They lose as many as they get. This would be good for US-based companies BUT it leaves
Posted By: anon on 2006-02-28
In Reply to: Anyone know anything about C-Bay. Seems they are getting a lot of accounts by under biding everyone - MQMT
a bad taste in the mouths of all involved, which can make them hesitate to try another company. Lose/lose for everyone IMO.
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Transcend sends all the good work to India and leaves all the
garbage for the MTs in the States so they can keep the indian slime working. n donkeys are that do the work. Transcend is not a good place to work
I disagree. I think the companies can lose.
As MTs get wise to their dishonest and penny-pinching ways, and either jump ship or get out of MT altogether, they think they can always fall back on the poor workers from other countries. Well, that's what they first thought about at-home workers, when they started to close down in-house transcription and send it all home. They figured there'd be a never-ending gravy-train of bored little housewives who'd be just thrilled as all get-out to work for pennies on the dollar, just to have something to DO. But many of these 3rd world countries are going to turn a corner soon, and their wealth is going to increase. In large part, I think, because of all the industries in the US that have been allowed to die, and the work sent over there. As the standard (and cost!) of living go up in those countries, the MT work force is going to start to dry up if the pay doesn't get better. If it doesn't after the MT companies have finished raping every Transcriptionist they can find on Earth, they're going to have to start sending the work to other galaxies....
They will continue to lose good MTs
if they don't straighten up. Once the labor board gets on their casse, they will have no choice in straightening up.
Yeah, and the really sad thing is they will lose the GOOD MTs.
Yes, I too see a mass exodus of the good MTs as those who have no other choice but to stay at TT are stuck with VR.
Very disappointing, TT, very disappointing...
Most companies, unless you are an IC, based
FT/PT on number of lines transcribed, not minutes. If you are hired as FT, the majority of places give you minimum lines that HAVE to be transcribed in order to remain FT.
US-based MT companies
http://www.worldwideworkathome.com/medicaltranscription.html
This came up from Google search *US-based ONLY medical transcription.*
Internet based companies?
I'm probably grasping at straws here, but can anyone suggest any really good companies that are hiring for internet based work? IC or employee, it doesn't matter! I'm currently working with DVI and not really happy with it. I would much rather stick with the internet based companies. 
So SE lose their SE bonus, lose the ability to work as much or little as they want and just
basically lose all around with no gain that I can see. Well, good for MQ. I am sure a lot of people will be moving on.
Think of it this way, if they do lose the account, you lose your job. Just do your part and be a te
x
me three! that company is a lose-lose situation if you want
.
To the IC's is 10 cpl based on 65 characters a good
rate for an IC, even with having to pay your own taxes, social security, vacation, sick time and all. How does this all pan out in the long run. I'm a single parent and tired of all the crap I've taken the past 28 years as an employee - but too afraid to step out and work as an IC for fear of not being able to meet ends, covering for my own insurance and all. Any and all feedback would be appreciated.
Is the platform good? Word-based? Is the new
position still recruiting? Just passed the written and doing the transcription next..
Can anyone tell me who a really good SE company is that is solely internet based and are nice to
work for with decent accounts. Thanks much.
Adminstrative Assistants and VanBelkum. Good companies, good pay!
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Here we go again, if somebody leaves OSi it is alway because
I hate to burst your bubble, but everyone I know who left OSi, left because they needed to make a decent living and are now doing just that!!!
I also know that OSi is in a real pinch right now and are experiencing NO new hires!!! LMAO
Who are you to say who leaves or stays?
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That only probably leaves 5000 who
didn't e-mail you. A union will NEVER happen.
They usually don't hire anyone back thar leaves before sm
probation period
I have a very important question to ask you. If you have an account you really like and it leaves
the company you are with what is the best way to find out where it went and to go with it. Has anyone had this experience. Did you contact the hospital. What can you do if you have been on an account for years and really want to stay with it. Is that best or to just stay where you are and get another account.
If a person leaves their e-mail addy
in the box their name shows up in blue in the post and you can e-mail them by clicking on that. If there is no blue they did not leave their e-mail addy. In that case you can leave a post with your e-mail addy and ask them to e-mail you, otherwise you can't go e-mail.
I wouldnt even go there. Recruiter leaves a lot to be desired.
