It is in Indiana, and you had to live within driving distance. n/m
Posted By: I was paid hourly on 2008-04-14
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im saying 63,000 bus driving and
x you are obviously angry about something else. Not my fault your bf is a school bus driver. Known to be very bad drivers, unfortunately.
I am getting a job driving a school bus.
That cannot be taken out of the country. They start at $13 an hour. Give my brains a brake, I mean break.
truck driving for me...sm
I still may be sitting on my butt all day, but at least I'd be enjoying the scenery!!!
Driving me nuts!
OK, what WAS that from? I remember it, but can't put a face or name with it. Why do I want to think it's Opie from the Andy Griffith show (ok, I'm telling my age, but so are you) :)
I don't know where you live but where I live foreclosures are rising and there are no jobs -- non
I worried about my employer for part of the winter as my accounts grew sparse. I had plan to switch to being an employee with benefits but dared not make the switch in this economy (this was last year this time, got it?)
I figured keeping my seniority was worth whatever security it afforded.
My accounts have rebounded some and I can pay my bills.
By economizing seriously, I have paid off my credit card and put some money aside, just in case. I'm breathing easier, thanks.
So, all in all, I'm not complaining. This last winter was brutal, but I had a job and I paid my bills. When employment rebounds and/or national health goes into effect, people will go to the doctor again and we will be busy.
My part of the world is like a ghost town -- everyone who could left to find work in the city -- many apparently leaving their homes to the banks. Several houses in my vicinity have been on the market more than 4 years.
Forgive me my loyalty ... it pays the bills.
What does yelling at the rest of us do for you?
Thank you, it has been driving me crazy to find out, lol
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That must be driving you absolutely nuts.
Corporate greed is driving it right out of existence
can afford to live in the United States and stay in MT. More & more of us are getting out. Some, like me, are trapped... been at it for too long (30+ years), and most of us are now what you would call the Working Poor. Back in my 20's when I came to that 'crossroads', I should've gone with my friend and learned court-reporting. So far their jobs haven't been teetering on the brink of extinction (yet), like ours are in MT.
I did mostly car accidents and it really made me paranoid about driving for awhile, but I sure sm
knew if there was a solid yellow line, if my lights were on, if I had my seatbelt on, etc. lol
The companies are driving me crazy with their similar names!
What is the difference between Transtech solutions, Trans solutions and TTS? Pl and thx for info. One is out of New Hampshire, TTS I think but I cannot find it when I google. 
There is 1 in Indiana.
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Is $15.00 per hour without incentive worth driving back and forth to a job at a hospital? nm
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No the driving force if the MT in transcription. Without the MT the technology couldnt survive.
I have done enough ASR, etc. to tell you that there is no way that technology could survive on its own or any other technology that we have today as well. The way these people dictate I guarantee you there will always be a need for MTs. There arent enough doctors now to go around. Do you really think they are going to sit there and type the reports or care how they look. They are working twice as hard now for less money.
Northern Indiana
Meridian/Indiana
Any recent info on this company, good and bad, would appreciate hearing. Thanks
Medscribe in Indiana
Anyone familiar with this company and if they are a good place to work? Would like to hear pros and cons.
TIA
That's Indiana-there is more than just corn
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MedScribe (Indiana)
They have an ad on the Job Board. Is anyone familiar with them. Pros and cons, please. Thank you.
MD-IT South Bend Indiana
Anyone know anything about this company? I have been an in-house Transcriptionist for the past 14 years. I was just told today that my job is terminated as of 08/31/07. They are going with MD-IT, and said that this service is interested in employing all four of the in-house transcriptionist. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Data Med Northwest Indiana
Anyone familiar with this transcription service? They pay by the minute, is this good or bad. I have never been paid by the minute.
Nobody ever posts there, my state anyway, Indiana. nm
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So we can sue Indiana for the loss of our jobs?
If the state is funding this thing, then they should be held responsible for any jobs we lose.
Anyone here work for Meridian Healthcare in Indiana?
How is the work load, do you run out often? Is the company pretty much on the up and up about what they offer in their ads? Any problems? Any good experiences? Please share.
Does anyone work in the Louisville/Southern Indiana
area? If so, do you mind saying where and how you like it? Thanks.
Mediscribe of Indiana, NOT MedScribe, confusing, the first one has ....sm
hired me without testing, which seems great, but should I be worried? I mean, 18 years experience in all phases, but this was so FAST! Please, can someone tell me about this company, worked there, info would be so appreciated because the contract does not tell me anything that I do not know....recruiter is Tonya. TIA!
Anyone work for Advanced Medical Transcription out of Indiana?
Do they pay on time? How is the software. Do they pay twice a month or every other week? Any information would be helpful. Thank you!
The Indiana and KY numbers are routed to India. I do not know how it works, sm
but when they would call from India, the number showed up as a KY or IN number, even though indeed they were in India.
They are basically nice people to deal with. I am just amazed and a bit outraged that they would lie to people in their ad. It shows a lack of respect for us as MTs, I think, to try to deceive us in such a manner.
Medscribe in Indiana and Medscript Transcription Service out of Wisconsin
Does anyone know anything about either of these companies? Also, what does one need to be an IC; that is tax forms, etc.
Meridian Health Solutions Indianapolis Indiana Pros/Cons or know anything about this company????
Offered a position with Meridian Health Solutions out of Indiana. Does anyone know anything about this company?
