What an endorsement - we'll make you so productive
Posted By: you'll need a 2nd job? on 2009-09-24
In Reply to: Now you can not make your lines in 9 hours! More time for 2nd Job. - n/m Silver Lining
Gee, maybe someday, if I stick with Webmedx, I'll get so productive I'll need 5 or 6 jobs. Strangely, I prefer having plentiful lines at ONE job, so I can, oh I dunno, have a LIFE with the rest of my time?
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That sounds like a statement of fact, NOT an endorsement...?
Am I missing something? She's stating a fact about AAMT, which did organize MTs, but I don't see her endorsing or praising them in any way.
You'll always make better (sm)
money with your own clients than working for someone else. You don't need to become an MTSO to do it. Not all clinics use voice files, some still use tapes so be sure you have a microcassette player. In that case you would have to pick up tapes so think about travel time when you send out fliers. There are several software packages such as PC Anywhere or Radmin that would allow you to transfer voice files between computers, or you could use WinZip to email voice files.
You'll never make $70,000 doing VR... so then why would you say sm
You are happy with VR when you made $70,000 typing????
Ridiculous!!!
I think you'll make out fine.
I would accept, and then you could always say no if you think you are not turning a profit. 150 pages x 3.00 = $450.00 a day. Am I adding this up wrong? That would be if only each patient required one page. If you add on the 2nd page at $1.50 that is even more money. I print for my docs. I have a cheapo HP that cost me like 80.00. The cartridges run $15.00 and last approximately two weeks. It is an inkjet and works great. I write off the cartridges on my taxes. They are providing the paper. Sounds like a sweet account especially if it's local. A 3-inch margin at the top is a lot. I would go for it! You could always turn it away or sub it out if needed.
And 8.5 is just the base so you'll make more
:)
I'll try to make this point again...
wake up. MTs are not the first Americans to lose their jobs overseas. Look at your clothing labels, look at our TVs and other entertainment items, look at your children's toys. WHERE were they made. If you want AMERICAN JOBS FOR AMERCAN WORKERS, put your money where your mouth is and BUY AMERICAN. Consider all the toy recalls and the pet food poisoning epidemic from CHINA...How many American workers were displaced when these commodities started coming from overseas. If it's the cheapest brand on the market, it's probably from overseas. Bite the bullet and buy ONLY AMERICAN PRODUCTS TO PROTECT ALL AMERCIAN WORKERS, not just yourselves.
One of the smartest decisons you'll every make! (sm)
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Thanks -- I'll make a note of those 2 companies and check them out. sm
Unfortunately, I am reaching that ripe old age where I see a crown in my future 
Keep puckering up, maybe someday you'll make that big $14 an hour. Best of luck to ya. nmsg
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I know what you are saying. I can tell how productive
my day is going to be after the first few reports. It is so upsetting to wake up and see the same garbage work when you know there are better authors dictating. They can't always be on vacation or whatever excuse you are given when you ask where the good work is.
not productive
Funny you ask? I'm have a feel sorry for me moment, or shall I say several months! I left Spheris after 8 years, where I was minimum 1800/lines day in 8-hour shift, usually at 2000 lines/day without OT. Now, I have been through 6, YES, 6 MTSOs to find their software is the worst ever, downloads slow, or the worst docs breathing on my time and all that is left to trancribe are ESLs cuz the decent docs are VR. I was so excited to start a new MTSO Monday with Chartnet (which I have used and is extremely fast), only to find their version has inexcusable delays, needless hoops to jump through, unnecessary clicking and ADT that should pull auto to have to fill; and I can't make 1000/lines a day. Argh...why are these MTSOs using outdated software or stuff that just plain don't work? Where are the IT guys who know how to set them up correctly? I'm really thinking about a new career altogether, but in this economy what could possibly be next for an MT with 13 years devoted and an Expander to die for!
I'm right there with you, not productive
Before my current position, I was working with acute care, ESLs, etc., but still having no problem reaching the minimum LPH of 150. Then, when I was downsized and moved to this new position, I was started on discharge summaries at one particular hospital. Again, no problem in reaching the minimum, and even exceeding it, on a good day with no OT. However, just recently our team was moved to a new hospital account, put on consults, and I feel like I have a different ESL doc for every report. I have a nearly impossible time reaching 1000 lines per day (if I even make it), and working OT is no longer an option, it is a necessity to have a decent paycheck. What is up with this? I feel like it is just me, and I should be able to do this after 15 years experience, but I am struggling daily and beginning to hate my job. Is looking for another place to work the answer? I just am glad to hear there are others who are struggling too, even though it's not fun for any of us.
