Sounds like one of the smaller, new services out there...hmmm...nm
Posted By: wondering on 2005-10-10
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Hmmm...sounds kinda fishy to me.
They need to give you a straight answer.
Weekly? Services are lucky if they get paid twice a month. Generally, services bill out to their
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info on AMD Services/AmeriMed Data Services
Please help me. Does anyone know anything about AMD Services or AmeriMed Data Services. I have been offered a position with them and need to know if they pay good, etc. before I accept a position with them. Thanks in advance.
KP
There are a lot of smaller companies out there
That have managed to stay in business for a while because they don't get greedy. They're also the ones who don't really need to advertise because the people they hire usually stay with them for a long time and there isn't a high turnover. I left Transcend for a company that doesn't normally advertise for employees and has been in business for years. They don't supply equipment and don't have a huge tech support team, but all that overhead saving is passed onto the MTs instead of the lion's share going in the owner/CEO/shareholder's pockets. They also see the larger companies investing in VR, but they're just biding the time because they know that sooner or later companies are going to see that VR will go the route of offshore outsourcing. It's not the major wave of the future as some may think because there will ALWAYS be clients that prefer quality over quantity and are willing to pay for it. VR just does not offer the quality that a human can and the way editing is geared towards producing as much as you can to make enough to compensate for the wage cut, the mistakes will abound.
The easiest way to find the companies like this is to post your resume. You don't have to post your name. The companies that pay to see your resume are the only ones that will see it. Let them contact you instead of going for the companies that advertise consistently and are offering big bucks to get you in the door. Usually there is a reason for consistent advertising for employees or offering the bucks to hook you in, and it isn't always because of getting new clients. There ARE still companies out there that will pay for quality instead of quantity and will reward loyalty and experience. Some companies actually DO "get it" and realize that keeping the MTs happy keeps the business running smoothly. The company still makes a profit and has less problems. The problems arise when the companies get bigger, want more, and offer less.
Some smaller companies might. (sm)
Check locally.
HELP!! Looking for a smaller MT compay!
I am looking to work for a smaller MT company. The kind of company where you transcribe the same dr. every day! That sounds so great to me!! Anybody know of any???? If you do work or have worked for a company like this, please tell me likes/dislikes.
Thank you so much!
I wonder if you could try a smaller MTSO? sm
Maybe a smaller company would like the option if you are interested especially in case of emergency and p.r.n. for summer vacations, etc. I think you definitely have something here with what you're asking. I'm just not so convinced a national would be receptive, but who knows?
yes there are; keep looking, try smaller company.
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Smaller companies
have a tendancy to have this problem because some of them tie payment to contractors to payment by their client. This is OK IF it's discussed up front and agreed to by all parties.
Frankly, any company that can't cover $200 payment has no business hiring people of any status (employee/IC).
These companies don't seem to realize, or care? just how critical it is to be paid on time, consistently.
How about going for the smaller ones that don't test at all but pay well :) sm
They are there. You just have to look!
There are many. Try smaller MTSOs. (nm)
What about starting a little smaller, like the op-ed
The larger a paper you can get your piece accepted by, the better the chance that one of the TV shows might pick it up. Remember, it's not just about MT... our problem is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to America selling itself and it's workers to the lowest bidder. Telling the nation about MTSO lies, scams, bait-and-switch hiring tactics, and sweatshop working conditions would be a very good way for the media to illustrate the SYMPTOMS of a much larger and more pervasive problem.
10.75 cpl National; 11 cpl smaller MTSO. 25 yrs exp. nm
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I have a question.. are smaller transcription
I've just been wondering this because I made the switch last fall from a national to a smaller place, kept a 99-100% accuracy with a national, but never feel good enough for the small one.
Thanks,
Kel
What does one consider a smaller company, 100 MTs, 150 or a lot less? Just curious so I know where
to look.
Smaller company? Not me! Heartland was a
shocker to me!! No thanks! Smaller to me means easier to put on idle status - or lay off!
I don't agree -- some of the smaller great sm
companies find you from your resume. I recently had an offer and accepted a postion with a very small MTSO who saw my resume. If she posted an ad, she'd probably be inundated with tons of resumes, if you can believe what everyone says here on the boards about the amount of responses. Instead, she looks at the qualifications and contacts those who meet her requirements. I suppose if you are currently in a position and afraid to have your employer know you are looking, it could be a sticky situation, but ...... use a different email addy and/or a different ID of some type until you find out.
