Many doctors' offices have something else
Posted By: Alice on 2008-11-23
In Reply to: The statistics are that only 7% of transcription is SR editing. Think about all the sm - Older-Than-Dirt
Maybe they don't call it transcription or VR, but my doctors use a laptop on a rolling cart that they take from room to room. It's a point and click system, though they may enter vital signs and drug names manually. They tell me that it produces reports so that there is no need for any transcriptionists or editors.
Where I currently work, less than 3% of the reports are standard transcription; everything else is VR.
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Anyone know a company that works with small pool of doctors? Tired of so many doctors nm
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The coverage is perfect for me as all my doctors and my kids doctors are sm
in network. With WebMedx none of them were. The coverage is much better for me. My husband's company wanted to charge us $1470 per month for family coverage. There are three of us, so that would be $490 per month per person, which is insane.
MQ offices
you got it---no, all offices are not run the same, some have different line requirements, some offer incentives, bonus's and even give a yearly review with a possibility of a raise--of course, all those things that i just mention do not pertain to my office. we have no incentives, bonus's, and i can;t remember the last time we were given a yearly review. if you wanted a raise you needed to call and ask and then follow up on it and hope that you would get one--i only wish that MQ did run all their offices the same--if you have a choice, go to the Ohio MQ office, my girlfriend is there and they are the best--stay away from the northeast
MQ offices
Not only stay away from the Northeast but the Southeast -the company is a complete disaster, and every office does as it pleases to suit the administrative people, NOT the MT.
MQ offices
The MQ office by me was told there is a hiring freeze for office workers, so they are quite concerned about their office.
been through three offices sm
since March! Going to Florida office starting September 1 with payroll being done in Dallas. Currently with Atlanta but was transferred there from Durham NC in March or April. Can't remember. If you are making 9.5 cents a line YEAH! I have been with them since 1983 when they were Transcriptions Limited and doing your job, doing extra, etc. etc. will get you a raise.
been through three offices
I work on four different accounts. They are very large accounts that I have worked on since 1990. I am not sure it would be appropriate to name them on a public board though. Sorry. How long have you worked for MQ?
There are so many MQ offices.... sm
and as far as I can tell from all the posts, each one operates as if it were a separate company. So when you state that you are happy at MQ, isn't it true that you are one of the lucky ones who happens to be at a good MQ office? It's so confusing when an MQ MT says they are happy and encourages others to apply. Wouldn't I be applying to "MQ" and thus end up where they place me? Or does each office hire on their own? And if some offices are better than others, why don't MTs who are so unhappy transfer to a good office? I don't get it. 
There are so many MQ offices.... sm
(Note: I posted this way down below but I figured it would get more attention here on top)
As far as I can tell from all the posts, each office operates as if it were a separate company. So when you state that you are happy at MQ, isn't it true that you are one of the lucky ones who happens to be at a good MQ office? It's so confusing when an MQ MT says they are happy and encourages others to apply. Wouldn't I be applying to "MQ" and thus end up where they place me? Or does each office hire on their own? And if some offices are better than others, why don't MTs who are so unhappy transfer to a good office? I don't get it.
re so many MQ offices
when a MQ emp encourages you to apply, they should give their name & office location to put on your application (under referral). Then they MIGHT be eligible for a ref bonus and you would be hired into that office, hence, would be with a good office. Unhappy people and all those 'why's mentioned are definitely hard to figure.
p.s. i tried to respond under appropriate post but system wouldn't let me.
They have offices in CA and NY, as well....
as India.
What offices have you worked for in MQ and which one are you in now.
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Allegiant has two offices...
one in Kentucky, one in Florida
local offices
what is the best way in getting starting for working for local doctors? Get business cards made up, show them a resume? I have often thought about this and afraid to take the leap. is this reliable work? I'm sure they can let you go whenever they want but I guess that's the case anywhere. please, any info would help.
nurses in offices
You can get a job as a nurse in a doctor's office. That is M-F, 9-5. You can also get a job as a home health nurse or a nurse at a large business or a school. There are lots of options besides hospitals with their graveyard shifts.
I think nursing is good job security. The job ads in our local paper are really drying up *except* ads for nurses.
Which three offices will remain open?
Do you know?
Heartland already closed two offices
in India...they are surely closing down entire transcription business by coming December
Sources saying they were never making any money in transcription business. How will someone make money by sending work overseas and that too not keeping a track of what each individual Transcriptionist or Editor or QA is producing?
heard they are moving offices. NM
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Give me the good points on your MQ offices - sm
No flames! Give me the good points on your MQ office that you work for i.e. leave you alone, great platform, no schedule necessary, nice people, easy to learn, nice work, etc.
