My primary account is a hosp in new orleans so I'm wondering if we'll have more charts in a fe
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Several months ago a company called Charts in Time (CIT) hired some MTs off here. Just wondering how
it turned out for those MTs as I turned it down and wondered if I should have taken the job. Thanks.
What I meant was, is the ESL account unbearable. You don't have to tell me name of hosp. Thx
nm
Do you have a primary account - sm
or do you have to work on several different accounts? Do you get a lot of feedback during training? Did it take you very long to start meeting line requirements? Do they have decent insurance? Thanks!
It was when I worked at YOG -- primary account was 95% ESL. BUT, it's not so bad ...sm
Generally, a lot of times they say the same things in their review of systems and physical examinations, and you can make up little normals for each doc. Tough way to get your start, though -- sorry.
By the way, I don't think most acute care accounts are that heavy in ESL, but a number of 70-80% wouldn't surprise me.
Good luck!
I don't have to be management to know I have a primary account
that I work on and have backup accounts. If you have problems with ESL doctors on a certain you should let someone know. I had this happen before on a backup account and they removed it from my pool.
I myself find it interesting that people who don't work for them and have never worked for them are posting below bashing the company on heresay.
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.
AGREE! When my primary account went ISR........
I took about a $200 to $300 a month pay cut. Don't think this won't happen with this new system. Will soon be paying them for the priviledge of working for them.
Its my understanding your pay is based on your primary account sm
I didn't ask that specific question but that is how I understood it when it was explained to me.
Very low on my primary account with my FT job, but busy with my PT jobs. sm
Unfortunately, I need the lines at the FT job not only for the $$$ but to maintain my benefits. Kinda scary. 
Yeah, and I can bet that account used to be my primary because it rarely has work now!
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your company takes overflow or has a primary account
I really have no idea if this applies to your current situation, but when I worked at a hospital and a large MTSO took our overflow, some of the girls I worked with had no qualms about leaving (or perhaps assigning, can't really remember now) the horrible doctors to the MTSO. We had a monitor that showed all the jobs waiting in queue, and they would (or could, anyway) go down the list assigning themselves the good ones, thereby leaving the bad ones to the MTSO. I worked radiology and everything was in-house for that, but I would watch the acute care ladies do this.
I suppose it probably varies with each account. My primary has been slow sm
since the holiday, but I am able to get my lines. I'm hoping it picks up soon.
Hope this helps. 
Sorry, but truly suspect it's like wondering which'll keep delivering milk by horse-drawn wago
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Oschner New Orleans did NOT (sm)
shut down. My niece is a nurse there. I just saw her yesterday and she just got back from almost a week there. She is home for a few days and will go back again next week. Conditions are not great, but they are still operating.
The New Orleans one has been around since 1998, but...sm
their website tells you nothing at all about the service. The Florida one offers an internship program, and they use Emdat/Inscribe according to their website blurb, not a very likeable software system depending on who you talk to. Good luck! nm
I'll work for them again if they get another eScription account.
The one I was on was lost. Not too heart broken as it was a pain in the butt account.
maybe you'll get on a decent platform/account
nm
Congrats! I'm so very happy for you. Maybe we'll be on the same account. :-) nm
then that account will disappear and they'll assign another.
nm
Ochsner New Orleans was down for awhile..
they are coming in again. Ochsner Baton Rouge stayed up and running.
Clinics like Oschner in N. Orleans
Good mentoring, here is more information.
OSI IS SEEKING FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CLINIC, RADIOLOGY, AND/OR ACUTE CARE MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS. EMPLOYEE OR STATUTORY.
!!! COMPUTER PROVIDED !!!
OSI Offers:
- Direct Deposit.
- Competitive line rate including yearly raises.
- Competitive benefits.
Health Insurance.
Dental Insurance.
Vision Insurance.
Life Insurance.
401K.
PTO
Celebratory Day Differentials.
Holiday Differentials.
- Sunday-Thursday & Tuesday-Saturday
ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE.
- Work from home via internet. (High speed internet access is required.)