Make sure you read the fine print on how you'll be penalized your whole check if the QA in India finds an error in your work. It gets interesting. Now, who do you think it benefits for them to find errors such as punctuation etc..QA based out of India.. things that make you go hmmmm.... The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. There are far better companies out there to work for but best wishes...
Apex platform leaves a lot to be desired
I couldn't make any lines on it. Feel free to email me if you want more details. They do seem to be nice people.
I agree that ExText leaves a lot to be desired...sm
it even seems like there are days it is better than others. How does that work? Shouldn't the same endoscopy report, almost completely canned, always populate the same way?
Ditto that. If my info. leaves the country, I leave the doc. - nm
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They also offer paternity leave and also both leaves for adoption of a child.
I love these people.
WHERE ARE THE GOOD COMPANIES??
All I see is negative! Where is the positive or are they the ones that keep quiet to keep their great jobs to themselves (believe me, I'd do the same thing! ) ..... but THROW US A BONE, willya??
thanks!! 
Good companies?
Would appreciate suggestions for companies who pay for both spaces and headers with a decent platform. Wondering if there is such a thing anymore.
Good companies
So, should I assume Transhealth is the only company out there that pays for spaces, headers and has a good platform???
Any good companies out there that
do hire SEs? Also, is MQ the only company that uses DEP?
Good companies.....without...sm
Okay guys call me an idiot for not knowing that Medware has an India division! Now, I'll risk the flaming yet again.....Can you recommend companies who offer employee status without outsourcing to India?
Good health insurance coverage at a reasonable rate for single person, nice organized people to deal with, paid on time, and the sooner they could put me to work, the better!
Please feel free to email me privately. My address should be somewhere on this page!
Cindy
Are there any GOOD companies out there willing to
hire people that aren't exactly newbies anymore, but don't have the 3, 5, or 10 years most companies are looking for? I have been working for about 16 months (SE) as an at home MT for a big national company, but would really like to go elsewhere, either as an SE or an IC. Any info would be appreciated!
Good companies for IC or SE? (sm)
I am looking for a company that will let me work to my best potential - that being working on the same account(s) with the same dictators (say less than 30) so that when I spend months creating macros and finally get up to making $25+ an hour, I don't get yanked from that account just to start the process all over. I can produce up to 400 lph and send almost nothing to QA when I am allowed to get familiar with an account(s)/dictators and then stay on that account. I have been with 5 companies in the last 6 years; same thing every time. No matter how good the company, I can't and won't work this way. I am very good at what i do, I just need to find my place. Six years experience in mostly multispecialty clinic with a couple years of acute care (no ops, but all other work types), QA scores above 99% (on familiar accounts), need a flexible schedule, and when I meet my line counts for the day, I want the option of deciding whethere I continue to work for the other 3-4 hours that day. Any ideas??? TIA
Any good companies out there?
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anyone know of any good MT companies
I am looking for a part-time position with a great company, large or small, that does clinic work...specifically ortho and family practice. Can you either post or send an e-mail w/the name of the company?
Thanks so much!!!!
Good companies.
Thanks!
Good companies.
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Good Companies
I'm new to the board so I'm sure this has been listed before, but can anyone tell me what some good Transcription companies are? I'm interested in an IC position where I can work when and how much I want. I'm already an IC for a local company, but I need to supplement my income. I'm looking for a company that just has a good overall feel to it. Any help would be appreciated.
Good companies
I absolutely agree that this is not a hobby. The other side of the coin though is services want the cost savings of ICs and then are screaming when they do not get the same level of committment as they would from an employee. A true IC should be making enough to offset the lack of benefits and of course have a professional attitude to their commitment. Instead we are getting women/men? who are willing to take less without benefits because their spouses can cover them, and then want to do it as a little hobby on the side. Bottom line, everyone gets what they pay for.
Probably because there are not that many good companies for QA
and those two are known to be good companies. That's just a wild guess but I know as fact both companies have an excellent reputation with their QA staff. TransHealth is high on the list also for having good benefits.
Good Companies
Thank you Anon. At least someone is courteous here in helping out a newcomer.
As I said it isn't good, but still is what most companies
are paying, though some pay even less than that.
Good companies
I job hopped until I found a great fit. I knew within 2 weeks at each company what would give me what I wanted. It took a long time to get past the hype from recruiters, supervisors, etc., but these are my conclusions.
