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Posted By: very worried QT'r on 2006-11-03
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editor at Diskriter...hours, pay, platform, people, etc. TIA.
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CBay transcribes all work in India. Has some US editors but also has Indian editors.
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Current info on Diskriter?? Past info was very mixed. Either MTs hated it or liked it, does anyone
love working there and why? Do you easily meet your incentive pay or as past people have said, the ESL are so bad that you never meet the line count. I need current and new information. Isnt there a company out there that has a handful of happy employees or does all of them have both the haters and lovers. It is so hard to sort out fact from fiction sometimes and all of us have different expectations. It kind of goes along with the one man's junk is another man's treasures theory, I suppose.
Anyone working/worked for Diskriter? (sm)
Good/bad experiences...pros/cons?? Would love some input to help me decide if I should apply.
TIA 
Diskriter - That's odd because I have gone back and forth working for them - sm
for years and I have always resided in NY state - this goes back to 2001. Never been a problem for me.
I just can't stand the company, but being a NY state resident and employed by them has not been a problem.
Diskriter - Working for the largest hospital system in FL.
The benefits look fabulous! Strict schedule? Good PTO?
Thx!
Any info on Diskriter?
Is there lots of work? How is QA? Are you on a "time clock", where they monitor your computer? How are benefits? Thanks
Info on Diskriter
I have been with Diskriter since January, I haven't had a problem with work and benefits are good, especially when I think of what I was paying with my last employer, Diskriter just switched to Highmark Blue Cross which I am happy about!
Diskriter info...sm
I left DR after 3 months. Platform is not easy (CareFlow) and sound is not always good. You have to look at so many screens before you type, and look up names, or correct the shell, or go to your email and download names and instructions in PDF format that you will find you type 50% of the time and waste the other 50% of your shift looking up stuff and doing you email. I don't care which account you are on, when the Account Manager of one account puts out a call for help to meet her TurnAroundTime, you account manager will lend you out, because missing TAT costs the company and the Account Manager money. I did as many as 4 account in one day, and 3 was not unheard of. I mean, they put you on an account with no instructions and you only know its a new or different account when you get the job and start emailing for help. The MT is the least important member of the team to Diskriter. A SmartSource account is working for a hospital with Diskriter managing it for the Hospital. I have not done this so can't say if it is good or not. I will only work for an hourly wage from now on, I need to know that the bread I put on the table is based on my hard work and not the whims of the docs who dictate, cause when you work by the line, when the doc has a bad day, YOU HAVE A BAD DAY!!!!!!!!!!! No more of those for me...
Diskriter info sm
Diskriter does pay for down-time, just got an email today that confirmed it on our account because we got caught up for the first time in months and had about an hour with low work load - supervisor said document the time, if your schedule doesn't allow you to make it up, then put down-time on timesheet and it will be paid. They pay down-time for meetings too. Whoever posted that, obviously has never had down-time or they would know it is paid, why else would there be a slot on the timesheet to document it? DUH!
I have looked elsewhere and never gotten any better offers with other companies. There is always work (except for 1 hour this morning on the account I'm, which was just weird). As far as their offshoring, it is minimal, they don't deny it and it is at clients request who don't want to pay for our work, but it is all QAd by Diskriter's U.S. MTs.
They are hiring PT because we need people nights and weekends and most people don't want those hours and that's all they can find is PT help for those hours. If they could have staffed it with full-time, we wouldn't need more people now would we.
Some of you people just don't know what your talking about that post here. If you think they sound good, go for it, we would love to have you.
Diskriter info
Thanks for all the information, but I didn't mean to get anyone upset. I have made my decision anyway and I am starting soon with Diskriter soon. I guess I figure things out with them as I good. Thanks again.
DISKRITER.....ANY INFO???
I have an interview with them next week wanted to know if anyone has any opinions good or bad about them???? Thanks!! :)
Diskriter...info please...sm
I am trying to decide whether to take a job with this Diskriter. They have great benefits that I am looking for. I have read both bad and good about them, but was looking for recent info on them. If you could email me personally if you do not want to reply here I would greatly appreciate it. I just want to know what I am getting into. I know all companies have good and bad, but it is nice to know what to look out for and what questions to ask up front. Thanks and hope everyone is having a wonderful day.
Diskriter, Inc. - anyone have any info?
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diskriter info
I'm considering a position with Diskriter, have to test tomorrow. Recruiter mentioned it is a 2 hour test, any give any info on how the test is structured, that seems to be a long time to test for something I may or may not accept. Also, anyone working with Diskriter have any pro or cons to share. Thanks
Diskriter info
Any Diskriter transcriptionists out there who work on the hem/onc account they are advertising on the job board? Please e-mail with the following information: How difficult is the account in regard to ESL dictators? What is their starting rate for a very experienced hem/onc person? What platform do they use? Is it a good one or bad one?
