Used to need a second phone line to work there. Does anyone know about now? nm
Posted By: wanderer on 2007-02-06
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I don't have a second phone line ... cable modem for the internet, regular line for my C-phone.
If anyone wanst to get through to me while I'm working, they have my cell phone number.
And, as I said, some accounts are using wav files -- no doubt soon all of the accounts will convert. Hope so ... would make it easier (less expensive) to work when traveling. :-)
Lots of good companies out there -- hope you find one that fits :)
No, you don't need C-phone or a second line, and yes, I believe we do have clinic work. nm
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internet or extra phone line work? - nm
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You'll work as an employee, not IC. Need your own C-phone and pay for your own long distance line
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C-phone accounts aren't any better, not enough work to make line counts there either. Sigh
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Worked on C-phone for 10 years with 1 phone line
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phone line
I work at Spheris (and love it) and use a cable modem. However, if my cable was ever down, I COULD use my phone line for a dial up connection to not miss out on working. Otherwise, I never have had a need for a land line versus a cell phone. HTH
Does Spheris require a phone line? sm
I'm thinking about going there, but why bother applying and testing if I have to use a C-phone. I do internet work only. Any other Spheris info good or bad anyone could share is appreciated. Thanks.
Is this all Internet dictation and no phone line? NM
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My account requires a second phone line (nm)
Interview by phone. Tests are on line. NM
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They hire FT only. Need a second phone line. Might have to rent/lease equip. from them. nm
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Prior posts say you need a C-phone & 2nd line, and that they follow BOS II guidelines very
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I got 100% on the phone interview, and thought the on-line test was easy, but they still didn't h
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This obviously all boils down to choices. If your willing to use a C-phone, then there is work but
if you want to work for an account that you were hired for, say using editing, or basically internet-based, the work load can be somewhat fluctuating and this could be due to the fact that many were hired on these editing accounts so it keeps the work load down most of the time. It also depends on the hospital your working on. Some have more work than others. Just be aware of what you will need and want in order to keep working. I still stand by the fact that sometimes things promised never materialize and emails are delayed in being answered. Other than that, pay is on time and for some that is enough to keep them happy. I say, try it out. Only you can decide what works for you or what is acceptable. Again, it is about choices.
C-phone accounts have tons of work
but you have to have unlimited long distance
I don't think you'll find any work here..unless you have a C-phone...
Not much work here to keep me busy or even make my line requirements.
Just depends on the account. I work for MDI, don't use a c-phone but also don't have Bayscrib
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All of the WORK RELATED emails, IMs, phone calls, etc...sm
Up until 05/13, I was a production paid MT that was expected to work a very structured, 6.5-hour shift that was to be performed from 9a-4p. HOWEVER, the constant disruptions that came from my supervisor and other staff members (mandatory IMs, emails, phone calls, on-line meetings, etc) was considered non-productive and had to be made up. It took me 8 to 10 hours a day (on a good day) to get in 6.5 hours of transcription! I was then accused of not sticking to my schedule because many of those hours were done in the evening (after the office went home) and I was finally left alone.
Could you even try to imagine anyone else (regardless of profession)being told to stay after their shift was over to make up any time spent performing work related tasks? It doesn't happen and never will!
Why are we expected to be so grateful to be at home when the only difference is demographics? Oh, and maybe a water cooler...
Thank you. I went to Walmart today, and guess what, they had one phone and it didn't work!. Go
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I work for Keystrokes and have never heard that you had to have digital phone service (sm)
I used Embarq for about 3 months and made the change to digital because I got the letter from Embarq saying I was wasn't allowed to use the unlimited long distance that much. I also switched to digital because it is cheaper and truly is unlimited long distance at the same rate every month. I was never once told by Keystrokes that I had to have digital. The only thing they ever told me was I had to have unlimited long distance.
I work at Keystrokes using a C-phone and Meditech. Admittedly, I wasn't sm
fond of Meditech when I first started using it, but now I do not mind it at all. You can look up patient data such as medications, prior reports, etc., which can be quite helpful. And Keystrokes uses a formula to count the lines which I think turns out very favorable for the MT. I don't think that must be my C-phone account, thought, because I'm pretty sure there are more than 35% ESLs!
Good luck to you. Don't let the naysayers get to you. Try it for yourself and see. It might be a great fit. 
