The platform depends on the account. There are several.
Posted By: KS Lead 2 on 2008-09-12
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It depends on the account. They use the platform of the hospital or they use
either Scribe or TA Plus. All are easy to use and learn. I am on a Meditech account and love it but it is a hospital. Depends what you are looking for. I do not get shift differential but my hours are flexible as long as I get my 1200 lines in on the calendar day.
I think it depends on the account. I have one account that pays sm
$2.25 for specials and one that pays $3.50. I was on one previously that did not pay them different at all, but they were all short and mostly PICC line placements.
I worked for a hospital that went to KS and they were not charging extra for the specials. I know what they charged per report, and there was no way they were getting rich on the difference after taxes and all that. I was suprised. I was in on the bid review and the average to charge was between $1.75 and $2.75 per report or 0.13 and 0.15 per line. There were 15 companies that bid on the account, and all were within those ranges.
I went to KS about 6 months after the hospital outsourced to them. When we were displaced, I accepted a different job in the hospital and hated it.
The account I am on is internet only. I think it depends on the account. nm
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Depends on which platform
Some are on ChartMatrix which I believe is okay. I am on another which is awful. Mine was supposed to get changed over to ChartMatrix a few weeks ago, but hasn't. I've tried asking when this is going to happen, but no one answers. Feel like I've been duped. Liked them, but feel used and stuck on this archaic system with no light at the end of the tunnel, when I was promised it was a short term platform for this account.
Depends on which platform you are using..sm
Merit is a propietary platform and you have to build you glossary...can't copy it over. Not sure about ExText.
It depends...which platform are you on? nm
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all depends on what platform you are used to
I like certain things about Bayscribe, find other things irritating and counter-productive. I have worked on several different platforms with different companies. Bayscribe is better than some, pretty straightforward (especially if you are coming from DOS), but I've worked on better.
depends on the platform used,
I made more at 6.5 because of a simple easy platform I worked on. At 9.5, everything needed to be filled in, slowed me down. cpl does not matter until you know what platform you're working on.
Depends on platform
They are all different. Some platforms you may be able to type 170-200 lph but then your line rate is probably going to be adjusted accordingly. Other platforms such as Extext, you are lucky to do around 130 lph comfortably. DocQScribe maybe 120 lph. Lines are very hard to make these days, they just keep skimping away those lines that we used to get credit for, headers, footers, sometimes even spaces, and don't forget those unseen commands on a page, they have stripped those. Hospitals got wise to this, companies had to make adjustments and passed this on to the MTs. Its very hard to get a decent line count and this is why a lot of MTs are working more than one job. Most of us don't make anymore than $12 to $14 per hour. I guess to a new MT graduate this must be great money, beats minimum wage. But, they will not be seeing any big money like we saw years ago, its a thing of the past.
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It depends on the platform
If MTs can self-assign jobs, you can tell if someone signs out of difficult jobs or assigns all the easy dictators to themselves, habitually.
Depends on what platform you get.
From what I know, most accounts are awful, loaded with ESL. Work load is feast or famine, but lately more famine than feast. The BeyondTxt platform is not good. Pay scale is average to low.
think it depends on what platform they're on...which one are you using at JLG? nm
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depends on what platform you worked on
They arent all great, but they arent all bad. When did you do your time there?
depends on which platform you're on.
there are changes right now that people are not happy with. My platform is not included in those changes. Their pay is average, they have incentives, insurance is not good.
My opinion is a lot depends on the platform
Not all are created equal.
IMHO, sEscription is the cream of the crop and I suspect it is the platform many of we high producers have been blessed to work on.
JMHO.
Nice people there. Depends on what platform. sm
It was Inscribe. Cumbersome with lots of entries to make in demographics fields, many doctor addresses to look up and fill in, and differing specs for each account. They have a lot of work, but I had to be put on several different accounts to stay busy. I had a hard time getting the minimum lines in each day because I spent so much time fiddling with other things and looking up doc names, specs, jumping between accounts, etc. It was far too much hassle for ME for the line rate, which was 7-8 cpl depending how many lines you did per week. It wasn't just me, either, because I spoke to another experienced MT who hired on around the same time and she was feeling the same way.
