WHAT A COMPARISON!!
Posted By: anon on 2007-09-18
In Reply to: I am sorry you had a hard time but that is not my experience. - Amphion fan
If you look at previous posts, you are one of the few happy at Amphion. It is common knowledge that the amount of secretarial work is HUGE and slows down one's production.
I have transcribed almost 15 years and they were one of my worst experiences. People that are applying should know exactly what they are getting into.
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Would like to get opinions about Chartscript, a platform used by Keystrokes. How user-friendly is it? Any good, bad would be appreciated. If anyone knows how it compares to Bayscribe that would be helpful too. Thanks.
BEST COMPARISON I CAN THINK OF - sm
Like walking in a parade or working in a large circus along with some horses, elephants. Only now, forced to walk BEHIND these creatures -- shovel or pick up their droppings -- but the horse or pachy is earning TWICE as much as I am.
Company Comparison
Want to compare two companies, please. Precyse and Medware. Platform? Benefits? Sure appreciate it.
such a silly comparison.
While clarification from a supervisor is always a good idea, to compare asking for input here from other MTs to ''flagging down strangers on the street'' is pretty silly. (about as ridiculous as declaring it shows ''rampant mental illness'')
MQ in comparison to Landmark
Anybody familiar with Landmark Transcription and the Extext program they use? Thinking about a change here and would like to know. They also use Dictaphone and a word based program....I have been on the MQ DQS for so long, I am very unfamiliar with other programs. Thanks.
Why the MQ and Landmark comparison? Maybe
you'd get some answers if you just opened it up to questions about Landmark. I would not randomly link together 2 companies. This post keeps moving around, but all I know about Landmark was what I had posted before, that I believe they pay based on visible characters per line, not the usual 65 characters with spaces pay rate. Of those I know who had gotten offers, that was the rate. Again, no idea about the platform or Dictaphone, but maybe somebody would answer if you just open it up for anybody! Good luck in your search.
lines comparison
Are you able to get as many lines per hour with nuance as you are able to get typing. About how many lph do you type and about how many using nuance?
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Can anyone at Transtech tell me how their platform compares to others, such as at Sperhis, Diskriter, charscript.net. Would be intested in hearing from someone who can compare their production with the above and with TransTech. Thanks in advance.
NO, merely a comparison. 300-400 lines sm
an hour to listen through and edit HOUR AFTER HOUR for 8 hours.
Let's see what would that come to hourly
300 X 3 = ?
400 lines an hour X 4 cents=?
I want to do a comparison now that everything seems to be changing at MQ and the other nationals. sm
what is the starting line count rate for acute care at some of the big nationals? or the range? How about for radiology or pathology? Do most have incentive programs and what do they consist of? If we could put it all together, we would eliminate a lot of posts and maybe have a reference for those of us looking so that we do not waste time, energy and the possibility of being lied to.
Here is what I know:
ETranz - 0.10 per line but my checks keep bouncing when I finally get paid very late. No incentive. No direct deposit.
Transolutions - 0.08 per line. They supply the equipment and computer (or did 2 years ago). Their system is a dinosaur. I always got paid on time.
It is nearly impossible to do a comparison when posts
which even mention brand x, with no discussion involved, are restricted or removed. I think at one time or another most of us have worked there.
Email me for comparison numbers
I don't feel comfortable publishing them here, but email me privately and I will send you a comparison of the old rates and the new rates that obviously proves its a raise. I'm working tonight but will gladly send it tomorrow to anyone that asks.
Also they sent an email to everyone yesterday stating PTO will be calculated just the same as it was before, based on what you made the prior pay period, bonus and all.
I guess quite a few people that are freaking out about this are going to feel silly in about a month when they are making more money and find out they were wrong.
ASR line rate comparison
Can someone give me the average ASR they are doing on hospital accounts? Webmedx has recently switched to this and I am not sure it is a good move for me. I currently transcribe between 250 and 300 lph and with ASR implemented and still learning, I am only getting 200 lph with it. My cpl rate remains the same for another few weeks but then drops to 35% of my normal for any ASR work. ASR will have to do a lot better job or my income will drop dramatically. Any words of wisdom appreciated.
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line count/pay rate comparison
I make 200-250 lph (everything except RAD) with Medquist and would like to know how this compares to other companies like Transcend, Keystrokes, Allegiant, EMDAT, eScription, etc. Looking to leave MQ after 5 years, (17 years MT/ME experience).
I think your comparison is ridiculous and insulting. Try getting a farm worker's job and you'
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There's no comparison in being a hospital employee with benefits working rotating weekend and IC
Initially what made being an IC worth sacrificing benefits was having a flexible schedule. I have read the laws and have done research. An independent contractor is not obligated to a set schedule and this definitely includes holidays and weekends. So what if this is a 24/7 business? How many hospital workers do you know that work every weekend with no benefits?? Nada! I knew student nurses who chose 24 hours every weekend so they could go to school thru the week, but they were compensated quite well at 40 hours with full benefits.
A company may hire a lot of misinformed ICs for Sun-Th and Tues - Sat schedules, but by law they are pushing the envelope. ICs need to remind these companies what the legal definition of an IC is. I'm sure they remember that we don't receive benefits. They want it both ways. If I'm going to be an IC with the only benefit being flexibility, there's no way I'm giving that up!
A national I worked for, which I won't name (squid)tried that on us after taking over our company. They even used scare tactics. We still didn't get on every weekend. There was nothing they could do and they knew it.
I've used both PC SH & Instant Text and they are comparable ... would love to hear comparison (s
Shorthand (or my version of it) seems to have a compatibility problem with the Bayscribe platform Expander ...so I just use ShortHand (I don't know if it's just my quite old version or not) ...
I switched from Instant Text to Shorthand when the in-house Meditech job I was working agreed to install Shorthand for the department.
I believe they both have 90 day or some such downloadable trials.
If you have more than one computer, it's not a bad idea to buy the disk and documentation so if you need/want to reinstall it, it's there ... though that may be old school thinking on my part.
Good luck.
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