Don't think I want to jump into the MQ frying pan with all that's been happening lately. nm
Posted By: Op lover on 2006-04-23
In Reply to: MQ has a tier 3 level that is only Ops - nm
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Out of the frying pan and into
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frying pan to fire.
stay away and see if MQ gets their act together.
What is happening with MQ
When I started with MQ five years ago it was great and I was really happy until the last year. What has happened? They never tell the truth about anything. They have been talking about an incentive plan for ages but where is it. All they seem to come up with is a way to pay less. When I started I got very good bonuses and incentive pay. Now all I get is foreign doctors, never enough repeat to learn the doctors to increase speed. If they ever got strict about the schedule or if they cut the pay any more I am leaving. I can find someplace better to work or I will not work at all.
that is what is happening to me
I told them I pretty much did not want to do the editing side but am soon to be put in a class to learn editing. Getting worried.
What is happening at
TransTech, any info?
I am sorry this is happening to you...
Been there myself with working on 4 different accounts with 4 very different account specifics. I was bounced around and assigned stuff from all 4 of them. Just as I was climbing out from under the pile and MAYBE getting my line count back, here comes another batch assigned just for me. I am not talking about small accounts here or a few dictators - literally hundreds if not thousands of different docs and all kinds of very different account specifics. I did this for a few months and finally gave up. Surely there has GOT to be a better way to assign work? I have 6 years of acute care and easily went some place else. Maybe that might be best if it is really dragging you down. Good luck and best wishes.
By the way it looks, Im the only one this is happening to lol
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Can't believe this is still happening
When I left 2 years ago they were running out of work. They have either lost more accounts (which was why I left) or they overhired (which they are known to do). They used to be a very reputable company and, unfortunately, I have only heard negative things about them in the past couple of years.
Who knows what is happening with TT. It is like
a Jekyl and Hyde situation. Wonderful around Christmas-time; then with the changes to help decrease the insurance costs, things have gone all strange. Suddenly lack of communication, some lack of organization, and unfortunately, a lack of job for this MT now after records were not updated by HR. Long story. But the mgmt knows who I am and they know I was #2 cheerleader (besides TTMAX),and now unsure as to exactly what happened. One day they say more work than you can imagine is here, and then a month or two later, trying to get lines any time of day or night. Finally gave up. Maybe they gave up. Never got the real story. But I would still cheer lead if only I knew what is happening and why, I would probably understand. Oh well. Moving on. As they say, don't look back; you will turn to salt, Lot!. Good luck to those who are there, and to those who are no longer there all the best to you. HOpe TT will weather the storm okay. Still believe in the place. IMHO.
Not happening. Why would
a company or facility do that? There has to be a minimum # of lines or you'd have bunches of people just typing whenever they feel like typing.
To the OP, I am sorry that this is happening to you ...
And I really do hope that things improve for you. When researching companies, especially on this site, you cannot take what everyone says about a company to heart, as the site lists and as so many on here will tell you, you have to make the decision yourself and sometimes that means taking a chance, just as you did.
To the person who placed the post about listening ... As stated above, no one can make a decision based on a company because of the posts on this site or any other site, that has to be a decision made based on your gut feeling. Several people may be absolutely happy with a company and several may not be, which is what you typically get when you post about a company here but again, ultimately it comes down to a gut feeling. Be nice and sympathetic to this person, they decided to take a chance and it has not worked out in their favor, there is no reason to be ugly about it, it can happen to anyone looking for a job in this industry.
All I could recommend to anyone looking for a job in this industry is to research the company, use this site and any other means that you have, try the BBB in the state that they are located in, sometimes that can be very telling, go through the interview, ask lots of questions and then make your decision on what your gut feeling is. All you can do in the end is pray that they were telling you the truth when they hired you, that is all any of us can do these days.
What is happening is that
in addition to not paying for headers, they are also taking away a percentage of the lines you type. Different accounts, different percentages. It is not ExText -- just do the math.
What IS happening?
