True, and it seems less people care. I get angry when I see the lying ad sm
Posted By: Seems odd to me on 2009-05-24
In Reply to: The same way cars that claim to be "made in America" - have most parts manufactured elsewhere
but I am powerless to stop it, so I might as well give up. I wonder if the clients even know what really happens to their dictation, that it goes to India first, then to the MTs. The work IS done by american MTs, so that is a plus, although they even tried outsourcing to another Indian company and lied to the MTs that it was due to the holidays ... this was at the end of January, no holidays.
If they want to be upfront and say they are an Indian-owned, Indian-operated company employing mostly American MTs, that's one thing -- people can make an informed decision -- but to say Kentucky based when the company HQ is in India is nothing other than deceit, and my fellow MTs deserve better than that. 
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Yes it is true! Quit lying!
There always seems to be a few with their heads in the sand at Spheris - but please! Go look at your corporate email list and see how many Indian names are on it! It grows every day. Good accounts at Spheris disappear every day and that's where they go. You never read the company forums? Just because your job is still fine doesn't mean you can ignore the suffering of the majority of your fellow employees! And to recommend someone else go there just to get burnt is really mean.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY CARE IF WE'RE ANGRY-sm
or if we EAT, for that matter -- all that matters is the holy TAT and harrassment by leads, managers if there's even a hint of jobs going out of TAT.
They think that by OVERhiring, as is happening again now, it will keep them in TAT. What WILL happen is the same as last month: NO WORK!!! while management will remain incommunicato and aloof, as usual (remember -THEIR salary stays intact, payments on their hybrids will be made on time, their mortages will still get paid and their kids will get fed while we'll be struggling again for work.   
Is it true that CorT is bouncing checks and LYING?
There are a lot of angry people on this board, but some of us here
are professionals and it is very difficult to read boards with the amount of unprofessionalism we see on these boards. I think we can expect it from some MTs in our field but when the companies come and act totally unprofessional I believe that is where we should take it that that company will be no different if you work for them.
nasty/angry/bitter people
they're just voicing their opinion, like you just did. Does that make you nasty, anger, bitter too? I have never gotten a Christmas bonus since I have been a medical transcriptionist/editor, so I don't miss it, but I can certainly understand those who have gotten it in the past being upset about not getting it now.
This board is full of nasty , angry, bitter people. Why? sm
With this economic crisis that the entire world is under, we still have jobs that are fairly secure. We have jobs that pay more than minimum wage. We have benefits, unless IC status. We have good work environments, do not have the risk of losing an arm, leg or life in a piece of machinary or being blown up in a mine.
Yes, there are companies that do not pay. Yes, there are companies that do not pay more than 6 cpl, but we have a CHOICE on who to work for. Don't work for them. There are plenty of good companies that treat their employees well.
Christmas bonus? My husband was laid off last week from a job he has had for 27 years. That was his bonus.
Unemployment is at record highs, prices are at record highs and it does not seem to have an end in sight for many years.
Perhaps a depression would show Americans that nothing is free and people would stop standing with their hands out all the time.
As a society, we have come to expect everything to be handed to us. As a transcription professional, it is disheartening to see all the angry, bitter, hateful posts here all the time.
Transcription companies face the same rising costs as every other company out there and I am sure they feel the crunch too, but they are not telling this every second like other industries.
I am not an MTSO, not a manager, not a troll. I am just an MT who is grateful for her job and skills that will allow her family to survive this crisis without scars.
Keystrokes is wonderful!! They are the nicest people and care 150% about their people!!
Excellent company!!!!
Heartland - we take care of our people people
I meant in quotation marks, not parentheses.
Not true for me. I started at 9 cpl for acute care. n/m
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I'm not sure if most people care...
or not, but what I do know is that when the facility gets work done for cheap, the savings is most definitely not passed on to the consumer (patient). If patients are going to be paying the same price regardless of where their reports are transcribed, they should demand that they are receiving accurate documentation of their encounter (regardless of where it is transcribed). After all, they are paying for it. Also, one patient right of HIPAA is the right to review and amend/correct your medical records.
