Shouldn't be a year old there was just a discussion the other day.
Posted By: nm on 2005-07-25
In Reply to: Does anybody know what Transolutions hourly pay rate is and any info.. sm - TJ
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my first year I made 16k. Doubled that second year. Going on year 6 with (sm)
two local accounts I earned 23,000.00 and a national I earned 35,400... 58,400 this year. Don't ask me how many hours, though, I really have no idea. I'm pretty motivated. (When people ask me how many hours I work a week I reply as many as it takes I'd say 40-50/week. I am also a fitness instructer and personal trainer, about 5 hours a week or so. Decent money (sometimes under the table!) but mostly I just do it for fun and to be social and wear cute work-out clothes.
that first year was a rough one... but I consider it part of my education.
I'm pretty motivated.
There was some discussion of VR
last fall before I left due to a constant lack of work. At that time, the plan was to not cut the cpl rate.
I hung in there with them for 6 months, but they seemed to be overhiring. It
looks like I got out in time, but this is not good news.
will look for the discussion
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There was a discussion about this
1-2 weeks ago and someone offered a way to figure it out - some kind of formula.... at least it is a 55 character line!!
Since the OSI discussion below
anyone care to share if OSi has improved. I tested with them and scored very high and hopefully will be hearing from them soon. Would like to know if the platform is MT friendly/how hard to make production? I'm not interested in benefits and I assume the rate is what is considered standard with most companies - just need to know if I can sit down, work and be as productive as possible. TIA
Discussion/arguments. (SM)
If you want to discuss or argue your post being edited or removed, take it to e-mail.
There was a whole Medware discussion just a few
Here's a link: http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/22251.html
See discussion from 06/03/06 on this site.
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TKU very much. I had seen the newer discussion,
but hit server errors when I tried to go back to May, so had not seen the older link. Now that one has me reconsidering.
Re: MT supervisor discussion below...sm
I was an MTSO many years ago and have been an IC with my own accounts ever since. I'm curious exactly what an MT supervisor does?
you are missing that the discussion
was also about signing the agreement that we would not bring the company to arbitration...as in agreeing never to sue them.
Per discussion this board. Even if never provides it,
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Not only is there ridiculous discussion
there is also a lot of thinly-veiled shilling for people to work cheaply for Proveros......
Fantastic Discussion
I really appreciate all your replies and this discussion as a whole. It's helped shed some light on things.
What I'd really like to see is some kind of checklist that we could all go by to ensure that we are ICs, that the businesses are not trying to slide around any laws, and that we're treated the way we should be treated. Something that is MT specific, uncomplicated, and clear-cut for both sides.
I'm afraid I don't have the knowledge (or experience, especially) to put something like that together. But I sure would help any way I can.
I'd like to get together an action committee of some sort to straighten this out with businesses that are reported to be guilty of stress fracturing these laws. That would probably be less painful for all involved, but still achieve the desirable outcome.
In addition, something like this would really help empower MTs who don't understand the importance of what being an independent contractor means.
Empowerment through education and all that. It's a good thing. I think, as a whole, most MTs just don't know what they don't know - and go by rumors and rumors of rumors on internet forums. It's what I was guilty of for so, so long.
This is a DISCUSSION board...
How much stock do you think people take in postings here? You take this board WAAAYYY too seriously and assign it powers that it simply does not have.
This is a DISCUSSION board...
How much stock do you think people take in postings here? You take this board WAAAYYY too seriously and assign it powers that it simply does not have.
shouldn't ask but...
do you know the approximate line rate?
Shouldn't be the MT's job.
I DO NOT THINK IT IS THE MT’s responsibility to make followup calls after hired. What do you pay the people in the office a nice fat hourly wage to do? Sit in the office and surf forums and expect an MT to do their job for them? 
I can tell you one thing, if I wasn’t contacted back after hired I would find somewhere else to work! Jobs in this field are a dime a dozen. A company who would “forget” about me as fast as they hired me WOULD NOT deserve me, (usually most companies at least will wait a week or two to do that). 
This goes for all of the places that would do that to an MT and wasting their valuable time. The nerve of these places. Shame on them.
Just giving my 2 cents.
Should I or Shouldn't I?
