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in the gray field on the Spheris TWS screen. For example, if I need to change a dictating physician from a PA to the attending, the field is gray and I can't change those fields.

Can anyone provide me with some information on this company? Rate of pay, dictators, what they do and don't pay for, if you run out of work, etc.

and rearing my children. I had a phone interview with a company that I found here on stars and when I couldn't make the first attempt due to a problem with the kids, she clearly understood and yes, I did get hired.

Not all companies and physicians are children haters like you. Sorry to bust your bubble.

Not all MTs think their you know what doesn't stink and are very down to earth as well as the people who hire them.

P/S: This profession is not looked upon as such a bad thing ya' know. Who told you that? Where did you read that? Furthermore, if this was the case, I don't think there would so many MTSOs out here working from their home offices. And believe me these MTSOs are a dime a dozen. Most of them do have children and work from home. It is not uncommon and they are very professional.

We are transcriptionists, not physicians. We don't make any calls. We transcribe what we hear, and they read the report and sign off. It's that simple. It always has been that simple.

No one here deserves the salary of anything more than what they get or make production wise.

Do you really think these MTSOs are charging a million dollars or what? They make money by bidding accounts and then sub the work out whether that be by hiring employees or by contracting with an IC.

I don't know where people come up with this idea that we are the bread and butter of these companies. We are the worker bees. Do a good job and you'll make some money. I make twice as much now working from home than I did hourly with benefits and the benefits were crap.

I can set my own tone. I transcribe to the best of my ability but by darn it if I can't understand what the dictator says, I leave a blank, and they fill it in. That's what transcription is about.

I was wondering if anyone has heard of this company. It sounds like a nice harmless one, but I have been burned before. I just really would like a heads up before jumping into something new.

Beth Joyner is the owner. Has anybody ever worked for them, or heard any good or bad comments about them? Thanks in advance.

These MT schools are still cranking out the MTs as fast as they can (and taking their money). I am sure they know that there already isn't enough work to go around and no work = no money. Plus the fact that the MT trainee who could ever hit the ground running and make money right out of the gate is far and few between.

As for the coding, it is pretty obvious that is a huge candidate to be done by EMR and I'm sure it will happen in the not so distant future. There will probably be someone an R.N.? LPN? EMT? who will do chart reviews to ensure that every possible diagnosis that could get another dime in reimbursement is put in the record. That would be a few jobs depending on the size of the hospital. I seriously doubt that these jobs will be offered to former MTs.

Another job opportunity might be that of what used to be called ART (acredited record technician), those people might be allowed to do chart reviews as they have always done it anyway, I even did it myself way back there. The JCAH (forget what they're called now) used to offer a study at home course but you had to be affiliated with or work for a hospital in order to have access to the records that were necessary to complete the course. In some smaller hospitals ARTs (or whatever they are called now) were even heads of the medical record department. I believe it is also offered as a 2 year course at some community colleges.

Sadly I think that those who have put themselves out for the expense and bother of getting and maintaining CMT credentials are just going to be SOL because I think those credentials and a buck might buy them a cup of coffee.

I had a horrible experience with this company. I applied in for part time IC work in February but it was not until April that I rec'd my first very unprofessional email, but I had read nothing bad about the Co, so I came on board. The first weekend I typed non stop too much work not enough typists. She was so happy with me that she moved me from .07 cpl to .08 cpl, but nonetheless, the account ended up dropping us for the most part, meaning there was no work. For nearly 2 weeks there was little or no work. I had to take another company. All of the sudden she had tons of work and demanded I do full time. I responded I could not as I had to take another company, she told me I had to commit to part time hours for her, which I did, but there was no work during this time. In the middle of all this was my 1 paycheck per month which is supposed to be mailed on the 10^th from TX, I did not receive it until the 19^th with a postmark of may 13^th! I rec�d countless phone calls and emails most of the email were junk emails and not concerning work. In June she said that the 20 hours I worked for her that had no work was not enough I had to type 5000 lines a month, shouldn�t be a problem, but there was not work when I could type. As I do have another account. In June she sent out an email stating that she was changing pay from .08cpl to a sliding scale, the scale starting at 3000 lines. I emailed her stated that I did not agree with it, but she was the boss :�) and I would make it work. I asked her what if I type below 3000 lines, as when I am scheduled to type for her there is NO WORK. She sent me a nasty email about her being the boss and making the decisions and it didn�t matter if I agreed� anyone typing under 3000 lines in a month was not worth her time. I emailed her again, now I was upset stating I was joking, hence the :�) and that she still did not answer my question about typing under 3000 lines. She sent me an email stating that she has tried to help me answer the question and she is done talking about this. I did not respond. The next day on my lunch break from my other account I logged on to Beth�s knowing I had to work extra hours to try to get my 3000 lines, when I logged off of her to go back to my other job she sent me yet another nasty email saying: There is work, example you just logged off there is work. I responded Example? I am on my lunch from my other job and typing for you to try to make my 3000 lines. She responded and said she has had it with my attitude, as of July 1^st you will be no longer needed. I responded are you kidding me you are firing me because I was typing for you on my break?

On July 5^th I emailed her and said I will uninstall the program and what else is needed. She asked why? I said you fired me. She asked for the email firing me, I sent it to her. She responded back to me that she wanted me to continue working. Against, my better judgment, I continued with her. July 14^th I rec�d my check, it was 27 +/- off. I sent an email stating My check today was short 27 dollars, please remit payment immediately. She sent me an email stating that I am not to demand money from her that is not how it works and I need some employee/employer skills. I responded that I was not her employee, I run a business as an IC and that the statement �please remit payment immediately� is per NYS statute, payment has to be requested immediately and that I meant no disrespect by it; however, I did not appreciate her telling me my attitude would determine if I was paid or not. She responded back that again I was fired. Only this time she said that TX law says she can fire an employee after 3 counsels of work or attitude and she felt this was my 3^rd. She went on again to say how my QA was awful for the headings and dates and she was continually it. I requested she be more specific and asked why didn�t she send me QA reports so I could correct it, she said that she �didn�t have the time� I responded again she was confused as I was NOT her employee, she did not need a reason to fire me.

