It was happiest note in losing Dolphin
Posted By: season. At least one record stood. on 2008-02-04
In Reply to: GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!! - NJ MT
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I am not losing anything as those
do not apply to me.
So after losing all that, what did you do? nm
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They are losing their credibility, though.
We started that new account just a month ago and already fighting for work. I cannot do this anymore. I cannot be tied to my computer all day long just to get my line counts in. Does anyone know a good place to start with companies?
Losing account
Do you work for the company whose name starts with F? Have you received info on a new account yet?
I was very panicked last week when I got this news. I have settled down a little bit now, but also I have started looking.
they are probably losing accounts or going to VR..sm
Have the attitudes of people in the office changed for the better? I remember the nastiest dispositions I have ever encountered in this business.
Good luck in your job search.
You have posting so much you seem to be losing it now
You are saying with a trust fund you would be able to make money on VR. Have you taken your medication today? Run along and say nite-nite to the grownups.
It's a losing battle
Or, at least, it has been for me. I got off on the wrong foot with QA where I am now and it has been drudgery ever since. Yeah, I was right in what I said and they were wrong or at least were not 100% right (a judgment call type of thing) but since then I get the crappy work, I get nitpicked on everything, and I think I am tagged 'the troublemaker' in general. I dread working now. Unfortunately, in this situation, if you stand up for yourself with QA you end up losing either way. You lose for the points being marked off and you lose for getting that label right out of the gait.
I'm not losing out; I have had my own accounts for
they aren't going to get anything better than they had with MDI. Just not gonna happen. Not everyone has the ability (opportunity, connections, know how, experience) to get their own accounts. I feel fortunate that it has come easily to me. I loved MDI but left because I made more with my own accounts. If not for those accounts, though, I would have definitely stayed with MDI. If i were with MDI now, in the situation today, I don't know what I would do...
Just a note here!
A couple of things here...
First of all, I want to thank all who responded to my post about MQ and OSi slamming and stuff like that. It was interesting to say the least and very informative and I appreciate it. Although it is sad to see so much bashing and slamming going on here, and quite frankly, I have even seen some very mean posts. Moderator, thank you for not deleting that post! And please don't delete this one either! Thanks.
Secondly, I noticed a response from RadGuy in that thread that it's good to see another guy on the board! Yeah, it kinda is. You see, when I went to college to learn this particular trade, I had no idea it was predominantly a female profession, little did I know! And eventually, I came across a lady who was looking for someone with five years of experience to do a pathology account for her. I had NO experience back in 1990. But she took me on and trained me anyway, and now I LOVE pathology. Wouldn't trade it for the world.
Anyways, my point is, you have a RadGuy, now you got a PathGuy!!!!! yayyyy!!!!
And that is one of the reasons I kept coming to this board was to see if any companies would hire for at-home pathology work. Much to my dismay, no dice. I have been offered to test for a job to do veterinary pathology from home though!! Wow, never thought I would be doing pathology reports on patients named fluffy or spot...LOL!! But in any case, I would really love to learn radiology in the meantime, so RadGuy (or anyone else for that matter), if you have any information on how to go about that, I would be quite grateful. What I would like to know is where to get radiology tapes, sample dictation, etc. etc., it would be a great help.
Take care all.........
eternally in PATHOLOGY.......PathGuy!!
Just a note on this.. You do not have to be on IM
for them to see you are working. They can tell that from the server where your work downloads from.
As far as Timmy, I can take it or leave it. However, I can tell you that some of the MTs that get the extras because they were caught working probably don't mind it a bit. :)
be sure to note though
if you use the copy/paste function at the left of your text screen, it will also copy the previous patient's name and ADT into your new report, screwing everything up!!
just a note
Not sure what you mean by EMR (electronic medical record). If what you mean is you are wondering if some of the work is moving to voice recognition, then no, there is no VR at MDI and they have no interest in starting it.
