Were you hired hourly or by the line, employee or IC? just wondering if it makes a difference...

• So, I just accepted a position with MDI-FI. Are there really people running out of work? - MDI-FI employees out there..
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I recently switched jobs, and for the first time in a VERY long time, I actually look forward to working.  I love the people, the pay is good, and I love the work (cardiology).   I also have found out I am much more productive as an IC, working when I want, which actually turns out to be more hours than a straight 8 hours somewhere as an employee, but it doesn't seem like it is so much because I work whenever I want to (like right now when I am up at 3 a.m.!).

I'm glad you found a company you're happy with.  I have always heard good things about AccuStat.  It is nice to see positive posts instead of just the negative.

I posted earlier but may not have been clear.

When you get paid $.08 per 65-character line with spaces and have been making $.09 per 65-character line without spaces, is the end result in pay the same? 

Actually, I am comparing work done in Meditech to other platforms out there.  Anyone with any input on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

In my opinion from what I have read and heard, there are very few MTSOs who do not use VR, and even those who have some straight typing are quickly or slowly moving towards more and more VR.  The few that do have straight typing are pretty well staffed, and the MTs who have those accounts are usually the ones who have been with the company a long time and have been told they will not have to transition to VR as long as there is straight typing because they complained about having to do it.  It seems to me that the companies who would have the most straight typing would be the small ones with less than 50 MTs, who are all Independent Contractors.  However, by the time you pay your own taxes, Social Security, etc, you are making a lot less per paycheck than you thought you would, and small MTSOs can easily lose accounts to larger MTSOs or EMR, so there is always the fear that you will run out of work at any time. 

In my opinion, from now on, anyone being hired NEW with any MTSO will be put on mostly VR because the company knows that is where they want ALL their MTs to end up eventually.  So, I would not put too much stock in looking for a company that has straight typing.  It probably will not last long.  Unless you do not plan to work for any one particular MTSO for more than a year or two, you  might want to look at what else is important to you. I am also currently looking for a new MT job and VR is at the bottom of my list of priorities. 

I am looking more at Employee status with good benefits.  If the President's Healthcare Insurance Reform passes, EVERYONE will be forced to buy insurance whether they want to or not.  Working IC for 7 or 8 cents a line and then, on top of paying my own taxes and Social Security, being forced to either buy my own insurance or pay a 13% gross wages fine if I do not get health insurance will mean I will be working for the company for Free.  I might as well get with a company that may be able to provide insurance for me at a decent price now and not have to worry about it later.  Even if the Healthcare Insurance Reform does not go into effect until 2013, I am old enough to know that those four years will go by in a flash. 

I am also looking for MTSOs who have a decent VR rate, because I know that will be my salary soon enough, along with a decent platform, and maybe some flexibility and paid time off/holidays.   I have given up on a decent straight typing cpl rate, which I will never see.  Also, I am asking about minimum lines per day or pay period, since almost everyone runs out of work at some point, and the less lines I need to get in, the less stressed I will be when the work runs out. 

Just something to keep in mind as you are searching new opportunities. 

Good Luck in your quest. 

A fleeting thought.  I always laugh when one person posts I do not have any work at ABC Company, and someone else immediately chimes in, I have plenty – ask for more accounts.  The second poster has no idea what position the first poster is in.  Maybe the second poster is one of the lucky ones who has been with ABC Company for many years, has a particular speciality that is plentiful, and has been lucky enough to get the best accounts.  Maybe the first poster has asked for more accounts time and time again, and has been told there are none that fit with her skills or schedule.  I think most times the poster who says I do not have any work at ABC Company just wants an acknowledgement of their frustration and not an indictment that they are not trying hard enough.  Give them a break!!!!

I'm looking at swtiching companies but I'm tryint to figure out approximately what the pay would be like.  If I take the new job I would start at $ 0.005 less than what I currentently am paid but I would be paid for spaces and the job I curerntly have does not pay for spaces.   Any imput is appreciated.

Thanks

for many years..I'll be doing Radiology at $1.25 per report..

I have been looking for an MT Employee job for a couple of months and I have noticed that more and more job opportunities are asking for Independent Contractors rather than Employees.  Out of the hundreds of MTSOs out there, I could only count less than 2 dozen MTSOs who offer employee status. 

Between off-shoring to India and VR, it has almost become impossible for a single MT to make enough to pay the mortgage, etc.  Medical Transcription is becoming a secondary employment in two-worker households.  If some of the MTSOs who hire ICs would admit that they are actually hiring employees and treat them as such, MTs might have a better chance of getting paid what they are worth.  With less than 2 dozen MTSOs offering employee status, they can pretty much set their wages and we are stuck with it if we want any benefits at all.  They are on the verge of almost a type of price-fixing or monopoly.  We need more employers to create more competition for the well-trained MTs looking for work. 

There is an ad for employment as an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR – Editor at $10.00 per hour.  After the Editor pays taxes and Medicare, etc (which can be 20 to 30%), they are actually working for less than minimum wage. 

I am interested in knowing if anyone would take a position for this wage and also if you think this is actually an Independent Contractor or really an employee. 

Below are the IRS guidelines for IC versus employee. 

I think if the IRS audits this company, the MT will be stuck dealing with the IRS for years to get their money back. 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?   Is this IC Editor job really IC or employee? 

Thanks. 

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In determining whether the person providing service is an employee or an independent contractor, all information that provides evidence of the degree of control and independence must be considered.

Facts that provide evidence of the degree of control and independence fall into three categories:

1.    Behavioral: Does the company control or have the right to control what the worker does and how the worker does his or her job?

2.    Financial: Are the business aspects of the worker’s job controlled by the payer? (these include things like how worker is paid, whether expenses are reimbursed, who provides tools/supplies, etc.)

3.    Type of Relationship: Are there written contracts or employee type benefits (i.e. pension plan, insurance, vacation pay, etc.)? Will the relationship continue and is the work performed a key aspect of the business?

Type of relationship refers to facts that show how the worker and business perceive their relationship to each other.

The factors, for the type of relationship between two parties, generally fall into the categories of:

·   Written contracts

·   Employee benefits

·   Permanency of the relationship

·   Services provided as key activity of the business

Written Contracts

Although a contract may state that the worker is an employee or an independent contractor, this is not sufficient to determine the worker’s status.  The IRS is not required to follow a contract stating that the worker is an independent contractor, responsible for paying his or her own self employment tax.  How the parties work together determines whether the worker is an employee or an independent contractor.

Employee Benefits

Employee benefits include things like insurance, pension plans, paid vacation, sick days, and disability insurance.  Businesses generally do not grant these benefits to independent contractors.  However, the lack of these types of benefits does not necessarily mean the worker is an independent contractor.

Permanency of the Relationship

If you hire a worker with the expectation that the relationship will continue indefinitely, rather than for a specific project or period, this is generally considered evidence that the intent was to create an employer-employee relationship.

Services Provided as Key Activity of the Business

If a worker provides services that are a key aspect of the business, it is more likely that the business will have the right to direct and control his or her activities.  This would indicate an employer-employee relationship.