It depends on where you live. If you live in their
service area it would be cheaper than outside their service area. I only have rates for out of service area and medical is 139.13 for family or 168.42 depending on what plan you choose. Dental is 20.85 for family, vision is 5.13. These are per pay period.
Individual coverage would be 44.79/54.21 medical, 7.99 dental, and 1.71 vision.
I opted out of insurance as we have through my husband's job. I believe the cheaper insurance is a 70/30 plan and the more expensive an 80/20, not sure about co-pays. Deductibles are $2000 for family, not sure about individual.
long distance?
Do you have to pay long distance? how do you receive and send work? Do they hire part-time? Can you have dialup?
thank you
Long distance?
Do you have to pay long distance and if so, doesn't that cut into your pay? Thanks.
Will most probably need to pay long distance too.
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LD = long distance, I believe - nm
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long distance
I ordered Vonage but it didn't work for me either with a Lanier or with a C-phone. Neither would connect to the hospital's dictation system with Vonage. 
Yes, but don't you have to pay for long distance?
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Long distance?
I see some ads that sound good, but then I find out you need unlimited long distance and turn away. Do you MTs who work for companies requiring long distance find the long distance bill to take a lot from your pay, or is it not that bad? Also, I have tried Onesuite in the past and it kept disconnecting me. Very frustrating and impossible. What LD do you use that is a no hassle, easy set up, not a big chunk out of pay situation? Thanks!
Do you need long-distance and do sm
they accept satellite connection? Thanks!
You mean you had to pay for own long distance?
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long distance
I pay $30 a month for my ULD through cable phone and make about $200 a month more at MDI than when I was at MQ for the same amount of lines, so yes, it's worth it to me.
Help - KS/ATT long distance (sm)
I just started with Keystrokes and changed by ATT to unlimited long distance as account does not have 800 number - I received a letter stating I am using it not in a way of residence service. Did anybody else have this problem? What did you do?
Thank you!
Long distance --
Keystrokes has many different transcription platforms they use. Its very simple if your account is a dial in and the facility does not have a 1-800 number you need unlimited long distance. It does not have to be Bell South, ATT, Vonage or any particular company it just has to be secure and work.
I know of many KS transcriptionists that use their residential unlimited long distance with no problems and are still using it with no problems.
Then there are those like me I have Vonage and after a year or two they contacted me to let me know I needed to upgrade to a small business Unlimited line because my usage was not consistent with that of a residential line which at $50 is still cheap in my opinion.
Unlimited LD is like lots of other things, some MT's will have no problems whatsoever using their residential lines and the some will be told to upgrade or change almost immediately. It also depends on how many hours a day you work and if you are ditz like me and forget to hang up at the end of my shift and so I have 16 18 hour phone calls (big red flag).
Also the business makes it easier to explain to my accountant for taxes.
Long distance sm
On my hiring papers I remember there being a place that I had to mark if I had unlimited long distance. It didn't say what type of long distance. I'm using my digital now and having no problems though there are hesitations every once in a while but technology will catch up (of that I am confident). I don't remember seeing a post below about not using AT&T but having to use digital but I don't see them saying that. As a matter of fact, one Tech I talked to a while back (not from Keystrokes) said that he heard there were problems using VoIP. However, except for the hesitations, I have not been having any problem.
As for everything going digital...Yes...it will happen is my prediction. Where my brother lives in Southern California there already is no more option of the traditional analog phone line. There is only VoIP available. They are often wiring new houses now only with VoIP, not the traditional phone lines - or sometimes both.
Long distance
Any new info on Unlimited Long Distance. I have just signed on with MDI. ATT giving me Unlimited plan but they will monitor my calls. They said they would send me a letter if I do not meet their restrictions?? For business plan, you have to be dialing more than 1 number for it to quality... so confusing....
Regardless of distance, I'm surprised no one has
Give it time, it probably will happen.
There are some long distance companies...sm
that charge $20.00 per month. Qwest is one of them. Amazingly, Bell South offered a deal that goes with my existing phone package - LD is $21.00 per month, flat rate. I went with Bell South.
I was shying away from companies requiring me to pay for LD just because I thought it was so expensive. I was really surprised! Some companies also will reimburse for certain requirements (LD, internet, second phone line, etc.), although the company I am with now doesn't offer anything. Good luck to you!
Indy long distance
Check out Comcast phone service. If you have another service like cable TV or high speed internet with them, their phone costs are like $50 first line and $10 for a second line with unlimited long distance.
being monitored by long distance co's
I used to have Qwest unlimited. They also didn't ask and I didn't tell what it was being used for, but a couple of months into it they changed their policy of monitoring after 5000 minutes and pretty soon I had a letter telling me they were dropping my long distance if I didn't prove they were person-to-person calls, i.e., not calling a computer. If that is the worst that happens, that's not so bad. Some long distance companies will actually call the numbers you call to prove what you are using it for and then back charge you at a minute rate for all the long distance that you used. I recently started using Vonage with no problem after talking to other people who use it heavily, but it still makes me a little nervous. They don't have minute restrictions but there are other restrictions that depending on how you look at it could apply to MT. My only other choice would be to go to a pay-by-the-minute plan, but it would be way too expensive. Just hoping for the best with Vonage.
Do they reimburse long distance? NM
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MDI-FL long distance question
Those of you who work for MDI-FL, do you have to have two phone lines with unlimited long distance on both? Does that mean you pay two unlimited long distance charges each month??
No long distance needed
It is all done over the internet, easy to use voice player and you can type in either WP51 or Word to type in, done in batches (very productive).
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