I hope it's a rumor..I left MQ for KS 3 years ago..I finally found a place I love (sm)
Posted By: Old MT on 2009-02-12
In Reply to: It's a rumor. They have growth plans, not selling plans. nm - Wow
so I hope the rumor is not true!
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I feel the same way!!! I love Keystrokes...I have finally found my fit....
I type Ortho and absolutely love it!!!
absolutely love it thus far!!!! been through 3 lately and finally hope i can stay put and am alread
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Haven't found a great place yet . . ., was with last company three years.
Just new this internet thing.
Left MQ after 10 years for Webmedx, a better place. nm
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I left MQ for KS 2 years ago and love it. They have a lot of rad accounts. sm
I make great money even though I took a report pay cut because there is always work!
Not me. I hope there is a special place reserved for them in a very hot place.
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Finally found something decent sm
10 cpl weekdays and 14 cpl weekends, YES!!!!! what company you may ask, email me privately, she is in need of at least 3 MTs.
FINALLY - found three MTs who I agree with completely.
What great posts. I get the feeling sometimes I am a loner in the satisfaction, my work ethic and passion for this profession. I doubt like heck MTs will ever be replaced. We may switch to editing but we are doing that now and surely within minutes of doing that, we become vastly sure that voice recognition will always need editing in the medical profession. I'm not worried one bit.
There are good and bad in every profession and there are always going to be those who complain more than they work. Good golly, life and the MT jobs )or any job) are pretty much what you make them. You do have some control. I personally prefer IC but work more than the FT employee would. You just have to be motivated and focused.
I get to take time off for myself and go to lunch with my friends, stop and buy a new candle or plant for my desk and that is all it takes to refresh me and get me going again. I have certain days of the week that I tell myself I am in an office and work like a mad woman. If I lose momentum, I hang a picture of something I want to save for above my computer as motivation or that pesky utility bill or the kid's college tuition bill. I don't lose time driving to work and don't have to stop and fill my gas tank, get up for coffee break every 2 hours and don't have anyone tapping me on the shoulder to give a donation for Suzie's cat that had the measles. I do not answer the phone and I do not have the TV on. I wouldn't working in an office, would I? I do have Willie Nelson and George Strait playing softly in the background though and I get to pick my own music.
The economy kinda stinks right now and we all know it. Folks will always get injured, get sick, need surgery and we have an aging population. Health care is about the most secure profession presently and almost always and we are an important part of that profession as MTs. Even my bad days ain't that bad.
finally found your post. It WAS bad, geez
Not going to get anywhere with that attitude for sure. Also, wonder what you thought this Company Board meant. Think now. This is a board to get your complaints out, the unfairness of it all. You question would take a considerable amount of time. Who has that, who wants to GIVE THAT much time.
It is finally in place June 1st. It is reasonable and sm
really good. My sister has had it for yours and says Guardian is better than BCBS.
I always did. I finally left. nm
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TT....I agree, feel I have finally found a home. nm
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I've had a lot of bad ones...finally found one that's pretty good sm
It is a struggle though!! I have worked for several that stunk up the place!! LOL Been cheated on line counts, etc. My best advice is to see if there are any companies near you, smaller, home-based MTSOs who have fewer employees. A way where you can actually get to know your employer. I found one not far from my house who advertised on Craigslist and she has been pretty good to work with.
Sorry, hope you have found something better..sm
Like a post stated below...LK and SS are two of a kind....going back on their word regarding pay is a tactic owner has used forever.
Every place has some bad stuff, but I found the
sound quality to be poor with Smartmed. I didn't work for them, only tested.
If such a place does exist....I hope someone will
just post a name....I've left my e-mail before with a couple of valid questions and can't get an answer that way either so not sure what to do...Also, as in post above I'm wrestling with employee versus IC. I always been an employee but it truly does seem all the good jobs are as an IC..
I havent found a 9-pin to USB and I have looked everywhere. One place
told me that 9-pins were becoming extinct in other words so they didnt even bother selling adapters for it. I have no idea why the platform company, Escription, does not have their program updated so you can at least use a 15-pin that you can buy an adapter for and my laptop would take a 15-pin, but all Escription is compatible with is a 9-pin unless something has changed and no one told me.
Sorry you had a bad time with them. Hope you found a good fit elsewhere. nm
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I hope you have found a good position. nm
What made you leave in the first place? Haven't found better yet? nm
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Now that's depressing and disgusting at the same time. I hope you found something else.
Well, I HOPE they're a good place to work...
... since I worked for TRS and thus got acquired by Transcend when TRS did.