Pay per line is very important, but how is that line determined? No spaces but pay same as companies who count spaces? Dump the company.
A smooth platform to work on. It does no good to have great tech support if you have to use tech support a lot. It takes a minimum of 10-15 minutes for each call you have to make. That cuts your production by 1/6 to 1/4 during the hour you have the problem. If you call tech support 4 times a day, that's almost an hour of nonproductive time. Dump the company.
Mouse clicking. Learn the keyboard commands and if they do not work, dump the company. Every time your hands leave the key board to reach for that mouse you have cost yourself a few lines.
Absolute verbatim - you will never make enough macros or shortcuts to get a line count. Dump the company.
Two weeks free work - don't even give them 1 day without pay. Run.
Benefits - good, but not the end of the world. You can get insurance at reasonable rates most of the time, or at least comparable to what you would have to pay at the companies. Give insurance minimal consideration. Paid time off? Same thing. Paid downtime because of company problems - consider this company- they care about you and are willing to accept responsibility for the problems.
Big Brother watching you all the time? Run fast.
E-mails half answered or you get an inappropriate answere? Run away, you are not important and no one in management will ever listen to you.
No raises? Forget it unless they offer incentive pay.
No incentive pay? If no raises forget it.
Have to buy a lot of expensive equipment from them every time they make a change? Absolutely not!
No direct deposit? Depends on reliability and how fast a check is replaced, but direct deposit is cheap for employer now, and they should offer overnight delivery if no direct deposit.
It is far cheaper for a company to hire an IC than an employee (self employment tax is one of the big differences) so as an IC you should make more.
Fancy parties and a lot of travel by management to show how much they care? Why don't they take that money and put it in payroll and pay the MTs a little more per line?
My $0.03 for the day.
Good Companies
 Ditto! Well said!
Any good IC companies out there?
I am seriously considering purchasing my own equipment and telling MQ where to go, after working for them 10 years, 100% QA and still not even at 9 cpl. I am wondering what some of the good IC companies are.
good companies
Basing your lack of success in finding a good company over Nov and Dec is starting with your back against the wall. You probably will hear from some of those companies in the coming months as the work once again flows.
Have someone check over your resume. There may be something you can do on that end to stand out better with prospective companies.
You have to do your research on your own. Asking on these boards is inviting thousands to look at the same companies with you. Look at local area (2 hour radius) first. Go to yahoo yellow pages and look up transcription companies in your area. Make phone calls. My best paying sub account was not something I found online.
Good luck.
Good companies
I love it at MDI. You might also consider Landmark. They are considered to be good, honest people, and do not offshore. A friend of mine swears by Acusis.
good for you! I don't get these companies sm
that want you to bust your fanny, give you NO account specifics and then gripe when you do the best you can.
As far as the little words in between, I am assuming you are talking about the and's and the's and it's, etc. This stuff doesn't change the meaning of a sentence.
If more MTs would do what you were doing, we could clean this profession up. Problem is people need their jobs and can't quit without a plan.......at least most can't. Like you, I quit without a plan too, but years ago I made a plan in case push came to shove. Well push they did and shoved I did!
There are good companies out there sm
But, unfortunately, this is not one of them...I wish you luck finding a good company to work for. That is very unprofessional, and personally, I am glad that I did not go through the testing process. Hang in there.
First Choice and QT. Both good companies, too.sm
I recently moved to an area that doesn't offer broadband yet, and I've been using dailup with these 2 companies since. If you can stand how looooonnnng it takes to download with dialup, suggest you give either of these companies a call. Transmitting back the transcribed reports doesn't pose any problems, for some reason. Not sure if either has a lot of radiology work, though. Definitely worth checking. Good luck!
DSG and GIMT are 2 good companies.
Talk to Jodi Walsh at DSG or Mary Shortman at GIMT. I currently work at both.
all companies have good points and all have bad
I have been with DSG for over a year. I have worked for other companies as well. Every company had their good points and their bad. I think it is just what you are looking for in a company. DSG pays on time, their line rate is decent, there is plenty of work (except during the slow times, but everyone goes through those) communication is always open. I have never had sound issues. There are good dictators and bad dictators, along with ESL dictators. Overall, they are decent and the MT Supervisor for DSG is the best I have ever met.
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