A note
To Dawn: Since you have posted here and posted your name, I have a suggestion for you. Please proof your emails and IMs prior to sending them out. It looks bad when the person in charge of QA misspells and misuses words in emails and IMs sent to QA and MTs. There is a difference between -your- and -you're-. You should say -you're welcome- NOT -your welcome-. There are many others, but I will spare you as I'm sure you get the point.
I am also glad that the QA line rate was changed to .03 cpl as opposed to $1.35 per report which was a complete rip off. There would be discharge summaries greater than 10 minutes long and greater than 200 lines for which QA was only being paid $1.35 for a report that you may have spent 30 minutes on.
please also note....
When you pay 2 employees at 6 cpl that produce 100 lph of junk (based on inexperience), and then have to pay QA whatever amount to fix that, you are actually costing your company more $$$$$$.
Why not pay 1 skilled MT/ME 11 cpl to produce 250 lph (and up) of quality work and hire less QA. Then, the QA staff you have can do their job of an occasional fill in the blank and not the current status of FIX ENTIRE REPORT.
See how much money you can save??????????
Just a note to above
When someone loves VR some come here and say must be MTSO or a plant. That is another thing said against anyone who likes VR.
just a note
I realize that what these women did to us was wrong, but I am not sure that there is anything that can be done about them. I truly feel your pain and hope you get your money and all works out.
I'm sorry the Heartland MTs are losing their jobs, but
why the outrage over offshoring. They knew HL offshored work, yet they continued to work for the company. Is it just know that you are losing your jobs that all of a sudden it matters that they offshore?
Not the OP, but some of us are losing our ExText account and
s
Anybody else at Precyse losing $$ on taxes? Had
That's $281/mo loss of income last year due to both low work volumes and 50% line rate decrease with voice recognition. The wave of the future is not to increase our earnings but to decrease. They say the clients want ASR so they have to pay less which, of course, they take out of our pockets. When the CEO sends around his Precyse made wonderful profits crap, I wanna barf. Wonder how much of a pay cut he took to keep a client happy.
They are losing their biggest and one of few rad accounts. sm
My manager told me that it will be gone by the end of the month. It is in NH.
Spheris - Losing benefits???
Can anyone tell me if Spheris is taking away their benefits for employees? I see benefits listed on their website, but another company I used to work for says it is so.
This is a former company because that place took away all our benefits and paid 2 cents a line less. And we are suppose to be thankful to just have a job.
It gets to the point that you look for a place not that is good to work for but not as lousy as the one before. .
Losing good employees
They are about to lose another one...I'm a long time employee and just can't take it anymore. I work on multiple platforms and still have no work and the work I do have is 90% ESLs. I went from about 20% to 30% ESLs to suddenly 80% to 90% ESLs. You tell me these hospitals have no American doctors? It must all be going to India but you tell me why the Indians are not doing the Indian doctors? Wouldn't that be easier for them? I have had no raise ever since I've been here. Always told I'm at the top of the pay limit. I'm giving my notice right after Thanksgiving.
Losing primary account.
What happens? I haven't been working for an MTSO long enough to know (worked in house for the last 5 years). Could someone please tell me their experiences? I work for a large MTSO, so I am hoping that I can get placed on another account, but really, I don't think there are enough slots to fill all our positions. Any thoughts? Please HELP.
To losing primary account
Can you tell us which company? The moderators say it is okay.
They weren't losing those accounts.
They weren't losing those wonderful accounts, they were being sent to the Philippines to their transcription center there.
We are also losing MS Word...don't know if we will need it for Triton or not?
NM
Had heard they were picking up 2, not losing 2. Are you sure? (sm)
Since you also stated QA positions eliminated, I assume you have some inside information. Please share. I have all my eggs in this one basket. E-mail if you prefer.
Losing ANY job is no laughing matter
.
Sent a note, resume, etc.
