Sounds like were a DR employee not hospital (sm)
Posted By: DR on the way out on 2007-08-19
In Reply to: Its odd, but they are basically a middle man, which - BTDT
Your post sounds more like employee of Diskriter than hospital. If you work for the hospital, you don't get the bottom of the flow, you are their MT, not an overflow MT. If you work for DR on the other hand, you get the overflow and the cherry picking (not by the MTs per say but management deciding how they want your workpool set up or what jobs they want certain MTs to get). They messed with my workpool so terribly it doesn't even make sense how stuff comes through now. I'll get recent stuff before old stuff and then the old stuff is late to the hospital (poor management). l know that the managers now have never even worked as MTs, sickening. So what if they have a degree, they have no experience doing the job or with the accounts, the MTs and QA know more how to run things.
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Diskriter - Anyone go from their employee to hospital employee with them?
Thinking about giving up on being their employee and applying for a hospital employee position through them, they have one in PA right now that looks good. How is it for scheduling? Do you keep your line rate or get whatever the hospital pays? Who manages those accounts, is it the same PM and DR that are on the other ones? I have DR and feel like she doesn't have a clue what she is doing and it is so annoying, but I just don't have the guts to let the company know she needs to step it up a notch because the transcriptionists are not happy under her. Are QA the same people or through the hospital. They have 1 QA that is constantly asking us questions on doctors and format, things we should be asking that QA person. Annoying that new people move up to QA but people who've been there 2 or 3 years get treated like dirt and jumped account to account.
Hospital employee
even if you are hospital employee status, the rug can still get pulled from under you. There have been a few hospitals that have pulled out from Diskriter leaving the hospital employees without a job so beware. Now, Diskriter may offer to pick you up but you're better off leaving and getting another job. One MT I know was a hospital employee. She was the queen of OPs. This girl was amazing, consistently pumping out 2400 lines a day with 99-100% QA. Then, all of a sudden, the OPs started drying up on her. Where did they all go? Outsourcing was what she was told, meaning either to Diskriter here in the US or there in India. Her income dropped dramatically until she eventually quit. I would think twice about any offer even if it is hospital-based because Diskriter still controls the work flow and hospitals don't always renew contracts.
8.5-9 $/hr.? for employee of hospital??? cause if you do...
I've been blessed!
I am a hospital employee
Yes, the benefits are very good as a hospital employee, although they will vary with the different hospitals. As far as what states they can hire from, it depends on which hospital. There are different hospitals in different states, so the criteria is different for each.
My experience has been very good. Pay is average (8 cpl), but nice incentive, and am making decent $$. They pay for spaces, headers, footers. They pay downtime, which is a plus. Management seems a little disorganized and I have has three supervisors in last year, but it really didn't affect me in a negative way.
Employee for hospital....sm
I am employed by a community hospital and we have consistently been running out of work for a year. We are able to supplement it by going to work inhouse in Medical Records....but I have to pay day care to do that. I don't know what's going on...and it's not outsourcing...we actually nixed our contract with MQ 8 months ago and are STILL running out of work. I'm right there with you in the frustration department and have been looking myself. Just my 2 cents.
regarding hospital employee work - sm
again, as posted previously, it really depends on what state you live in. What state do you live in??? There are quite a few hospitals that although they do not advertise, they do hire transcriptionists from around the state.
As for Diskriter, and any company for that matter, please do not believe everything you read on this board. It reads like the National Enquirer for Transcription. For every good thing a poster might say about a company, there will be five people (or who knows, maybe it's the same poster over and over again), saying bad things.
Just because one company is not a good fit for a few transcriptionists, does not mean that every Transcriptionist should run. Sometimes these are really bad transcriptionists that were let go, or maybe they are great transcriptionists that were dealt a lousy deal by the transcription service.
Do their hospital employee MTs use the same platform?
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Diskriter hospital employee
Is there anyone working on the hospital accounts through DR? I would like more information from those that are currently working or have previously worked on the hospital side. Good, bad, and ugly. Thanks!
Diskriter hospital employee
I wanted to post this again as nobody responded to my previous post. Does anyone work as a hospital employee through Diskriter? If you are currently working for Diskriter at all, could you give me some insight on the company and benefits from your perspective? Thanks!
