Not here. You get your work types and accounts first.
Posted By: Webmedx on 2007-01-31
In Reply to: cherry pickn - Transtech MT
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Just be flexible with your work types and accounts and you should be fine.
nm
I have 4 accounts, doing all work types, and I usually have enough work but this is the slow time of
year so we are scrambling a little for lines. Easy platform, paychecks DD, always on time.
Too many variables to count. A lot depends on shift, accounts, what types of work you do. (sm)
I can be totally out of work on my 2 accounts and pull up backlog report and see some accounts have OT offered.
Every company has some employees totally satisfied with amount of work and some who run out totally.
Like I said, many, many variables to be figured in.
Phoenix MedCom - what types of accounts do they have?
I know they do a lot of teaching hospitals. Do you do a variety of work types or is it mainly OP notes? Can you make decent money even without being paid for spaces?
work types
Hello,
I had consults, H&P, discharge summary, a few OP notes here and there, basically in all specialities, cardiology, neuro, GI, Ortho, OB/GYN, psych, etc.
One of the things I can tell you for sure that I didn't do was radiology.
HTH, any other questions just let me know! 
Work types are
discharge summaries, op notes, history and physicals, ER notes, consultations, clinic notes, etc.
Work Types
Is it just me or does there seem to be a trend of work assigning lately. I type fairly fast and I find myself getting bottom of the barrel scraps lately.
re work types
it is my understanding they have clinic work as well, but i am doing acute care.
I CAN do the other work types. Not much
experience with caths or sleep studies, but can do the basic 4 without any problem. I can do the worst of the ESLs with rarely any problems, but I sure don't want to do them all day, no matter how much they pay me.
I'm hoping things settle down. I don't plan on changing jobs, but didn't plan on changing to this one either but I didn't have a choice. I'm seriously looking to get out of the MT business, but still be at home.
Thanks. Are there certain work types that seem to need help and how are the
accounts that they have and the system they use.
Do you do all work types?
nm
Do you do all work types?
nm
Do you do all work types? sm
I haven't had any problems running out of work. I have heard from others who only do clinic, or who don't do op notes. But everyone I have talked to who do all the work types have had no problem.
As for the ESLs, unfortunately, you can't escape them anywhere. You just have to learn to deal with them. They actually do get easier the more you do them. Not my preference, but hey, I've got a job, an income. I'm happy. :-)
WHAT ABOUT WORK TYPES, 99% ESL OR WHAT? ..
It's easy to get your lines as long as the work is there and you get a halfway decent work type, but if no one can understand the crap that's put out (call it 'work pool' set my managers)--- what difference does it make if they DO have work? They can have all the work they want - but if you have to put in 18 hours to get 8 hours worth of required lines , well, big deal if they do have work!
Could you do all work types, or were you limited?nm
nm
New work types are being added to ML
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Maybe they are referring to other work types
H&Ps and consults are still H&Ps and consults wherever you go. As you know, each facility will have specs, any differences (should there be any) would be listed there. The company you were talking to might have been referring to OPs, cardio and specialty procedures more so than the basics. Just an idea. I would not let that company get you down. With that much experience, you'll get a job easily enough. Good luck to you. God Bless.
Lots of different work types
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When I was hired, they asked me what work types I liked from sm
best to worst. I have progress notes last. I hate them but get a few every day-type them anyway. Wish I got more op notes but H&Ps and consults keep me real busy.
totally different situations between work types. nm
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and i love it, so i can change work types
with my mood, or stop if i want to take a short break, without having to plan way ahead.
What kind of work types does Level 4 do at
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I find it very hard to believe that all work types are on a 1-hour TAT(sm)
Are you talking about stats or everything? Do you have this 1-hour TAT in writing? I've never even heard of hospitals being on that tight a TAT.
I am on a new account, doing work types I cant make money on. nm
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Time available, equipment, work types, maybe a pop spelling quiz,
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NOT TRUE! I worked every account and all work types and couldn't
nm
Because people only want specific work types, easy dictators and certain hours...
That is why some people find a shortage of work, while others find an abundance. I cannot believe these last few threads and the vitriole of some of your responses. Any time a company is mentioned, any company, there are always a bunch of negative responses.
Maybe you all should check within yourselves to find out why you do not have enough work.
I happen to work for a company that is being negatively mentioned in these posts, and I am extremely happy. They may offshore, but they treat me very well, are communicative and I have never missed a paycheck. I also will do any work types, ESL, and will help out extra when asked. This is one of my first times on this board and I probably will not be back.
TT has all types of work & will work w/you
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Well it sounds like no work happens a lot at DSG. How are the accounts as far as decent accounts
and their QA.
Encompass- How are the accounts and work flow? Do you have a lot of work?
I need to keep busy. I cant sit here every day hoping for work so I'm looking elsewhere.
Lots of work here too. I cannot figure out which accounts have no work.
I'm on the Escription platform
Maybe it's the accounts your on. I work for MDI-FL and I'm swamped with work..
Sorry.. I had gone through a few days a while back of slower work, but lately especially since over the holidays, it has been crazy.. too much work..
I left for no work. There is work on some accounts, but NO
work on other accounts.
Not at all. I have 3 different types of software and
all three use a wave pedal. Two of them use USB and the other a 15-pin, and there is no conflict in the programming of each one.