Just waiting to hear something from them. I heard they are good, too.
see hiring note above
Thank you!
E-mail in first note. NM
NM
so let me get this straight because I am truly - see note
confused on this - REALLY I AM!! Companies that offshore can now post jobs on the job seeker board?? I looked around for the posting that said that companies can do this, but I cannot find it.
Please do not delete my post. I am serious about my question and I am not being sarcastic.
Perhaps the note from Dictaphone was (sm)
something they just found out and all along it has been giving you MORE lines and this note was to inform that it is now corrected and what you see is truly your line count. This, of course, would make your true line count seem lower but would now be accurate and all this time you have actually been overpaid?
I am not saying this is the actual case, but the note was very vague and could be a notification to the MT that things were not adding up in the past correctly and the situation has now been resolved. This would leave the MT thinking they are being skimped now, but in actuality they are now receiving their true line count.
Just a thought!
I just note on my timesheet
In the hours field, I minus how many hours of no work. I figure it's not my fault, it's theirs. What I don't like is that if it picks up later in the week they say we NEED to make up our time. The way I see it, I'm available when scheduled, sometimes I make it up, sometimes I don't. Life is too short to be stressed out about no work or too much work. My job comes second in my life and I have found this to be the best solution. I guess today is going to be bad because I hardly ever run out since I start really early in the morning and only work part time. I do other things while waiting and if it never comes like today, oh well...soon enough we will be swamped again. It always happens that way.
OSI - I am so sorry - PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION
Note correction in CAPS
If you do control S for a job and click on statistics you will get a number of lines. If you are on OSI's very own line cheating Xpress server, that number will be much HIGHER (NOT LOWER) than the IChart line count. Do this. Do only one job for the day then write down the correct line count using the above method. Go to IChart although it may take hours to show up so you may want to do this on a day off. There is your proof. I-CHART LINES ARE LOWER THAN OSi X-PRESS LINES. The reason the correct statistics are disabled on the XPress server is because OSi is skimming lines and don't want you to see the correct number. OSI is diligently trying to eventually get every possible account on their very own XPress server so they can cheat on all accounts. Rest assured that they are billing the client for the correct line count. I could not make any money with OSI because of their dishonesty. Dictaphone Extext is a good system but OSI could change how it was set up and rip the MT's off.
Looking for OP note companies.....
Mostly I am interested in the name of the company, what kind of internet connection you have to have and amount of work normally available. Things like that. Thanks for the answers.
MBS - on a positive note. sm
I have worked with ******* for almost a year. She has always been pleasant, responsive, and pays on time - has actually overpaid me once.
Please note post on
company board about IRS guidelines and the independent contractor posted today, 7/30. Looks like some nationals are violating more than 1 guideline when it comes to independent contractors.
I saw that ad and took special note of it also. (sm)
My first thought was their accounts must be extremely backed up and they (KS) are in danger of losing clients, thus the need hire MTs who are going to be able to pull off that line count within only their first week.
However, there is ALL WAYS more to a story than meets the eye.
Moderator, please take note
The jobs board is totally cluttered with Focus ads, breaking that 2 ads rule. I understand wanting to keep the board full of ads, but they don't need to repost over and over.
Note to Carlotta.
Yes, I used to work for you. Yes, I was one of those people who could not make their committment, but not because of a lack of effort on my part. I was one of those who was put to p.r.n. status at the lower rate. Even though I never understood that. My quality was just as good as the people who were making more, and I should have been compensated in the same manner. Unfortunately, you guys pay according to what a person can produce and not their quality.
For me, the work just was not there and after a year of giving up weekends, staying up all night waiting for the work to come in, I gave up. I was only ever to make about $200 a week at your company. I cannot live off of that.
It is very strange how I am all of sudden able to produce 1000 to 1500 lines a day, every day working for a different company. Strangely enough, they do not overhire and I think that is the main key.
