try posting it again....Again, thank you!
They seem to work for select companies (sm)
and most of those companies were ones I'd not had crossed off my list (for one reason or another) for before I contacted them. I was looking for a QA position (since that is what I have been working), and the QA positions she did have weren't even comparable to what I was already making. Mind you, this was when Tammy Sereday was working for TM. I contacted her a while after my initial contact to see if there were any new positions, and she had left the company. She did forward my email to Pam Trotter. Needless to say, they had nothing for me then, so I haven't contacted them since. I'm still where I was... but not for long.
Anyone work for 2 companies at same time?
I have heard of people doing this, where they are heavy part-time with 2 different companies. First of all, is it even legal? Secondly, how does it work... do you just keep up 1 monitor and bounce back and forth between towers? Finally, does it really help with the lack of work issues or do you tend to be out of work at both places simultaneously. Thanks for the info. Please feel free to email me if needed.
I do not work for KS but have worked for enough companies to know that sm
you are on your own for training after a brief training for the most part but that if you ask questions, you will get answers. I would prefer that, with a good manual, than sitting in a few 8-hour days of training, which has happened at 2 companies. I learn fast and get bored with long training. Different strokes for different folks :)
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