 Quite frankly, I never have been able to crack the nut with TT. Took a cut from the Q to come there, but at the time, they were so nice, so caring. It was a refreshing break from MQ, but, in hind-sight, I'm thinking I should have stayed with the abuse, at least I could pay my bills. I don't know about everybody else, but I just can't make it; 30 years of dedication and the conclusion I come to is that there is way, way, way too much brass that cuts into our pay; years ago, we didn't have the brass and everything ran just fine. The technology has killed us, as well as our fellow 25+ year veterans have sold us out. Sad, Sad, Sad. I say, bring back the tapes, pick-up and delivery and companies where everyone works, even the owners...nobody was paid salary, and bring back the day when the only revenue-producing person was the transcriptionist! Now, we are bottom of the totum-pole. Degrading, sad, sad, sad. Anyone have any plans/ideas for a different future with a crippled up back, arthritic fingered 50+ year old woman that has dedicated her life to a dying field? Geezzzz
Don't wonder, it's really happening. sm
At first they did pay for demogs and headers, then stopped without saying a word. Then they changed the characters per lines by about 10 or 15 without telling anyone. You're running out because C-Bay in India is getting it. You don't find it odd that you have to cover when there's an Indian holiday but the Indians don't cover our holidays because they get the work anyhow and there's no reason to cover; there's not enough to go around in the first place. Maybe your QA people are keeping busy if they also QA for India but I don't know that.
It keeps happening
because we let it happen. I realize the job hunt is tough but they can only do what we allow.
This is happening everywhere.
VR is the 'wave of the future', the 'new direction of MT'...but who does it really benefit and who is pushing it more than the president? AHDI, that's who. Everybody is going to VR...EVERYBODY. If you think you're secure with a company who says they'll never do VR, think again. All the large MTSOs are going to VR and they're buying up all the others. The next wave is not only going to be the pay cut, but after the initial cut for VR, they'll cut it again to be competitive. Transcend did it years ago, Alltype did it earlier this year, MDI sold out to VR, now Webmedx. That's just to mention a few, and I didn't even include the Squid b/c they're not worth mentioning anymore. I think the poster below hit the nail on the head when she/he said price fixing.
Sure!!!!!!!!!! Jump right on in!!!!!!!!!!
After the wage and hour uproar they most likely won't ask you to work overtime and not record your hours
May I jump in here...
I have already applied to TT, finished the testing, etc. Does anyone know how I might follow up on my application? Has anyone here done so. I know a lot of people have applied here and they are probably swamped. It has been about a week since I finished my testing. Should I wait another week or try to pursue a followup?
Would jump on more pay
if it doesn't work out can always rely back on your MT skills. As long as work load isn't too much and too stressful, as QA can be much of the time.
may I jump in?
it is not just medical; this is everywhere, I think it is a direct result of shabby schooling. The kids are not getting the same basics we did. At my 30 year reunion, this was a big topic of conversation. Some things are better and more in depth, especially social studies and math and sciences, but good basic English has gone by the way side. and then, of course, there is the internet which I guess actually has more people using some writing skills that otherwise they would not have. and I don't care what anybody says, the boston tea party was not an accident! You really have to be aware of what your kids aer being taught now. Our parents would have been down to the school so fast. Now they are teaching some religion, just not Christian. Big dispute on Houston radio last week. well, enough of that for awhile. Just had to vent.
Where exactly are they all going to jump to?
This has been coming for a long time. I for one am going to try to go into with a good attitude at least and give it a shot. I left my last company (MQ) not only because of VR, but because on top of it they put everybody in huge work pools (otherwise known as the cesspool). It was an impossible situation. They will all be doing it before you know it. Nowhere to go but out of the profession altogether.
It's already happening...and all that will be left is...
the ESL that VR doesn't work on. For every 10 MT jobs, there will be 1 Editor job left. Each new generation that churns out of med school is more and more comfortable with keyboarding, and point and click. They surf the web. They pay their bills on line. They PalmPilot their entire life schedule. EMR will take 30%, off shore will take 30%, VR will take 30% and all the rest of you will be fighting over what's left. Good luck. I'm going to nursing school.
why run? whats happening
I wonder what caused you to say that...I worked for Accustat of Albuquerque, NM for a year and got let go along with about 20 other MTs last December (after Christmas) with no warning or notice whatsoever. I was told the doctors for those clinics were no longer required to dictate. Just like that with one email my job was gone. I have learned this is a very unstable job field.
Sounds like what is happening to me (sm)
I have emailed the recruiter 3 times already. She has responded each time but after 3 attempts, I pretty much can take a hint.