I would appreciate any info you may have regarding these questions. Thanks.
Anyone with info on Diskriter, Inc.? sm
Anyone know what platform they use? Easy or difficult to learn? Do they pay on time, etc? Any info much appreciated.
Diskriter info
I was offered a position at Diskriter. I just wanted some feedback from people who work there or have worked there. What kind of company it is? Speech recognition work? Base pay? etc. Any info would be appreciated.
Info on Webmedx and Diskriter please. sm
Would like to hear info on these 2 companies and it is always helpful to hear from current as well as former employees. Thanks!!!
Diskriter Info Needed
Looking for info from recent employees about platform, pay, benefits, incentives, time off, etc. Searched archives and sounded pretty good. Good/bad appreciated. Thanks! 
Any info on Probity and Diskriter
would be appreciated.
Diskriter info wanted
I just applied for a hospital employee position with Diskriter since it sounds so great. Are they a good, reliable company to work for? Do they treat their MTs well and pay on time? Also, is their platform easy to work with and easy to get a good line count with? Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Current Diskriter Info
I realize someone just asked yesterday about current info on Diskriter, but responses only addressed pay from August 2007. Anyone care to share about current pay, ease of platform, amount of ESLs, etc.?? Thank you very much.
Any current info on Diskriter?
I'm looking on info regarding platform, pay, cost of benefits, and if I can use my mobile broadband laptop card to access their system. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Is the third time a charm? DISKRITER info?
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Any info on Diskriter? Other companies FT with bennies?
I keep seeing jobs for home-based MTs with hospital benefits, employed by the hospital system in Florida, etc. I'd sure appreciate if anyone could provide info on this company. I've love to be in a work situation like this again, but know nothing about the company. I'm sick and tired of MQ. Need a FT situation with good benefits and MQs are so expensive and I think the out of pocket is ridiculous compared to what I've always had in the past. Thanks so much.
info on Florida hospital acct with Diskriter
Does anyone have any info on this acct with Diskriter where you are an actual hospital employee with hospital benefits??
Seeking info on Diskriter's platform; ease of use, line counts,
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Info about working for OSi
To the original poster who was inquiring about what it is like to work for OSi:
I recently left OSi after working there for about 2 years. While they are not the worst place I have worked, they are certainly not the best either. Here's what I loved about my job with them:
1. Pay always on time, deposited in my account with direct debit. When there was a problem with my pay one time, they immediately addressed the issue and a check was sent to me ASAP.
2. Loved the EXText platform. Easy to navigate, with the ability to look up sample reports for reference.
3. On the clinic account I was hired on, the supervisor was very laid back and appeared not to micromanage the account or play favorites. I never got a call or was bothered on my days off. Pay was 0.075 cpl. Problem was they were shipping more and more of the account overseas (which was easy to look up on their platform).
4. When I initially started there, very knowledgeable QA with a fair grading system. Gave an incentive for making 100% QA, which I did without fail every evaluation period.
Here is what I hated and why I left:
1. After about a year there, I requested a change in account because my clinic account was always out of work, and no explanations were forthcoming as to why this was. I was basically left high and dry with no work on 2 accounts until I finally made the decision to leave and then they were all over me trying to get me to stay.
2. VA account I was placed on was micromanaged by a supervisor who played favorites and sent easy work (e.g., clinic notes and easiest dictators) to her pets. (Again, it was very easy to look this up on their system. When you see the same MT #'s come up time and again on the easiest reports, and they are working the same hours as you, it's a bit of a red flag.)
3. Got harrassed repeatedly by this same supervisor, who seemed to think that it was acceptable that she made me sit there with no work during my shift due to her micromanaging of the account and playing favorites but then would phone or e-mail me (and others on the account) repeatedly on weekends or during off hours because SHE was getting out of turn-around time!
4. Complete LACK of communication or incorrect info with the littlest details. I used to work for another large national who would take a week or more to get back with you for a simple e-mail. OSi supervisors will e-mail you back right away but many times seem not to know the answers to the simplest questions or they just never get back to you with an answer. There is a LOT of disorganization in that company.
5. Health benefits are ridiculously overpriced and unaffordable.
6. New QA manager unprofessional in conference calls and e-mails and not very knowledgeable about QA, has quite an attitude when she feels she is being questioned about something. Many of the QA specialists who work under her were very nice and accommodating; however, there is a big turnover rate with them - wonder why.
6. I discovered that they are sending more and more of their work overseas, and I do not want to work for a company (or industry) that does this. I am out of MT now and have never been happier.
