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I agree. I just spoke with NY and they said

Posted By: Busy MT'ing on 2005-08-11
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an emphatic, "NO".


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    just spoke to her - THEY DO NOT
    NM
    Spoke with them last Fri
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    I did take their test and spoke with them sm
    The dictators from the test weren't that bad and they are actually from the oncology acct I would have been on.  I think the pay was about 8 cpl and you'd be an IC with a line requirement of 1500 a day.  That's really all I can remember.  I just didn't want to be an IC.
    Very low pay when I spoke with them 1-1/2 years ago. nm
    x
    I spoke with her and she was very nice. (nt)
    xx
    You said you spoke to the owner.
    You are not credible.
    Why I spoke with the owner - sm
    SHE called me, SHE hired me, SHE promised me a job at a certain rate, SHE gave me all kinds of excuses why the job never materialized and then I never heard from anyone again. Enough said.
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    exact reasons. She called me, she hired me, she emailed me daily, she offered me account after account, which never materialized while I did crap work just waiting for her promises to be kept. Guess what? They never were!
    Is that company you spoke of . .
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    I got the call to and spoke with her...
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    ITA. I'm going one now who if he spoke up and wasn't

    banging what s/l a stapler while dictating I might be able to do him.   He has a very strong accent and I was halfway through the report before I learned the accent and after I finish I'll go back and relisten. 


    I spoke too soon I must need new glasses
    .
    I just spoke with the HR representative
    on Friday.  If you want her information, contact me directly and I can give you the information on who you might talk with.
    I got a card and a gift.. as did everyone I spoke to
    You may want to wait a few days and take that back.
    I just spoke with the recruiter today.
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    oops, correction, spoke too soon -- sm
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    I spoke with the gentleman from Transcription Inc this morning - sm
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    I just spoke with a company from New Jersey today...sm
    Rude was not the word for this recruiter...My goodness, makes me think that is the norm in New Jersey.  geez!!!
    The rep I spoke with on Friday mentioned 60 positions... nm
    x
    I currently spoke with a local hospital and their pay was hourly with an incentive (nm)
    x
    I remember Andrea or Ondrea. She was lovely whenever I spoke to her.
    x
    I spoke with recruiter 3-4 wks ago and was told mixed acute care & clinic, no ops exclusively. Low
    s
    I agree, absolutely agree
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    Agree 100%
    STAY away!
    Nobody is going to agree anyway. LOL
    And nobody has worked for every company in the U.S. to be able to offer an informed opinion.
    Agree

    I agree also.  I do think that each company has its MTs that have not one thing good to say about the company and on the flip side, there are many that love it.  I have worked at a few different companies in my time and find through experience on this forum to be true.  I absolutely love Transcend.  There are a few things that aren't perfect in my book, but the good far outweighs the bad.  The thing that I hate, though, is if you have anything good at all to say about your company, you are either management, lying, or a cheerleader.  I think that people love to believe the worst. 


    I also have found out through my travels that things can vary greatly from one employee to another even though they may work at the same company.  There may be a rule for you that does not apply to another, example - below one says Spheris would not allow someone to work at MQ also but there is an MT who is doing it with permission.  An MT can get on here and argue all day long that this or that doesn't happen at their company but it may very well happen for another MT.  It is so humerous to me to see that we believe that being employed at a company, in our remote homes, that we think we know everything about that company and how it operates with the other remote MTs - MTs that more than likely we don't even know. 


     


    I agree 100%.
    I agree 100%
    I don't agree entirely.

    When offshore outsourcing first began many clients began jumping on that bandwagon thinking they were going to be able to save money.  That resulted in a great number of clinics and hospitals eliminating their in-house transcription departments because of 1) reduction in overhead expense by outsourcing a whole department and 2) realizing an even greater reduction in expenses by using foreign labor at less cost than domestic transcription wages.  The trend is beginning to come full circle now and because of quality issues and the higher cost of risk management more clients are demanding that their medical records information stay in the United States.  A lot of MTSOs now advertising are stating right in their ads NO OFFSHORE MTs NEED APPLY.  Clients are beginning to see that it wasn't as cost effective as they thought it would be because it actually ends up costing more in the long run either in quality or risk management. Some hospitals and clinics are actually bringing work back in house again and only using domestic vendors for overflow work.  I think sooner or later unless the quality of VR improves it will have the same result. 


    i agree
    I also had a similar experience last year and did not like it at all. It was a total mistake.
    Yes, I agree

    Thank you for posting this!  I am also very happy with Amphion.  It is nice to hear a positive experience for a change.  I hope your post will help other MTs searching for work realize that there really are some good companies out there!



    I agree--
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    Agree
    but I thought that she was referring to simply putting it in a diagnosis, not coding.
    Agree
    LOL......I understood that she was just transcribing the numbers as they're dictated. And, we all know the docs don't always give the "dash" (-) or "slash" (/) word when it needs to be typed in.

    I wasn't trying to help code, been a while since I did that, just trying to help make sure her question was answered. (No offense intended.) :)
    I agree with QT
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    I agree..
    I left after sitting for five hours and getting 2 reports, this was Transcend who bought MDI. Then, there was the sound issues.

    The staff was just great though!
    I agree with everything you said....
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    I Agree.....
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    I agree 100%. (sm)
    Someone here had a bad experience and has made it her goal in life to run this company down. Maybe she didn't come up to par....actually you can tell that by her messages. I have only been with OSi about 6 months, but will be staying till I retire.
    I agree!

    Definately the meanest on this board.  Always has something to say, whether it pertains or not...


    I agree
    the swearing on the boards and making fun of other people, pathetic.  I thought we were all grown ups here.  I can't believe that some of these grown women sound more immature than my 11 year old. 
    Agree! LOL (nm)
    .
    I agree
    No I don't work out of the Amherst office -- have heard so much about them on this board.... I work out of the Orange CA office and last week except for 1 day -- it was like pulling teeth to get enough work to keep me busy during the day. Now, I am face today with either sitting babysitting my computer all day just waiting for work or taking the day off either unpaid or burn some PTO. Can't really afford either, but this is just stupid. If I get my butt out of bed and "at my job" by my start time.... I should get paid whether there is anything to do or not.
    Agree, besides, what one co does, the others will
    zz
    I agree. sm
    Not a very good place to work. Communication was horrible when I was there.
    Agree with above
    Yes, they pay for downtime.  The only time they do not is if is due to something on your end like electric failure or internet failure.  If there is no work or if their computer breaks or system is down, they pay $12/hr downtime.  In my experience, there is also the option of making up the time if only a few hours or so (which equates to more than $12/hr for me, so I have always made time up if I could).