If you'll read through past posts you'll find lots of
recent info. Why do you need menitoring if you already work as an MT. Unless you do clinic work most companies will require you to work at least one weekend day, at least initially.
Tell me about BayScribe -- is it productive? sm
Can you get a good line count working with this platform? Looks simple to use - is it? Can you check you line count against a Word?
Please tell me all there is to know - Thanks!
Not common, and not productive..
I also worked for a well known company until last November when they were gearing up for their GREAT changes at the beginning of this year. I went from having my main account that I had typed on for five years, and one backup account that I was also very familiar with, to having six accounts and almost no work on my former primary account. I was unable to produce the minimum line count, and they never gave me any time to learn the accounts, training pay for new accounts (yes, they used to do this), etc. After the first pay period I didn't make my minimum line count, I got bumped to statutory status and my benefits were gone. I had to find another job.
Working for another national would be my absolute last resort if anything happened to my current job situation. If people don't know who you are, it's easier for them not to care about you.
Their platform is not productive at all.
It is a struggle to make lines on Apex. The company's good, nice people, but making money is difficult compared to other companies' platforms.
A lot of people are more productive on OPS (sm)
and request them (myself included). But I get everything. Wouldn't be fair to others.
Bayscribe was not productive for me, either (sm)
I hate to admit it but DocQScribe is a far better platform. I am a good producer and I gave it plenty of time and never could get what I felt was a decent line count. They told me the only thing they had was a C-phone account. Sound quality was not good. Many aspects of Bayscribe are not productive on a C-phone account. Most of the MDI-ers I spoke to making the good line counts were on the internet accounts, so possibly this makes a difference, but the majority of new hires only get offered the C-phone accounts as they are the less desirable. They do seem to be great people to work for but that doesn't pay the bills.
I am very productive on ChartMatrix
Tons of normals on my account, plenty of work. Good structure to their incentive plan. No complaints here. I don't mind using ShortHand at all. In fact, I prefer it to an integrated expander.
If you are a productive MT this place
the platform is not MT friendly in terms of racking up lines plus they take lines away for headers and footers - at least they did on the account I was on.
Indian MTs are not as productive as US MTs
It's a common fact; they send work to double QA. There was an article in Advance that I will try and find to provide a link that states this.
I doubt Transcend would lie about the work they send to India in their press releases and investor calls, they could get into a whole lot of trouble, and for what reason - just to stop the bashing on this board?
Has anyone had a position where you were just not productive
 no matter what. I'm working at this job since November and I have not made it to 1200 lines per day yet. I have never in my 33 years of transcribing had this problem before. My production was normally anywhere from 1500 to 1800 lines per day. I am really beginning to think it is the company that I work for or is it menopause. The line requirement is 1200 per day, but they have not breath a word to me yet about my lack of production. I am thinking of calling it quits here, but just got on with the insurance, which I need, but yesterday did find out I had a 12-month waiting period for preexisting illness, on top of that 2500.00 copay for outpatient surgery. Have post menopausal bleeding and doctor scheduled me for D&C with NovaSure but they called back and said Blue Cross would not cover. Now doctor wants me to come in for an office endometrial biopsy because she says having to wait until December could be detrimental if cancer is found. Oh well, let me stop my rambling. I'm thinking, okay even if you find cancer, I can't have the surgery until Blue Cross is willing to pay which would be around December 2010. So why do a biopsy now.
Today was better but far from productive..sm
as I too start early and pickings are slim to none in the mornings and rarely any better throughout the day. I am just stymied!
Imagine how productive...
you would be if you weren't spending your time here reading posts from all of the complainers.
RE: Anyone work on Vscript? How do you like it - productive? (nm)
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MTs at WMX....is ChartMatrix productive platform?
Any information would be great! Is pay okay???
What kind of platform does TransHealth use, and is it really productive? SM
 I am seriously thinking of making a change but I need a good, slick program to work on. If there's anything I hate, it's a bulky platform LOL. Also do they have good benefits all the way around, and are you treated with respect? I guess mainly I'm worried about whether I can make close to $1000 per week, given time to get used to my accounts. I have 27 years of experience and am fairly fast. Thanks for any info you care to share!!