The cons are very nice and helpful people, pay was on time and correct, the doctors were clear with hardly any ESLs, and there seemed to be plenty of work, albeit on several different accounts. I would've probably stayed there if not for that platform. http://forum.mtstars.com/smileys/sowhat.gif
I think a lot depends on your account...
and your supervisor. I currently work for them, just got a better offer from another company, so I'll be quitting shortly. My account is like 95% ESL, but I do get a 20% bonus for working it. I'm not sure it's worth it, though, because I could more than make up for that bonus on a better account and with far less frustration.
My supervisor is pretty flexible, mostly because she ignores you. I can count on one hand the number of times she has responded to my email on the first try. She won't do a damn thing about the cherrypicking.
I have a friend who works on another team who's happy as a clam, though. But, she has a great account and her supervisor rocks.
They do not penalize you for dropping below on quality.
I think that it depends on the account. I am at sm
$1.10 on one account and $1.25 on another. I think that they come out even though when I put them up hour by hour. I do about 1700 reports a pay period (2 weeks) but I work 6 days for my 40 hours. My hands complain if I sit for 8 hours a day so I spread it out and it helps them because I cover Saturday and Sunday and shorter days Mon, Tue and Wed.
I think it depends on the account you SM
are applying for.
It depends on what account you are on
I dont have trouble unless I have a bad day getting all ESLs. Some days I can get all the great dictators, but then there are bad days.
There are 2 platforms so I am not sure about the other platform.
depends what account you are on
I am on a Smartsource account, hospital employee (not DR employee), and work only on my one account. I have never been happier and am making lots of $$. Benefits are as good as I had with an in-house job, very affordable. Management does have high turnover for some reason, but hasn't really affected me negatively. QA is wonderful.
If you work for DR directly, it is like any other MTSO out there. You will probably work on several accounts at a time and get moved around (a lot harder to get in lines and make any $$).
One plus is that they pay an hourly wage for downtime (computer issues, no work, etc). Haven't had to use this hardly at all, but it is nice if you need it.
Depends on the account. I think it is
average. One account is all ESL but that is separate from the regular system. Sound quality is as good as any. Company is nice to work for. Work is not overly plentiful though.
It depends on the account that you are on. nm
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Depends on the account
Radiology usually has tons of work. The company is has taken on some new accounts lately, and is taking on a couple more in the near future. If you are assigned to a newer account right from the start, you shouldn't have to worry about workload. Good radiology MTs are always in demand.
It depends on what account you are on.
I love the program. I had very thorough training. The pay is another thing. I feel it is low and you don't get paid for spaces. As everywhere else, there is good and bad. Pay is always on time and direct deposit. Very nice people to work with.
I think it depends on your account
and what type of reports you do. Some are harder and some have more templates, etc. If you do fewer doctors you can get a better count and not so many different hospitals. Also, I think the big MT companies don't pay as well as getting your own accounts. The problem with having your own accounts is you are responsible for everything. If you have a computer problem, doctor problem, need vacation, whatever, no tech department, no vacation, etc. Taxes can be a headache also and I always paid more taxes running my own business. I work for a large national now and if I apply myself, it is much better than on my own. I don't have to buy my own equipment, if it breaks or I have problems, tech takes care of it. Also the taxes are easier and I pay less percentage. I think if you are working for a company, I would approach them and tell them you aren't making enough. You might need to find another fit, another company, maybe your own accounts, or maybe just in the company you work for they can find you something different that you can make better money for.
Depends on what account you get.
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It depends on which account you have
When I worked for them, I wasn't literally required to punch a time clock, but I had set hours and I was expected to be typing during that time (and way, WAY beyond).
depends on the account
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It depends on the account
At least, that was the case when I worked there (I left in February 2007). The account I had used a C-phone and required me to have unlimited long distance. But I know not all of their accounts are that way.
KS has good benefits, offers direct deposit and pays on time. As far as pay scale, I feel they are a little on the low side, but it depends on what your specialty is.
The problem I had with them was with my lead, not the company itself. And I believe she is no longer a lead. So I would say give them a try, but definitely negotiate for higher pay if you have the training and experience.
It depends on the account..
2400 per day is a tad high requirement I think but is doable.
4 cpl is about average.