Bottom line ..... I never say never :-) I feel very fortunate to have fallen into the situation I am in -- a great small MTSO with great accounts, who cares about helping you achieve whatever you want to achieve.
Is Keystrokes smaller than TransTech?
Do they have more MT's than Transtech out of Houston?
You may have to search smaller companies
and look for a few IC jobs. Smaller companies have doctor office transcription and also will assign 2-3 docs. It seems to me that the larger nationals are the ones requiring you do acute care first and foremost, but these are the companies with the larger hospital accounts. Keep checking the job seeker's board for smaller companies.
And with so many smaller MTSOs selling out
to larger MTSOs with no warning, it certainly justifies our being suspicious and expecting the worse possible outcome.
I don't know about D...her silence during this entire month-long famine has made me second-guess my opinion of many of those at MDI-MD whom I previously thought very highly of. While selling MDI-MD wouldn't make her dishonest per se, at this point it feels like she is selling out her dedicated MTs.
I was completely exasperated with her email this morning which made no mention of any of our concerns and instead acted like it was regular Happy MDI Wednesday.
The lack of acknowledgement that there is a problem on more than one account just flabbergasts me.
Another nat'l (smaller sized) just announced they
are going to voice recognition very soon. Pay now 3-4 CPL. I quit MQ for this. I could cry.
The larger companies are squeezing out the smaller ones, so they
probably do have 3 new hospitals starting. I have been letting my accounts fade out naturally, not renewing them when contracts come due, not replacing people that quit, etc. I am down to 3 of us, and will be looking to work for a national soon. No more headaches, no more worries about keeping hospitals happy, no more worrying about the financial well-being of my employees. I am done kaput. Finished as an MTSO.
Who do you think will still be around? I am looking at Medware, Execuscribe, Keystrokes, SilentType, Cymed and MDI-MD. Any others? Do you think these will be around and survive? I lost two accounts to Keystrokes and one to Silent Type. Neither was cheaper but the hospitals all felt they were bigger so better. What's up with that?
Look at smaller MTSOs that want to send you files
in Word. You'll need to go MOM AND POP shop because it seems all of the larger companies have what you don't want, which is what I don't want and totally despise. All of these junk-u-scribe platforms seem to benefit the company and not the MT.
The smaller companies just can't afford the health
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Exactly, but everyone blames MQ - its the smaller MTSOs who are "jiving" us all. Poor little
companies that can't compete with MQ - yeah, right!
Can I make the font smaller on this board? Some text is being cut off because it's too big on
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Are TransHealth or Medware considered big nationals or smaller
companies? I'm having trouble sifting through some of these companies and trying to find the smaller ones. Thanks.
You mentioned smaller companies, but MQ is the largest, so do you think thousands will be let go?
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If you want big, move to Philly (3.6 mil); or on a smaller scale, the surrounding suburbs where
you can live as if in the country, but only be minutes away from all the action. Philly really does have it all.
send resumes to the smaller companies, try your state first, and then branch out. sm
they are out there. If you can put your money where your mouth is and prove your skills, these small to mid size companies will grab you. I work for a mid-sized MTSO in my state. They absolutely do not outsource overseas, do not mess with VR, and I make .10 at minimum, more depending on the specialty I get. I bounce around between 5 specialties, but have become familiar enough with each specialty to make a good line count. Sorry, I'd rather not share who I work for. The company does not even advertise. You will find many of these companies do not advertise because very seldom are they in need of MTs, as most of their MTs stay with them for years.
There's a smaller service called Global Transcription in Texas. Had
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Can anyone provide a name of a good smaller company to work for that offers decent benefits..
I want to get away from the "nationals". I know there are smaller transcription companies out there looking for a good MT.. Hopefully someone will have some good advice for me.
sure sounds swell. Sounds like 2350 ln/day @ 4 cents/ln=$90./day
in order to figure how many line needs to be produced to make $500 per pay period. ie, how many lines an hour needed per 8 hour day --at your rate.
So say $450 a week would be $90 a day.
