Thanks for clarifying. I was a bit miffed, too. I agree sm

• Sick of Pompous Nationals - disgusted MT
  • I'm wondering how long it's going to take sm - nm
    • Some slice Indian businessman will be opening up his own MTSO - at a fraction of cost
      • errrr slice = slick - in a hurry...
  • Amen! - UpsetMT2
  • Its about time.... - BLUEYES
    • I disagree with you. sm - fedupMT
      • Disagree - sm
      • You are right on! - I agree 100%!
      • I strongly disagree with you. - nm
      • I disagree with you. - PAMT
        • I apologize for the typos. - PAMT
      • 1500 lines a day!!!! - BLUEYES
      • Thank you!! And if anyone on this website gripes about "offshoring" and works at Wal-Mart, you - Long Time MT
        • I should say SHOPS at Wal-Mart --- Even Starbucks gets their coffee elsewhere! - Long Time MT
          • Starbucks coffee is burnt, you clean the tables, you serve yourself - and then they want a tip in the jar
      • BRAVO!!! If I did not have to pay QA and could get everyone to - MTSO
        • How do part-timers "kill rates?" nm - Part-timer
          • Part-timers cost as much to have on the books as full timers with only - Different MTSO
            • So, you do all these little chores every day, or sm - Part-timer
              • Maybe YOU should try owning a service if you think you know more than those of us who do. I hope I - MTSO
            • Will never understand why part timers get - 2 cents
              • FT or PT shouldn't matter. - sm
                • I couldn't have said it better. Thanks! nm - Part-timer
              • Guess you backbones aren't sm - Part-timer
                • Part timers often do not carry their weight. - just an observation
                  • PT'ers work part time because they are....sm - puhleeze - give US all a break....
                  • What you say makes no sense. - sm
                    • touche and GREAT post...thanks...nm - puhleeze - give US all a break....
                    • That poster is just jealous of PTers. nm - Part-timer
                      • you got THAT right!!! Jealous.....sm - puhleeze - give US all a break....
        • Ever think about paying incentive to - ?
          • Thought of it, tried it and STILL needed QA. We are not a big company so we do not have the resourc - MTSO
      • Well, I disagree with YOU ! - mt50
        • Thank you, mt50. It should be noted that sm - MT56
        • Ah but see, you DO NOT fall in the category I was - fedupMT
          • Thanks for clarifying. I was a bit miffed, too. I agree sm - mt56
  • Think of all the manufacturing and textile jobs that left over the last two decades. - Not only us
    • I recently saw a show on TV about Wal-Mart, sm - nm
  • Yep, me too. Cant pay my bills and sm - Broke MT
    • Amen - JustWant2Work!
      • Low volume work - Crazytyper
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I agree also.  I do think that each company has its MTs that have not one thing good to say about the company and on the flip side, there are many that love it.  I have worked at a few different companies in my time and find through experience on this forum to be true.  I absolutely love Transcend.  There are a few things that aren't perfect in my book, but the good far outweighs the bad.  The thing that I hate, though, is if you have anything good at all to say about your company, you are either management, lying, or a cheerleader.  I think that people love to believe the worst. 

I also have found out through my travels that things can vary greatly from one employee to another even though they may work at the same company.  There may be a rule for you that does not apply to another, example - below one says Spheris would not allow someone to work at MQ also but there is an MT who is doing it with permission.  An MT can get on here and argue all day long that this or that doesn't happen at their company but it may very well happen for another MT.  It is so humerous to me to see that we believe that being employed at a company, in our remote homes, that we think we know everything about that company and how it operates with the other remote MTs - MTs that more than likely we don't even know. 

When offshore outsourcing first began many clients began jumping on that bandwagon thinking they were going to be able to save money.  That resulted in a great number of clinics and hospitals eliminating their in-house transcription departments because of 1) reduction in overhead expense by outsourcing a whole department and 2) realizing an even greater reduction in expenses by using foreign labor at less cost than domestic transcription wages.  The trend is beginning to come full circle now and because of quality issues and the higher cost of risk management more clients are demanding that their medical records information stay in the United States.  A lot of MTSOs now advertising are stating right in their ads NO OFFSHORE MTs NEED APPLY.  Clients are beginning to see that it wasn't as cost effective as they thought it would be because it actually ends up costing more in the long run either in quality or risk management. Some hospitals and clinics are actually bringing work back in house again and only using domestic vendors for overflow work.  I think sooner or later unless the quality of VR improves it will have the same result. 

Thank you for posting this!  I am also very happy with Amphion.  It is nice to hear a positive experience for a change.  I hope your post will help other MTs searching for work realize that there really are some good companies out there!

Definately the meanest on this board.  Always has something to say, whether it pertains or not...

Being an MT and having experience, life or work or otherwise, does not mean you will have knowledge of how to operate a truly home-based business with your own accounts (vs. being self employed but contracting with MTSOs for work).  There is a great lady who used to be on MT Daily a lot who is self employed with her own company name, etc. local to me who wrote a book that would be just the thing you are looking for (packed full of info. on how to get started with your own accounts and run it, etc.)  Her name I believe is Phyllis Nillson (last name could be spelled a little differently) but somehow if I were you check on MT Daily and see if you can find her through the free parts (maybe under lists of MTs by state in Ohio).  If not check back in here and I'll see if I can dig up her website.  Chin up and go for it!  I've been an MT for 10 years too but don't know the first thing to do to go about getting my own accounts.  Some I'm sure is common sense but running the business end and keeping the proper records and keeping the accounts well I bet her book would just fit the bill.  (maybe you could find something like this at a bookstore even but I'm suggesting her because she has been in the business for years and truly left a great hospital job to go on her own and did it very well!)  Good luck! :)