Is this company off-shore owned? sm
Posted By: sm on 2007-01-11
In Reply to: As a former OSi team lead..... - RE: OSi post below
I will bet this company is off-shore owned. My experience has been these companies expect US workers to work like off-shore workers. They think we are so grateful to have a job, any job, that they can walk all over us and we will take it, just like they do to their countrymen. US workers who go along with this kind of illegal abuse, deserve what they are getting. Make MT the job you want it to be, don't accept just anything. Pick and choose the companies you work for, find out if they are off-shore owned with the token US front men. Find the kind of accts you want to do and at a price that is agreeable to you. Testing gets easier every time you do it. Get proactive. This will take time, don't rush yourself and don't quit one job until you have another up and in place.
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North Shore Transcription Company
Can anyone give me any information on this company. I was thinking about applying. I could not find a website for them on the Internet.
Still a French owned company .
I don't shop at Target for the same reason.
The company is owned by the person who
I don't know much about the company itself, but that would be enough for me not to look at it. I also don't think the pay is too great, 7-8 cpl.
It is a family owned company and
Yes, every report is put on hold until it is released from QA. I guess they go over it,or just release it, I do not know, but every report that is transcribed must be put on QA hold/sent to QA even if no blanks are in it.
This is an Indian-owned and run company and they do
outsource. From what I've heard pay is also on the low side.
not a major company - woman owned
around 100 employees but not positive
My experience with quality/quantity with an Indian owned company
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I worked for an offshore owned company where it was all about quantity. Company even kept a HORRIBLE MT just because she cranked out the lines. Didn't matter her quality was crap and was considered a joke by middle managment. India did most typing but with US edit. Typists changed regularly so it wasn't like they learned to do better. Quality would improve slightly and then would notice, after couple of months, that quality was crap again so we knew we were dealing with a new batch of typists. Even so, the push was always on to get the jobs off US edit and send Indian work straight to client. Of course, the clients never knew they were not getting US editing anymore, as they got no price reduction when they no longer had that level of work being done on their jobs. The problem is the facilities accept the crap work so why should the companies change. It took a while but I finally found a US owned company where quality matters. Now one of the first questions I would ask a prospective employer is if they are US owned. |
I think the owner of MT Daily owned a transcription company which was sold SM
to an Indian company, but I may be wrong.
Is it true Dictaphone is now owned by Nuance (an Indian company)? (sm)
that explains why the downhill slide.
Their website touts themselves as being an "AMERICAN" family-owned company. Kind of ironic! n
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Off-shore men
These men are raised in a society where women are considered little more than property. Women have no voice, they are there strictly for the convienence of the men. The men come here expecting to live their lives and run their businesses as they did in their home country. In fact, many of the home offices of the MT companies are now in the third world countries. Ithink offshoring is showing to be a big wake-up call to the average US citizen as to how the globalization of the economy is going to go. It is not they we are pulling anyone UP to our level, it is more like we are being pulled DOWN to their level doing business. My experience with off-shored men is they have no respect for women, they are much less than honest, at least in business and any action justifies him getting what he wants. This is my experience from a business stand point.
No off-shore; they are big on that. sm
6 paid holidays, Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance, MetLife dental (GOOD dental plan), and I think a week of PTO first year but it goes up after that. I've been there a long time (almost 9 yrs) so I don't know what new MTs start at. I like the shift differential and the incentive plan; don't judge on your base line rate offer - you can make a lot more.
TransHealth does not off shore.
you said off shore and New grad MT's
which means if I pay my experienced MT's 9 cpl, then the newbie should get 4 cpl, because I have to pay an Editor 5 cpl to QA their stuff to get it up to the 9 cpl quality. But then everybody screams about newbies only making 4 cpl????
Must of been one of her off-shore MTs posting that one nm
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Off Shore Folks
Last quote we got from an Indian company --- they were up to 7cpl for 24 hour TAT and 8cpl for 24 hour TAT. I suspect what with the continued decline of the value of the dollar, along with the concomitant raise in standard of living in India, this is an issue/problem which may be resolving itself.
Yes, some of the damage already done, but markets have a way of correcting themselves.
-- HD
Like Ascend. There is an off-shore
connection and the owner is ESL.
Webmedx does not off-shore. nm
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I think that off-shore workers
You just summed that up for me. I am glad you told the truth in that you like using slaves to transcribe who are none the wiser.
As an IC, I choose my own hours, days, lines, etc. You as an MTSO consider that whining, when it is the law.
So if you sleep at night knowing you are abusing and mistreating offshore workers, then good for you! It actually just proves you have no heart.
Another point I'd like to make is that if you need subs to make you money, you must be a horrible Transcriptionist yourself.
Any doctor that old me he doesn't care who types, when, and how would be off of my list of good doctors and I wouldn't waste my time. That doctor obviously doesn't care about people but only his own pocket and that would include you as the MTSO. That same doctor that told you he/she doesn't care will drop you as an MTSO in a minute when he/she finds a better deal.
Always remember, we reap what we sow. Try and have a good day, master!