All in all even if we consider Beth as being right that my �heading skills and dates� are awful, what kind of a company keeps a typist working for them if the typist is horrible. What does that say about the company AND what kind of a company doesn�t QA their employees or ICs and let them know in order to make them better MTs. This company is very disorganized extremely disrespectful of its employees, IC. I have emailed others who have had terrible experiences as well.

I would suggest run the other way, otherwise DO NOT have any personal emails with her in asking questions, be prepared for many phone calls, tons of junk mail and no feedback.

Any info on them would be greatly appreciated. The good, bad and the ugly. If you prefer to email that would fine. Thanks.

I received the same letter and I have no qualms whatsoever about posting what it said because I've already consulted an attorney regarding it and know that I can't be held accountable regarding internal corporate privacy issues because I no longer work for them. I'd like to know if this is a tactic that Transcend is using to either intimidate those who have left or try to cover their own behinds from future lawsuits.

The letter that I received had a release that said: ""Based upon the above, you hereby release, for yourself and all people who may act on your behalf, Transcend, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from all claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to your employment with Transcend, including, but not limited to, any such claims or causes of action arising under any Federal or State law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and 1991 or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended."

Several people I have spoken to received this same letter and were asked to sign the same waiver. I have no intention of signing this, and in fact, the attorney that I consulted found it very interesting that they would need to be released from any future actions and told me to keep my eye out for future class action lawsuits. So, yes, there is WAY more to this than is being said, but it isn't on the part of the MLSs. You may be happy working under those circumstances, but don't bash the ones that aren't/weren't and try to make it look like they're the ones hiding something. If the MLSs were the ones in the wrong, you can bet Transcend would have had their attorneys on it in a New York minute, but instead it's the other way around. They feel that they have to have ex-employees sign papers to release THEM from lawsuits. Why?

Manor Care Inc., the nation's largest nursing-home operator, reported yesterday that its first-quarter profit dropped 39 percent, largely because of accounting for stock rights given to many of its workers.

This month, many companies will begin accounting quarterly for costs of stock options for executives.

But Manor Care said only a small portion of the $11 million accounting hit for employee stock in the quarter was related to options. The majority of the one-time charge involved stock awards for non-executives.

The firm also said it is getting out of the medical-transcription business, resulting in an additional accounting charge of $7 million. It said it is in discussions with third parties to evaluate alternatives for that business segment.

Manor Care reported profit of $24.5 million, or 30 cents a share, for the first quarter, after one-time charges. That compared with $40.4 million, or 46 cents a share, in first-quarter 2005. The firm also said its revenues in this year's first quarter totaled $869.3 million, down slightly from $879.2 million a year ago.

Excluding the one-time charges, the firm earned 51 cents a share, a penny above the consensus of analysts polled by Reuters' Estimates.

Several analysts said Manor Care did well despite significant cuts in Medicare-reimbursement rates.

Despite the one-time charges, First-quarter operating performance was particularly strong, Paul Ormond, chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement. He noted that occupancy rose to 90 percent, the firm's highest in more than a decade.

Geoffrey Meyers, Manor Care's chief financial officer, that Manor Care decided to leave medical transcription because it had not been consistently profitable.

The company's shares closed at $43.41, up 16 cents, in New York Stock Exchange trading.

Manor Care reported in its proxy statement this month in advance of its May 9 shareholder meeting that five top executives made about $19 million from exercising stock options in 2005 and were granted new stock options worth an estimated $9 million.

The company declared a cash dividend of 16 cents a share yesterday, payable May 26 to holders of record May 12.

Contact Homer Brickey at:
homerbrickey@theblade.com
or 419-724-6129.

I had to purchase a C-phone - $150 (used). switch cable providers to get unlimited long distance ($40 a month higher) which includes installation fees, not to mention the hassle of coordinating that. I already had an Expander program or that would have been another $100. And then I start on an account where there was no way to go above 100 lines an hour. Believe it or not; as you wish. It happened to me also.

I, like so many others, thought this would be my dream job and eagerly took a course and unwisely left my 40,000 a year job to go headfirst into MTing, and am still trying to make enough to survive. My husband is a physician, so I thought it would be okay to take a paycut until I learned the ropes. I became obsessed with doing more to earn more, and he started to resent the time I was spending on the computer and not understanding what it takes to be an MT, even though he is a physician/dictator and should know the skills involved and the learning curve.

My husband and I are now separated and I am still struggling to make ends meet, now with even less security. I have moved in with my mom because there is no way I could afford to pay rent, but still have a car payment and credit card bills. I am beginning to think my husband was right and I have made a big mistake. I still love this field and would do it for years, but as a second job. I am now looking for other employment since I am physically and mentally exhausted and wondering how I got here.

Anybody read the Rochester (NY) Business Journal from 7/22 story on Execuscribe???

Interesting story from court records on company's history of fraud convictions. She SHOULD be "giving back to community" as she squeaked by jail time and/or community service on a technicality.

I know all of the facts around what happened with CorTmedical a few months ago. One of their clients did not pay them as scheduled and a few checks didnt clear because of this. It was a very unfortunate circumstance but the key principals and owners of that company paid back every cent plus any fees those employees suffered as promised. is was simply a bad time but everyone that i know that works for that company loves working for them. they are honest, compassionate and they treat there MTs and QA's extremely well. The are also growing very fast and are increasing they cpl rates to their workers by the month.