Again, not true for everyone. I have 4 accts, all high-level 4, acute care. You are fortunate....
but that is does not hold true for us all.
Agree also. Take care of the people sm
who are already with you before taking care of brand new people.
I honestly don't think most people care
Most health care providers don't care who is typing it as long as they can get it cheap. I don't think most people care either as long as it doesn't impact them in a financial sense.
So let's say you get all the ICs to download the hospital's platform. Fine. Now who is going to QA their work? Who is going to manage the work flow and the staffing so work is done consistently and on time? Hospitals don't want to deal with that. They want the MTSOs to handle it and do it for as cheap as possible.
All these people care about is getting rich, no
The TV people care about ratings s/m
Try mass letters and phone calls to your congress men/women. An election year is coming up. Mine took an acute interest in things that are not right in the MT business. Not to mention the fact that at the present time they are supposedly looking to trim the fat in health care.
But that is why she has people who work for her, to take care of other things when she has
mmmmm
Also acute care here and maybe the clinic people
should have learned how to branch out to acute rather than losing jobs to EMR if that is the case.
DSG - Really rude group of people, especially the acute care side.
Got tired of their snarky remarks and moved on. Make 25% more where I am now doing easier QA and really nice group of people. Good luck to you!
No, it isn't nice. Most people do acute care, rad, or clinics. Work
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Not true. If enough people do it, it'll be noticed.
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This is so true. People on MQ board always complaining, but sm
things do not seem to be that much better elsewhere according to a lot of posts on here. It's always something.
This post is true. Pay attention people. nm
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It may be harsh, but it is true. Too many people come into transcription with false sm
expectations. They expect to get paid to stay home, watch their kids, work when they want, make a fortune after 6 months of correspondence courses.
It takes more than that to be a good MT and a heck of a lot more than that to be a great MT.
With this economy, it would pay to fine-tune skills, work on typing speed, learn new specialties. The best will survive and I intend to stay one of the best.
Not everyone is good at everything.
true about the people being rude, not to mention, don't call you back. nm
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Ohhhhh, sooooooo true -- Transtech tech people absolutely stink anymore since ____ left. He was the
greatest! Hated to hear that he had left. We got some real doozies for tech help now. The MT ends up training them. They are clueless as to what to do when we need help. TRUTH!
They ALWAYS have a BAD attitude in their voice, too -- like we MT's are a bother to them -- thought that is what they get paid for.
Look, I am not lying. Why would I lie about it?!?!
That is one thing I CANNOT STAND!! Someone basically calling me a liar. I DID NOT LIE ABOUT THIS!!! DO NOT CARE IF YOU BELIEVE ME OR NOT!!!
I really don't think it's lying. When they
assume that to mean as part of the everyday situation. You're are just starting up with this company and I think it's expected that you would type a few days to become familiar. What will you do if a new account comes on board? Usually, as QA, you'd be the one to test the account out and get the feel for it before offering advice/suggestions to the MT staff. I guess you could always refuse to type and just not get paid for that time?
Stop the lying
We're on to it.
Then can almost guarantee they are lying.
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Stop lying
Keystrokes does not give pay raises. I have been with them for several years and have not received a pay raise. I meet my line requirements when there is work available (more often than not). I would suggest that if anyone is accepting a position with Keystrokes, do not leave your other job until you have worked a couple of days to make sure it is really what you want.
LOL LOL. now I know you're lying!!!
Please stop already LOL
They got caught lying about offshoring!
Love it when one of these companies gets called on the carpet! 
No lying, stealing, cheating at all.
And I am entitled to my opinion. I didn't say all MTSOs are ethical in their business operations but most are.
Seriously, if you read over the board, it looks like a few oldies who are bitter or newbies who cannot get their foot in the door. It doesn't sound like professionals with realistic complaints. It sounds like very withdrawn, angry individuals who do not come out of their shell except on anonymous boards. :)
For the MTSOs who are unethical ... I think they should absolutely be shut down.
Still yet, no one forces you to work for any company. It is entirely your choice. So, make a different one, please.
Be happy.
