I would hate to have to try and balance out # of MTs versus amount of work. (sm)

• Is this a good time to apply at Transtech? - Nobody whinning anymore about low work,NM
  • Funny how no mention is made of this when there is no work, which has been the case for much of the - past 2 or 3 months at Transtech
  • I think so - flmt
    • I would hate to have to try and balance out # of MTs versus amount of work. (sm) - JMO

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I'm getting ready to start applying and these are the companies that I'm looking at.  So give me the low-down.  Good, bad, India?

Here are my criteria:

9 cpl or better

Does NOT send work to India

Good accounts with at least 50/50 of ESL versus American dictators

Consistent work flow - no downtime or time spent waiting for work

Upper management should be professional, positive, and encouraging.

Pay for lines WITH spaces.

Is there such a job out there or am I just dreaming?  If there are other companies other than the ones I listed that would fit the bill, please feel free to let me know. I tested with TransHealth and I felt like I tanked.  It was a hard test and I had to use the mouse to stop and start the dictation as it was online test and you couldn't download the voice files.  So that made it a lot more difficult.  One of the dictators was cutting himself off through the report and I had to leave some blanks.  I'm very frustrated with this whole process of looking and testing.  Are all the tests like that?  Or are there companies that allow you download the test files and transcribe them using your pedal and software?  Ugh!  I am just so frustrated and discouraged.

Thanks for any helpf.

With all of these people complaining about no work at this company and no work at that company, I'd have to say guaranteed work is a load of you know what!!!!  Also, you can pay your own social security.  The employer is making money off of your withholdings.   Hello?  Does anyone here think that it is probably better to owe the IRS at the end of the year and keep your money and invest it yourself, rather than let the IRS have your money for a year to make money off of your money just so you can have a refund?  Grow up and save your own money! 

Are these companies paying for downtime when the dictating physicians are on vacation, and there is not enough work to go around?  Doubt it!!! 

To the OP:  You'd be better off as an IC and pay your own insurance!

As someone who worked there in the past and for whom it wasn't a good fit for, I will just point out that no company is a good fit for everyone.  MD is a good company but it's not without flaws, and since you've now got a board full of job seekers wanting to check them out, I will just mention a few things about them.

They don't hold you to a schedule - they know technically they cannot --  BUT they do want you working normal business hours and if you don't, you won't get much work.  I prefered to work at night and for three months got next to nothing from them.  She didn't like that she didn't see me working during the day.  The work is assigned at night and you are expected to have it completed by 5pm.  

They offshore a lot of their work.  A lot of work is done in South Africa and the Phillipines, maybe other places as well but for sure those two. 

The program they use Med Rite XL is easy but messes with your computer.  You cannot have Word open, and I remembered constantly having to reset Word because it would change my settings in my regular Word.  My Word Normal file crashed due to the Med Rite program.  I have had no problems whatsoever with my Word since deleting the program off my system.

I will say they are better than a lot of them but certainly not the only good company around. I say this because there are many good companies out there.  Most of you will not get hired by MD - don't give up.  I now am with a company that fits me great. 

Try finding companies by Googling names you create.  You'll find many companies not on these boards that way - thus a better chance they haven't had 10,000 apps.  Know what you want.. do you like working the normal business schedule or do you prefer a company that says get me 1500 lines a day and we're happy?  Do you like to work on a platform or not - many smaller companies will not have a platform.   Are you looking for specific specialty, acute, or multiclinic? 

Do not be afraid to ask questions before even testing.  I would always ask the rate, the system etc.  don't waste time testing for a company that's paying .07 per 85 characters when you really need .09 per 50.  There are companies that pay good. 

SH with a passion.  I used PRD previously and it was so much better.   Enterprise needs work.  They are frequently updating it so it is getting better, though still have miles to go.  

There was a lag in work about a month ago, but now it seems that half the accounts are on OT on a regular basis. 

My pay period ended last week and I made $42.  My supervisor is telling us to be patient and actually is getting angry when any MT starts to question what is going on.  We have been told to be patient and the patient's are trying to meet their deductibles and that is why there is no work.  I work for a huge hospital system with over 1,000 doctors with at least 30 outside facilities.  Now, yesterday, we have been told not to log on again because the hospital has contacted them and said do not log in.  I cannot go another pay making $42. What should I do? Be loyal or move on.

Thanks

Which do you feel you can get a better line count on and would you take a slight pay cut to do just clinic work?  Most acute care accounts have such difficult dictators and such I was wondering if it would just be better to go to a good clinic account even if it meant less per line.  Opinions? 

nm