I've tried just a couple but one bad one is enough. Here is just a sample..

MDI-FL, TransHealth, Precyse, Focus Infomatics... and I just started doing this at-home thing for a little over a year. What a bad deal.. I've been turned down by Spheris and Wedmedx because I did not meet their qualifications, although I have been doing this for 13 years with approximately five in acute care so go figure. I have worked for hospitals locally etc.. I thought working at home would be a good change..NOT.. what a nightmare, terrible supervisors, benefits, low pay, disorganization and much, much more. I may have to go back to the hospitals.

• Are there any good companies to work for left??? Suggestions? - Burnt out on Bad Companies
  • I hear you. I just tested for what I thought was a decent company.... - sm
    • We should all start asking up front "If you are paying under 9 cpl for 10+ yrs exp. you better te - me now BEFORE I waste my time taking the test. nm
    • Could you share the name of the company - Could you share?
      • Sorry just saw this, was the OP. Not sure if that's allowed???? - nm
  • Where have you already been SM - need more info
    • I've tried just a couple but one bad one is enough. Here is just a sample.. - Burnt out on Bad Companies
      • Well, read on if you want an honest opinion SM - need more info
        • Thanks for the advice. The idea of clinic work sounds good, but I do feel comfortable with acute ... - Burnt out on Bad Companies
          • Then a small co or a local hospital SM - need more info

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why people feel like their company has to provide insurance and they may take a job they hate just for insurance.  Getting your own policy is almost always cheaper and then you aren't tied to a job/company you hate.

If you have pre-existing conditions situation may be different. 

I used to transcribe SS Disability cases for a friend/attorney and they were gastly. They took place in a room with high ceilings (guessing here) and the echo and muffled conversations were so bad, it would take me forever to do them.

He wanted the transcripts done with Q: (question) and A: (answer) with double space in-between. Made half decent money but it wasn't worth my time. Thanks heavens, my transcriber went on the blink. It was the older larger tapes he used, and I only had that transcriber for his work. I never bought another one, so could never do his work again. LOL

Does Transtech have sample reports and normals to go with all those ESL docs?

They've taken all they are going to take from me.   I am not going to waste any more time being angry.   I hate the way things ended, but I refuse to accept the blame for any part of it because I know that was a lie too, even though they did try to blame the MTs.  I know part of the problem was quality issues, but QA wasn't to blame for that either, although they have been.   

It is time to pick up and move on.   I think mgmt will reap what they sow.   For those who worked on the main account Webmedx is still hiring, though the best time slots have already been taken.  

giving the negative info because every time I have in the past I am called a disgruntled ex-employee or told that my experience has no relation to what the company is like today.

I won't repeat the information I've given in the past, anyone can find it on searches.  I've decided to just let the people have their experience with the company and that experience will validate everything I've ever said about those people.

The same people own and run that company--they may have new names doing the management, but it still runs the same way.

I can Google until dawn and still not find John Smith in NY - you know the neurologist...  Cut me a break!  I've now learned to ask my online company for a list of referring physicians (since none of the accounts are in my state) and also ask for websites for the hospitals, but I still don't take more than 5 min of my own time to find referring physicians.  I send it right through with a verify cc:... 

As far as making an educated guess, I would only do that if it was my own account and I know the dictator well.  For the online company, it is their responsibility to make that educated guess as it is their client, not mine.  I leave that up to the company to make assumptions; this way it is on their back, not mine when it comes to the legality of the report.  Ultimately, the physician is responsible when signing that report or there should be clause on those reports that state dictated but not read.  If that clause is not there, then it is the physician's responsibility to know the content, not the MT.  An MT can only transcribe what they hear and really should not be making educated guesses on anyone since we live in a world of sue-happy patients and their malpractice insurance is so high.  If there is a question, it needs to go the dictator to resolve.

JMO - been doing this for over 20 years.  

Lee Perfect I believe and TTS.  Try putting your resume up as well.  I got a ton of hits off of here and another transcription job board and another job website.  Not allowed to give you names of the sites though.

Do they hire part-time?   Do you need a C-phone or are they internet based?

Thanks 

How is the platform?

Is rigid schedule required for full-time?

Are there production bonuses?

Thank you!

TTS does this to all of  ICs. She literally will call MTs and threaten your job because you are not on the schedule for your hours.  I was let go because of not working my set hours, yet I did my line count on a daily basis that I said I would do.  Who would you report this to?  Would you report to the DOL or the IRS? 

Hired for new account that didn't come on-line as projected.  Extended training/staging time that at least we got paid for, but half of what I make transcribing and then when we went live there was no little work for week we were lucky to get 4 reports a day.   Other accounts were low so couldn't give us a backup, but looks like most accounts are back to producing again and lots of OT now. 

My situation isn't quite the same, but the result was the same and I sympathize with you.   When you have bills to pay you need to be making the lines. 

If it is the same company, they pay weekly (nice), and are such nice people.  Everyone in the office was readily available to answer questions.  The only downside was they did not have a platform at that time.  Work was received and sent via FTP files, and I prefer to work on an actual platform.

...If you deposit a bad check, you own bank will probably charge you a service fee for having to handle it.  I was charged a $38.00 (same as their bounced check fee) fee when I deposited somebody's bad check.  This is one of the reasons stores have a policy of charging you a fee if you pay with an NSF (insufficient funds) personal check.  They get charged a fee by their bank for depositing it. The banks get cranky about the bookkeeping involved, posting the amount, debiting it out again, etc.

Second, I am assuming you work at home and the company is not in your home town.  Therefore, the crime of writing bad check will probably be considered to have occurred where the company is located.  Good luck dealing with a bad check across state lines. 

I'm assuming the check is for a few hundred dollars.  In my city, there is something called night court which is an after-hours service of the city prosecutor's office.  It basically is a small-claims/arbitration court and you can go talk to an assistant prosecutor about the problem.  They may send a summons to the check writer, but it really will not require them to appear.  Some people are frightened to get such a notice, but if they are in another state, what can be done to them for a relatively small check?

You might have a mail fraud angle on this, since they mailed the check to you. I don't suppose you saved the envelope?  Postal inspector might be someone to contact.  Just a thought.