Thanks everyone! Thats what I was thinking, but just wanted to check...
Posted By: Kat on 2007-01-09
In Reply to: I have only done QA for an hourly rate. (sm) - QA'r
I appreciate your input. This is exactly what I thought but wasnt sure so I thought I'd check. I've also been offered a job for a good hourly rate for QA, but like I said, just needed to check.
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Hi, just wanted to check in...
Been working for MDI-MD for almost a month now and all I can say is that I have changed from being cautiously optimistic to pleasantly optimistic. I am learning my account (1 for right now thank goodness) and I am making my strides in production.
All is all I approach my monitor in the morning with a much more positive attitude than I have in at least a year. Yeah, Yeah, I know, I should have made a change 2 years ago when I first heard about MDI-MD. Well onward and upward.
Patience
I thought so too but wanted to check...(sm)
well..that's weird..I just went back to look at the job description again and it's gone!!! Very strange....
I'll check the COC but wanted to start looking now
to get a head start.
Where's my post??wanted to check for an answer
I posted yesterday looking for information on a company that had called me. I cannot find my post or any answers. Is this board pruned regularly? Could not find anything in the archives either. thanks - i may just need to post again.
No DD offered in July ག, wanted $25 each check to overnight it.
Never offered Direct Deposit, only an agreement to pay $25 per check for overnight deposit. No work or low work through training, try to find someone to set you up with reports to type 1-3 jobs at a time, this could last for months. Lots of ESLs as I have said before. I only have experience with one account with 3 hospitals that still used WP5.1, and two accounts that were done in Word. All of these five hospitals had ESLs who slurred, rushed, mumbled, plenty of background noise on the unit while Doc was dictating, drowning him out. QA read every report and seemed to have no problem filling in blanks, but very rarely sent copies so I could try to make out what the Doc might be saying. Some people who answered phones on weekends and should have been able to get tech to help, or get someone in QA to help, were rather touchy and crabby, and quick to tattle to management if you weren't sweet after 4 hours of computer hell. If they put an old outdated program on your machine, and your machine won't run with it like they say it should, they seem amazed. Nobody is really able to help with the WP5.1 program, they're all waiting for the accounts to convert. They like to say it's a family, but to me it was a rather dysfunctional family at that.
In summary, the two hospital accounts that were done in Word I found impossible to understand the doctors, couldn't make enough lines to pay my bills. When I asked to try another account, I was given the WP5.1 work, basically the same story, awful dictators, PLUS big problems with the platform.
Everybody in Work Flow and QA were friendly and kind and supportive. Jim Pinkerton in Tech is very easy to work with but he has a lot on his plate and can't get to everybody's problems. The other guys in Tech like I said just couldn't help with the WP5.1 platform. Harder to get help on the weekend from any aspect, even though a weekend day is required.
If you are looking for a great job they are out there, I finally did find one that I hope to be with for many years. Keep your eye out on the Job Seeker's board here, and on MTJobs.com Don't assume anything, have a list of questions ready when you talk to the recruiter. And try not to take the first line rate offered, if you're not convinced it is enough for you. You really can't negotiate it after you accept the job, you have to do it before you agree.
At first I was thinking that you were being unrealistic, not thinking about taxes, benefits, etc. bu
surprised to find that you are not asking the moon. Let me clarify a few things: Rates charged are not as high as 0.25 per line, but no one that has U.S. employees goes as low as 0.115 or they would not be able to pay their bills. A more realistic range is 0.125-0.165, and that top end is hard to find, most falling at 0.14-0.15 per line.
The rates of pay you propose are very reasonable IF the following is true: These are seasoned MTs who do not need a lot of hand-holding, QA or blanks filled in, unless a very difficult/impossible doctor.
How about a scale based on experience and accuracy of 0.09 - 0.105 per line (acute care), and $1.15-$1.30 per report (radiology)?
The VR one is tough as everyone, MTs and MTSOs and facilities are still feeling their way on this. As an MTSO who was an MT, I feel that VR editing is as difficult to do as regular transcription. I don't think that it should be substantially less pay or charged less as the end product is still the same.
Funny thing here? My company already follows that scale. We should work together, not at odds, to reinforce this industry and bring it back to where it should be, right here in the U.S.A. with a decent paycheck.
Thank you! Just wanted I wanted to hear!
nm.
Check Monster, CareerBuilder, MedHunters.com. Check with the companies you see listed if they're
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Does background check include credit check?
"You can check my credit if I can check yours"
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Credit check, FBI check was not for
me. The notion that if you don't pay your bills means your not a responsible person really kills me!!! Lots of people have $$ problems, especially if you are an MT, LOL!!! They are the only company I know that does these checks. Seems a little anal to me!!!