It is sad too, because I really liked the people at MDI and the account I was on was great, but just not enough of it or too many people trying to scramble to get the work.
On a good note....
I view the purpose of this board as an informative tool for MTs, to be used with discretion of course, as each entry is from personal experience and many factors can be involved.
I have posted regarding a negative experience.
On a positive note, I would like to say that I have been working for Webmedx since 9/2008, and so far, so good.
I am pleased with my account; do not run out of work; have 1 primary account; backup account is offered if needed; OT is offered on a regular basis. My hours are supposed to be flexible w/i a 10-hour block and I must admit, I abuse that and get no complaints, as long as I put in my hours and do my lines. The platform is user-friendly. Communication is good. Everyone speaks English. Pay scale is above average for a new hire, above what others have offered in the past. Benefits seem adequate. So far, I have no complaints. All in all, I would recommend them as a good company to work for.
Good luck to all looking for work. I know it is a pain to go through the testing required, then set-up time, then training, etc., only to find out you've been hired by a company that does not meet your needs.
A group note was probably sent to
.
Note to WMX Management
If you truly want to save money, how about cutting out some of the management layers? Do we really need all of the management currently employed? MTs are vital to the organization, another suit is not.
Before you lose your base, you ought to be looking at other options for saving money. Losing all your good MTs QAs will do nothing but lose you even more clients.
Unhappy workers do not put out quality products. Something to chew on while you're collecting your nice, big fat paychecks.
one more note, then goodbye to you.
YOU are the only one that seems to need the explanation I gave. You admittedly tried to antagonize using the term typist and yet you say I overdramatize? Me thinks you are the drama queen that needs to get over YOURself, with nothing better to do than stir the pot, and YOU are the puffed up one. FYI, no I do not try to impress anyone with my fund of knowledge. You obviously judge others by yourself -- and hopefully you are not too naive to understand what I am saying. Good day troublemaker.
See SoftScript note below
 Thanks for the information. I wondered when I always saw the ad on MT daily.....
I wonder if they are losing a lot of accounts lately. I have heard other MTs saying the same thing
from different offices.
You know, improper billing etc and now losing accounts.
New Rewards Plan - Losing old benefits (sm)
I have been very happy with MQ for years now, but all of a sudden things are changing. After losing yet another Transcription Coordinator, the new one informed me the other day that SEs have a 20 hour per week requirement not just the original 4,000 lines per payperiod. I don't know when they changed this little rule (certainly not on any contract that has been signed previously), but I thought, oh well, I need to work more hours anyway. Christmas is coming you know. Bad side is that I had to submit a schedule for those hours and then received a memo stating we had to stay within a one hour time frame of these hours or notify (forgot her name). So much for flexibility of a SE.
Then, I was thinking my check was smaller than expected and finally called payroll and guess what.... They no longer pay weekend shift differentials for my accounts. I was "supposed to have been told this before going to DQS". Well, guess what again?...
Getting used to working on DQS has cost me enough in the way of earnings. I make about 5-10 dollars less per hour now, on the same account I have done since 1998.
Now I am just waiting to see what other little surprises are in for me with the new rewards plan.
I certainly hope there will be some good news. I have been pretty optimistic and happy with MQ for a lot of years, but this is beginning to wear on my nerves. My husband asked how much more I planned on putting up with. I think I would be best served to see what is in store for us, it might be a big improvement, and then make my decision. I suspect MQ has been overhiring in anticipation of some of us walking anyway.
Hope I am just PMSing and things will look brighter tomorrow.
If HL people know they are going to be losing their jobs, why are they still doing work for them?
:+
Cut in pay/bounced checks/losing money
I have worked for this company for quite a while now. I have been very happy with them, until recently when they decided that they were going to cut my pay and other hardworking people's pay by 10% because they are losing money. They have had these accounts that they are losing money on for 3+ years and are just now realizing they are losing money. I have also had more than 1 of my paychecks to bounce. Beware!
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