Do not rely on Radiology
Posted By: me on 2009-08-07
In Reply to: Radiology Transcription - rmt
it is dying a slow death. Insert crying emoticon here.
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Not new at all. I don't rely on
my company giving gifts to show how much they appreciate me nor do I need the gift card to feel warm and fuzzy all over. I do my job each day, get my paycheck, and don't complain. I have learned how to save money over the years, live a comfortable life and don't stress about what I will or won't receive at Christmas time. Greed is the big factor here, expecting that trickle down thing to happen. If you don't like the company you work for MOVE ON. If you don't like your job, FIND ANOTHER PROFESSION. Someone earlier said we women were the smarter gender; yeah, smart enough to work from home for what is a lousy wage at times, b*tching and complaing about not making enough money, what kind of gift our company is going to give us, how to pay the bills. That sounds intelligent to me! Whiners.....
Never rely on just one MT service...sm
In my 13 years as an MT, I have been nearly evicted because I relied on only 1 company to make ends meet. After that experience, I vowed to always keep at least two companies to work for. It takes about that many or more just to make job security in this industry, depending on who you work for.
I'm really hearing good things about Transtech and Keystrokes, though I've never been involved with either one. They are saying these companies give you back-up accounts with plenty of work. Again, this is hearsay from this forum. Sounds like it is worth a shot, though.
Rely on your contract - you did have one - right? nm
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Yes, and if you're an IC, it's dangerous to only rely on one - nm
Rely on DRC, MT positions, my comments about their ad
anyone seen this job on MTJobs? I put it below my paragraph under the line. Well, I can tell you all that I used to work for them, and this is all ridiculous, to say the least, the VERY LEAST. Their management is very rude; they don't want to EVER be bothered by any MT who works at home, especially if you do have a legitimate problem with their software and need to talk to a tech person, or maybe even, perhaps, to one of them about something particular with the account that you are working on. Believe me, since I quit working for them, I certainly am talking about them to my family, but it certainly is NOT what they think I might be saying. I do NOT recommend this company to anyone because they are cut-throats, to say the least. Their tech people are really nice, but they are not available, either, the way that the company says they are, especially weekends when MTs seem to need the tech support. Oh, and I forgot to mention, if you like to be bothered by QA while you are working throught their software, then you will LOVE working for them! Somehow, they have these little notes come to you right on your working screen, and it actually makes you stop typing until you read them. I HATE THAT! I just like to work without such hindrance of my productivity!
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Job Description: Immediate positions available for home-based, employee-status (NO ICs) medical transcriptionists with a minimum of 5 years acute care hospital/tertiary care center MT background/experience. Candidates must be HIGHLY MOTIVATED, self-disciplined and must possess a STRONG WORK ETHIC. We currently need MTs to do the transcription on an account (tertiary care center's clinical referral letters/operative notes). The shifts must include one weekend day. The hours are flexible. Please visit our website: www.RelyOnDRC.com -- you will be glad you did! You will be proud to tell your friends about us!! We offer a full benefits package, health care, dental, vision, 401k, PTO and direct paycheck deposit. Our administrative support staff, tech support, MT/QA editors and managers are highly knowledgeable, skilled and helpful people. Tech support
If you had to rely on them for full-time you would
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Sorry for your situation. I would most definitely NOT rely on email for something that important.
Call your supervisor on the phone, and be firm about it. If they say she/he isn't there, or do you want his/her voice mail, ask for help from someone else. Explain that its VERY important, and you need to speak with someone NOW. Good luck to you!
Don't rely on company line count.
My company said I was getting paid for spaces, headers, footer and templates. They also have their own line counter that they can go by but MT/Editors cannot access. I did a line count on my own using Word count and my numbers and theirs were way off. After much prodding found out I was only getting paid for what was in the body of the text. Now I am working on getting paid for the corrected line counts, which is taking forever. Don't believe anything other than what your own eyes tell ya.
I've had spot spelling tests over the phone for svl places in my years. Not fun when you rely on
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Keystrokes has the best radiology accounts IMO. I have plenty of work and radiology only. nm
I make a good living and rarely run out of work. When I do, it is for a few minutes at a time and usually because the rads have not started early enough. No other complaints!
Keystrokes for radiology. They are the biggest for radiology out of all of the companies out there.
I have been there 2 years and have been very happy. I make a lot more money than when I worked for Edix/Spheris.
Keystrokes has a radiology division. They used to be radiology only but their sm
customers started referring other departments to them.
I know that they just got a bunch of new accounts!
For radiology, Keystrokes is the way to go. They seem to have the most radiology accounts. sm
I have been very, very busy since starting with them 19 months ago. No complaints at all other than one or two of the radiologists who speak at the speed of light and expect us to be able to transcribe what sounds to be a mouse on a treadmill!
If radiology is going to VR, why are there so many job openings for radiology MTs? nm
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Ascend Radiology & MDI Radiology?
Is anyone currently working on or know anything about Ascend radiology or MDI radiology accounts? What platforms do they use? Do they have a lot of ESLs or crappy dictators? Thanks in advance
Radiology.
I don't know about that particular company, but $1.25 per report is average - I'm paid $1.25 for all reports other than CTs and MRIs, which pay $2.25 per report...
mdi radiology
Weekends and Fridays are always short-staffed..but you will account hop like crazy...expect it, and you may or may not have enough to keep you busy. It's the slow time of year right now. Hope all goes well, but don't expect much.