They can check mine if I can check theirs...nm
Thanks for saying what I wanted to say...
We are not the same as Transcend, although we both are good companies. We care about MTs... and I would love to know who the posters are that claim differently.
As Liz says below -- e-mail her or give her a call.
I just wanted to say that I don't believe the
Indian worker is trying to destroy the American dream, they are trying live it. Blame should go to the companies who are taking the work and sending it overseas, not the workers who are given an opportunity to better their life situation. This doesn't mean I agree with off-shoring, I just think blame for the dying of the American MT profession is sometimes misplaced.
I have been following this and I wanted SM
to say that it might not be that you were the only one this happened to---a lot of people just see the $ coming out of the paycheck and don't think they have to confirm that the plan holder got it (because the company should be more trustworthy).
The way these companies are now, it's probably a better thing if you take the check they gave you and found an IRA to invest in yourself. You can also arrange to contribute to it throughout the year (although it will be after-tax money, but you will be able to claim the contribution at the end of the year and get that tax back) out of your own bank account. The situation that happened to you is unacceptable. You are being far more gracious than I would under the same circumstances.
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In the future, if you have a question about your post, please e-mail the Administator or myself.
Goldbird
I just wanted to know if - sm
it was liked or not. Wondered if it slowed you down at all. I am used to Word and I hate to change if it is a problem software.
Thanks.
Just wanted to say hello...
I start with MDI this week, was just trained yesterday. It's nice to hear there's usually plent of work. :)
No job wanted ads, please. NM
Goldbird
No job-wanted ads, please. SM
Please use are free resume bank or see the ads on Job Seekers board.
Ask about specific companies or specific issues (i.e., the poster below asking which companies have an HMO plan).
If you need help, e-mail me.
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just wanted to add...
it sounded very familiar to a presentation presented by a former employer YEARS ago. It was a very small local MTSO, and he was reworking the pay scale in order to cover other expenses. He showed us a pie chart of what a huge chunk MT wages took out of the total revenue (DUH -- would you HAVE revenue without us) and mentioned how we could increase our wages by becoming more productive (the latter, I believe, was mentioned more than once in the DRC/Acusis presentation -- read: don't count on making your current wage -- but you'll be able to offset that by increasing your productivity -- HA). We didn't get the pie chart in this presentation, but it was clear they want a good portion of their revenue to go to research and development.
I'm cautiously optimistic -- I would LOVE to switch careers but at my age it's impossible -- I know because I have tried. Once you have worked at home doing this for X number of years, you basically don't qualify for anything else unless you wish to flip burgers. A friend asked: Can they really cut your wages? And i explained how the lovely world of MT CAN and DOES do that: I predict in this case, it will be: We are switching to a different way of counting lines, and we will adjust your pay per keystroke appropriately. And LO AND BEHOLD, when you crunch the numbers, you will notice that your pay has been appropriately adjusted DOWNward.
Did you tell them you wanted to do OPs and they said OK, or just
not check it out at all???
I just wanted to say ....
I have worked for Liz, and she is really great. She was always very understanding and went out of her way to be kind to me. I did not see the ad you guys are referring to, and I understand no one wanting to feel like they are being insulted, but for her to have written something like what I imagine the ad said from what I can gather from your posts, she had to be frustrated. I would totally work for her again.
I think it is 5 cpl, but I wanted
I wanted straight transcription to get a better rate, so don't quote me on it.
Ok, that's what I have already. Wanted to see if could do away with the
nm
BECAUSE I WANTED TOO,
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That's what I wanted to know. Thanks for
your honesty. Anybody else have a different/similar experience?
By the way I wanted to add
I hope that by my initial excitement I did not encourage anyone to make any kind of choice they would regret. If so, I apologize. If you are happy good for you. I was just so excited initially, that maybe I should not have put the post in to influence anyone. Seems like there is an argument going on here and I do not want to say either way. I say interview if you want, ask all of the appropriate questions and then you may check references on a company before you take the job just as easily as they can check yours. If you are a good match, good luck. If not, then good luck in your job search. Not backsliding here, just trying to make amends because obviously you guys wanted a follow up so my comments a few weeks ago must have made an impression. No matter what there is a company out there for everyone, so good luck to all, and I wish only the best.
just wanted to know...
Thanks, but someone posted that if you wanted to see where they worked to check their other posts and you could find out. I don't want to know the identity of people, just if you can find posts of individual people! Does that sound clear as mud to you?!
