I did not achieve it within a week but they worked with me and I am at 1500 or more now. sm
Posted By: KS MT2 on 2008-08-07
In Reply to: Keystrokes: How reasonable do you think - sm
I think that statement is to enforce that they expect full-time volume.
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$1500 week. nm
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Do you think that 1500 to 2000 a week is possible?
This is a serious question, because I have been there a while and still not up to that. Maybe 1450 but not the big numbers. Wondering if it takes a while or if it is the platform.
i actually worked for them for a week.
The plantform was not a word based platform. It reminded me of the old computer program word star...where everything was an alt function key. you had to alt F something to go to the next line. Horrible. I did not have three months to learn platform so I quit.
I worked there for a week or 2.
I was going to work 3rd shift and was getting a higher line rate. I hope your account will be better than the one I was placed on. The worst audio in the world and terrible dictators. I quit after a week. Good luck!
Only worked there a week
that was five months ago and never got paid. Not that stupid.
Worked for Probity for 1 week.
In the absence of training pay, the way the platform was, having to start from scratch with expander, no spell-check provided (wrote my own), not able to access old reports and the training vaguaries, I averaged $2/hr for the first week. The whole time, I never had a good feeling about them. It's up to you, but if I had it to do over again, I'd run, run, run.
Wish I could approach 400 lph, I struggle trying to achieve 150 lph, sm
have difficult account with various work types. How do you do it?
How are the line counts to achieve
Is it fairly easy to get the line count with Keystrokes? I just took a job with them, but have not sent the paperwork. I wanted to use it as a second job, and hoped I could get the line count in less than usual hours, because I am fast. But if it will be too difficult, I better forget it, because I cannot work 80 hours a week. Do you think someone can do 2 jobs with Keystrokes? Since you like it there, I wanted to ask you to see if that was a good idea. Thanks in advance for your advice.
$30/hr probably hard to achieve despite incentives. NM
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I worked for them PT awhile back -- 20 hours a week min., I think. nm
My figures exactly, and I have to work longer to achieve
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There is a time clock, but LPH is easy to achieve and bonus is not done by that any longer. SM
Much better than E-time, if that's what the Evil Q still uses. No worries.
Great company -- good benefits, average pay, easy-to-achieve sm
incentive tier, ExText platform, pay by direct deposit every 2 weeks, always on time. The people in management seem to genuinely care about the employees, which is a nice plus. I have been there since October and am very happy. Of course, one man's paradise is another man's hell it seems at times, but it is a good fit for me.
Good luck!
That is the $1500 one. sm
I am talking about the Holiday bonus they are advertising on the Careers page.
Avg around $1500/mo.
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1500 lines a day!!!!
I do respect your opinion, but my opinion, as well as many others who worked for Spheris is, getting 1500 lines in an 8 hour day was impossible. You see, we weren't given nice pie accounts, where you could build templates and consistently use them. We were given the crap accounts, poor dictators, the good accounts go to India. I am sorry but 1500 lines in 8 hours was not possible for the majority of us. If it were possible, I can guarantee you it would have been done. Obviously we all want to make a decent living. I do agree that we have a larger problem on a larger scale, and yes shopping where they make things in China, etc., is being a culprit. I can say that people who have lost their jobs to China, or anywhere else in the world, need to step up to the plate as well. I as an MT can only try to protect my profession and everyone else needs to do their part. Afterall, everyone is forced to use the healthcare provided to them in their area even though they outsource, just as I am forced to shop at a store that outsources labor, for lack of a better resource to shop at. But if everyone would do their part in each if their fields, maybe things would be better. As far as paying editors and not being able to afford to pay better wages, I think that companies should pay a lower wage until one gets off editing. Once they get off editing, they should be paid more. If someone never gets off editing, that is another situation that needs to be addressed. I understand that a company cannot pay two people to do ones work and afford to pay a higher wage. But these companies such as Spheris that hire everyone at a low wage and then pay others the same that come in that are on editing and are not meeting production, this is what is not fair. It is not right to keep all employees at the same pay. Maybe MT -A has been their for 5 years, she/he is good, has a 99-100% accuracy rate consistently, then there is MT-B who has been there for 2 years, 97-98% accuracy somewhat consistent, needs editing more often, but she gets paid the same as MT-A because they both happen to clinic notes. How is that right??? This is what goes on in these national companies. Each employee should be assessed on their individual performance. But this is not how it is done. That is not right and is degrading to the MTs who do very well..These are the problems. Companies like Spheris get away with this!! All they care about is cheap labor!! When an MT gets to be better, they let them quit without a fight as they would never pay the higher wage they are worth and never will. This is a confirmed fact!!
Anywhere from 1500 to 1700
Lines are easy to get at TT and I get more than that if I am more focused with no distractions. 1500 to 1700 with interruptions etc.
1500 no problem
Well now! That is a whole new bunch of apples. Is it the work, the platform, or the dictators? Their recruiter said it would not be hard to get 1500. These days with the way companies use less than good platforms and the strange way they count lines, it is rare to see 1500 easily. Long ago, I could boast over 2000 easily. The last few years since the India factor, services are just tightening up. Wow would it be a relief for me to enjoy my job again. Yes I am waiting for my ID too. Well, I am going to take a crack at it, may as well overlap the jobs and see how it goes. Can't hurt the old pocketbook. Thanks for your optimistic post. If all goes well I will be working with you soon.