MDI-FL RADIOLOGY - sm
MDI-FL advertizing for radiology positions - what a farce. We sit here and wait for work every day with not enough to go around. What will new employees type????? I'm absolutely dumbfounded over those ads...can't believe it. Come join us and babysit your PC ...just like they do at Transcend!!!
Radiology
Can you type on all the platforms? If so, then, by all means contact me at deb.hull@medicaldictation.com or contact the supervisor of radiology and discuss with her. Otherwise, ads are not placed if we have people who can type them. Sorry if you were confused on this issue. The object is to STAFF accounts, not over-staff. I hope this helps to clarify. 
Do they have Radiology?
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MDI-FL Radiology
I quit a job I loved because I was promised the dream job I have been waiting for - Radiology. We all know how hard it is to get. Well, that was supposed to be my primary at T-C Transcription. Turns out as soon as I sign the papers, everything is out the window. I got five accounts. My primary, radiology, well, by the time I sign on the chick that transcribes this account has it all done. They give me VA and four other hospital accounts. The info on the accounts is like 18 pages long. They make you do a monthly schedule that you have to email, and other BS stuff that is a pain in the ass. They also have a private email account that you are supposed to access every 15-minutes. Hello?? Who does that? Well, if you don't you have to sign back in. The job I left was gold compared to this junk place. I got my job back with the job I left, and have never been happier. The grass is not always greener on the other side. Learned the hard way.
Radiology
I work on a new radiology account for them. Not sure when that ad was posted for hiring, but I have been with them for over a year and just started this account a month or so ago.
now for radiology
now what about radiology? Are there any companies out there that will take someone who is a newbie at radiology?
radiology
can anyone please tell me about radiology? do any companies hire and train newbies? thanks
radiology
i could be wrong, but i dont believe there are companies that would hire a newbie for radiology. most are short reports, but radiology goes into deeper anatomy and physiology. it would be best to get familiar with h/p, consults, and discharges first. good luck
radiology
You would probably be better off trying to get some experience on the job in a hospital (more variety) to start. I type radiology and thats my advice. Good luck in your job search. Also, I am spreading the word, if offered a job from D&L Typing Service, trust me DO NOT accept. Horrible company.
some radiology - sm
mixed in with other clinic work, but not a lot of radiology.
Radiology
What company is best for a radiology transcriptionist? Might be looking for a change. Thanks!
I would have to say for radiology, KS is best. nm
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I think they are the best out there for radiology. I have been there sm
for almost two years (wow! I did not realize it has been that long). There were problems a while back that seem to be straightened out. I never had any of the problems affect me but I from I heard it was really due to growth and changes. It is very stable now. Direct deposit -- yes. Paid -- 1st and 16th. Benefits -- Health insurance (you pay), life insurance, 401k. Plenty of radilogy work but not very flexible because of tight turnaround times. One thing if you are looking for flexible, I know they are hiring a few floaters right now for vacations, sick days, heavy volume days, etc. In the hospital I used to work, they were call per diem. KS is calling them floaters.
They were looking for a radiology MT
awhile back. Check with the HR manager.
Radiology
They overhire and then BS you to death. Find something else!
Would you consider radiology...sm
I used to do mainly ops using a C-phone. Switched to radiology, love it. E-mail me if interested.
Radiology, of course! nm
Radiology, for sure!!!
Love the fast pace
I think that they only do radiology but that's all I know. nm
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Radiology pay
Thanks for anyone's input! I actually did ten test reports for the one company and figured out the pay both ways, 9 cents a gross line versus $1.25 per report, and the line count method beat the per report method for every report.
Do you do Radiology for them?
If so, how is it?
Asking too much?? Where can I go for radiology,sm
Looking for places to apply to that will hire as employee for radiology using dial-up. Mostly afternoon/evening work. Also less than 20 hrs/week, and provide equipment. Does such a creature exist?
Thanks for your input.
Radiology
Are there any good companies that pay per report for radiology. I have 23 years experience. 
radiology
Thanks Granny for the feedback!!!!!!
radiology
Thanks RadMT for the feedback
radiology
Most pay by the line but a few by the report:
Transolutions, TransHealth, WebMedx, Medquist
Radiology
If you are interested in a radiology account, please send a resume.
radiology pay - sm
You will have a hard time finding anything better, even as IC. If this is employee with benes, go for it.
radiology
Could you please tellme who you work for. I have been searching for someone with better pay. it seems like a struggle at times. Thank you in advance!
Radiology pay
The last radiology account that I worked paid $1.25 per line with incentives which went up to $1.60 per report. It was hard to get the incentive, though, if you had specials and long dictations. Those who got the chests, extremities, etc. did quite well. $1.10 per report sounds really low to me - but that may be the norm. I did my last rad account less than a year ago, though.
OSI radiology - sm
I haven't worked there for over a year now, so things MAY have changed, though I doubt it. I had to learn multiple accounts (others I knew working there had only one or maybe two accounts, and were out of work frequently). By knowing so many accounts, I had work, but could never get a good line count as I was always checking account specifics, and the VA accounts were horrible. The others were clinic-type accounts that dictated late, so you would want a shift that started late morning/early afternoon and work into the evening to have any decent amount of work. The system was okay, but the people at OSi were very inconsistent, unprofessional, and not trustworthy. Please consider your decision carefully for this company.
Do you know if Radiology
slow or no work by any chance?
Thank you in advance.
Were you on radiology?nm
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No, I was not on radiology. Think they pay 1 cpl more for radiology. nm
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