US based company? Focus MTs US=925, India=3800.
Posted By: SM on 2008-05-03
In Reply to: stability is there - marlene
Anirudh Baheti (an Indian) started the company and sold it to Nuance for 58 million dollars last year.
Just an FYI, Mr. Baheti also owns a company called Focus Care which is a service that recruitis Indian nurses, trains them to pass the US nursing boards, and then places them in US hospitals to work for a much lower wage than an American nurse earns.
Mr. Baheti also owns/owned a company called Focus Enterprises which deals in industrial tubes and pipes.
Tell me again how this is US based company?
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Focus doesn't offshore to India, they are an Indian company
that offshores to the U.S. They have an office front in MA, I think.
Since they are based in India probably willing to pay
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If they are based in India, why would
they not use Indian MTs??
Heartland India based originally
I'm almost certain that at the time Heartland was purchased by HCR, they were originally a India based entity. The Domestic MTs/editors came much later.
Same reason CardioScribes is allowed. They are based in India, but hire sm
American MTs, probably as beards to fool the clients. The owner has a house in Kentucky, so they call it a Kentucky-based company. The work is sent to India, the techs allocate the work to the MTs, who send it BACK to India, where the techs cut and paste the work onto the platform the docs use, then send the work in. There is NO company in Kentucky! I would ask them to send a picture of these Kentucky headquarters.
All of Focus is indian-based, except their corporate office in MA.
That is a smoke screen to make it look like a US based company. Imagine, indian MTs editing you an American MT with 10+ years of experience, and changing correct terminology to incorrect terminology. I could go on and on, but I won't.
All tech support is india-based, all QA is india-based, most mts are in india, except for the MTs here in USA working for them, all of their account managers are in India working the night shift (their time), day time (our time).
Focus offshores 80% of their work to India. And I heard they are headed
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3800-4200 per month - sm long post
I have worked for the same national for the past 8 years.
I might add that I have not made this much every year but it has been a gradual increase.
I get an average rate 0.085 and set personal daily goals far above the minimum required. If I reach my goal of 2000 lines in 8 hours, great, if I don't, oh well. Not worth killin myself over.
I go to all of the kids functions, games, plays, concerts, take them to and from school, practices, etc...
I take advantage of the extra incentives when I feel I have the energy and sometimes when I don't but they really need to get the TAT back in line.
They don't ask over much of me.
I would make a few recommendations for you.
First, do not throw in the towel with one company after a few months just because you aren't where you want to be as far as production goes. New polices, accounts, platforms... all of it takes time to learn and get comfortable with.
Secondly, set your OWN goals. Increase them slowly over time so you don't feel like you are chained to your desk. You will see your production start to increase soon enough.
Thirdly, if you aren't hasseled constantly, get a decent rate, and have a decent support system in your coworkers and supervisors, compare that with the other places you have been and ask yourself why you left in the first place, then weigh your options.
I left my last employer because there was a lot of gossip and little work getting done and I am a doer. It just drove me bananas. Much happier now.
Lastly, even with my current company, I have had to start from scratch several times due to loss of an account, loss of my expanders or macros due to technical reasons, I have filled myself during the feasts and starved through the famines but, I would much rather be right where I am than anywhere else.
Only thing Focus has in US is payroll & recruiter. All mgmt., IT & acct. operations in India. nm
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U.S. based company
Softscript, Inc. or www.softscript.com is completely U.S. based, no offshoring. A nice company to work for (from home). Located in Santa Monica.
Did you not know they are an Indian-based company?
That is a well-known fact in this MT industry. I tried it anyway, and lo and behold, hated it! Prefer working for Americans as I am an American.
if this is the same company that is based in Maryland - sm
they used to have an excellent reputation. That's all the info I have to offer.
Is you company based in central FL? nm
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Is this company based out of Pittsburgh?
I know of a small national company out of Pittsburgh that I used to work for with basically one large account.
Christian-based company
The sad thing is, some Christians will use their so called Christianity to make themselves more trustworthy then they are.
It is client-based/ not company
This is set up by the client NOT the MTSO. I have worked on several different VPN accounts for Keystrokes. Some I can access the internet and others I could not. It depends on the hospital/clinic. If they set the security really high, you will not be able to access the internet. However, if the settings are lower, you would be able to do it. If it were up to Keystrokes, they would definitely want you to be able to access the internet.
how can you indicate NOT an offshore company based on what you "read?"
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Best not to judge a company based on recruiter. (sm)
I just wanted to say that I am an MT and am related to a recruiter who actually recruits for several different companies at the same time. She isn't allowed to give out account names or even cities that the accounts are in by any of the companies she recruits for. She also is only the first step - if you seem like a good fit and pass the tests, then she puts someone from the actual company in touch with you to give you more information. I know of at least 2 other recruiters who also work for more than one company. They aren't on-site at the company, have no direct knowledge of the work flow patterns or accounts, and haven't ever actually even met the people they are recruiting for! Not all companies do this, but some of the smaller ones outsource their recruiting this way. My advice is this: If you don't get what you need from the recruiter, ask to speak to someone else who can tell you more.
Company I work for is based out of Texas
My main accounts are elsewhere but since the hurricane, the hospital we do there is not up and running so those girls are working on other accounts. It's slow everywhere. And yes, over-hiring is a big part of it.
any company bayscribe internet based program?
