Do you see this as coming very close to Spheris. Is this what this is all about.
Posted By: MQMT on 2005-10-01
In Reply to: I have it in front of me and it says - tired hands
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Close, but not quite.
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All I have to do is close it out.
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Sure you do, if you don't have a close friendship with
Don't be fooled. It has been said here before that the office staff are all pretty much related in one way or another, and they are. So why couldn't those working at home be close friends and relatives too?
pretty close to DQS
a little different
If they were very close friends, yes I would let them know. sm
However, I would be very tactful in doing so. Maybe give them a hint to start looking for another company or job that you have some inside information...etc. If they don't get the hint, then just tell them.
Chances are the company may know this is coming and didn't tell the MTs. Most companies know when their contracts are up for bid or they are given 30-90 day notice the hospital dropping them. So, if the owners of the company do not have the common courtesy to let their MTs know, shame on them! It happens all the time in the corporate world.
Little bit of advice - do not get into gossipy detail, he said, she said. Just do it with diplomacy.
Good luck whatever you decide.
this will never come close to mtjbs. n/m
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October is close enough
You don't have to be to the letter, to the day, to the exact moment. It's October in 3 months. Four years and 9 months is just as good as five years.
they are based close to me
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I doubt it.....Not even close
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fat cat may be close to retirement sm
but she still has some humanity about her! Probably why she still has a job so close to retirement.
Not all companies have the attitudes that you post. In this business, there is absolutely no call for that kind of attitude. The companies can cover their butts. Half of them don't have work anyway.
I have been through exactly what the poster posted and I told MQ to stick it after 23 years. Have not had a problem getting a job and have been upfront and honest about the situation I found myself in.
When an employer calls someone at hospice and starts ragging on them, knowing full well there is no work to do the 8 HOURS I WAS SCHEDULED PER WEEK, then its time to get out. I did and never looked back. Probably was the boost I needed to get out of that place.
I applaud the OP for doing what she did. Family comes before any doggone job. She won't have a problem geting UE either. She applied for FMLA, they denied her, what else can she do? FMLA is there for situations just like this.
I don't blame her for telling the higher-ups. I would have let them know too before I left that place and never looked back.
Wish I knew waht place it was!
It should be getting close to the time where
this conversation disappears off the board. Did anyone ever notice when we start discussing line counts at a CERTAIN company the conversation disappears - poof, like it never existed.
I've been noticing the same problems, and I think I work at the same place as all of you. I have also noticed that my own formula for adding lines up using the word count, which I usually took the count in word and divided by 1.123, and it equalled out pretty darn close to the other count. Now that doesn't add up anymore. Wow, something is definitely wrong with this place. I think it's time to jump overboard for me.
Not even close - laughing
I am just one who has been trying to offer 'food for thought' posts, that's all.
Only 20 years of exp. here, but that's close enough,
right?
I worked for them for about a year. It was an okay experience. I had a surgery center account which was small and just about the perfect amount of work for an 8-hour day, plus it was M-F 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. I didn't like it that my primary was somebody else's secondary, so sometimes I would get kicked to my secondary because somebody else was on my primary and it wasn't big enough to share. My secondary account was slim pickins so I usually actually got kicked straight to my tertiary, which they PROMISED would NEVER run out of work, but of course it did, sometimes for days at a time. The one thing that bothers me most is running out of work. I get really nervous about that. Add to that the new e-mails about transitioning to VR and I said I'm outta here. I just wasn't interested at the time in doing that.
Maybe I should have stayed and my account would have been safe from VR - I don't know. I just didn't want to have to worry about it. All in all, other than the fact that they don't seem to offer more than 8 cpl, they were an okay company. Not horrible, not wonderful. Mine was a Diskriter account, not a hospital employee account, which are two entirely different things.
Oh yeah, the QA for my account was an absolute ditz. I wasn't impressed with her AT ALL.
How many MTs?? Not even close to 400 unless you are counting your offshore MTs.
Tell everyone how many MTs and QA Specialists you lost in one months' time.
Nope, close but no cigar.
Spheris purchased Avicis (formerly HealthScribe) but not Acusis.
Archaic doesn't even come close.