Went on interview with a hospital for transcription position. I've been a MT 29 years now, last 10 years working for various transcription companies. This particular hospital is very small, maybe 200 beds, but have merged with a larger hospital organization. At present the transcriptionists are paid only hourly, but director says an incentive plan is on the table but not finalized yet. The benefits are excellent. Toward the end of the year, the transcriptionists will have the option to work from home, all equipment and everything provided by hospital. There are only 2 shifts, day and evening, of which I will work evenings. The transcription also includes radiology. When I asked about a minimum of maximum line requirement, Director says transcriptionists are not on production per se but minutes typed, anywhere from 60 to 100 minutes a day, and that would depend on the difficulty of the dictator, as she would not expect the maximum if the dictator was difficult to transcribe. I will be getting a phone call tomorrow as to an offer, as the pay rates have changed since the merger, but the old pay schedule was a base of $10.80 hourly and max $18.80 hourly. There will be probably a 20 to 25 mile commute one way. What would you consider an acceptable offer. I know the bottom line is what is affordable for me, but just want to get you guys input on the whole take.
Thanks in advance!
RE: Should I or Shouldn't I?
Accept the hourly offer, my opinion, whatever the final dollar amount.
If you are an IC you shouldn't have to ASK to take
off, you tell them you will be off.
Right, but we shouldn't have to look it up
That's what those machines are for, remember?
Right - I shouldn't have to
they wouldn't hop along on their butts.
You shouldn't. But you will, believe me.
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You shouldn't have to pay a fee, but there is a fee
involved that is usually absorbed by the company, but evidently JLG doesn't want to foot the cost.
Won't let me register for the discussion board
nm
I would open the discussion by calmly
asking what the procedure is for assigning work. If you don't get the info you need, ask if there are any other accounts available which will enable you to be more productive. If you are working in an atmosphere where you are afraid to ask questions, it sounds like the wrong job and you might need a change. Good luck.
I asked the same question in a discussion about MDI-MD
further below and someone told me when they were hired they were asked to work 2 Saturdays a month...if you scroll down there are some answers to other questions about MDI-MD..Hope this helps!
Interesting Discussion on June 21 -- Did you see that?
Did you go to about the middle of page 4 -- thread started June 21, 2006. Begins with:
Anyone turned down offers at Amphion, Axolotl or Webmedx - would like honest opinions
But, NOT on a casual discussion forum. I have said this a
thousand times. THE GRAMMAR POLICE IS NOT NECESSARY. This is supposed to be a place where MTs can let their hair down. Afterall, they are not getting paid to post, so if it's not perfect, so what?
Daphne, I emailed you privately.
Strange discussion with them just yesterday
I sent them a resume last week. Have not taken any test or anything. Recruiter called, wanted to know if there was anyway I could possibly start this week? Possibly by Thursday? Seemed a little weird. She was nice and all, but I felt it was a little strange that they didn't want to do any testing, check references, or anything.
See link for discussion here about NJ Documed
http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/79123.html
Discussion about Escription 6 versus 8
below and someone said the version 8 was terrible. I was wondering what they thought the difference was.
also see discussion above re: line counts
I believe our lines in eScription were all manipulated which also brought the hourly rate down. If you are an IC, you should invoice your company anyway and do you own accounting and NOT rely on their software or you'll get screwed. If you're an employee, the only way not to get cheated is to never sign on for production pay and ONLY agree to an hourly rate...but good luck with that. Especially if your company outsources offshore like mine did. soooooo glad to be done with those a**holes!
Isn't this the same discussion from about a month ago, with the Union sm
building thread? I mean, where did that go? Pardon my skepticism, but there seems to be a lot of talk and little action on this board.
There is quite a bit of fairly recent discussion (sm)
try going to the search box farther up on the page, just make sure the MTStars radio button is marked (not Google, type JLG in the box. (for some reason the other search thing never works for me either)
After reading all the Webmedx discussion below..sm
...it occurs to me that there is bigger picture out there that not everyone is factoring into the equation. I am an MT. I transcribe/edit for a living. Have been at this for 20 years. The industry as a *whole* is struggling. Against outsourcing. Against EMR which is aiming to completely eliminate narrative dictation and transcription as a whole. Against a huge downturn in the economy. Against lower census at hospitals, fewer elective surgeries. Against patients putting off regular care. Against hospitals wanting to cut costs. Against front-end speech rec which can eliminate transcription. Everyone is trying to stay afloat.
Personally I know 4 people in my life - friends and family - who have lost their jobs in the past 2 years. I know others - in other industries - who have been in a pay freeze, or hiring freeze, or who have had their wages cut. It's not just MTs who are being impacted.
No - I'm *not* happy about a possible pay cut. But I AM glad to have a job. If I thought I could find a better situation at another company, I'd be looking. It's six of one, half dozen of the other. I'm a realist.
Please don't flame me. We're all entitled to our opinions.
