There is an announcement coming out on the 13th that will make the insurance sm
Posted By: Old on 2007-07-03
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more affordable for everyone AND Keystrokes will be contributing a large portion of the premium.
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The announcement is coming out tomorrow. I heard that they are going to sm
be paying a substantial amount of employee coverage. I was told the 13th by another MT but checked with my lead, and she said the announcement will be out either the 17th or 18th.
I saw a msg about them on the 13th
and now can't find it. Was talking about Tammy Sereday - she went to SPI!
Yes, I make 9 cpl too, but the insurance
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Also make sure the hospital insurance covers you if
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You pay more for insurance if you don't make minimum lines also sm
I left there because of this exact issue. I started having a harder and harder time getting my lines, meaning I got a reduced line rate and had an extra $95-100 on top of that taken out because they didn't pay the employer matching part of the insurance.
Not EXACTLY what the announcement said...
The internal announcement didn't mention anyone stepping down or handing over control - just someone else receiving a promotion.
I've been able to make my hours. No, you do not lose insurance if work should run out. nm
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No. There has been announcement of the new plan yet....
and we have not been able to even verify the few random reports on here of ASR 20% reduction...whether they are for a specific office, etc.
Please, stop trying to scare people with the implication that you know something, that there IS a pay cut, etc.
Correction: Above should be "...NO announcement..." NM
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Link of announcement inside.
http://www.pr-inside.com/transcend-announces-acquisition-of-r1454730.htm
Has it always been that way or just since the announcement about merging with Transcend?
I was previously with a company that merged with Transcend. That seemed to be the pattern there, at least on my accounts.
I went from about about 1 in 5 reports being somewhat difficult to only having very difficult dictators...... and by diffcicult I mean almost impossible.
In retrospect, I think what may have happened is the easy ones were outsourced.
Just wondering if that seems to be the pattern here.
Webmedx announcement on Community Page
Has anyone been able to listen to the announcement on the Community Page? I can't get it to open. Good news or bad?
August 2008 we were sold to CBAY after the announcement in May.
Check it out. As for me, I'm still here, still loving it, doing great, always get my account, making 10 cpl. I'll stay until I get fired.
401k funds are protected by govt insurance similar to the insurance
that banks have (FDIC). It is safe even if the company goes under.
The insurance cost is double for Transcend but insurance probably doesn't factor in for her.
I have heard more good things about Axolotl than Transcend, although it seems Axolotl may be less flexible with your schedule and someone told me that QA was pretty strict, which should not matter either if you have worked for a hospital and know what your QA score is.
The insurance plan in my opinion is excellent insurance. I am not sure if it will change when it'
time to renew or not. I really hope not but I know that a lot of companies change every year in an effort to keep costs down because most insurance companies start raising rates after you have been with them a year. The insurance is Great West and they also have excellent dental and vision plans. I believe the cost is less than $70 a pay period for the employee.
Insurance sucks compared to my old insurance... sm
The insurance seems like they don't want to cover anything, even simple prescriptions I used to pay 4 or 10 dollars on I now pay 20 to 43 dollars. I like the company/people so far, just don't like the insurance.
I saw this coming!!!
I saw this coming when they first started us on this new platform, and eventually, ALL the accounts will be editing. These MTs really don't care because it is not happening to them right now!! My opinion is that EVERYONE will eventually be editing and not typing and at the 40% lower rate per line. When that happens, all of these Transcend cheerleaders will be just like me, sitting with their mouths hanging open in disbelief that it is happening to them. I used to be one of those cheerleaders and now feel bad that the 2 people I referred to Transcend have now had to go get other jobs because of lack of work, timeouts, downtime, etc., etc. Why would they want to pay 8 cents per line when they can pay for those same lines at 4.8 with editing. OF COURSE, everyone possible will be editing, and it will not take long to do it either. We had about a week's notice when we went to editing, which I felt was also inconsiderate, and they will do everyone else that way too--just watch and see what happens!!
Like I said before, TRANSCEND SUCKS!!
Ex-Transcend cheerleader!!!
Where do they keep coming up with
these numbers? I have been an MT for 15 years. I am 35, starting my MT career at 20! Do they know exactly how many American MTs there are, if so I would like that number. I have a hard time believing our average age comes in at 59!
I think that is coming up soon, at least by
the letter on the new MT/ME Rewards Plan.
!!!!
I know where you are coming from Glo
I applied at Spheris. The lady called me, and then called back a few minutes later to find out why I left a certain position. She was real shady sounding on the phone. Then, she proceeds to tell me that they have no positions at the current time. Really strange? I usually just see the writing on the wall so to speak. If they call me, I'll flat out refuse to work for them as they were very unprofessional in my book. JMO! And again, are still advertising like every day. ???? I don't get it or maybe I do?!?! 
