Was a reference posted in February by an MTSO that it

• Anyone know first-hand about a black list shared by - MT recruiters? Have only heard a rumor. nm
  • Would not surprise me - in the least
  • I have been with my company a long-sm - my exp
  • MTSOs, I hope, have enough... - anna_mt
    • HIPAA??? - MT
      • Surely you're smart enough to figure it out... - Boo
  • The long-term MT world is so small - not an official list SM
    • I think you summed it up in a nutshell - MTs who have been online for a long time
  • My name better NOT be on such a list... - Boo
    • There is no such list. This is a figment of your - no list
      • You are wrong - Reliable Source
        • The original poster had it as if the industry has - Not wrong
    • Is this what you mean by difficult or high maintenance? lol - nm
      • What if... - Boo
        • You are kidding us, right? - Really?
          • No, I'm not kidding... - Boo
        • Call their bluff. I would never put up with blackmail. - How ridiculous. nm
  • There are recruiters who work for more than sm - It happens
    • Absolutely exists - Reliable source
      • Thank you - Wendy
      • That's what any intelligent person WOULD do. I'd ignore the - MTSO if I got a list like that. - nm
      • Good for you! - Boo
        • You're making mountains out of mole hills. A vindictive - MTSO can't ruin you financially--only her/himse
          • Mountains out of molehills...... - Exactly!
      • list - Brady
  • Just my intuition - I do believe it exists. nm - ICMT
  • Black Lists? - MT
    • Where's this MTSO Blacklist? - Boo
    • Some MTs will try to think of any reason why they just are - Just a thought
      • Any reason... - Just another thought
      • Blacklisted - Just my thoughts
  • Even if there is one, most people are smart enough to - take information with a grain of salt. - nm
  • I was black listed because I refused a job with TRS - NM
    • blacklisted because I refused a job at TRS - sm
  • I would think it does, especially in the same geographical area. nm - Nothing surprising about this
    • geographical area blacklisting - sm
  • Was a reference posted in February by an MTSO that it - does exist
    • Is this a Google search or MT Stars search? - Boo
      • MT Stars search... - see message
        • I have no clue but that MTSO was probably just jerking you around. - Hiring manager
          • I left a company for asking me to help compile such - a list. It isn't bunk.
            • Again, there is no such list that is common to - Hiring manager
  • There are clicks. Too many companies on the net that it matters though. nm - ermt
    • Clicks? - Jazmine
      • clicks, cliques..who cares..nm - ermt
  • If it exists, I doubt anyone in the know would openly share it. - Such things are usually kept private.
    • I personally doubt most of the recruiters know each other. - Just a thought
      • bet you're dead wrong on that one! - jmo!
      • Clique/recruiters - Lee
      • When I left - Motocross Girl
        • If MQ bought the company I work for........ - Carol
          • Amen to that! - nm

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It doesn't show the MTSO in a very good light. 

I was not employed there then.  I have been there a little over 2 years.  I can say when I started at Axolotl there were maybe 10 to 15 acute care MTs.  We have more than doubled in size since then.  I do know that if we had work outsourced to other companies, we would not have the amount of work to transcribe that is always here.

Axolotl is also an EMR provider and if you go to their website you can read all about that area of their business. 

In my 15 years of being a trancriptionist, I have never found a better company to work for and this is why:

1.  They treat their MTs like they should be treated. 

2.  They compensate MTs the way they should be compensated. 

3.  The platform is great. 

4.  We do not run out of work and they do not overhire. 

5.  They offer great benefits.

6.  Great management and editors.

After reading so many horror stories on this site about some of the nightmares other MTs have gone through with other companies, plus the fact I have had a few myself, I am BLESSED to find such a great company.

business practices -- I was not referring to one company specifically.  From reading the board, there are messages regarding existing insurance coverage suddenly being unavailable.  Others have posted regarding to unpaid training time, which I believe under employee status is unlawful.  If the shoe fits.  One cannot sign away one's legal rights, no matter what kind of wording they put in a contract.  I would say dropping existing insurance coverage and then stringing people along regardig that amounts to fraud.