For example, if making 4 cents a line,need 2,250 lines a day, 281 an HOUR (to listen through and edit) to make this great wage of $90. a day FOR ALL THIS SAME SKILL, TO KEEP UPDATED WITH CHANGING MEDICAL COMMUNITY. nope Better at Jack-in-Box Pass it up.
hmmm
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Hmmm
I was looking at the backlog, as I am working on my private account (non-MDI) right now, but when I went in to pull up an actual job, it showed no jobs. I have never seen this happen before, so I am wondering if there is a glitch in the system preventing accessing the work. I have emailed my liaison to find out what is going on. Maybe that's the problem, not that there isn't work, but that you can't access it at the moment? Which would explain the mounting minutes.
Hmmm...
Again, do you or anyone here actually represent this company's upper management group? How old are you -- 12??? How do you actually have enough time to give a crap about a forum and what's being said??? COME ON!!!
Laurie: Don't you have a JOB to do??? LOL
hmmm....sm
it seems to me that since this person/company had not paid his ICs or employees for such a long time and that he lied to them about the *check being in the mail*, that the cost to overnight it should be on his head. If he had paid on time, it wouldn't be necessary to overnight anything...and since when does it cost $25 to overnight something the size of a business envelope???!!! talk about a ripoff. and you're on HIS side?? geezzz. you wouldn't be so congenial if it was YOUR money he had not sent.
hmmm wonder who?
OPS is under a lot of heat about jobs out of Turn Around Time but the supervisors should definately not do that without offering overtime.
Hmmm....not right.
They were probably getting you to do live work for free. There is no way I would do that many jobs for a test.
Hmmm...not sure who to believe now sm
How much experience do you have to get that offer? Also, is this for straight typing? I'm not sure who to believe now. I just know there is no way I would work for 7 or 8 cpl unless I was a brand new MT! Thanks!
hmmm...I wonder if that would be --sm
80% conVICTS on parole and 20% professionals? I didn't get it either, but it has something to do with parole, so I was thinking prison. maybe the OP will explain.
hmmm
I emailed with a few times today. Maybe your email got lost. I know they have a few different platforms and that's about it.
hmmm
Guess that particular company realized that they just lost a dependable employee who dumped them instead of the other way around...you go girl...and good luck with your endeavors!
hmmm
I hope that's not the case, because then I'm out almost $200. They should have told me that. Sneaky.
Hmmm
I apologize if I came off as being hateful. It was not my intention. I merely asked how long you had been a transcriptionist. Work can be overflowing all the time. Transtech has a lot of WONDERFUL accounts and like I said in my previous post it will only be a minute before it's back and you are able to get all the lines you want. Again, I apologize if my post sounded rude. That is not my intention and it's not like me to try to belittle or put someone down.
Hmmm
I wonder if they have a clue why they are always looking for help, Ya think.
hmmm.
No, I disagree with you again. Not everyone wants to be a part of the inner workings, they just want to know if they will have a job when all is said and done. I have been through a buyout. I have seen how the fact that hundreds of people are going to lose their jobs is kept secret. While I am not saying this is the case at Webmedx, I am saying that it happens EVERY DAY, so people need to look out for themselves and not be so naive. It isn't so much a matter of not agreeing with a process, it is a matter of being told you don't have a job anymore. Point blank.
Hmmm - sm
Sounds to me more like you quit if she offered you work and you refused. Think she's already printed off a copy of that post???
Hmmm
I would NEVER accept a position who offers less than 9 cpl to me, but even that is a slap in the face. I am so done with this crap. MT was so profitable in the 80s, now it is nothing comparable but to working at McDonald's. 
Hmmm
The OP stated she doesn't like to read negative posts. So, you come and attack me? Sounds like you need to look in the mirror. Furthermore, you know more about temper tantrums than I've had experience with in my lifetime with your description. Sounds like you may be talking about yourself.
Kind of funny how you are against attacking, but you attack me. NICE! REAL NICE!
Are you the one that never got any attention because your post sure sounds like it? LOL yourself... 
Hmmm, not sure (SM)
My husband has a part time job and FICA and Medicare are taken out. We do not report his earnings to Social Security but he still has taxes taken out, and that seems to be required according to the reference in my original post.
Interestingly, his SS check does increase a little bit each year based on the earnings he had in the previous year.
It seems like those 2 references are saying 2 different things, so I don't get it. ????
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