Asking these types of questions will not help you
You sound like you have an ask to grind. If I were to ask these questions, I would appear unprofessional and I think we have enough of that in this industry. You should be giving yourself the warning about being careful what you post.
Can you request certain job types...sm
Do they let you request certain job types?
My favorite type of job is operative notes and I would be more than happy to take them off everyone's hands. My ideal day would be operative notes (with an occasional psych eval and ER note mixed in). I dream of the days when I could work without a set schedule on the work types that I liked on ONE account. Those were the days.
I'm been with MQ for almost 10 years and right now I'm in the cesspool of 25+ different hospitals; never having the same doctor; I just talked to my supervisor on the phone for the first time ever last week (and she's been my supervisor for 8 months now); haven't had a raise in 5 years despite asking every year. I've stuck it out for the last 3 years being unhappy because I felt fortunate to be able to work from home. I finally got mad enough this past week that I put my resume out and now I have 3 different companies to interview with in 2 days.
Types of companies
I am fairly new in the MT business, so I don't know a lot about the different types of work situations.
It is my understanding that some companies don't have scheduled shifts but just require a certain amount of lines typed per day. Is that correct? If so, does that also mean it does not matter how many hours it takes (so if having a slow day can take 9 hours ... or a fast day can to it in 6)?
That sounds like a good set up, so one could work around other events and such. If that is correct, are there very many companies who offer this? 
I'm so sorry for you all. We've gone through these types
of things at MQ (I've found a glass or 3 of wine helps), but I'm finally quitting to find a better company. These greedy corporations can kiss my..... Good luck to you all, my fellow MTs. Hope you can make enough to survive on or find a better company out there.
Do you work on VR accounts? NM
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We have a lot of work, accounts out of TAT.
If anyone tells you different, it's just not true.
Yes. I was placed on 2 more accounts but still work is low.
nm
What are they like to work for as far as accounts etc. nm
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No work for them now on any of my accounts.
Its slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
I don't work for TT, but 7 accounts? Isn't that a bit
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I have THREE accounts and no work.
nm
There is a ton of work, some accounts have
more than others. I've been on OT pretty much every day the past 3 weeks. They've had several new accounts come on-line lately and I think they've had time to get the kinks worked out and see if they need to hire more and they do and are hiring.
They are very aware of the slow platform and are working on it, but working on it and giving us a time frame is 2 different things. I'm making about 2/3 of what I was at a previous company, as far as lines.
I absolutely hate the clocking in/out.
Benefits are good, but most of them you will never use - short/long-term disability, life insurance.
I think they have a good incentive program, but with the slow platform doubtful I'll get enough lines for anything over first tier if that. I do get shift differential because I work over 2 shifts.
I think they are a good company, there is good IT support and some STMs are great. I haven't had any issues with QA at all.
If they get the platform issues I'd be 99% satisfied.
My TT accounts have work
I work 2nd shift and have had plenty of work thus far. Had 1 slow night about 3 weeks ago.
Yes there is work. There are at least 2 accounts
that are on OT pretty much every day, but I asked to work on one of those accounts and was told that I could work on them as a secondary account.
I had 3 accounts. I still was only able to get about 15 hours in a week and that was trying to work 7 days a week and sitting in front of the computer for 12+ hours some days checking for work about every 5 minutes to see if I could get a report.
If you look on the backlog report you see an awful lot of 0 going down the page.
What?! I work rad accounts
I'm having a really hard time believing your post at all...but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and make the following suggestions:
1). Our supe is great - and she will work with you to help change your situation. Have you spoken to her about this? What was her response?
2). Are you only trained on 1 account? Supe has recently offered to train people on more accounts - have you taken her up on it? There are several accounts that have OT approved until further notice on the company backlogs page (they have been that way for a couple months now) - have you asked to train on them?
3). Are you willing to change your hours/days? I had a problem when I first started, but I was willing to change my days off and scheduled hours so that there would consistently be work for me. Its all about client needs and workflow.
4). You work a 12 hour window like the rest of us, right? So if you work 6am-6pm you have 12 hours a day to try to work; you could log out for an hour if you're out of work, go do something else, then come back in a while and try again. Do you only try to work the first 8 hours of that window?
5). On the few occasions I ran out of work when I was a newbie, the supe told me I could come in on my days off and make up the difference. Have you asked her about that?
I maybe can understand why you would have a problem THIS weekend - they offered us a bonus incentive of a $25 Walmart gift card for each OT hour worked (sounds like TAT issues and/or understaffing to me!!!). If a lot of people chose to take advantage of that during your shift, they might have taken most of your work, but when the work dried up, they would go away and the work would build back up. That happened to me a couple of times this weekend on my primary, but there was still plenty of work on my secondaries. BTW I work nights.
Feel free to email me privately regarding which accounts I work. Something is not right here, because I've been working all the OT I can handle, and I could at least tell you where and when that is. But really, talk to our Supe, she's not the kind of person to let you stay in this situation if she's made aware of it.
I never run out of work. Of course, I have at least 30 different accounts. nm
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I work on accounts that all have to be sent to QA
very, very, very slow. I have to work an incredible amount of hours to meet my full time obligation. Sorry I accepted the position.
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