I believe it depends on what platform u work on. I work on
Posted By: OSI MT on 2008-11-20
In Reply to: OSI - frustrated
Extext and I love it!!!!! I have not transcribed even part time in years. First night in less than 2 hours hit 300+ lines. Second night a little over 2 hours hit 350+ lines. This is all learning a new system so I find it interesting and fun.
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Like I said - it depends who you work for. I work for a hospital at home - not a company. nm
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Pay is always on time, direct deposit, very nice management to work with, and DQS platform, work
load normally busy, but low now because of the summer slow down on my accounts. Sound an issue on some accounts, but not others. Overall, wonderful company.
Depends who you work for (sm)
I worked for an owner that was very controlling and I suppose if you lived on a farm you would be happy with the pay. I might get flamed for this, but there is a big difference in what you pay for rent.
Maybe you should try finding your own doctors? Just a suggestion. 
depends on who you work for
With one company I am with you see how many jobs are in the queue at any time. Normally it should be over 150 at the beginning of the day but some days it just isn't. We can only take a set number at a time but I see people take them out of order so they can get the easier dictators, etc., so they get more of the jobs. If I see there are few jobs I do only a certain number and then quit. You get to know the patterns of how people work. We have some people who work later than I do so I would want something left for those people. I guess looking at this board I am old fashioned that way, but I still believe in caring about other people.
Depends who you work for - sm
my boss just canned someone (domestic) because she just would not learn anything. We would tell her time and time again the mistakes she was making, and she'd do it right for a few days then go right back to doing it wrong. Very frustrating. She was finally canned when the hospital personally requested she be removed from the account, and after numerous complaints from the two of us checking her work. She repeatedly said she did not understand why she was fired, though it was spelled out to her quite clearly. So between her lack of ability to do her work right, and on time (was out of TAT a lot) she dug her own hole eventually. I think MTSOs don't want to fire someone because it is such an ordeal to hire, train, etc, and hope they get a good MT who can just jump in and do good work without a lot of hand-holding.
Really depends on who you work for
My company was wonderful. Then they were bought by a big offshoring company. For the last two years, I hated my job but I stayed for the PTO of 32 days per year. I was layed off when my account was sent overseas. With the EMR and other changes that have occurred, I seriously wanted out of the business because I no longer considered this secure work. However, I live in a very small town and jobs are very limited. We have a college, hospital, and of course the state offices. You may have to wait 6 months for an opening.
I was hired by a smaller company who does not offshore, doing a specialty I love, and the pay was more than I have made in the last 9 years. No weekends, nights, or holidays!! I could not believe it. This is very hard to come by and it just fell in my lap. I absolutely love this. However, I do have to keep in mind this is still not a secure business. This client could leave tomorrow for a cheaper rate, to offshore, or heavy EMR. So if you want to get back into the MT business, I would say do not take a job just to be an MT again. There are a lot of negative things going on in the business right now. If you can, wait until something comes along that is perfect for you and that will make you happy. Most importantly - have money saved in case you do lose your account/job. They do not give you notice. I am happy for now.
all depends on which company you work for
to define the line they first determine what is and is not a character. Some companies believe that a space is not a character so it is not counted as one. So, once the term character is defined, then every 65 characters would count as 1 line. This is different from a gross line that just counts the lines you see on the page.
I have plenty of work and always have. Depends on the
account, the type of transcription (clinic, HIM or radiology), etc. Keystrokes does not do is overhire. My manager told me the other day that there have been 15 new accounts since November that have started and that they have increased the number of transcriptionists accordingly.
I think everyone with Keystrokes will agree. We work for one of the few companies that has had work when this board is full of companies running out of work.
It depends who you work for - I get 8 cpl to edit VR. nm
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depends on work type
If you can do mostly ops you can fly and make a tremendous amt. If you do HP con and DS it slows you down and makes typing more lucrative. VR makes money for the company by causing huge decrease in payroll costs but does not benefit the majority of MTs.
But I think it depends on which company you work for.
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I've never said there isn't work, it just depends on your
account. But I'm willing to put in the time, adjust my schedule to when there may be work, etc. and have multiple accounts and still can't get lines in (and I wasn't the only one) then it doesn't matter now much OT is available on another account.
I guess it just depends on where you work
I get a yearly raise automatically after a short evaluation in the office.
Well, it all depends on the division you work for too. nm
It all depends on which division you work for...
I worked for several during my time there, and there were all different.
Depends on the type of work
In my own experience, if it were psych I'd jump on it in a heartbeat. Anything else, it may not be cost efficient, but it may end up being better than what a lot having been getting lately with the MT/VR combos.
I think it depends on the account. I always work Thanksgiving sm
Mem Day, Labor Day and New Year's Day and have 4th of July, Easter, Christmas Eve and Christmas off. This is what I volunteer to work, so that might be how all the accounts work. I do radiology so that is why we work holidays.
It depends on the account. I do not work weekends. nm
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Work flow depends on the shift
Less work available during the day because that is when most people want to work.
Depends on your shift, work days,
I think the base pay was 8.5 but you have in addition to that shift and weekend differentials as well as you get another differential for keeping QA submissions below a certain percentage, and this line rate goes back to line 1, so you could make around 9.5 to 9.75 I believe depending on your shift.