I just don't see where you are coming from....
EVERY email that I have sent, I have received a reply.
And I think it is great that the QA person explains the blank because that is maybe why you had the blank in the first place - that maybe you did not understand the exact nature of the word and could not find it anywhere. I would rather have more information versus not enough information.
There are a lot of difficult dictators but if everyone did a few of them then the difficult dictator(s) could be shared and one person would not get bogged down with them. That is what they have tried before - one person sent an email asking everyone to take ONE job of a particular dictator so it would not be all on one transcriptionist...Now come on, that is fair - ONE JOB for ONE BAD DICTATOR. I know it cannot be like that all of the time but that just shows that they do try.
I really have not had any of the problems you are talking about. But I can only speak for what I have seen and from my own experience.
Their pay is ALWAYS correct and ALWAYS on-time. And they do pay better than most places. They have an A+ in my book!
I still believe the day is coming when MTs
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know where you both are coming from,
got laid off myself and I did resent them and MYSELF for all the times I never took off, short-changed my kids and events for them, stayed even off the clock a few times because no OT, while the same 3 people were always the ones not coming in for one reason for another. But you know what? I would probably do it again. To thine own self be true, is that how it goes? I have to live with myself and they are all on their own. Fortunately, I have just enough time to get to bed before I fall asleep without medication. Some people can't help it and have to take something, but that's a condition, not guilt, keeping them awake. This was not aimed at those people. Good luck to all of you.
Doing VR, know exactly where you are coming from
Others who talk against it, never tried it have no idea how it is as far as a piece of cake. I saw the other posting about when it gets so good to replace you BUT having worked on the same platform for several years now mine does not stay letter A perfect month after month, always a need for an MTer to come in and be there for reports that need to be cleaned up. I have said some platforms surely are better than others but if you have a bad 1, then you need to find a good platform. There is so much bad and forth on this subject, the ones hating, like I said, never done, bad platform or only see that the salary is dropping (for a short time as you and I know) but that is what is pushing these postings against. I was never totally against, like you up in age and glad that the hands/arms had not worn out as much as I worked. Glad you are liking.
That is too funny coming from you!
Darlin....I quit OSi a little over a month ago along with everyone else!
Would not surprise me in the least. Something is coming not sure what.
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You keep coming back though right?
Obviously, you love it.
knew that was coming!
Three things are for sure - death, taxes, and that you'll start your vendetta the minute anyone mentions OSI!
Yes, and new accounts coming on...sm
constantly.
Of course it is coming from your check, just like an
employee, but they are submitting the $$ to the IRS instead of you having to do quarterly filings.
I was just coming to ask these same question.
I hope somebody here knows more info for us.
You are coming in super-low SM
as far as salary....you should be getting MINIMUM $10,000 more a year and more like $15,000.
We should have seen in coming in November
Remember when we partnered before and there was no work because another company did it all? And no notice, either.
I got the call, too but haven't gotten an e-mail yet about how to view this conference thing tomorrow.
One thing: We have some accounts that REQUIRE that the work by done by U.S. citizens and we be accountable under U.S. law/court system. How are they going to get around that? Some facilities absolutely refuse to off-shore. I myself refuse to go to a facility that off-shores and I ask who does the MT work before I make appointments. I don't know how an India-based company is going to be able to keep those accounts.
Hummm, nothing is coming up
In archives
I understand where she's coming from
and it's a big company too. I have put in a 2-week notice for many reasons. Maybe the OP used to work for my company and is just glad to be out of there.
Exactly. Why can't the masses see this coming? S/M
It's already started IMHO. Why the sudden panic to stimulate the economy. And that, my dear friends, is the most idiotic thing they've come up with yet. It's sort of trying to borrow oneself out of debt. Giving rebates with borrowed money!!! Totally absurd. You can bet payday will come.
Are all of the accounts coming from MQ ?
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Not that bad at all. Coming onshore
Accounts are onshore now with American TLs and MTs. No Indian MTs/QCs at all. This has occurred over the past month. And no I'm not management! Give it a try. I'm happy!
Diskriter coming along
I am currently at Diskriter, I like the AME/Transriter platform now that they have upgraded - that is right UPGRADED, and they are really trying to focus on working for all the MTs to keep it friendly. The VR platform is far better than Dictaphone/Extext platform - but they still have some work to do on that (whose platform does not?). I think all VR is crap personally, after 24 years of typing - just let me TYPE! I have read a few threads involving the worfklow and that is an issue there right now, but I think once the system is fully functional and all the accounts are brought on board it will level out. I am willing to put in a little time for people that appreciate it, unlike where I worked before OSi...enough said.