North Shore
In Mass are you talking about. I was supposedly hired by them in 2004. They had me waste my gas and time driving there to train on their system. I was very well qualified if I don't mind saying. The owner has her little canary friend working for her. They are not a company I would recommend. I feel they are dishonest and sneaky. The owner sat with her fat arse in her office all day and counted her pennies. There line count was all funky..so just stay away. 
Does Spheris off-shore? Do they have a New Jersey
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Silent Type definitely DOES NOT OFF SHORE!! (sm)
They are a great company to work for. CEO is totally hands on and knows whats going with her company; which is rare!! The more you produce the more you make, paid per page, not line!! A plus there, and bonus tiers for page counts. Once you try the best like ST, you won't regret the switch!
I understand they off shore to India and
may even have a company over seas as well. Not for me.
North Shore Transcription
Just curious if anyone here has ever worked for NST, Peabody, MA.
Most of the work is done off-shore. I feel
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Another list of MTSOs who DO NOT Off-Shore and
I probably have some of these wrong and still missed a ton of companies, so please feel free to correct the list.
If I could not find a definite U.S. Transcriptionists Only, but did find NO OFFSHORE APPLICANTS I added it to the list. They could still off-shore, and just not put that in their Job Ad or on their Website. So, if any of the MTSOs below do off-shore, please correct.
Some do use Canadian MTs, but I did not think we were getting that picky.
DO NOT OFF-SHORE
AccuSTAT Inc Wisconsin
AccuStat EMR - South Carolina
Advanced Medical Transcription LLC (AMT) Kentucky
Advantage Transcription Services Ohio
American Transcription Solutions Inc (ATSI) Florida
Amphion Medical Solutions - Wisconsin
Augusta Coding and Transcription Inc (ACTI) Georgia
Axolotl - California
Breitner Transcription Services, Inc. Massachusetts
Chase Transcriptions, Inc. Ohio
Chronicle Transcripts (CTI) - California
CPR Technologies - California
DTS (Digital Transcription Systems, Inc.) Oklahoma
Encompass Medical Transcription, Inc Wisconsin
eTransPlus - Tennessee
ExecuScribe, Inc. New York
E-Z Scribe Medical Transcription Service California
Fast Chart- (Division of Applied Medical Services) North Carolina
Freedom Type Wisconsin
FutureNet Technologies Corp California
GTN (Global Transcription Network) Texas
InScribe LLC Kentucky
Keystrokes Illinois
MD-IT (Medical Documentation Intuitive Technology) - Colorado
MedScribe Information Systems Inc - Florida
Med-Scribe Transcription Service Inc New Jersey
Milner Transcription Services Georgia
NetMed Transcription Service LLC - Michigan
New England Medical Transcription (NEMT) - Maine
Opti-Script Inc Pennsylvania
Oracle Transcription Inc (OTI) - Maryland
Probity Medical Transcription Pennsylvania
Professional Transcriptions Inc (PTI) - Florida
ProScript Documentation Services Florida
Psychtrans Transcription Services - California
Silent Type Inc New Jersey
SoftScript Inc - California
Southern Transcription Services (STS) Georgia
T-C Transcription (Transcriptionists Recognize) Florida
The Transcription Doctors, Inc (TTD) California
The Transcription House Arizona
Transcriptions South Inc (TSI) - Florida
Transform Inc Nevada
Transolutions Inc Illinois
TransPortal LLC North Carolina
TransTech Medical Solutions (TT) Texas
TRX Inc Oregon
TTS, LLC (Transcription, Technology, and Support) New Hampshire
U.S. Transcription, Inc. (UST) - Wisconsin
USA Medical Transcription Inc Florida/Missouri
WebMedX - Pennsylvania
wordZXpressed Transcription Services Inc - Georgia
ZNF Medical Transcription Inc Florida
ZyloMed Corp Florida
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Below are the MTSs I could find that DO Off-Shore, but again, I think this list may be missing a few companies also. Please add on if you know of any more.
Thanks.
Acusis Pennsylvania
CBay Pennsylvania
Diskriter Pennsylvania
DTS America, Inc (Dedication, Technology, Service) - Tennessee
Focus Massachusetts
MedQuist New Jersey
Medware Inc Florida
OSI Transcription (Outsourcing Solutions Inc) Florida/Georgia
Precyse Solutions Pennsylvania/Georgia
Spheris - Tennessee
SPi Healthcare - Tennessee
Sten-Tel Transcription Inc Massachusetts
Superior Global Solutions Texas
Transcend Georgia
Heartland Information Services Ohio (TOLEDO, Ohio -- Heartland Information Services has merged with Spryance, Inc., forming one of the premier offshore transcription providers in the United States. November 2006)
I was told by their recruiter that they outsource off-shore.
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North Shore Medical Transcription
Hi,
I just tried to send you an email but am not sure it went through. I worked for NSMT from 1991 till 1995 and all I can say is it's a very reliable and solid employer if you show you can be relied upon as well. It's really nice having a one-on-one rapport with the person(s) running the company. I ran across an ad recently by them on line, and its led by the same woman. She's a tough cookie, no nonsense, but a really good person and a terrific manager. As far as getting work and being paid on time, as an employee that was never a question for me. If she's doing IC these days, just keep in touch with her and she'll work with you I'm sure.