Happening for over a year - sm
They go through cycles it seems. I left once and went back when this issue was supposedly solved. I worked on full four-hour shift the second time around and literally had no work. Never again. They are inconsistent and do not know how to staff properly at all!!
what is happening at Transcend
i have applied there - how much less do they pay for speech rec than for real MT? i have heard some companies pay 8-9 cpl for MT and half that for speech rec. is that the way Transcend does it?
Do you find this is happening to you
Several months ago we were low on work at my company. No excuses were given to us, no apologies. Just make up your lines whenever because you had better give your best. So, sit and wait. All the time.
Now, the last month or so, the sudden sups are suddenly in contact with us several times daily, saying we'd better do work all the time, especially nights and weekends if we want to keep our jobs and not let it go to India, or so they don't overhire. (Not just veiled threats, but outright.) We are lucky to have a job in this economy, forget the soccer games with our kids, we'd better get to work! All times of day and night we get these e mails. We sign on the end of the weekend, there are lots of these kinds of e mails.
Then, today they send an e mail the sup is excited because our team is growing, and this will help. Okay, so does this mean it will help the team because we won't have to be working overnight and weekends every week in addition to our sitting and waiting during our schedule, or does it mean, we now will be sitting and waiting overnight and weekends along with our doing that during our schedule.
What is this kind of thing? Making us frightened all the time and lucky we have a job? This MT does go the extra mile, always has the correct number of lines and more every payperiod, this MT stayed through the slow work periods, hanging on, and now is getting tired of veiled threats, outright threats, and incidious you are lucky to have a job because we are hiring more... comments.
Thanks for listening to me vent. I sit here and do the best I can, and my DH says to ignore the e mails. But it does grate on my ego, which I guess is the purpose of this. I do try to please and work and seems like I get more uncomfortable every day with the situation. But reality is, it will go to India, and my kid's soccer game has to be sacrificed just to make sure my family eats. Are you seeing this happen to you, and how are you dealing with it? Thanks in advance for your input.
It's happening where I work too..
Don't know if this is because the work fluctuates or if cues are not monitored. Maybe everyone just jumps on during the day. Maybe I will work extra weekends as the company suggests.
The same crap is happening to me - sm
You wouldn't be working a company based out of Chicago, would you be?
First, it shouldn't have been happening sm
often enough for anyone to notice, meaning if they are truly monitoring, that person should have been dealt with immediately, not only when people complain.
Second, why would an email like that be sent to all the MTs? If all of you aren't doing it, why punish everyone with these threats?
Whoever the **same person** is, that person should have been called by management and given an ultimatum.
DO NOT WORRY, NOT HAPPENING
I have worked on the same VR platform now for about 4 or 5 years. It has not learned (Escription, supposedly 1 of the best) what it should, I have to make countless number of corrections every single day and it goes from getting something right last year to a total hot mess this year. I am telling you, I know from experience. I have not changed accounts, not changed the platform, etc., etc. and I am NOT worried about the transcriptionists being phased out, not with the platform I work on. Right now it is taking so much time just to correct and it is very irritating. There is 1 physician that dictates operative reports. I do not care what his preop diagnosis is, his postop diagnosis is always chronic renal failure, whether he says it or not. Now really, why is this. It has been the same for all these years. I am telling you, it just don’t get it. It is NOT taking over our jobs. It cannot even start to do the first thing right loads of time. It does not have to be a foreign dictator, it can be with simple English and good dictators at that. You are worrying needlessly.
sorry that is happening. I hope it is sm
not going overseas!
Gourd, I am so sorry that this is happening to you,
Isn't it bad enough that we all have to worry about our jobs on a daily basis, worrying if work will be there, if the company that we are working for will actually pay us for the many, MANY hours that we have put in and having to work literally almost every holiday because in this industry, that is just how it is? Now we have to worry for expressing our opinions, something that, IMHO, is my God given right, after all, last time I checked, we were still living in the United States of America!!
To me what makes this entire situation even more sickening, is that someone is being paid to watch this board. This company could use that money, the money that they are paying for attorney fees, court fees, etc., to pay their MTs what they DESERVE and instead of worrying about looking bad on a website, they should do everything in their power to make their company the absolute best in its business. Again, IMHO.
Happening all over the place
I work on VR also. We were told our pay would be cut as soon as VR was able to start picking up on the dictations. I along with everyone else thought, well this will take some time. Did not happen and within about 2 weeks my pay was cut in half so that is how I have been working now for the past probably 5 years now. My livlihood is not totally made up now with this 1 paycheck or else probably would have to work more hours. I can understand why so many upset but then again, am surprised that the company has not dropped your rates before now, every one else seems to have.