Thanks!
Can someone tell me if the MQ offices are still running out of work all the time or what is
happening with that please.
or maybe some offices still have poor mgmt & skills
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Nearly all the offshore companies have front offices in the U.S. sm
Sometimes their actually hotel rooms. They use international phone numbers and purchase a phone # in the U.S. In point of fact, clients many times don't even know they are dealing with an offshore company. The owner of this website has done extensive reseach and knows who offshores and who doesn't. It isn't that hard to figure out when you start connecting the dots, i.e., visit the website and there is no place for MTs to apply. Almost all U.S. based companies have a place to apply. Notice that all the offices, including those in other states, all have the same address and phone number. And notice if you call that 24/7 phone number you always get a voice mail. There are lots of ways to tell. The offshoring companies are getting more sophisticated about how they work things. And some hospitals are getting more persistent about not contracting with services who are offshore. It's a shill game. Dishonest and deceitful.
I guess this means there are regional offices?
There is an ad in the Job Seeker's board. Cannot tell who exactly placed it.
No regional offices, just two totally different companies sm
MDI in Maryland and there is an MDI in Florida. MDI in Florida is owned by Transcend.
MDI in Maryland is a totally different company - good company as far as I know.
Some people who work in offices have that benefit, but no MT
booooooo
Irony - MQ is closing offices and Keystrokes just built a new one. sm
I was part time with MQ and full time with KS and now will be KS only. I am radiology, make great money and have a great lead. I would recommend them to all MQ MTs that are thinking of leaving.
The email is KeystrokesNow@aol.com. The fax is (630) 729-3177.
We do not have a referral bonus, I am just trying to help everyone that is feeling displaced.
Dont you just love how these offices screw around with your income. It is very annoying and I
sometimes wonder if they get the full implication of what they are doing to our paychecks because they are stupid enough to believe you can do all hospitals exactly the same which of course you cant.
Today is Columbus day, and state offices and post office
is closed. Perhaps some docs took a long weekend. Maybe that is why on this particular Monday the work is trickling in. I am just getting some work now. So maybe it will come in later. Just an idea, about it being a holiday.
I have heard they will have three main offices. Is there a reason Amherst is so short of work. What
is it they are trying to accomplish. They must be losing MTs if there is no work. No the new ASR rate is not out yet. If it goes low you will see an exodus off ASR I guess so that will mean more MTs on the regular work. It will be a big shock for some of them to see what that is like now.
Medware not only sends work offshore, but has offices in Bangalore to train MTs there.nm
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doctors are way more $$ than MTs and
get a grip
Many of the doctors do this.
It wouldn't be a problem if it was just one doc. Sorry I didn't make that clear in my first post. There are several docs who dictate 'my normal' and it takes lots of time to do this on each report.
That took my doctors. I say KEEP IT IN THE US
PLEASE!
ESL doctors
It might be because most of the doctors that work in the hospitals in MI are ESL.
You get 400+ new doctors and you
can't possibly start producing high lines right away, especially when the account is at least 40% ESL if not higher.
It doesn't matter what company you go to you're going to have a period of adjustment, no matter how simple the platform may be.
Where are the doctors? (sm)
So I've been a Transcriptionist for many, many years, working as an employee and as an IC for my own account. I've been recruited lately by several places who want to pay 7-8 cpl for ICs. Now I'm an educated adult, I know darn well that no MTSO in the world would charge a client 7-8 cpl so there have to be doctors willing to pay more than that wouldn't you think? Why are they so hard to find?
Can someone tell me where I can find a nice doctor that is willing to pay 12-14 cpl and give me the same no benefits I'm being recruited for?
Am I in an alternate universe? I just don't see how MTSOs can command and get 14-20 cpl but the rest of us who offer just as much can't seem to get our feet in the door.
doctors may think they don't need us but
I have a client who does work comp evaluations and when he does a record review, there are at least 2 or 3 records that are unreadable because they are handwritten. Sometimes 20 or so pages. So he just says unreadable. That does not help him in his evaluation and it won't help the patient either.
ESL Doctors
I read and SAW on television just a couple of weeks ago a report that said the U.S. now has 55% ESL doctors. Doesn't surprise me one bit. So no, transcription companies do not take accounts with a bunch of ESL doctors, that is just about all there is anymore.