That's because it's actual hospital employee and
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To be a hospital employee (Diskriter), do you have
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I work as a hospital employee at home
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Diskriter-Hospital Employee Status
I've recently accepted a hospital employee status position with Diskriter. Is there anyone else out there that works one of these positions that would be willing to network with me?
Question about changing from hospital employee
I am wondering about how training pay works with different companies as they do not say on their web sites how much it is or for how long. I checked with one company and they have no training pay whatsoever, strictly production from the first minute. Thanks for any advice. I am going from a salary but don't want to follow the account to the company. Is it for one week or two or more, and is it usually minimum wage or higher? TIA
anyone work as hospital employee for/through Diskriter?
Was wondering how that works out, if that setup is better than working for a service. Better benefits, workload?
sounds more like an employee position, no?
From job board:
Nu Transcription
Hours: Mon-Fri 8AM to 5 PM.
You must be available during these times and meet a 2 to 4 hour STAT for MRI reports only.
24 hour TAT on other.
This is an IC position.
Sounds like an employee position to me
You're being taken for a fool. ICs should all work from a pool. These MTSOs want their cake and eat it too. What you just described sounds like an employee. An IC does not give notice. I've covered for my IC job for people that give no notice when taking off and it's never a problem. I can wake up and not type at all. I can also take off whenever I want, but that doesn't mean I want have work either. I type from a pool.
Sounds like disgruntled ex-employee to me!!!
I have never been chewed out but I have had issues discussed with me. Some people just cannot take constructive criticism.
I'm a new hospital employee through Diskriter and you are correct. Ins kicks in 1st month after h
You cant beat the benefits and that is why I chose hospital. You get PTO, holiday pay, downtime pay, and sick time. The insurance is one of the best out there.
My last hospital did offer home-based employee positions. sm
They paid the employee positions by the hour with incentive and IC positions by the dictated minute.
It still was not as lucrative for me as my national position.
What works for one, however, may not work for others.
It is all about personal needs and opinions! Bully for you!!! :)
I have a friend working in a hospital and she is looking for a company from home as an employee.
Would anyone care to recommend a good company?
That sounds like the FT employee plan they offered
me but I wanted to be SE. That way if I get too tired, I don't have to do more than 6000 lines and the incentive was much better.
My bonuses are $50 for the first 10,000 lines in the quarter reached in a payperiod, then $10 for every 10,000 lines for the rest of the quarter.
sounds like you do not understand different between employee and IC status
and the difference in pay? you say No Way to 7.5 employee but accept 9 for IC...lower employee rate includes Benefits....and $10/hour training is not a Waste of time....cannot compare this to working at Walmart.
There's no comparison in being a hospital employee with benefits working rotating weekend and IC
Initially what made being an IC worth sacrificing benefits was having a flexible schedule. I have read the laws and have done research. An independent contractor is not obligated to a set schedule and this definitely includes holidays and weekends. So what if this is a 24/7 business? How many hospital workers do you know that work every weekend with no benefits?? Nada! I knew student nurses who chose 24 hours every weekend so they could go to school thru the week, but they were compensated quite well at 40 hours with full benefits.
A company may hire a lot of misinformed ICs for Sun-Th and Tues - Sat schedules, but by law they are pushing the envelope. ICs need to remind these companies what the legal definition of an IC is. I'm sure they remember that we don't receive benefits. They want it both ways. If I'm going to be an IC with the only benefit being flexibility, there's no way I'm giving that up!
A national I worked for, which I won't name (squid)tried that on us after taking over our company. They even used scare tactics. We still didn't get on every weekend. There was nothing they could do and they knew it.
Diskriter off off offshores - and on some hospital accounts - they have not informed the hospital
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Jewish is the main hospital, St. Mary's is another hospital under their management. (nm)
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First for hospital, then outsourced still on same hospital work
and believe it or not, the hospital was so much easier. Had worked at the hospital for 11 years before they outsourced and then worked another 3+ years for the company they outsourced to. What a difference! The company had so many rules and regulations you could hardly keep up with them all, thousands of them, on the same account, mind you. The higher ups would not leave you alone, constant IMs about any and all. I have gotten to the age where I do not need all that and walked the other week. Have scheduled testing with another hospital for this month. Hope I make the cut, love the hospital work 1000 times more than a company.