$165 or 1500 lines
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What are they asking for, 1500/1800 lines a day, or more? nm
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some companies require 1500 lpd -
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He/she gets 1500 lines a day, in spite of posting
Uh, yep.
On the new plan, if I type at 1500 lines a day at
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if you type 1500 lines plus per shift
with what seems to be the most popular company to work for. I'm job looking. I do believe I may have to apply! What's the difference between Meditech magic and Meditech XL?
I get no benefits where I work and I do 1500-1700 rad reports a pay period. sm
This is the norm, not the exception. If a rad Transcriptionist cannot do 20-25 reports an hour, they need to look at a different field.
According to Allstate, they have a new account and have over 1500 jobs in backlog, is this not true?
What's the real scoop?
Not by the line but 1400-1500 radiology reports. 2-1/2 years. nm
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I work that, had TONS all day long, never ran low got to 1500 lines WITHIN my shift too. nm
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Article in Advance says CBay just took on 1500 accts. and there was no employment ad in that issue,
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Old posts say IC,DSS files, starting pay not negotiable,rate increase after 90 days,1000-1500 lpd.
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Full time with Transtech is both. 40 hours per week and 5500 lines per week.
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Nope .. email on 1/18 promised "within the next week." Here we are, 1 week later and no info.
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The minimum is 5500 per week, NOT 6600 per week. I think you made a typo. :)
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i clear over 800 a week, 40/week; 30+ year experience. (nm)
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I get my paycheck every week - that is enough for me! Happy MT week everybody! nm
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I got laid off for MT Week. Happy MT Week to me!
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Good last week - Slow this week.
I hope this is not an indication of things to come. I am getting 1,200 lines a day but it is taking me all day to do it. We seem to be out of work from 9-12 every day this week. Hope things pick up after Labor Day.
10 lines per minute = 1500 lines for 150 minutes - average. nm
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0.8 x 1000 lines = $80.00 - 0.8 x 1500 lines = $120.
16 hours a week or 8 a week and get
401 K.
I worked for a temp agency for 3 years..LOVED it. Just worked. No counts, no hassels, GREAT pay..
No benefits at the time. I even learned pathology while temping (8 months on that assigment). I loved the variety, the ability to say I'm not available such and such time. I'd do it again in a heartbeat if I didn't need benefits.
Why would anyone work 8 hours a week. The poster above said 16 or 24 hours a week.
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A company is ONLY supposed to verify that someone worked there, what dates they worked, whether PT o
and last date worked. It opens everyone up to a lawsuit if more is given, so most companies are told by their attorneys and business advisors to verify only.
No one has a right to a reference, only verification of employment.
It worked! Latest suggestion from DJ's email worked. nm
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If I worked a longer day, I just put my regular shift, 3p-11p, or whatever. If I worked sm
an extra day, then I was told to fudge the hours around on the other days so it all came out to 40. I didn't really mind -- have learned not to expect overtime in this profession -- and I was happy to be able to work whenever I needed to get the lines I needed. However, them telling me directly to fudge on my time sheet would seem to be a violation of the wage and hour laws. I suppose it doesn't matter now if they do not even have enough work to make the minimum line count necessary. Several of the companies I thought were golden seem to have gotten a bit tarnished lately … sad.
Glad it worked for you. I have worked for companies
that were more reliable and paid without the delay I had. Maybe you started before they started doing that but it makes no difference. I TOO am a single parent.
You are not trying to argue? Sounds like you not only are trying to argue but you are just waiting for anyone to post anything about the co on here so you can just get out there and respond, which seems to be the way I have always noticed it. It's like all the MTs or whoever that work there are just waiting to respond.
This board is about the good points and bad points about companies. I am telling my experience.
The people were nice people though, but my experience was not a good one and I will not say it was.
I can go a week after the end of payday and even 10days later but that's it. Kids would starve.
Best company I have ever worked for, and I have worked for a lot!
I can't believe some of the things these people say here, and have to wonder if it just the same person or two bashing. I have been at MDI for four years and I do not have a low workload and I get treated very, very well.
They one I am not sure of. I have always worked FT for them. I have worked both IC and employee
and I always did way over 12,000 a pay peroid. I am sure they are pretty comparative to other companies. You definitely could contact a recruiter by applying if they would answer all of your questions up front. Good luck.
MQ--week end pay
i think the NE is the only region that does not pay for week end and holiday pay. the Ohio office offers not only week end and holiday pay, but also shift differntial pay--and this is all without asking plus the MT's that were transferred there are getting all the lines they need and to top that off, they are in ONE acct, not like 4 or 5 in the NE
that is why it is a great office to be working with--
First week on DQS.. Please tell me it gets better. (sm)
It was only for half the payperiod, but WOW. When I finally did a count to see how much I had done it was a real surprise. I know I still have to look up instructions now and again and need to keep building my shortcuts, hope to heck I don't go bankrupt before I get it down to an art.
How long did it take the rest of you to get up to speed?
About a week or two
I actually cannot remember but I think it was a week or two.....
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