My GYN and GP doctors were using
this technology LONG before Obama even was nominated to run for office -- cant blame him for everything
Yep, that;'s what our doctors are doing - NM
NM
About those doctors
You were certainly more tolerant of this so-called doctor than I would have been. I would never tolerate a doctor telling me I'm the doctor, I'll make the diagnosis. HE would have been in for a tongue lashing he would not soon have forgotten. So long as you are paying his fee, IMO you have every right to question his diagnosis and/or treatment. I've been told by several doctors that they are amazed at how many times a patient who is an MT makes an accurate diagnosis.
With that being said, I can't help but add what a shame I think it is that we are suppose to be as technically knowledgeable as a physician, most of whom have many more years of education than we do, yet we (or now-a-days you who are still working MTs) are reduced pay-wise to little more, if even as much, as ordinary clerk/typists. I know that all of you spend years perfecting your skills. Even though I worked in the field for nearly half a century I was still learning the day I quit. So....it pains me greatly to see what has become of an occupation that used to command great respect to the point where we (you) are disrespected in so many ways. It seems that many MTSOs are he!! bent on reducing your pride and self-confidence to a pile of rubble so you will be happy to accept the mere pittance they are willing to pay while expecting that you be even more knowlegeable. Some have people doing Q.A. who it seems their only purpose is to cut MTs down to groveling pieces of humanity begging for a crumb of work. Empathy is why I continue to hang out here. I may be only a party of one but I vow to do all I can to bring the deplorable state of the MT industry to the attention of as many people as I can. I have talked to several physicians and they are horrified at the situation. Several have told me that they don't know how you girls do it and proceed to tell about some ESL that they can't even understand. Many of them have also said that they are going to go directly to the hospital administration and address these issues with them and see that their dictation will never be sent off-shore. Each and every one I have talked to has been absolutely horrified to think their medical records might be going out of this country. Physicians DO care about their patient records and if enough of them are educated about what is going on, they will confront the bean counters and things WILL change. So while it is a fact that hospitals will not even take up the matter of their poor dictating habits with physicians lest they offend them, you can also bet that if enough of them demand a change in how their records are handled, they are going to pay attention to them on that too. It's really up to all of you who are still working. Do you want to DO something to make changes to your lot in life or do you just want to cry and complain??? VR is not necessarily a BAD thing, perhaps even a good thing as long as there are people qualified to edit and fix things like patient with a fx of the hip due to tripping over a garden horse.
Kudos to cj and friends for taking action. When MTSOs were mom and pop operations they served a purpose and they appreciated their MTs. The giants have crushed most of them. I don't want to work any more but if I did I would not work for these mega-MTSOs at their puny 6-7-8 cpl but I would work to help a small MTSO get off the ground even if it meant (by my volunteering) to work for 5 cpl to help them get up and running. I hope those of you who are applying to cj et AL will consider giving them a hand up. Working for a lesser cpl with better things on the horizon and plenty of work would make sense rather than getting 10-11-12 cpl and spending 24/7 staring at a blank screen with no work available.
I am making a lot of noise about this issue because well...there is just something about the situation of people being hired to do work when no work exists that just p**ses me off!!
Doctors don't appreciate us....
They just appreciate not having to do the work and having someone else type it! Duh!
ESL doctors
If I had my way and I ran a hospital or was the person in charge of hiring doctors at a hospital, every foreign dictator would have to pass an English-speaking test to be hired. If they did not measure up I would not hire them. What good is a foreign doctor who the patients, nurses, and other doctors cannot understand? In my opinion this is a lawsuit in the making. My mom had some foreign doctor once and she called me on the phone, I never understood a word she said. I just kept saying I would be in later. So misunderstanding foreign doctors, would be foremost on my mind if I was hiring a doctor. Misunderstandings leads to malpractice lawsuits, something the doctors are always complaining about.
I do some NPs who dictate for doctors
Just seem to have a little trouble pronouncing some words..It's kinda funny, but I always know what they are trying to say.
Transcription Doctors, Inc.
Has anyone heard of Transcription Doctors, Inc. nm
Transcription Doctors
They have an ad on MT Stars, but I cannot find their website and I was just wondering if anyone knew if they are a good company to work for and if they pay on time. nm
Doctors who say next paragraph...
after each and every sentence!
assigned doctors
nm
Can you talk to your doctors and let them know the
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Doctors helper?
Does anyone have any information?
I love it there. Most of the doctors
are really very good. You have the ones that like telling stories for every patient and others that uh uh through every report but other than that the doctors are really very good. We are always busy it seems. We did have one or two slow weeks back at the beginning of the year but we are busier than ever (more like out of control with work). The pay is kind of low to start but when you add in the shift differential along with the line count differential it can add up and is comparable to Medware, especially for ER work. Direct deposit every 2 weeks. Benefits through Aetna. As for the learning curve, I was up to speed within a month. Hope this helps you!
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