Do you feel their platform is productive? That would be important to me. nm
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emdat is not that productive if you're a fast
typist. if the demo doesn't load, which most times it doesn't, you have anywhere from 5-10 fields to fill in, all of which aren't counted in your line count. there's a stupid drop down menu for just about everything which slows you down. the expander that comes in the program isn't very good. you can use your own Expander [sh or speedtype work fine....they are the same program-speed type is more expensive but offers tech support, shorthand is less expensive with no tech support which you don't need anyway] just because a program is extremely easy to use, doesn't mean that it's efficient or fast. the line count program is sufficient but keep in mind that it's programed by the company so you don't really know how it's honestly set up. if you're a fast typist, keep looking because you'll get frustrated with the little things that slow you down.
Ortho MTs? Can I ask which platform you work on and is it productive??
Thanks..
When their line rate is cut in half because they are so productive, then what. They have said that
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Well, hope everyone is having a productive day in the transcription world. Nm
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Gosh, what a really productive, helpful post
They should promote you more to QA/public relations - field manager -- something. Should be a way to monitor the level of work or no work routinely seems to me. And, tooo many emails, from everybody in the company to everybody in the company gad, a regular flurry
I worked for Transcend 2 weeks and quit, was off QA in about a week.
I was not told I was being hired for VR. Since I had already jumped all the hoops, I thought, well, since I am here, I will try it. Beyond TX is ridiculous.
HUGE amount of changes to make, so much so, I felt obliged to rewind each report to make sure it hung right. I decided there was no way I could make a living. A 40-60% cut is expecting too much and I was just worn out, tired with the extra Keystrokes Alt N Alt NN, Shift enter. Took too much time on the many numbered lists.
If you'll read the archives you'll find out everything
you want to know, none of it good.
So are we all in agrement that ChartScript is productive and a good program? nm
xx
Has anybody ever worked in WinScribe? Is is user friendly and productive? nm
xx
are clinic notes productive... 2 and 3 line reports?
Can you turn them around pretty fast or do they slow you down?
I'm going to agree with the other posters. Platform is horrible and not productive.
I worked for hours and made $9...no thank you. I would do at least a whole page and be lucky to get 30 lines. I think it's a ripoff. Either the platform line counting is just off or more likely it is the way they set it up, but you'd have to be totally naive and never had worked anywhere else to know that the line counts are set up to rip you off. As with most of these companies, they all are constantly advertising like they have a ton of work when there is none. I suspect they turnover is high so they just keep the ads running, but the reason for the turnover other than making no money on line counts is lack of work. They just don't get it. I didn't last there long, as best I can neither, most don't.
What's more productive for you, ExText editing or straight typing?
Not sure I'm gonna like this editing job
Has anyone ever worked for co who uses IntraScript? Is it user friendly, productive? Any comments
xxx
Do they use MT-World software? Is it Word based? Easy? Productive? Thx. nm
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Just wondering if the platform is productive and if the money made is decent.
I have worked on too many platforms where you really struggled to get a good line count and make decent money. I'm just curious how easy it is to get lines on their platform.
There are no more ESLs at Diskriter than anyplace else. And I find Chartscript quite productive.
Better than stinking ExText by leaps and bounds. The ESLs are not the worst I have ever had. I don't know why everyone is so scared of ESLs. They're everywhere and they're going to keep being everywhere. 8 cpl -- the golden days of transcription are gone and you'd best learn to accept it. It will get worse.
Mine was hourly for 40 hrs to learn 35 specialties/100 docs. NOT productive. nm
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Can anyone give feedback on BeyondTXT such as user friendly, productive, etc? Any comments welcome.
xxx
Probably figure you'll want Way more than they'll offer, whatever it might be. :) nm
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If you'll read more carefully you'll see
I was referring to AFTER she's missed out on a job, having a friend do sort of an audit to tell her what what was wrong with her test she submitted -- not cheating.
I wasn't productive on MeriT. Too much time spent entering demographic information...
There is no roster to pull patient names from, so you have to type what the docs say, and those ER docs speak at lightening speed. I spent more time trying to get the patient name right than I did typing the report. I really, really hated that.
I doubt you will make enough money in 5 hours a week to make
nm
I make 4 cents a line, work part and make
over $500 a week on part.
Great post! I make 0.085 at Keystrokes and make more than at any sm
other company in the last 5 years. Why? Because there is always work for me. I love starting work each day, knowing that the company I work for appreciates me and has plenty of work. Transtech and Keystrokes sound very similar; those of us that work for either can count our blessings that we are not part of the cesspool or huge corporate mess that makes up the biggest few companies. We do not have to worry about our jobs getting sent overseas and we see a future in this business!!!
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