Everyone's different, but I'd say this company is definitely a good bet. I don't know what accounts they have these days, but there was a good variety. I worked on site at the Lahey Clinic most of my time there and it was a super assignment.
Correct --did NOT off-shore work to India sm
The rest of the post was **...SENT WORK TO INDIA A FEW MONTHS AGO** making it sound like MTs were laid off BECAUSE their work went to India.
If you have any familiarity with this company, you know that the none of the DRC/Acusis accounts are allowed by the clients to be typed outside of the US.
So YES, there was a lay-off, but NO it didn't have anything to do with India.
PS: Offshore and outsource are not the same thing. But you know that, too, right? ;-)
Correction to list below of Companies that do not off shore
Optiscript in State College,Pa DOES off shore. I was offered a job with them until I heard from a very reliable source that they even have offices out of the country. Stay away!
Does Encompass off-Shore? Ad says "At this time,
I saw the ad they have on mtjobs and find it curious.
They state:
At this time, we are unable to offer employment to persons living outside of the U.S.
Sounds like they have some non-US MTs working for them. Do they off-shore? Most ads just say NO NON-US Applicants, not AT THIS TIME?
Any insight?
Thanks.
Does anyone have actual experience in the quality of off-shore work?
A physical therapist in my area said they kept a file of the funniest errors they received from the off-shore work. I do believe that most of the hospital staff that get the work back care diddly-squat about quality -- it's probably not read, only filed.
many owned
they own many...they acquired 24 companies ...
they own dictaphone, escription, dragon, scan soft...
they are huge...
You do know what you just owned up to, right?
You said you went over someone's else's medical records. I could have no contact doing business with my husband's medical office until he put it in writing. When my elderly aunt needed assistance, unable to talk 1:1 with her medical office. I went to her doctor's office, asked them just to listen to me, make notes of what I was saying and they could take it from there to coordinate care for her and that was what was done. I did not have her permission in writing so I as her niece could not do, neither can I take care of my next of kin, that being my husband, without written permission.
MDI in FL is owned by Transcend
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Employee Owned
Yes, it is absolutely true that they are employee owned, I have worked for them and their office is about 5 miles from me. Truth be told, this is a small company that continues to struggle with a huge turnover and lack of management. Those who have been there for years (people not in the transcription department) have paid dearly for the decline in their stock value over the past several years; it's quite sad.
And you expect us to believe you know anything about TT? First off, it is not owned by a man,
but rather it is owned by two people. Secondly, they have never, not once, cheated me. I know because I checked extensively every single day when I started and *still* check randomly because I have had such bad experienced elsewhere.
The people are nice, they treat me well, the workload is steady, the work is pretty good. Is it perfect? Of course not. It is, though, the best job I have had in 14 years of doing MT'ing at home.
You clearly have some sort of personal problem with Transtech. Go away and wallow in your own misery.
They are Indian owned
Do a search on the Company Board. Many negatives and they are based on India. Can they even post job ads on this board?
Once foreign owned, always foreign owned.
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They are Indian owned and run.
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Indian owned and run....
It is being overtaken by Indians....used to be a great company - not anymore. Many have left there lately.
They'll just use you to make the Indians' work smell good to the US based clients then kick you to the curb. I wouldn't go there if my life depended on it now!
And so did Carole C. who owned YOG in Monrovia...
until she made the sudden announcement that she had sold!
Wholly owned and run by India. nm
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Is Keystrokes owned by a big national? How many MTs do they have? sm
The information I can find seems to be from just a few nay-sayers and cheerleaders and realy offset each other. Anything new? Who are they owned by?
Definitely not related. MW is owned by 1 family. nm
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Is Diskriter really employee owned?
My perceptions were that they are one of the most coercive and oppressive companies I have ever interviewed with -- things like..... drug testing as a ROUTINE part of the application, very adamant about working your assigned shift and contacting you if you're not typing, not allowing you to have anything on your machine (including your own word expander). Is the employee owned thing a gimmick or business angle? I would think an employee owned company would be more pro-employee.
TTS is owned by Linda Kelley
She works for Medware. How their business arrangement works - do not know.
American owned companies
I have a question hopefully will get some good answers. Are there any strictly American-owned transcription companies still left out there that do not outsource and are not partnered with oversea's companies? I would love to be able to find one. Hopefully they still exist.
Thanks for any help!
I also worked for MQ and went to a privately owned
company and hate it. I am assigned my own accounts but can't make any money unless I work 12+ hours a day including weekends. They have a 24 hr TAT which I can understand but if a doctor doesn't dictate for 2 days (or more) and then slams you with 2 days worth of dictation I don't think it's fair to expect MTs to turn around all that dictation. I have more than one doctor and don't have a problem with TAT until one or more decides not to dictate for days and then OUCH.
Anyway I've decided to look elsewhere. This company also has alot of physical therapy and there is no money to be made in this field (at least not the way they do business), so I do not do physical therapy.
Webmedx's platform is owned by them sm
exclusively. No other company has the exact same one.
That was the rule when the site was owned
by Sheri..guess it doesn't apply anymore.
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