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Although I am not in management, I work close with them. sm
They do not offshore. If you have experience, negotitate your line rate. You will get very close to what you want if you are good.
They do work with new MTs, which I think is a great thing for them. Everyone needs someplace to get the experience.
If I had to say one negative thing about them it is this... they are pretty strict on the schedule you set for yourself.
They do offer 2nd and 3rd shift differential. There is also a weekend differential. They do offer further bonuses from time to time.
I personally like their software since it is integrated with Word. It is very easy to use and easy to learn.
Although I am full time, I cannot elaborate on their benefits. I know they have medical, but no dental or vision as far as I know. However, my spouse carries the insurance so that was never an issue for me.
I hope this helps. I know a lot of people do not like Softscript. I can say if you would have asked me 1-1/2 years ago, I probably would have agreed with them, but there have been a lot of changes and they really are for the better of the employee not just the company.
Guess didn't look close enough
Didn't put 2 and 2 together (Jennifer Poole and RC Transcription). So right. We deserve more than 5 cpl. What a rip! Case closed:(
oops supposed to be close - sorry, just got up
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I was offered a position but was not even close
to what I make per line, especially since I just got my 2nd raise!!!! WOOHOO.
I have never run out of work at Keystrokes, nor have I come close
I have 2 ER accounts, and they both keep me very busy. It is true that they make sure that everyone working there has enough work before they will hire more people. That's why I love them so much.
Webmedx comes pretty close...sm
to meeting your requirements. They do have a fair amount of ESL and I doubt you could get a M-F schedule, but everything else they can and do offer.
Nothing to worry about there, they pay for it, you do it at a clinic close to you.
Pee in a cup, blah blah, no big deal. Good gig if you can get it.
Not even close. They only have temporary work right now. nm
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I'm pretty close - about 12-13K/month.
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I found a sweet job close to my home. sm
I am trying to work outside of my home. I enjoyed my first day and I have my fingers crossed that it will work out. It is not transcription though. It is copy typing and I hope I can become good at it and fast. I hate creeping along at a snail's pace. I'm just used to flying on the keyboard. Good luck everyone.
I'm an IC, I adhere to a close to set schedule, am loyal and the first day that I
hear employees get preferential treatment over ICs, I'll jump ship. I am an IC because my husband has better health benefits and they are cheaper than my company. We still have line counts to make just like employees and bills to pay, etc, plus we don't get vacation, etc, so need to work steadily just to keep up if we do need to take a day off or are off sick.
Yeah, the accounts keep close tabs SM
on who is typing their work at my company and I know for a fact they have demanded that certain people not be allowed to type their work, so I know that does happen. It also used to happen in the hospital I worked.
As much as I feel for you having a rough time, in business (and this is a business) there is really not much room for error here and these companies can't keep people who continually make errors - otherwise the account goes bye-bye and the company has to replace it with another account, not easy to do these days.
NOW it is time to close the barn door???
They are falling like a house of cards! What else can we expect? We put our faith in some people who had no idea what direction to take. Most of them were at the end of their careers to boot and, in my opinion, not really motivated to do a lot of real good. Their major concern seemed to be flying all over the country spreading gossip on the dues money I was paying them and accomplishing NOTHING. Is offshoring their fault entirely? No, but what did they do to prevent it until very recently? I gave up my membership and CMT 4 years ago. Good riddance!
The line counts never even come close to matching if this is the one in TN. nm
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anyone know of a company that is spelled something like ATOTLOL (close to that)?
also would appreciate the correct spelling. Any information you have would be appreciated.
Got all bills paid but did not close down accts because
I knew, like you, this could ding your credit reports.
Webmedx pays very well for VR - probably the highest or close to it. nm
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Companies close old and gain new contracts all the time. (SM)
Stop rumoring.
If you have information, share with the Administrator or myself. Otherwise, leave rumoring off the board.
Goldbird
I haven't worked there in close to a year now, but I was very happy while I was there. nm
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I found it hard to believe there was another company so close in spelling myself.