- Computers available to qualified candidates.
- CMT sign on bonus.
- CMT study group.
- Mentoring Program.
- Job Advancement Opportunities.
OSI is a company who understands your needs. The Operations Management Team is composed of medical transcriptionists. What we ask you to do -- we can do also. We are very proud to be MTs and want you as part of the team. Our transcriptionists are the reason we continue to grow. Our MTs provide our clients with the highest quality transcription in the industry.
If you are a dedicated, quality-oriented Transcriptionist who wants to find a home - look no further!! Apply on line at http://www.ositranscription.com/recruiting/application.html
sometimes you'll hear that there's a new account coming on board ...
sometimes that happens, sometimes it falls through ...
I'm not saying that they absolutely don't care ... but particularly if you are an independent contractor, it genuinely is not their problem.
Either way, the people who are willing to sit and wait for work will stay ... I've been one of them ... not ready to switch companies, need the lines to pay the bills.
I remember when, first of all, work was often backed up (and ALWAYS out of TAT -- the first 7 or so years I did MT) these were hospital accounts being done done by local companies who had history with each other ... The national bought out and underbid the smaller companies and one of their big selling points was TURNAROUND and they agreed to penalties into their contracts ... IMHO, many turnaround times I've heard of are silly -- ER reports and STAT H&Ps/Consults do affect patient care and could justify a 2-4 hour TAT -- most other work types could easily fit a 12-24 hour TAT with the option to flag as STAT.
It was great to be able to work any hour of any day -- now it's much more iffy and harder to make up lines if you have an unexpected down time. JMHO.
Hosp's. would HAVE to pay more if we could stem
by continuing to sound off to anyone in this country that will listen. Why should the US worker subsidize offshore companies by sitting and watching their futures in MT dry up?
No ESL's? Maybe a clinic, but never a hosp or MTSO.
In this business, it'd be rare to find an account/hospital/MTSO without ESLs. It's part of reality. And keep in mind that whitebread docs can be worse that ESLs, by far. If you REALLY don't want to do ESLs, cruise the clinics in your vicinity, interview each doc to listen to them speak (ideally get them to do a test dictation for you), and make them an offer they can't refuse.
Seriously, though, you might look for companies that have midwest accounts/are located in the midwest, as the ESL ratio often is lower in the midwest states.
And if that doesn't work out you might look into legal transcription. Anyone notice that there seem to be fewer ESL lawyers than doctors? Lol....
If a lot of MTs, hosp. personnel, & docs are on all
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Yes, it came from hosp. And doesnt matter what
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Go to hosp. web site & apply on line, then
nm
hosp I worked for paid IC MTs $1.25/min for 2000 min/mo and
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MY experience was my hosp. fired Spheris
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1 hosp starts 7/16, but the only people getting that acct....sm
Are the ones who lost their main hospital on 6/3. Good for them. Not great for the rest of us. :(
Does anyone know what services the Hosp. of Univ. of Pa. uses or who to contact there for info of MT
work.
ho ho ho but the hosp can play Russian Roulette w/going to court with
Those medical records became cheaper for hospitals how? When they go to court with those expensive incorrect records and LOSE, wonder if they think it was cheaper?
If things don't work out,, the Diskriter FL Hosp position (sm)
Pays for downtime when work runs out and benefits are pretty decent.
Glad to hear things are better. Hang in there. I know how hard it can be... this profession just isn't what it used to be.
Good luck to you!!
What do you mean the best charts? Do we get charts?
i don't get it
hosp/clinics send work to U.S. company - outsource
nm
Charts In Time
Can anyone give positives or negative for Charts In Time in Florida? Sounds really great!
Charts in Time does too.
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Charts in Time
Just to clarify .. and I certainly did not have to come back and do this .. so keep that in mind .. when I made up that moniker I thought it was catchy .. it does not reflect anything positive or negative about the company. We are a smaller company with lots of work, new clients coming on in June, and are looking for talented and professional transcriptionists who can and will come and work with us to achieve mutual goals. We are growing and I have a great group who work with us .. we've had one or two exceptions and those people have moved on and with luck secured other positions where they will be able to carry on and make a living. So, I don't think there was anything sneaky or misleading in my post .. and I will stop trying to catch your eye .. perhaps people who want a good position with an honest company will respond. I live in hope and so far, we have been particularly fortunate with our hires and for that I am so thankful.