Interestingly... when I was job-hunting about 7 months ago, I basically read every entry in the MT Companies section of another forum (M T Chat)looking for companies that got good reviews. Because it got very good reviews there, Transcend was the second-to-last company I applied to, just before TRS. At that time, Transcend was only testing for acute care (my 36 years of clinical in multiple specialties wasn't good enough, I guess) so they told me no thanks. And now they've got me anyway.
I am still reserving judgment because the merger only happened 2 weeks ago; and I am still working on my same accounts, under the same supervisors, on the same platform, so there have been no visible changes as yet....
If you only have 25% of your pay left, I hope
To use another politically incorrect phrase,
'No tickee, no shirtee'!
I definitely want to work.. but not for them. I have found great place to call home where you get..
what you are promised as far as work, pay, and the communication is excellent. MDI-FL should take a few lessons from some of these other companies and you'd have more happy employees. There are far too many team leaders and management out there trying to save face for MDI..obviously.. The rave reviews are NOT from the MTs trying to work for a living.
I left the day I heard this news about TT and VR, found another job in under 24 hrs sm
I felt it was an insult. Having tried it, been frustrated with the lack of information about how they want the job done...I left ASAP. I am on to greener pastures as an IC and yesterday was offered a full time employee text only, more than TT is paying for text.
Hats off to those who stayed and can make it work.
I hope you told her supervisor why you left!
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I left for the exact same reasons. But not from Medquist, another place.
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Welcome to KS....I hope you love it as much as I do...
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MDI-Maryland hires SE. Great place! Love it. nm
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Ha … wouldn't I love that. There'd be a big party at my place this weekend! :-) nm
Glad you love your company. Hope you stay there - LOL
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2 years for me - Best place ever.
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I love Keystrokes...been there for 3 months and couldn't ask for a better place to work...
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What meeting? I just left but would sure love to know
what is going on with OSI. I was there for four years. TIA
here is a place that wants 2 years, AmeriScript, sm
AmeriScript, Inc.
Contact: Human Resources
P.O. Box 55, Tollhouse, California 93667
transcriptiondr@netptc.net
Telephone: xxx-xxx-xxxx, Fax:
Title of position: Transcriptionist
Experience: 2 years as a transcriptionist.
Location of position: United States: nationwide position
At home or company: Work from home
Full or Part time: Available anytime
Employee Type: Independent Contractor
Type of Transcription: Hospital transcription
Specialty: Any Specialty
Job Description: We are currently hiring experienced MTs/Speech Recognition Editors for a new acute care account. IC status only. We need RAD & Basic 4 MTs. We will require a passing grade on our acute care test on mttest.com. This position will start May 14, 2008. High speed Internet required - cable or DSL only. Microsoft Vista will NOT work. We will provide Transcription Kits at no charge to you as the MT. We are staffing the following slots at this time: BASIC 4s - 2nd shift on Fridays; 1st and 2nd shifts on Saturday and Sunday. RADIOLOGY: 3rd shift Monday thru Thursday. 1st and 2nd shifts on Saturdays. 1st shift on Sundays. Work will consist of traditional transcription as well as editing of files that have been run through the voice recognition software. You will get a mix of both in your pool. NO OFFSHORE APPLICANTS - USA MTs ONLY!!
Hardware/Software: Dictaphone EXText
Method of sending/receiving dictation: Dictaphone EXText
Compensation Information: BASIC 4 - 8 cpl trx/3 cpl editing; RAD - 9 cpl trx/4 cpl editing
Date Posted: 2008-05-01 13:42:53.0
I have been at MDI for over 3 years now and hope never to have to leave...sm
Great staff, good accounts, easy platform. Pay has always been on time, direct deposit. Production requirements are easy to meet though work has been a little slow lately, hopefully just a summer thing. I don't remember much about the training process but it was not difficult. Guidelines are clear and simple to follow. Really a great company in my opinion. Welcome aboard!
Very true. I've also found 20-30 years in SM
makes a person resistant to any kind of advancement in technology. I've seen MTs of 20+ years who don't even use an Expander because they don't want to learn anything new. Then they complain that they can't make any money.
I have worked for them for three years - great place.
Excellent pay and benefits. PTO is better than most companies. They match our 401-K. I like my account and my TL.
Feel free to e-mail me for more information.
Not Intermountain, but one place I worked for years ago sm
had a gimmick where if there were a blank or two in a report, a comma somewhere where where they did not think it belonged, a sentence transcribed in a tense they did not like, they called it a junk chart and would not pay the MT for the report. With that along with constant and nasty mails they regularly had mass exoduses.. It's the only time in 17 years in this field that I finally had a belly full one day and just up and quit with no notice, no anything, just quit.
I love it there...best place I have worked...plenty of work, pay on time, excellent communication...
wonderful supervisors...who could ask for more?
Just left after 5 years...