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Close to 9 cents not including multiple incentives
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Thanks. So I guess it is close, then? Yeah, I wonder why it doesn't give you the # of reports Th
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Most larger companies do not close for holidays, this is a 24 houra day/365 day a year job. (nm)
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I'm sorry; I doubt you can reach that 2000 goal or anything close in 40 hours.
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Warminster office is about ready to close its doors. Our accounts unfortunately went to Amherst. I
understand they are going to have a national system not regional where when there is a hospital that needs help people out of work get work in it. I would rather have a main account or a few I know so I am not sure about this new deal. Maybe they are going in with Spheris.
If you do not comply with their PC check on your personal computer, Acusis will close your work pool
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I still feel like a team player of Spheris, as the shackle scars are still on my legs! Spheris was
Micromanaged to the microsecond, or ms! Horrible. And part of a team? Total opposite - part of a team as in prison.
Don't imply you're worried at all. Just stating fact that Spheris does NOT allow a Spheris MT
work concurrently for MQ - no exceptions. MQ, on the other hand, does not have the same feelings as Spheris. Just all I had to say so that MTs aren't misled into thinking they can do the same "legally". Even went to the ropes on this issue with Spheris, as I was professional as well, and wouldn't share info, etc. The point they raised was that MQ is their direct #1 competition, and if I was typing for MQ and doing great work, that was in direct conflict of interest with Spheris' best interests. Guess which one I obviously stuck with!!
Thank you, Spheris recruiter! Anybody wanna place a bet that there are lots of Spheris
HELP WANTED ads on the job board?? So funny!! Out of the blue, Spheris, we love you!! Lets all run and apply NOW!!
I also know Spheris would fire you if they knew you worked for MQ. That is a BIG NO with Spheris!
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I saw this coming!!!
I saw this coming when they first started us on this new platform, and eventually, ALL the accounts will be editing. These MTs really don't care because it is not happening to them right now!! My opinion is that EVERYONE will eventually be editing and not typing and at the 40% lower rate per line. When that happens, all of these Transcend cheerleaders will be just like me, sitting with their mouths hanging open in disbelief that it is happening to them. I used to be one of those cheerleaders and now feel bad that the 2 people I referred to Transcend have now had to go get other jobs because of lack of work, timeouts, downtime, etc., etc. Why would they want to pay 8 cents per line when they can pay for those same lines at 4.8 with editing. OF COURSE, everyone possible will be editing, and it will not take long to do it either. We had about a week's notice when we went to editing, which I felt was also inconsiderate, and they will do everyone else that way too--just watch and see what happens!!
Like I said before, TRANSCEND SUCKS!!
Ex-Transcend cheerleader!!!
Where do they keep coming up with
these numbers? I have been an MT for 15 years. I am 35, starting my MT career at 20! Do they know exactly how many American MTs there are, if so I would like that number. I have a hard time believing our average age comes in at 59!
I think that is coming up soon, at least by
the letter on the new MT/ME Rewards Plan.
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I know where you are coming from Glo
I applied at Spheris. The lady called me, and then called back a few minutes later to find out why I left a certain position. She was real shady sounding on the phone. Then, she proceeds to tell me that they have no positions at the current time. Really strange? I usually just see the writing on the wall so to speak. If they call me, I'll flat out refuse to work for them as they were very unprofessional in my book. JMO! And again, are still advertising like every day. ???? I don't get it or maybe I do?!?! 
I just don't see where you are coming from....
EVERY email that I have sent, I have received a reply.
And I think it is great that the QA person explains the blank because that is maybe why you had the blank in the first place - that maybe you did not understand the exact nature of the word and could not find it anywhere. I would rather have more information versus not enough information.
There are a lot of difficult dictators but if everyone did a few of them then the difficult dictator(s) could be shared and one person would not get bogged down with them. That is what they have tried before - one person sent an email asking everyone to take ONE job of a particular dictator so it would not be all on one transcriptionist...Now come on, that is fair - ONE JOB for ONE BAD DICTATOR. I know it cannot be like that all of the time but that just shows that they do try.
I really have not had any of the problems you are talking about. But I can only speak for what I have seen and from my own experience.
Their pay is ALWAYS correct and ALWAYS on-time. And they do pay better than most places. They have an A+ in my book!
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