I accepted a position about 2 weeks ago at a company that apparently hire people before checking their references.  My references that I listed are calling me stating that they are just receiving reference calls today.  Is this the standard practice of getting hired.  I was hired two weeks ago.  How come they did not check my reference then!   I just think this is backwards, but I have good references anyway.

This makes me worried about this company because so many MTs on this board have negative things to say about this company.  I hope this is not the beginning of bad things to come with this company.

I admit the Internet is faster and easier, but if you put in the wrong spelling when looking up a word on the Internet, a lot of times you can find it spelled that way.  I've had it happen.  I agree with this poster.  There's too much room for error when you just Google a word and don't know the meaning or how to spell it.  I do use it frequently for drugs, especially new ones.  I just make sure to find the drug company's website or the official website for the policy.  I've seen surgical equipment come up spelled totally wrong, like it sounds, nothing close to the correct spelling.

Another thing, I worked in an office last summer doing editing with a couple newbie MTs.  One girl thought she was the computer/Internet whiz.  She was working on clinic note tapes.  One day the Internet went down. OMG!! You would have thought the end of the world had arrived.  She was lost, frustrated, and on the verge of tears.  Now there was a complete set of Stedman Word Books, as well as Dorlands and 2008 drug books in the office, but she didn't even know what books to look in.  So another good argument for reference books.  Get the knowledge, don't just depend on the Internet.

nm

word processors.  I remember when we got them at the hospital, I was all happy while some of the older ladies were balking at it, but the thing that sticks in my mind was a comedian at the time who did some kind of joke about, Who let some company call themselves Wang? 

Anyway, it was funny at the time and this brought back a memory . I'm sorry for your situation.  I am 50 too, and although I do not live in a rural area, in fact just recently moved to the Denver area, I feel rather trapped.  I have done this since I was a junior in high school, and I really do not have any other marketable job skills.  When I see posts about wages being cut and work drying up, I panic inside and wonder what the future will hold for me.  Even if I had the money to go back to school, by the time I would graduate, I'd be an old lady anyway and probably not the best candidate for hire. 

Good luck to you. 

The service owner fees are posted in a UnionNow post (below), but here they are again:

SERVICE OWNERS CHARGE:

$0.115 - $0.25 per line for full transcription of acute care on 24/7 accounts

$2.75 - $7.65 per report for full transcription of pathology, lab, specialty operative notes, plain film and interventional radiology

$0.097 - $0.125 per line for VR editing

OF THAT MONEY, MTs ARE RECEIVING

$0.85 - $1.25 per report full transcription

$0.06 - $0.115 per line full transcription

$0.035 - $0.06 per line for VR editing

AS OUR PRODUCTION BRINGS THE MONEY IN, WE DESERVE A LARGER CHUNK OF THE PROFITS - OFFICE STAFF CAN BE TRIMMED INSTEAD OF THE PRODUCTION STAFF.  IF A RECEPTIONIST MISSES A DAY OF WORK, ANYONE CAN ANSWER THE PHONE IN HER PLACE.  IF AN MT NEEDS A DAY OR SO OFF, PATIENT CARE CAN SUFFER BECAUSE AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF A HEALTH CARE TEAM IS UNAVAILABLE.

WE ARE STILL EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE HEALTH CARE PICTURE.  DO NOT SELL YOURSELVES SHORT.

IF YOU ARE AGAINST UNIONS OR INITIATIVES, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY RESPECT YOUR OPINION, BUT BEG THAT YOU RESEARCH, SPEAK TO OTHERS, EDUCATE YOURSELVES ABOUT WORKERS UNITED.  WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE HERE; THEY'VE TAKEN ALMOST EVERYTHING FROM US. 

WE PROPOSE:

$1.25 PER REPORT TRANSCRIBED IN THE U.S.A. BY A U.S. MTs

$0.10 PER LINE TRANSCRIBED IN THE U.S.A. BY A U.S. MTs

$0.075 PER VR LINE EDITED IN THE U.S.A. BY U.S. MTs