What I liked best about TT is that you are not limited to 10 reports a day for an eternity and having to jump through hoops to get off QA. You can type as much as you like from the start because it will go to QA anyway until you are released from QA. I have not found another company like that.
Hope this helps.
Just depends on the account. I work for MDI, don't use a c-phone but also don't have Bayscrib
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No it isn't. I think it depends on what work you do and your shift, but I make 9 cpl plus incent
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It depends on if this is editing other MT's work or VR. If VR, that is a good rate. nm
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that was union and they STILL made us work overtime, etc. Depends on where you
are. Personally, count me OUT! My experience is HORRIBLE and getting worse. I am now union free and tell everyone I know about my BAD experiences with the union! Companys do what they want anyway! When you start starving and no one will hire you because you are on strike you will get the picture
It depends on who is offering it, and what kind of work is available. If you posted the company sm
name, we could give more helpful advice.
It depends on your account, employee status, amount of work agreed, etc. NM
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depends on work type, experience, spaces, company, area
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Too many variables to count. A lot depends on shift, accounts, what types of work you do. (sm)
I can be totally out of work on my 2 accounts and pull up backlog report and see some accounts have OT offered.
Every company has some employees totally satisfied with amount of work and some who run out totally.
Like I said, many, many variables to be figured in.
How is this platform to work on?
Is it productive for MTs? Can ShortHand work with it. Thanks for any info
New platform and new work
The new software is just awesome and I hear we have a large hospital starting next week. Give them a call if you are looking for work. I can not help you with the other two you mentioned but can wish you good luck with your search. L.
What platform do you work on?
I really love ExText and I know they do have accounts on that platform. I did apply and got to the interview stage but then decided to back out because of the bad remarks on this site. I certainly hope I won't be sorry. How is their cpl rate compared to others? Thanks.
Not very organized. Had more than 1 platform to work on
I had 3 accounts and had to learn new platform for each. I didn't stay with them very long. Found a better place.
How is Vianeta platform like to work on?
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Which platform do you work on at Medware?
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Super platform to work in.
Emdat is by far one of the most user friendly and productive platforms I have used. MTs working with me have commented on the ease of learning and a great manual coupled with a wonderful tutorial to get you started. Additionally, it has many features that include automatic log which shows you where you are at any point in the day .. email me if you have any specific questions.
How fast is the platform you work on?
Because the platform I am on is slower than the snail in my backyard.
Does anyone work for ProScript? I'd like to know about the platform, please sm
What Expanders does it support? It is difficult to maneuver in and get lines? I have an offer...
Work for them, they use Shorthand and platform sm
is Acuity at least on my particular account.
2003 does not work with their platform
Only 2000 and 2002.
Depends on which platform
Some are on ChartMatrix which I believe is okay. I am on another which is awful. Mine was supposed to get changed over to ChartMatrix a few weeks ago, but hasn't. I've tried asking when this is going to happen, but no one answers. Feel like I've been duped. Liked them, but feel used and stuck on this archaic system with no light at the end of the tunnel, when I was promised it was a short term platform for this account.
Depends on which platform you are using..sm
Merit is a propietary platform and you have to build you glossary...can't copy it over. Not sure about ExText.
It depends...which platform are you on? nm
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all depends on what platform you are used to
I like certain things about Bayscribe, find other things irritating and counter-productive. I have worked on several different platforms with different companies. Bayscribe is better than some, pretty straightforward (especially if you are coming from DOS), but I've worked on better.
depends on the platform used,
I made more at 6.5 because of a simple easy platform I worked on. At 9.5, everything needed to be filled in, slowed me down. cpl does not matter until you know what platform you're working on.
Depends on platform
They are all different. Some platforms you may be able to type 170-200 lph but then your line rate is probably going to be adjusted accordingly. Other platforms such as Extext, you are lucky to do around 130 lph comfortably. DocQScribe maybe 120 lph. Lines are very hard to make these days, they just keep skimping away those lines that we used to get credit for, headers, footers, sometimes even spaces, and don't forget those unseen commands on a page, they have stripped those. Hospitals got wise to this, companies had to make adjustments and passed this on to the MTs. Its very hard to get a decent line count and this is why a lot of MTs are working more than one job. Most of us don't make anymore than $12 to $14 per hour. I guess to a new MT graduate this must be great money, beats minimum wage. But, they will not be seeing any big money like we saw years ago, its a thing of the past.
depends on which platform nm
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It depends on the platform
If MTs can self-assign jobs, you can tell if someone signs out of difficult jobs or assigns all the easy dictators to themselves, habitually.
Depends on what platform you get.
From what I know, most accounts are awful, loaded with ESL. Work load is feast or famine, but lately more famine than feast. The BeyondTxt platform is not good. Pay scale is average to low.
What companies have a decent platform to work on, .
have employee status, lots of work, and minimal confusion and disorganization? Can do the big 4 for acute care.
I'd like to know the bad platform and which accounts run out of work. I'm supposed to have bac
accounts to work on...Please email me.. I cant afford to work on the Mojave Desert LOL
Ortho MTs? Can I ask which platform you work on and is it productive??
Thanks..
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