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.
Statuatory employee versus regular employee....
Can someone tell me the difference between a statuatory employee versus a regular employee? My company offeres IC or SE status....I am confused about whether switching over the SE would benefit me more than IC status that I have been for some time with them? What are the benefits and disadvantages of being an SE versus IC? Thanks for all of your help!
They hire both IC and employee. I am an employee (see message)
and I have full benefits. I am very happy that I came to work here. I came as a statutory employee from a large company. Everyone at MDI has been great to me.
Depends on if you are employee or statutory employee (sm)
Employee, 8th and 23rd of month
Stat. Employee, 15th and 30th month
Sounds like it and it sounds like you must tell them when they will be and no change them. Wonder
what you do when there is no work. Well, there will be a lot of problems with this whole plan if they dont get things straightened out with this no work situation.
Only employee and statutory employee..no IC
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Thank you!!! The hospital I am ..
 with is going to be switching over -- don't much about it so this is encouraging!
my hospital uses it also... c msg
just a little bit of demographics need to be put in every now and then, but overall, i really like it.
Hospital MT
I am so sorry that is happening to you. Are you a single parent? I know how scary it can be to default on a mortgage. It happened to me back in early 90s before I started work for the hospital I am currently at. Your supervisor is not a very thorough supervisor. If she checked with most large hospitals, she would see things are done very differently for their at home MTs. My hospital pays for internet connection, provides equipment, and pay is very good. We don't have to do all that extra stuff for HIPPA either.
Your best bet now would be to try and find a national to work with, but that is scary too.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Hospital MT
Hey. Does anyone work for a hospital, but work at home?
Hospital MT
Sorry. Should have been a little clearer. Looking to meet some other hospital MTs out there. Curious to know... Do you find the same problems with your employer as MTs do with national companies? I have had some may MTs tell me they wouldn't work for hospital, but my hospital doesn't have a third of the problems nationals do. Fortunately for me, my hospital hires within a 3-state radius. For those who are more than 1 hour away, we have conference call meetings.
Hospital MT
 If that is the case, where are you located? I may want to apply. I am in NC.
Hospital MT
I wish you could apply. We are looking for a couple of good MTs right now. But unfortunately, you are not in the tri-state area. I am sorry.
Hospital MT
 Thanks for letting me know. What program does your hospital use? I am just curious. Happy hunting. Wish I was the lucky winner. Thanks......
hospital MT
We use CMT (CequenceMT) and VXP voice. Very user friendly.
Good luck to you too.. Happy 4th.
hospital MT
That's what I mean. I think hospital work is so much better as far as all of the little quirks go that companies have. Where are you from?
Hospital MT
Would Colorado be in the tri-state area?
hospital pto
I think working inhouse they should find something for you to do since most MTs inhouse are usually in medical records :)
At a hospital that uses VR (nm)
NM
hospital MT
Sounds like my hospital that I work for. Used to hire from 3-state area only, but now they can hire from anywhere in the U.S.
Go with the other hospital and get a
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Hospital job
Probably 99% of the time I would say take the hospital job over the service - but in your case with having a CMT and that amount of experience, pay for production might be a better deal for you. I think you have to decide what is most important, the benefits or a higher salary. As far as security, even though the hospitals have a tendency to go with what looks good on paper budget-wise, the services can also be bought out and changed over so no guarantees either way. I do wonder if more hospitals won't work a little harder to keep some in-house MTs as more and more services sell them a bill of goods they cannot deliver. Geez, they have to wake up sometime, don't they?
Hospital job.
Hi,
I do ops too and I love those. Will you be happy giving those up? Will they be sticking you with long, boring discharge summaries? They get real boring, real fast.
Another thing...a friend of mine, CMT, PA and several other initials, went to work for hospital, which told her she would only have to work in-house for a short period of time. I believe it was six months. It took over a year. 45 miles is a long way to drive, especially if traffic is an issue.
Ask a LOT of questions.
Hospital - see msg
I have worked as home based hospital Transcriptionist since 1990s. They recently took on a new platform and are outsourcing a great deal of our work. We are running out of work; the outsource company takes almost all of it. Our jobs are no longer secure.
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