She may not be lying - but it is not typical or usual. nm
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Well I don't agree with lying but if I were offered the money she was
offered, I would have taken it and would spend the rest of my life enjoying.
The lying is unbelievable. If you work there, you darn well
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They're lying sort of. They are pretty much
100% Indian, so I guess saying they don't offshore to India isn't a total lie. They just have an address in the US, which someone posted previously was actually a residence.
Are you serious? Would you like my personal information to check to see if I am lying???
Give me a break...I happen to like working at Keystrokes and if someone asks a question about them I will answer as best as I can...
Banned from advertising on MTStars (offshoring & lying about it)
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May not be lying.. *certain* companies never bothered to check their work.
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It would not cost them their jobs. They are just lying through their teeth. Get real, please.
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For sure one of the hospitals on their list is NOT their client. Indians lying...
do not believe anything the lying management posts. They are insane and ridiculous.
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who is angry???
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You have every right to be angry!
I totally agree with your frustration, but to let it eat you up is going to affect your sanity. You must move on. It sounds like you are a good MT that flexes and really wants to work, so why not move on? Do not take their BS any longer. You see the other posts.
I don't know if this is the same MDI-MD that Datakey MT is involved with (Baltimore office), but that lady is good for bait and switch. She spoon fed me for about a week with discharge summaries after hiring me for clinic notes. She told me this account had to be caught up first.... What a joke! 
Why so angry?
I only stated my experience with OSI. I stated my point of view. I have NOT worked for 6 nationals, so I don't have the vast experience of one who has worked for so many. So far I am happy with OSI. End of discussion.
How angry would you be if this were you? sm
I dropped a prescription off last night at CVS to be filled, pretty simple prescription. The prescription was for Eucerin and triamcinolone mixed for eczema. Today I send my hubby to pick the prescription up, mind you he had no idea of what the prescription was for. When he gets home I open the bag to find a jar of Eucerin cream with the prescription label attached, seal on top of jar not even removed. I called CVS about this mistake and she stated just bring it back and we will mix it. I should not have to drive 15 minutes to take it back when it should have been filled correctly in the first place. This tells me that the pharmacy tech/pharmacist, not sure which one filled it, did not read the prescription fully nor did the pharmacist whose name is attached to the prescription check it correctly.
This angers me as it was a small mistake, but still a mistake. How many people have lost their lives because of small mistakes. You have a level of care that you are supposed to provide and today the pharmacist performed his job inadequately. How many elderly that do not have a line of defense to help them have taken the wrong medicine and suffered severe consequences. I am going to CVS shortly and they will hear from me, in a professional manner, but corporate will also hear from me tomorrow.
Angry now
Everyone's upset with Lisa can be articulated in one sentence: Transcend IS SELLING AMERICA AND ITS WORKERS DOWN THE RIVER AND WE ARE MAD AS H*** ABOUT IT. My anger is not going away anytime soon.
Not angry at all!
The poster stating she is being scammed sounds angry. The ones whining and complaining about how horrible it is that they have VR and blast every company they work for are angry. Not me! I signed the same agreements, I work longer and longer hours, yet I'm not moaning and groaning, yet you call me angry? Look, if you agree to make a low line rate, do the math. We all know what we are signing up for. We know what this job is about. We know where the industry is going. Where is the scam? Again, take it or leave it, but the constant whining is annoying. I'm a work at home MT - that's it, it's not that special. I have been doing this a long time and it has been an easier job than most and I have been very lucky. Unfortunately, it is changing, oh well, doing the best I can, hope it lasts a little while longer, but if not, I'll be moving on to the next chapter. The end!
Bet no good QA now - they've chased them away by bouncing checks and lying.
:-(
But wouldn't that also open the door for MTs to get in trouble for lying about companies? sm
There are lots of dubious posts out there by MTs who are sure they know the truth but maybe they stretch things too b/c they had a bad experience; maybe they were legitimately let go and now have it in for someone. Anyway, I don't think there is any legal coverage on this site or any other b/c (as stated) it is an anonymous forum.
Basically take everything with a grain of salt!
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