C-phone - I purchased a c-phone from someone in Oklahoma but never got it. *sm*
First she told me her grandmother died. Then she told me she mailed it. Then she told me her daughter was having chemotherapy. Call me naive, but I thought she was sincere and cannot imagine anyone using their daughter as an excuse. If this is the same person from Oklahoma, I sure would like to know about it because now I want my money back.
C-Phone = Connexions Phone
Dictaphone is a company and one of their many products is a C-Phone.
http://shop.dictaphone.com/productDetail.asp?id=27
A line is a line is a line. Doesn't matter if we are talking about radiology or acute care.
1600 is not a fair minimum requirement. Sure you can achieve 1600, it shouldn't be the required minimum.
what line of work did you go into?/ nm
I too work for QT, but I believe if you do a minimum of your line
count your scheduled days to work and usually work extra even if not asked if you know they are behind, that you shouldn't be asked to work weekends, if this is not your scheduled shift. The work has been out of TAT for months and there didn't seem to be any concern, no incentives offered to catch it up and lots of time not even requests to do extra, then all of a sudden every day it was a phone call or e-mail asking you to work extra and then on top of that they asked you to start doing 30 minutes on weekends. It *issed me off that they were holding the threat of losing the account over us.
Weekend work / 2nd line
It depends on which client they assign you to. Our hospital is currently dial-up to both Lanier and Meditech. However, Meditech will soon be IP connection but you will require a phone line for our Lanier as ours is not internet based/digital.
I agree...no work at $20/line would be bad
KS seems to want to make sure you have plenty
When there is no work, no way to get line count
Do you mean they are terminating MT's for that recently?
Who has this happened to? To whom? Let us know.
Surely there is some other reason than not making lines when we have been running out of work the last couple of weeks.
I actually work for less than 4.5 cents/line doing QA
And it still comes out to more than 11/hour, even on a crappy day!
Work-line count-PAY
I am at my last fork in the road so to speak. I have tried to work from home for almost a year now. I like to think of myself as a person who can make the best out of a bad situation, which I am slowly finding out is not the case. I have been with 3 different companies and I thought I had done my homework on each. Come to find out that after 2 to 3 steady paychecks I either do not get paid or the work dries up with no explanation on either when asked.
I am currently working for a company that is stating they will put the $$ in the bank on last monday, then wednesday, and are now not sure when we will have it.
I am a firm believer in giving at least a 2 week notice, but I am now in a situation where if I do not get paid I am going to be late on my house payment for a second month, with a 400.00 late fee. AGAIN.
My questions are as follows,
1. Is it ever okay NOT to give 2 wks.
2. I am still typing, should I stop or just keep going like nothing is wrong?
3. What would you do????
Thanks all I just need some great advice and have been seeing how helpful you all have been to everyone else and hope you will share a little insight with me.
how does line incentives work?
If your company says they will pay .01 over 2000 lines daily, does that mean if you type 2100 lines you get the extra .01 for ALL lines or just the 100 you went over?
True - Regardless of line rate, if the work isn't
flowing like you need/want it to, then you'll not make your goal.
They do not pay the MTs a true line count anyway. Why would anyone work for them? nm.
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Do you need a second line or Cphone to work for QT? Do they have clinic? nm
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How many baskets should one carry in this line of work.....
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I work for TT, low line counts on ExText for me. nm
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Line counts doing hospital work
Does anyone truly get more than 250-300 lph doing hospital work? If so, where do you work?
2 cents more per line is a big difference, if you do the same work
I do not know if you'll make more at Spheris, but they do pay on time, their supes and QA are decent, insurance is not, and they have incentives, and overall are okay except they offshore.
What do you mean by wkd/diff to line 1 - have to work whole weekend?
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so, your complaint is too much work, can't get your line count up?
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Means a line is a line is a line, even if it only has one word on the line
it is considered a line.
To some people the line count is VERY important. Used to work with (sm)
a girl who would scan the system for normals and special assign them to herself. The boss had us print out a daily log of what we had typed, she would only do this every 2 days, making it look like she had a productive day, when in fact she had been outside smoking or in the bathroom taking 40 winks most of the day.
No offense, but do you work at line rate in-house?
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Can ayone tell me how the line counter work in MS Word please. nm
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You need a second line as you use a Cphone, which she will lend to you. Said she had lots of work.nm
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You need a 2nd line and Cphone to work for them. 800 lpd is PT production. Someone posted a
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Someone else asking if you still need a Cphone & 2nd line to work for them. Any internet accts? nm
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I work on Dictaphone ExSpeech and make .04 per line.
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Your line rate is good for clinic work.
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