From what I recall, it varies.
Posted By: sm on 2006-05-02
In Reply to: What is Transcend's insurance like and premium for - single? What's the waiting period? nm
I think the low was something like $12 a PP (with a high deductible plan), and I forget what the high was. All of their plans had fairly high deductibles, with the lowest being $1500, I think. They start 30 days after probation, which means 120 days; a little too long for me.
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I recall that they were looking for an MT
to do radiology a few weeks ago. I don't know the current status, but contact them. I've had a very good experience with them thus far.
From what I recall
there are two separate areas to apply on the website. One is for experienced MTs, and one is for recent graduates.
I seem to recall something of them before - sm
Kind of ringing a bell. I think I submitted a resume before and heard nothing. Kind of wondering about that. I have tons of experience and lots of years as well and have heard nothing.
It was at least that long ago, don't recall
exactly. Have no idea if we are talking about the same supervisor or not, but even so, we're each entitled to our own opinion. I thought the guy was a jerk - my opinion.
and the best I recall, we were supposed
to save all of our logs and periodically send them to our team leader. I had so many binders when I left them after a very short time, I had one whole shelf full of them. Everything negative I have read about this company has been absolutely true from my experience. They sound good ....
As I recall, the IRS rules for IC ...
specify that if the company has or asserts control over any part of your working conditions, time, production, clients, etc, then you have to be called an employee and treated as such tax-wise.
If I recall correctly...
We ran out of work once while I was on that account, and they paid for no work downtime at an hourly rate. If anyone is really interested, I would speak with the recruiter because I believe they do pay for no work available and technical downtime.
As I recall, anything over 1x year salary SM
required proof of insurability.
I think I recall Gateway as a SCAM
There was a company advertised with pretty much the same details/info in the last year. I went to their website and it was linked to a small company here in Oregon, so I phoned the company. This sham company had hacked into the Oregon company and was bilking them of LOTS of money.
What sounds the same is the $30 per hour and the virtual assistant/representatives in customer service...
RUN FAST in the opposite direction.
I recall your post. You did not get a response and it was YOU
who were very rude and downright nasty. My goodness, you have no insight whatsoever.
The answer to your question would have taken a great deal of time to answer, perhaps others did not want to get into it.
I decided NOPE after I read your post, though never did find initial post question.
Not sure, but I come across people who literally expect adoption papers to be taken out and get angry when this does not come about.
I think ya all DO have a
hip aw rooon the shoulder, just don't have the energy or inclination to bother. Sorry.
I don't recall saying I was quitting, just gonna wait and see. nm
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Recall reading years ago of this happening sm
can't recall all the details but the MTs said they needed their money and would discontinue until paid or would go to the physicians (same similar situation)and mention this fact and DID.
They actually posted to the dictator (somehow online, so when thhey tried to dictate, stated the situation -- they could not continue dictation until the company (the dictators contracted with) paid them. Gutsy, not sure I could but THREE WEEKS com'on!!! Seems I am reading this more and more on the boards.
I remember the jewish post but I recall the poster
trying to turn the whole thread into something ugly because there was only a christian forum on that site. As a Jew, I was embarrassed by the whole thing. I remember an agnostic poster asking for a separate board and the owner added nondemoninational board. Just my two cents.
I recall a similar situation -- years ago -- where the culprit turned out
to be one of the doctor's wives -- who, doncha know, had worked in the office (or an office) previously and thought herself expert ....
You need to figure out what result you are looking for. If you were working as an independent contractor, I'd say suing for wrongful termination is out of the question. Most other suits do require you to show damage ...
Since you have all this documentation, consider calling the senior or managing partner yourself ... will you be blackballed in your community? Quite possibly.
Thanks. Again I'm not asking what you CAN do because I know that it varies quite a bit with
platforms, but what is required to maintain your FT status, i.e. 1200 per day for an 8 hour shift, etc.
Probably varies, just ask them
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It varies
from work type to work type as far as ESL. I do not feel it is too bad. We have some difficult docs just like every other service. As far as pay per line. I feel it is decent. They go by your experience. Gulf Coast is completely Independent contractor, no benefits, as of now. However, they are working on trying to get insurance for us :-). I enjoy working for them very much.
Varies from one account to another
I'm assigned to work on four different accounts, and two have demos (we call them census) and two do not. Of the two that do, the screen usually comes up with most of the information, and then you just have to select the right visit, which you can usually do with the date of service. I work in a Word-based platform, though it's not actually Word. I also use ShortHand and autocorrect for expansions (though this wasn't asked, just thought it would be helpful to know).
I hope I didn't miss any questions!
Its odd how much the job experience varies
I left Spheris for almost identical reasons to those posted above. Going to Webmedx was the best thing for me - I love it, my supe loves me and I've made more money this year than ever before in my life.
Just goes to show that each experience with a company is so varied that no matter how much advice for and against a company is on these boards, you never really know what your own experience will be until you're there. No job is perfect for everyone.
Renee, it varies from job to job, sm
whether with benefits, inhouse, hospital employed or at a service. I'm guessing the average is 9 cpl/per 65 w or w/o benefits. Advise shopping around FL for the best deal. Good luck. I'm looking for greener pastures, too.
