What a shame, I had always heard good things about QT Medical. (sm)

• QT Medical is officially out of business. sm - Surprised
  • I saw the writing on the wall a long time ago. Sorry for those who stuck around!! sm - JMR
  • They had few employees left. In - ex-QTer
    • Funny about sending work out to India. I was curious and pulled up their - marie
      • Yep, just one more of the lies. Major - ex-QTer
        • Yep, greed. The love of money is the root of all evil. NM - QT-ex
  • There weren't a lot of us left (sm) - good while it lasted
    • I am sorry that you all are going through this. I was on account that was being shared with QT. sm - KSRadMT
      • Thanks, that's nice of you (sm) - good while it lasted
        • I think that the account was not upront with QT. We were brought in sm - KSRadMT
          • Thanks for the advice, I will probably (sm) - good while it lasted
          • I'm glad my instincts were correct - good while it lasted
            • Only because we do so much rad. I talked to someone who sm - KSRadMT
  • It is contagious. My fiance just lost his job this morning - Mary Mary
    • Michigan. . - GrapeNuts
    • I meant to share my condolences, that sucks - good while it lasted
    • Welcome to the recession everyone! - nm
    • What a shame, I had always heard good things about QT Medical. (sm) - sm

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I was there for 5 years and always thought that D really cared about providing enough work for everyone.  Maybe all of the industry changes have caught up there too.  I hope things turn around for you and everyone else.  Although I do not have a family, I am my only source of income, and I know how scary the no-work situation can be.

Good luck!

it was mainly only a couple of MTs that posted.  I want to do more than be an MT and I thought KS would be a good company that I could advance with. 

It just did not turn out to be a good experience for me.  They talked a good talk, but they never followed through with the raises or anything else.  I never ever got paid for OT, yet was asked to work extra during my work days and asked to work on my scheduled days off.  I worked because I needed the money, but 8 cpl just wasn't worth it.  I also had a lead that wasn't very good and you might as well have talked to the wall. 

I think there are worse companies out there and if you are coming from MQ they might seem pretty good.  If you go back and reread your post it sounds like it is a no brainer. 

They are posting that they are hiring at 10 to 12 cpl, however, wondering what the catch is......are they a school or something???  TIA

They made me an offer to work IC for them.

They're based in Virginia.

Comments, good or bad.

They are radiology only and looking. Any help/knowledge is appreciated. 

for putting the MDI/Transcend people down!!!   When the offshoring, mergers, sales, etc.  knocks on YOUR door, as it surely will in time, will you still be so self-centered?  I am glad the moderator is allowing them time to discuss their plight and I am reading every post and thinking what I can do to help.  I am only one little person but I'm speaking loudly about the MT industry to anyone and everyone who might be able to help.  I spoke this morning with a person who knows an MT who works for one of the local  hospitals that has their MTs working from home.  This person told me they are ultraflexible and the MT she knows takes time off to go for a massage.  I left my number with our mutual friend and asked her to have her call me, I would  like to find out how they have made this work.  Sure sounds like going for a massage beats sitting around waiting for work from some MTSO and imagine the flexibility allowing her to do that!  I also spoke with an MT who has worked for one of the BIG MTSOs for over a dozen years.  She is not willing to trust another MTSO so she went part-time with the BIG one and took a full-time job waitressing where she says she  makes much more money.   She is so far behind she is in fear of having to file for bankruptcy!   Now THAT is pathetic.  If she can't make a living in MT anymore it is doubtful anyone can under the current working conditions.  I know nothing about MDI or Transcend but those aren't the only MTs who are suffering for lack of work and it seems more are in the boat every day. 

Please have patience with these, your brothers and sisters.  You may think this can never happen to you but I assure you it CAN and more than likely WILL sooner or later.

So if you have a question you'd like to ask, fire away,  I'll answer if I know the answer.

I just noticed on Spheris's new CS platform on one of my backup accounts (one that happens to also be offshored to India), that not only is a patient's SSN available, birth date, but also the home address and personal phone number.  I've never understood why a SSN has always been available, since it is never used to identify a patient, but now all the other personal info is available on this particular account; however, is not available on my primary account (which interestingly is not offshored).  I am absolutely appalled that Spheris has made available all this private information, and none of it is required to identify a patient in order to transcribe a report, as the patient is only identified by name and/or account numbers.  It scares me that a patient's complete identity is available to any disreputable person with access and willing to profit from this info. 

Actually only one person said anything negative and that was that they didn't pay, but others who have and are working for them countered that and said they do indeed pay.

I started with them last week and am happy so far.  Haven't worked a full pay period so can't say for sure on the pay/don't pay issue. 

They have an office in Texas and an office in India.  If you don't like/want to work for a company that works with India also then it isn't for you, otherwise it has been good for me so far.  The account I am on is pretty easy and I am being very productive.  It is editing and transcription, from what I've seen about 1/3 standard transcription and 2/3 editing VR files.

Hope this helps.