Up until Jan 1, it was fine, although my line rate was low. They had bonuses that made up for that. Then came Jan 1. They took away the bonuses, which halved my income. They promised a raise in my line rate, but it always got lost or forgotten, until I finally got sick of asking about it and gave up. Before Jan 1, I ran out of work twice in the entire 5 years I was there. After Jan 1, I ran out at the very least twice a week.
If you do decide to work for them, make sure you get the line rate you want up front. Once you are there, they never give raises. Even when they promise them to you, it won't show up on your check, someone will have to check on it, and they will never get back to you.
I left there maybe 3 years ago and
the part you mention about the 'medical lesson' reminded me of an embarrassing episode - I was taken to task because I put peridium instead of Pyridium - was just typing what I heard and meant to go back and fix and missed it on my reread and you would have thought I was in kindergarten the way I was taken to task for it. I do QA now myself and I know it was a bad error but give me a break - I'm the type that beats myself up and don't need to do them for me!!
I left for 2 years...
Boy was I happy. Then DH's business slowed down and I had to get a part-time job, figured I might as well get back in MT. Man, was I rusty after 2 years.
Now, I'm really wanting to get out but am afraid of that Rusty period if I decide to get back in.
I think I'm going to just help market my DH's business and maybe try to find a couple of accounts on my own.
I am sooooo miserable doing this. I have worked since this morning and barely got 500 lines. I'm bored and miserable.
I thought about going back to school. My kids are finally in school all day so I do have options now. Jobs are slow around here though, right now. Wonder if I can deal with 'office politics'. Of course it's not like I don't deal with it now, just more of a passive-aggressive-type office politics.
Anyway, going to take something for this borderline migraine!
I was there for 3+ years and still left
Things started going from good to bad. Like I said it has alot to do with the account you have. Lost an account that was absolutely the best, but had in-house hospital girls cherry picking there also, proved it and was told that was a HIPAA violation and not to be doing that. I had just stumbled onto the fact and was in a position to prove it, which I did and had been saying so forever and a day. We had in-house hospital girls along with the KS girls and cherry-picking going on a daily basis and that is still going on more than one account. We were told there was nothing that could be done about it. If you want to deal with that crap and be told that I say go for it. There are not many out there that care to deal with that. But you will never know until you try it.
not me, left there over 5 years ago. just trying to help out sm
a fellow MT so she does not take a job that will make her unhappy, like it was your business anyway.
I left 2 years ago for same...
they are like this always. A revolving door. They just keep hiring and people keep dropping out for this, but they are always covered. the only ones paid are the recruters.
I left MQ after 11 years too...sm
I made the move about two months ago to KS - and I love it! No more time clock! And REAL PEOPLE to talk to if you have a problem. ALSO, ONE ACCOUNT and all the work I want. I don't know if this will apply to your account, but be sure you dont use ATT long distance for ULD. I did, and had to miss a few days of work while waiting for Charter to come out. (No one at KS told me I couldn't use ATT, but they did tell me they are advising future employees so they won't have the same problem. Other than that, the freedom from being out from under MQ will overwhelm you! Congratulations!
I left the Q after 18 years for TT. I am very
happy here. You are treated like a real person. Work can get a little low at times, but that happens everywhere. I think you will be happy here.
over 2 years ago I left WMX because of $200
a payperiod cut in pay after working on VR there. you mean they are lowering even further? I was there 2 years and when I had started it was the best company around.
boy was I wrong. once that pay cut hit and I started questioning, they turned on me as did a lot of people on this board.
that was at a time former MQ people had almost completely taken over and they sort of turned it into MQ philosophy, in my opinion. attitudes changed, everyone got meaner/nastier, and that wonderful job I had with all the nice people, GONE in a heartbeat. my supervisor got changed and well thank goodness I left when I did.
I feel your pain - there are no jobs out there really. 1 job opening and probably 500 MTs apply. anyone who tells you it is easy or there are jobs is I think in denial. who cares what those people think, we know differently.
we missed the boat on forming some type of (labor) organization. I know 'union' is a bad word and as with anything these days not to be trusted, but we have absolutely no representation or advocacy whatsoever. this is ridiculous, like living in China. ever see how Chinese people work? I saw a documentary and trust me we are not far from it.
you think it will not happen? it will exactly happen. this profession for some reason attracts a lot of sadistic people...too many with really bad attitudes.
Nope, hope to supplement my retirement years.
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I worked at TC about 3-1/2 years back. I found everyone to be helpful and friendly. sm
The pay was pretty good and the account was easy. I just had some sound issues and got a better offer elsewhere. Does PY still work at TC? She is a great lady and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her! I'd say to anyone looking to give TC a chance! They are one of the better companied out there; small by mighty!
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