After reading all the Webmedx discussion below..sm
...it occurs to me that there is bigger picture out there that not everyone is factoring into the equation. I am an MT. I transcribe/edit for a living. Have been at this for 20 years. The industry as a *whole* is struggling. Against outsourcing. Against EMR which is aiming to completely eliminate narrative dictation and transcription as a whole. Against a huge downturn in the economy. Against lower census at hospitals, fewer elective surgeries. Against patients putting off regular care. Against hospitals wanting to cut costs. Against front-end speech rec which can eliminate transcription. Everyone is trying to stay afloat.
Personally I know 4 people in my life - friends and family - who have lost their jobs in the past 2 years. I know others - in other industries - who have been in a pay freeze, or hiring freeze, or who have had their wages cut. It's not just MTs who are being impacted.
No - I'm *not* happy about a possible pay cut. But I AM glad to have a job. If I thought I could find a better situation at another company, I'd be looking. It's six of one, half dozen of the other. I'm a realist.
Please don't flame me. We're all entitled to our opinions.
They shouldn't be taking someone right off the
This profession isn't greeting or flipping burgers at Wal-Mart or McDonald's. Why hire someone off the street with no skills in the first place?
Shouldn't u be working?
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FT or PT shouldn't matter.
Pay should be based on your abilities and quality of your work instead of how much you can do sloppy just to get your lines. There's nobody stopping you from going PT with several different companies. I would never put all my eggs in one basket since every place runs low on work or overhires, etc...
Makes more sense to me to work PT as an IC, unless you absolutely need benefits through an MT company, which I'd never trust since you don't know how long you'll have them if they don't have the work or lose the account, etc... Too many things could happen to be able to depend on a single MT company.
Shouldn't it be give, not get?????
I hope you are not a QA or in charge of anything to do with grammer.
Shouldn't be dreaded
It is a good learning tool for those people who utilize it. If you are down the tubes for one report in a month, and minor errors, then its time to look for another job. Your QA department is not utilizing this as a learning experience, but as a means of attack.
Probably shouldn't ask, but whose pay got lowered 1 cpl?
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We shouldn't matter. Only you
If you feel the need to push then go for it. Do you think your coworkers really care if you have work or not? I highly doubt it. 
Meant shouldn't have to pay
Granted, they shouldn't lie to you about
it, but they are not obligated to tell you one way or the other why accounts suddenly drop off.
Shouldn't have to beg for paycheck
Even if you change jobs while the DOL is investigating, you can still collect damages through civil suits. There are a lot of employment lawyers out there that are working on contingency - no money up front - because these cases are now being won and employers are having to pay up for breaking the law.
Although you shouldn't have to be a squeaky wheel to receive a hard earned paycheck, keep squeaking that wheel after you've left a company if a law has been broken. Believe me, there will be results in your favor if you have documented everything well.
First, it shouldn't have been happening sm
often enough for anyone to notice, meaning if they are truly monitoring, that person should have been dealt with immediately, not only when people complain.
Second, why would an email like that be sent to all the MTs? If all of you aren't doing it, why punish everyone with these threats?
Whoever the **same person** is, that person should have been called by management and given an ultimatum.
Not at all! They shouldn't get preference over
regular MTs when work is low. They should be basically just another MT; line up for work like everybody else and run out like everybody else. We have lead MTs in our company too, who get paid extra to perform the lead duties but they don't take preference over the rest of us, i.e., they don't get work before/instead of anyone else. In this company, editors edit, not MTs (lead or otherwise).
Should I or Shouldn't I take an in-house
hospital job? My friend at the hospital that I worked for as an IC for 10 years stated they are looking for another FT MT. I left because the only way they would hire me as an employee was 2nd shift MT until an opening opened up on first shift, which I couldn't do due to my own admission that I can't stay awake past 8 p.m. most nights. I'm an early morning person.
I have been working for a national since then. I miss the hospital although we only have 40 doctors and I really did get bored transcribing the reports every day, but I kinda miss the camaradie of the job. Can I work a 36 hours per week job and follow all their rules? I don't know since I've been a free agent for over 7 years; i.e., not very flexible with the hospital. I know the other MTs at this hospital would jump for joy if I were to get this job. They've been waiting so long for this. They all came to my aid when the last opening came up, but the HIM was totally strict on having to work 2nd shift, which I couldn't do then. Now she is gone, but I don't know if I would still have the same constraints.
I have been thinking of submitting my resume just to see what the outcomje would be. I can always turn the job down. After all, would I even get an interview because of my age? I don't know what they would use as an excuse not to hire me....
I'm really in a dilemma here. DH states I should follow my heart. Nah, I want to follow the money and bennies. Does anyone know what the average hourly pay is for in-house MT in a part rural setting in the northeast? I know it would be hard to answer, but I figure I would need $20/hour or more to make it worthwhile. Is this possible?
TIA
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