Mine varies but on VR usually
anywhere from 3000 up over 4000 per day. I also do some straight.
Recall WalMart asked staff to work off clock for overtime, remember? sm
It was on TV, newspapers, it took a court thing to resolve. Guess people will try most anything (for the moment) and just pay a fine, i.e. the cost of doing business.
Mandatry varies by account needs.
Of course they hate demanding it. On my account they more often than not ask for help first, then offer incentives before we get to the mandatory stage. If we had a few more good people, maybe it wouldn't happen so often. Maybe we can interest you 
No, only that work varies over the pay period sm
I see my primary account in week 1 of the 2 weeks. By Tuesday of week 2 of 2 weeks, I see my secondary and my primary and as the week wears on I have less and less of my primary and more of my other 3 accounts. I guess I know that some people are making up their lines, but that is now how I work.
The count varies, but today
in my first 2 hours I had over 1000- I think only 58 of those were straight and the rest VR, but according to the work, I have done over 700-800 an hour. It is possible and if you know the work, easy to get at least 500 per hour.
Probably varies by account, but 24 to 48 hours
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It varies. Once an MT is comfortable with the software and the account, and...sm
QA is pleased with the quality of work, then an MT can be released from full QA. Lots of factors involved, no set time.
It varies widely. Most companies pay per line.
I've seen it as low as 3 cpl. Some companies pay per hour, some as low at $10, others up to $16. The ones that pay the lowest is probably off-shore work and in that case is isn't enough because you have to 100% edit and correct half of it- could also be VR work.
I believe the speed setting varies with platform
Some are actually able to increase the speed more than other platforms, I believe. That might explain the difference.
I use the Escription/Editscript platform and love it. I have to admit I am blessed with a great account that has some truly excellent dictators and I've no doubt that makes a huge difference.
I think VR is something one either loves or hates. I'm apparently in the minority that love (as do my hands and wrists and shoulders!).
I find it varies widely by dictator
Caveat up front: I've only been on VR less than 6 months. More experienced MT editors might have a completely different VR experience.
That said, I notice the big factors in how many LPH I can do with it are (1) how long the dictating provider has been using the VR system and how many times s/he's been through readaptation, (2) whether the dictator is ESL. The software so far seems to favor native speakers over ESL's; it 'gets' the native speaker's speech pattern faster.
I am looking for quality, myself. The temptation to 'skim' is there with this kind of work, but I'm too afraid I'll make critical errors that way.
If I have a good dictator who's been readapted a few times, I can get by with little editing and average 400 lph. Most of the editing I do in that capacity is formatting, and a few good ShortHand entries can make a world of difference in speeding that up. I'd say definitely visit the Community page Training tab if you haven't already.
With a new and/or ESL dictator, though, I admit it: It's faster for me to straight-type it. So I do, because I can get between 300 and 350 lph that way. Editing might easily drop me down to that 200 lph ceiling you're struggling with. I don't know if that will always be so, or if, as I get more used to the rhythm of editing, it will become second nature and go faster. But right now, if the report's bad enough I simply transcribe it.
Again, just my experience so far.
A majority want 600 lpd for PT. Being able to put in extra hours varies from place to
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Yes we do get bonuses. It varies. Line and a half or so much $$ for so many reports.
NM
Your line count varies based on QA score.
nm
I suppose it probably varies with each account. My primary has been slow sm
since the holiday, but I am able to get my lines. I'm hoping it picks up soon.
Hope this helps. 
The setting your own schedule thing varies. For example, physicians who work in the ER may be
independent contractors, rather than employees, if they are moonlighting on weekends or whatever. But notice they are told what hours to work... There's no way to keep a transcription service alive with people working whatever hours they feel like whenever they feel like. That's just not reasonable.
Actually Transcends pay varies greatly depending on negotiations, accts, etc
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Easy platform, PTO if you are employee, production incentive, direct deposit, work flow varies on
different accounts, but usually have enough to keep busy, lots of QA feedback.
That is not true. It varies from account to account. I have
several internet accounts and on some you do have to input the patient information.
It varies from state to state
nm
I'm sure it varies from company to company.
There are a lot of companies who do not use mttest, but with mttest you can submit your resume and then do the testing immediately. This way the company has your resume and your testing to look at at the same time. I have submitted resumes via posted ads, or I have just posted my resume on the job wanted boards and have been contacted. I was offered one position without any testing at all and even no interview prior to the offer. My current position I was contacted from posting my resume and then they asked me to test.
I'm sure companies don't have time to read all the resumes that come in because they can get upwards of 200 resumes when they post an opening. I was once contacted by a company to submit my resume (don't know where they got my name). I did submit a resume and they sent me a letter via snail mail saying that I did not have enough experience, even though I had 10 years of experience more than they require and they were the ones who contacted me. Some companies say they hold resumes for 6 months. With so much competition for jobs I think companies now take the most experienced and the others get filed or tossed. It is rare that a company contact you to let you know you didn't get the job.
Varies from state to state
My own state recognizes partial unemployment, too, when your work gets cut down to half of your regular workload/income.
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