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I see that CardioScribes is now advertising as a "Kentucky-based" company. sm
Since when is India in Kentucky? Having the Indian owner own a house in Kentucky does NOT make the company KY-based! I hate deception such as this.
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.
eSkribe claims to be based in Ohio, but is an Indian company
Check out their website at eSkribe.com.
The hospital may pay a line rate to the VR company based on usage...nm
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company going to service company or India?
That is a hard thing to be cut back after you are used to that position. We have a couple of hospitals near here who have turned over all of their work to a Service Company, and one eliminated their department and turned over to India. I am afraid that the service company may be taking over our work also. Understand the others kept same pay, but lost most benefits. Anyone else have this happen to them?
At my company, QA is already in India. nm
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Maybe we should tell that India-guy on the Company
he's about ready to bail on his current job, and certainly he wouldn't mind working for peanuts, since he surely already does!
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Any company that gets in bed with India should be
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Good company, NOT in India ..
They do outsource, and the company is NOT in India. The pay was always on time, as well.
Company basically run out of India.
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Yes that is the company MQ uses to send work to India.
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cbay is spheris' India company...
claim they have over 4000 employees, but the MTs are in India...
that was reported in the advance health magazine.
No, Acusis is the company that started in India, and
nm
I heard it was the company that bought their office in India. SPI?
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And you're okay with working for a company that sends most of its work to India and
whose workforce is predominantly Indian? You're okay with the loss of American jobs, the falling recession we are in and the falling economy due in big part to the offshoring of American jobs? How okay will you be when you lose your job to an Indian and you have to apply for food stamps and unemployment?
Sell-out MTs like you are the reason good MTs cannot make a decent wage anymore, why good MTs cannot find a good job anymore, and why sweats shops in third world countries are thriving. How do you look at yourself in the mirror?
Focus Infomatics employs 800 American MTs and over 3000 Indian MTs. Tech support is in India. The company itself is still run by the same Indian man who started the company and sold out to Nuance. He made a bundle when he sold and he is still making a bundle running the company while he pays his own countrymen and woman peanuts! He's selling out his own people and you are selling out yours! On second thought, I guess you belong at Focus with your own kind!
FOCUS - NOT A GREAT COMPANY
I worked for them. They treat employees terribly. Bad communication. The office staff is Indian and they have no respect for MTs. Glad to be out of there.
Focus is a great company!
I have worked for Focus for over a year now. I have had NO problems with them. I always get work, I'm always paid on time, and they are always there to help you or even just to chat!!! The company is based in MA and the tech support team is located in India. SO WHAT!!! If you truely want to find out about the company call them, email current employees and ask them questions. DO NOT go off of what is on this site. Most of these people are probably disgruntled ex-employees or else they probably couldn't handle the job!!!! Having ESL dictators are part of the job, so it will be difficult for a while, heck even English speaking dictators are sometimes hard to understand until you get use to the dicatator. The escription platform is sooooo easy!! Focus is a great company and I believe that you would be happy working for them. Any questions, feel free to contact me 8-}
Anyone know anything about an MT company called Focus Infomatics, Inc.?
They have seen my resume on the Internet and have asked me to apply there. Any info, good or bad, would be appreciated.
What company just bought out Focus? I can't find it now. Thx. nm
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Company Focus Informatics, Inc. Anyone working there please let me know how it is. nm
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First of all, the CEO of Focus is the same Indian guy who started the company... sm
He may have sold out to Nuance in March of 2007, but he still runs the show! Second of all they are absolutely NOT bringing any accounts whatsoever back to the U.S. That's just plain fabrication, deceit, lies, BS -- whatever you prefer to call it. It just ain't true! They just recently laid off the majority of the American QA staff and have forced the skeleton American crew they have left to go to production.
The lie that they are bringing work back to the U.S. was started and perpetuated in January of this year as a negotiating tactic to get the Indians to continue to work for peanuts instead of giving them more money. When the Indians called their bluff, they hired a bunch of American QA people only to fire them at the end of April, beginning of May when the Indians caved.
And finally, they are an Indian run company and their QA and MT staff is 80% Indian. I have the actual figures given to me by the Director of US Operations at Focus. Focus employs 3800 Indians! Does that sound like a U.S. company to you?
Oh, and the Director of Recruitment posted that 90% of their operation is in the U.S.!!!!! He flat out lies. He also says everyone laid off got a nice severance package. Total BS! Half of those laid off had to call the company and scream bloody murder when their checks were deposited as promised. The other half will be calling tomorrow!
What company uses Dictaphone ExText (other than Focus)?
Focus infomatics... Good company to work for?
I am considering accepting a position with Focus infomatics. Does anyone have information on this company? Their website is pretty impressive. Any comments would very much be appreciated. Thanks.
Focus has always had a bad reputation as an Indian company to name a few issues
so my belief is that they include that so it sounds like a more creditable company. JMO
just typed Focus in search for box on Company board
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small to medium company that works in Word or Word-based program - email me. nm
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Focus, focus, focus on your work. It's amazing what you can do! nm
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India, Michael. The MT world is going to India. Wonder why? nm
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Probably not - I believe they are Indian run or Indian based company. nm
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offshore to India, it's OFFSHORE (off shore), not outsource to India.
nm
If the transcribed files go to India, are sent out from India to be transcribed, sm
then the transcribed work is sent BACK to India to be pasted into the GEMS platform and then sent back to the clients in America, how on earth can the company claim to be US-based because its Indian owner has a home in Kentucky?
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