I am so tired of having to jump
accounts to get a laughable report count. With the company I work for I have to work on 4 different accounts to even get the minimal amount of work daily. I cannot stand it anymore. I have to be the most flexible person in the world but enough is enough. Are there any companies out there that allow you to work 1 Radiology account and actually get a decent report count by the end of your shift. I am lucky if I hit 80 reports a day and that is just not cutting it for this single mom.
I guess I just needed to say it outloud. TIA.
Just jump right in. They're okay. nm
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Why don't you just jump over to MDI side!
You think Transcend is bad, honey work a week with MDI and then let's compare jelly beans.
Sorry to jump in, but it really IS common
sense not to post account info or patient names. Yes, the rules of posting are plastered everywhere, and any Transcriptionist of 15 years should know NOT to post private client names anywhere. So, you are arguing and looking more silly.
Jump ship
Their pay plan is horrible to work with. The bonus is based on your QA score, if I'm not mistaken from the month previous and that goes through the whole next month. So if you have a bad month, it will haunt you for the next month!
its sad when ppl jump on a company
just because they can't or won't do their job right! As part of the management at Shapin, I really don't understand where anyone could honestly say we have poor management. We strive to help each and every MT and editor....So...if you're bitter...you must be a bitter person!
Jump on board!
Same with me -- no test, immediate offer, so I jumped and I'm glad I did!
Oh, I would jump at that chance if available!!
nm
jump ship now
you won't be sorry.
I would jump on it - MDI-MD is very selective
in whom they hire & would consider myself fortunate to be offered a job with them. Their entire staff from recruiter,liaison,& technical support convey that they are the best!
I've been with MDI-MD for 3 yrs & couldn't be happier! Workflow on my account is 98.9% & is predominately steady; however,there are seasonal periods when work is low or nonexistent. I do have a secondary account, but if that account is low also, I've made sure I've ensured myself a safety net by working extra when the accounts have been bombarded with dictation. There again, I could ask for another account to fill any deficit if I felt it was necessary to do so.
Simply speaking,it boils down as to whether you are truly a SE & are willing to work hours other than 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. I have adjusted my body clock & work late afternoon & evenings with plenty of work left over from those signing off at 5 p.m.
Everyone with this company is just fantastic to work with. I can e-mail the manager personally, my liaison or tech support,& know I will receive a reply via e-mail,if not a phone call,within a short period of time, if not minutes, of doing so.
If you have any other questions,please feel free to e-mail me and I'll try to answer them or guide you to the appropriate person at MDI more qualified to answer such.
I am not so sure I'd jump on the KS bandwagon...
I applied and they said they only wanted full-time and would I consider that? So they talk out of both sides of their mouths. I have 15 years of experience with Meditech and I would have agreed to a set schedule including a weekend day for employee status and worked on Meditech since I know it, and the recruiter told me no part-time and I sent my resume through their site and she responded right away. So, if this is a sign of how they operate, I am not so sure I'd want to work there at this point. That is not fair at all. I have a lot of experience and for them to just shrug me off yet turn around and hire a part-time person, that's just wrong! 
I think others can jump to another company
but what I see coming in your companies is probably VR right behind them. What I would suggest if people are so against even trying is that, if they are younger, to train for another profession. Nursing would be an excellent choice, nurses always needed, any type of medical field because even in hard times people still have need of people in this field. Ultrasound, MRI techs, anything if so hard to grasp the idea of technology coming down the pike. I personally think by changing jobs will not take care of the problem but changing professions might.
I saw the typo, so don't jump all over me, lol. NM
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Oh yes. I believe I'd jump at the chance.
I really have to say that. Although I have dedicated my life to this job, that fact is easily lost with the smallest infraction by people who scream at me in CAPS. I want to enjoy doing the work I do with such care.
Don't know what is happening with my brief post below, so will repeat. SM
If most of the drafts you get are truly all that good now, then it sounds like you won't even be needed in the not too distant future. Pretty soon those drafts won't need editing. What then?
How long have you noticed it happening? For me, just
x
It's been happening since the beginning of time.
Jobs get phased out and are no longer needed.
I don't know any blacksmiths, mule skinners or pony express delivery people.
But live in your world of denial if you want to. That's up to you. I'm going where there is a future, and that's not this industry.
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