Happy Mother's Day to all who are. Have a wonderful day!
Charts can be reached at ..
727-573-7704. They are located in St. Petersburg, Fl. Since I am the former recruiter/transcription manager you can be sure this information is correct. You would need to ask for Suzanne. the owner or the new manager, Betsy. As for the name calling, it is hardly appreciated.
Docs using PC's instead of charts sm
The younger docs are now carrying laptops into the examining room, no more charts. My husband and I had extensive, large charts (which we earned through serious stuff) and now they have been replaced by the young staff coming in with a laptop, no more charts. I was not brave enough to ask at my last visit but I will this visit, Where are our huge charts? Mine used to make comments about the large chart and too many papers. I wanted to say, Do you ever read any of those reports? Very curt, very non-caring attitude, told me last time had had input all my allergies (which are serious) into his computer. I am really worried as my husband and I have been through a lot. I think they could very easily print a H&P from there if you went into a hospital. Two of my clients used to do open heart surgery and they would ask me to print out a H&P from the chart just before the surgery. Some of those people they had not seen in years. I explained that I would not do that as the patient could have developed an illness since last seen. You gotta thank computers for replacing us. Between outsourcing and electronic medical record, we are becoming distinct as the dinosaur. Just IMHO from this area anyway.
Charts in Time in St. Pete, FL
pays shift/weekend differential and a good line rate additionally..
Charts in Time benefits..??
Can you tell me what the benefits are like, line rate, insurance costs, PTO time etc..
Me too. Bet her BMI is off the charts, too. Gotta have a life! nm
nm
NEED HELP - getting reports into digital charts (sm)
Our company is having difficulty getting our reports we transcribe in microsoft word and send by internet to the company -- put into any digital chart they are trying to create ----- to meet the mandate coming up in about 2010.
They are caving to the idea that all transcription MUST be done by voice recognition in order for everything to MESH -- if you get my drift.
I can't believe that it is necessary to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Also, I have never seen a doctor's pay be the same as an MT - and thus wouldn't their time be better spent generating income than doing clerical work?  but then what do I know -- I'm ONLY an MT. grrr
anyway, has anybody worked through this conundrum and been able to find a program to transcribe on that is compatible with any type of EMR (electronic medical record) program - which I personally thing EMR stinks and should be burned in the pit.
There must be programs that are compatible that allow transcription to still be done (we are the last stopgap measure against errors that happen - we do much more than just type -- do they know this?) and still allow doctors to sputter out their hurridly done dictations as they scurry about -- leaving them available to actually see patients rather than sitting there doing corrections.
Thanks for any help you all.
send email or answer here -- either would be totally appreciated. 
Not when those charts have to go through 2 layers of editing before going to the site. sm
Someone in india types them and sends them to MW, where an Editor does a 100% review, and if there are still blanks, it goes to another level of MW editor. You've just paid 1 Transcriptionist and 2 editors for what 1 U.S. transcriptionist could do. I don't understand the benefit, either.
I think a bigger reason for the cut in editor pay was due to too many editors doing too little work. When you work from home at an hourly wage, it's really easy to slack off, take way too long looking up a word, doing other things other than working, and chatting on team mail. I don't blame them for going to a per-line rate, though it is insultingly low.
Info regarding Charts In Time, in Florida
Any current information would be helpful
Charts In Time, TransTech or MedScribe
Anyone have any good information about these two companies? Thinking of applying. What type of platform do they use?
Thanks 
Looking for CIT/Charts in Time website, can't find it.
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any info on Charts in Time or US Transcription?....
I cannot find information on either of these companies and was wondering how they were to work for. Thanks.
Charts in Time (Florida?) does. Have an ad up back in the listings. nm
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