Well, that is a fair and balanced assessment of my time with OSi. While I would never recommend them as a company to work for, they were no different really than any of these nationals have become, so I wouldn't say they're all bad either. It is best to make your own decisions about these things, as long as you have accurate information to go from. Good luck to you!
FYI: VA accounts pay more because they are notoriously full of ESLs with a lot of account specifics that change almost daily.
Any info on eMTS? Anybody currently working for them?
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Anyone have info on working for Archivus? Thanks!
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Any info on working for Fenton Transcription?
MD-IT info? Search function not working...sm
I am wondering MD-IT ... specifically, do they hire IC, and are they only acute care or do they have clinic work? Their website doesn't give much in the way of specifics for employment, but directs to testing. If anyone has any information they want to share, would love to hear it! TIA.
Anyone working for Landmark right now that can give any info on things there. nm
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Anyone currently working Webmedx/Transhealth radiology would care to share info on them - sm
Are all of the dictators ESL as in the test on the website? If you sign on as a radiology MT are you still allowed a 12-hour window. Has workload been fairly consistent? Any info would be greatly appreciated. I took the test and would like some info before I am contacted. TIA.
US Editors
How can you say that ALL Indian work is edited by US MTs? Our hospital actually finds the Indian work to be better.
VR editors
Try Transcend.
No, looking for editors for 4 CPL.
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Pay for editors.....
I have a small company asking me to recruit editors for them. They hire newbies to give them a chance. They are looking to hire editors around $14.00/hour. Does that sound about right in this day and time? -- Thanks in advance.
Editors
UMMMM.. I do believe that being an MT is an expertise also... and we are wayyyyyy underpaid as MTs.. I don't understand why editors think they are GOD... they never cease to amaze me.
Editors pay
I would like some feedback on what the average editor's pay is. Thanks Sherri
MTs/QAs/Editors
What do you look for in a company that would set it apart from all others out there that would make you choose to go with that employer. We all know there are many of these positions out there but they all seem to be about the same, very little regard for skills and appropriate compensation and very little caring about the MTs that work so hard. I see a lot of people complaining here about one company or another, but I want to know what is the main thing you would like to see changed about this industry. What would make things better? Is it the money, problems with management, job requirements, etc.... Your input is very important. Thanks- You may answer here or by email.
For all VR editors out there sm
Well, I am one that edits about 500-600 lines an hour on ES, except for today! I put in about 10 hours an only achieved a total of 1800 lines. I had the worst day editing/transcribing VR in 5 years.
So, for all those who were feeling down on themselves or inadequate for not achieving that high line count on ES - for once I know the feeling. I had the worst of the worst dictators today that need 100% editing on every report, and we are talking 15 minute dictations here, all day long............I now feel your pain....!!!
Just thought I'd share~~ even the supposed fast money-making VR editors have terrible days in the MT industry! You are not alone. I think I have finally walked in someone elses shoes today!
On the bright side of things, there is always tomorrow!
Have a great night/day everyone :-)
Do you mean QA editors or ASR editors? sm
QA is hourly; ASR is based on a percentage of your regular line rate.
TT Editors
Does Transtech hire part-time editors? I have never seen them advertise for editors and I was just curious. Thanks!
Even the editors
Basically, we're all editors now. I suspect that even the editors will be replaced by this super software.
It was at least 30%, some editors got
They are just playing with words. Lies by omission. Don't buy it. The e-mail made it sound as though not everyone was getting a 30% paycut. That is true, not every employee was cut 30%. What the e-mail does NOT say is that some editors got more than a 30% paycut, and now the MTs are getting less of a paycut of 10% or 15% or whatever. They can call it what they want, but less pay is less pay.
This was once a good company that with a little tweaking would have been a fine company. Instead, things have gone downhill at a rapid pace. Instead of an American company with an Indian presence, this is an Indian company with an American presence. Also the person running things in the US seems a little unsteady, not sure exactly what the problem is, maybe too much responsibility, and when things are shaky at the top stuff tends to run downhill and you have a disorganized mess on your hands. Company does not seem to be professionally run. Next thing you know they'll be losing customers.
Transcend editors
Will anyone who works for Transcend continue to transcribe and not edit? Or is it all going to editing?
So, are your editors Indian?
I highly doubt it.
Question for Editors
How many reports (acute care) or minutes should you be able to complete each day?
With respect to (office notes and clinic work), how many notes or minutes should you be able to complete each day?
Thank you for your time.
? for transcend editors
When you switched from straight typing to editing, were you compensated for the time it took to learn the editing skills (with limitations on time required, of course) or was your pay immediately cut in half? I mean, it would only seem fair to be given some time to get used to it before having to take a 50% cut in pay.
How much does Medware pay editors?
I see their ad, and I did a search, and it looks like they pay hourly plus line incentive, and I'm just wondering what the ballpark figure on that is. Thanks!
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