It depends on the account
Some accounts are internet-based and use ExText, and a lot of others require a C-phone with unlimited long distance service.
Sometimes - it depends on the account. sm
Dictaphone has many MTSOs subcontract from them. So, when they get an account or have an existing account, they subcontract and take a certain percentage of the income. Sometimes, when you see new companies pop up that use DP ExText, in most cases, they just contracted with Dictaphone.
Hope this makes sense.
Depends on the account you are
applying for. Most hospitals require drug testing and a physical exam and background checks .. the Expander thing got me .. you cannot add your own on some of these accounts and must use auto correct. Not in my lifetime .. my shortcuts are my ticket to a good paycheck. Bad enough to start something new but to type long hand so to speak, no thanks!!
Depends on account!
I started on a primary, then secondary accounts at Amphion. They ran out of work, so they added a tertiary and so on until I reached 6 accounts, all with different provider requests that you have to learn. And your pay IS based upon your quarterly QA score, some of which is unfairly docked because of having to learn so many account preferences. There are the lucky ones there who get the good accounts, and those who work at Amphion know the good accounts I am talking about. But the new peeps to Amphion just get tastes of the good accounts. ESLs were average, but sound quality was poor (re-recorded). People were nice, they don't offshore, but too much BS to get any good line count there.
It depends on the account..some do, some don't but
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Depends on the account. nm
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Depends on what account you have. I don't have to do
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It depends on the account. Some can't use
satellite from what I've been told.
just depends on the account
I was hired to do mainly OPs and it's a rare day I help out on other work types. If OPs only is really important to you, make sure you are being hired on an account with a high volume of OPs and then just hope for the best, I guess.
I think that it depends on your account. sm
I have been there for 3-1/2 years now and the growth last year was typical. KS has grown steadily since I started. I think they are still personal.
If you don't think so, try contacting Becky or Lee or Karyn and explain how you feel. They will jump through hoops to fix it. I think that they are back to being personal again compared to a year ago.
Best change ever was the email I got about the IS person a week ago. I refused to work with her, as did many, many others. She was rude and nasty.
Other good change was the new person in charge of staffing and Laura coming back to HR.
Let them know what you think and you will be pleasantly surprised. If you want, you can email me. I am a lead, not upper management but maybe I can help. I lead a cardio account.
It depends on the account (sm)
On my present account, I average 2,000+ lines per 80 minutes of dictation. So, if I were paid by the minute, I would make 65-75% less than I make being paid per line. For me, it definitely would not be worth it.
Depends what account you are on...
I work on an account where I have to meet the TAT and that is it...no set schedule...so that is flexible in my opinion..plus if you are not happy on an account they do everything possible to find a good match for you...also flexibility...
depends on your account...
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Depends on the account
They have a overflow clinic account that they say has a ton of work - I work on a hospital account that seems to really only have work on the weekends, but tons of work on the weekend.
I do not take their benefits, so I cannot speak much to that - but weekend work there is a lot of - and that overflow clinic work I think there is a lot of work all week long.
They have been good folks to me and understand when family stuff happens. I have enjoyed the folks for the couple of years I have worked with them.
It all depends on the account you get - SM
Some accounts will need people to work mornings, some afternoons, and some evenings. We don't go by set hours to define the different shifts since every account has different needs.
Depends on your account.
I currently make 8 cpl, but when I figured out how much I would be making per minute, it averages between 65-90 cents.
Depends on your account.
I currently make 8 cpl, but when I figured out how much I would be making per minute, it averages between 65-90 cents.
it depends on your account
From what I can tell, there are a few dictators that need complete retyping on certain accounts. On the accounts I work on, I have no such problem. The amount of corrections necessary vary widely. You have to try different accounts to find out which suits you best. Of the two speech platforms I'm using, one seems to translate very well and the other not as well. You have to experiment. This is why there is such a variety of opinions; everyone has a different experience with diffrent accounts and platforms. The only way to know for yourself is to try it. Some love it, some never do. I'm making at least as much as I did with straight typing and it's easier to make more. My arms feel so much better!
It all depends on the account
No two accounts are exactly the same and have different staffing/scheduling needs. There are some accounts that have flex schedules, meaning you can pick what days and hours you work, but others require a set schedule.
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