Also wanted to add (sm)
It is too bad that they do over-hire. Because they are losing a lot of great people who would probably stay the duration of their career if they were able to get their line counts and make money with them. JMO.
Just wanted to add
you also need to contact the Labor Board. Take any paperwork you have with you--i.e., copy of your contract, etc. If I were in your shoes I would send a letter (cerfified mail, return receipt requested) to them telling them I expected payment in full within five days or I would do all of the above, including the Labor Board. Then DO it.
How do you know what she wanted?
You don't even know her, have not worked with her or walked in her shoes? What kind of a payoff do you get from being so nasty?
How do you know what she wanted?
You don't even know her, have not worked with her or walked in her shoes? What kind of a payoff do you get from being so nasty?
Thank you. That it what I wanted to know.
It has been so long since I last applied for a job, I am stressing about everything. Thanks. 
I just wanted to thank everyone for
their responses. There have been some interesting topics raised. I have made my decision today - I'm taking the job offer that I got. It's not that I'm afraid to do VR - I've done it before, and it's not all it's cracked up to be, but it's nice to give your hands a break. I don't agree at all with paying half of your regular line rate for VR. It no way takes half the time for editing than it does for typing (at least in my experience). I would say 75-80% of regular pay would be more fair, but I would still prefer if they paid the same for both VR and typing. To top off the pay cut we've been expected to deal with, there also is no work to do. So that's ultimately what helped me make my decision. I cannot make money if there is no work to do - it doesn't matter if it's editing or typing, No work equals no pay. So with that said, I wish you all luck whether you decided to stay or go.
OPINIONS WANTED PLEASE - sm
To all rad MTs...what is the best company to work for doing radiology? I'm looking for a home where I can just do straight radiology typing - NO VR. I know, it may be coming, but I hope to evade it as long as possible. I'm tired of all the lies these companies tell you when trying to get you to work for them. I'm tired of running out of work, babysitting the PC waiting for work. I'm tired of horribly outdated programs that won't let me use my expander. Are there ANY companies out there that have what I'm looking for? Please tell me there's hope somewhere....TIA
Nutshell: She wanted them to have SM
someone else work the portion of the schedule she didn't like and give her the hours she wanted, but instead they found someone who could work the entire schedule they had available and passed her by.
Not what I wanted to read...
Now I'm nervous. I'm supposed to start working for this company very soon. I applied because of the glowing reviews they got on this forum, now that seems to have drastically changed. I left my last company and took a 2-month break from transcription because of problems with the other company's QA department (similar reasons as listed here in this thread), now it seems I'll be walking right into the same type of situation.
Anyway, I was told (by the recruiter) that they are pretty flexible with schedules but how true is that? I have a little boy in kindergarten and I'll need to run out every day at 11:40 to go get him and bring him home, I don't want this to be a problem.
Sorry to have rambled, I'm just finding myself very nervous and tense now.
Yes it does. I just wanted to get some feedback
from others before applying.
Thanks for the help! In your opinion, if you really wanted SM
to always be able to work six hours (a.m. and early afternoon), do you think this would be a good company for a schedule like that? Thanks again!
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Please feel free to post your resume on our free resume bank. As well, you can search our Job Seeker's board. The job advertisements there are very descriptive and you should be able to find something there.
Goldbird
from ExecuScribe and wanted to know if
anyone on this board works for them now and any info that you may have for a MT who is close to being hired (at least my testing was really good). Thanks very much in advance.
editors wanted
I heard from someone that it was Shapin with the Editor positions. Don't quote me, but that is just what I heard.
Bummer
Please do not post job wanted ads. (NM)
Goldbird
Please do not post job-wanted ads. (SM)
We have a free Job Seeker's board with plenty of job advertisements to peruse. As well, we have a free resume bank for interested MTs to present a resume on.
Goldbird
Please do not post job-wanted ads. (SM)
We offer a free Job Seekers board with literally hundreds of advertisements for employee and IC positions.
As well, you may post your resume for free on our resume bank for potential contact.
Goldbird
Again -- Please do NOT post job-wanted ads! (SM)
If you are looking for a position (employee or IC), you will simply have to do your own legwork like everyone else. Look at the Job Seekers board. There are both employee and IC positions available. Inquire with those companies.
Post your resume on the free job resume bank. Companies looking for workers will be sure to see it there!
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Most definitely, but I wanted to hear from
someone who has had personal experience with them and not just what they have up.
I mean the "help wanted" ad for AC's not new MT's
nm
No job wanted ads/posts, please. NM
Goldbird
If ad said they wanted self-starters, this could be a way
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