They have a big account coming on and SM
are storing people away until it comes on board. Supposedly many people are out of work. I suppose things will improve when that account comes on board.
Yes, Layoffs coming
Red Team teleconference yesterday advised us that company-wide layoffs were imminent, not only for the Red Team, but all teams, including corporate staff. Word is that 27 were terminated today.
My STM said 3 accounts are coming in.
I don't know anything about the accounts, but I LOVE the enterprise platform. It is soooo easy. You don't hardly ever spend time pulling in pt information or other demographics. It all automatically populates. This is the best out of 5 platforms that I have worked on.
Congrats on the new hire. I started June of last year :)
You honestly never saw this coming?
Seriously, in all your years of MT work and witnessing the inception of VR, you honestly remained in denial that this day would come?
VR does not invite lawsuits unless the MT is asleep at the wheel. It's no different than standard transcription regarding the finished product that goes into the patient's chart. If you're a good MT and carefully proofreading as you edit, there's no excuse for something potentially life-threatening to the patient to go into their permanent medical record. The fault is with the MT, not the VR system.
My account is 95% VR on Escription, and I love it. I took no cut in pay; I doubled my production on VR and bring home an almost identical amount as I did doing straight transcription, without the exacerbation of carpal tunnel symptoms.
Feel free to remain closed-minded and sign up for disability; however, if it's a cut in pay you're concerned about, having you considered how much of a cut you'd take going on disabiity versus doing VR work?
I love TT and I love VR. It's a perfect match for me. The other MTSOs that do not implement VR as part of their services will slowly find themselves being forced out of the business.
It's the 21st century, ladies. Wake up and smell the coffee.
Oh, I saw this coming alright
I just refuse to be ripped off and refuse to compromise patient care. You all can go ahead and try to convince yourself that you are not being ripped off and you are not compromising patient care with this nonsense. That's fine.
When the chickens come home to roost, we will see who actually smelled the coffee, won't we?
Yes, they definitely are - new accts coming on sm
and there was a referral bonus notice put out a few weeks ago.
Coming up on 37 years here...
... and while I can't say it's exactly still fresh, I actually do learn new things every day. I've stayed in this long because until last fall I was making obscenely good money--and then my boss of nearly 28 years closed his practice, and I got kicked out here into the real world.
So why am I still doing it? Because I have a good few years yet to go until retirement; maybe more, since my retirement savings (like everybody else's) really took a bath. Because I have tried other things along the way; I was a biller for a long time, and a good one, but with the way reimbursement is nowadays, I'd clean toilets before I'd go back to billing. I've been a department head, and I'd rather herd cats than supervise people. (At least cats are cute to look at. Minions frequently aren't.) I'm getting more and more stubborn in my old age, and I really don't think I could go back to being managed by somebody who's dumber than I am.
Yes, the pay scales have gone down the Kohler fixture; but there are certain compensations. One, no commute. Two, no professional wardrobe. And three, NO OFFICE POLITICS! Those factors, to me, are worth at least a small chunk of the pay cut. Not all of it, but some. Oh, and I no longer have to try to explain to people that medical care isn't free, even when you have insurance.... As I said, cleaning toilets was lookin' awfully good by the time I got out of billing....
And all of this and 50 cents will get you tomorrow's newspaper. Others' mileage may vary.
I sure know where you're coming from...
And don't understand why you're getting so much flack here, I get what you're saying. It must be nice to be able to say take this job and shove it, and congratulations to those who can afford to be like that. You have to think straighter if the mortgage is due and you're the only one who will pay it. I love my folks also but man, you DO NOT not just up and quit a job unless you've got your bases covered, at least I don't. And I certainly do sympathize with the original poster here. My 2 cents.
So how is your job search coming along?
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When they have a new account coming they
overhire. They want to have the expected number of MTs needed trained and ready to go on day 1. What really sucks is that if there is a delay for some reason in the account going live then they stick them on an existing account, which if that happens to be your account you are SOL. Not only does the newbie not have enough lines, but you don't either, which hardly seems fair. This was the case when I worked there and I complained and was told that they had to allow for people quitting/being fired, not working their schedules, etc. I only worked about 5 months before saying screw it and only 1 pay period did I get all my lines in, despite flexing my schedule to work my weekends and getting up at 3 a.m. to try to get some lines. I tried to make the most of the down time and clean out closets, catch up on my personal paperwork, but when I was having to take money out of savings every month to cover my mortgage payment something had to change and WMX wasn't going to.
And changes keep coming, none of them good.
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