Yes, I correct absolutely everything I can...I can't skip
Posted By: job on 2009-04-16
In Reply to: No - NightOwl
over crap and just leave it. The quality of VR work is always the same as when I am editing. I also could not send out crap work in good conscience. For me, editing is just faster, cleaning up a 100 things in a report, adding a period here, taking out the patient name, adding a the, taking out a comma and adding a comma one word over just is not nearly as time consuming for me as it is with typing. For editing, I have done an 18 minute report in 19 minutes, so that is 1 minute of editing and the rest is reading. I can't type an 18 minute report in 19 minutes, maybe 25.
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You are absolutely correct.
accounts. Some of these IC positions do not want you to take off either. They also want you to work set hours.  That's not IC status, that's employee status IMO.
That is absolutely correct nm
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absolutely correct
You are correct with the commas, they can make a world of difference in a sentence but she was counting me off because I didn't put a comma before the word and when doing a list, which is totally optional. This was just an example of the stuff that is being nitpicked at. Clients are always right, the problem is there is no real instructions there to clarify things. It tells you how to do the demo screen, the format, but doesn't say things like do we bold or capitalize allergies, etc. I keep all emails sent back to me for feedback. I will have 1 person tell me something that is not in the instructions so I keep a note of that and then another QA person will tell me something different for the same thing. For example we have a doctor who dictates a chart number. I asked QA if we put it in or not. One said yes so I did, the next said no and counted off for it. I have gone above their heads but it does not get me anywhere.
I hate work now because I am so nervous everytime I type I am wondering if I am going to be counted off for something, are they going to write me up and fire me? I have worked extra every time they ask for volunteers, have learned new accounts when asked because they were short people and like everyone else here I need a job, but at what point is enough enough? I am trying to find somewhere else to work, and maybe I'll have to work both places until I either get fired or find another company that is good to work for, I don't know. I have been with this company for 2 years now and loved it until the old QA person left and they have new ones now. Thanks for letting me vent!
Absolutely correct. They have OT now
At least in my region. I have not once run out of work, or not gotten my full-time line count. Perhaps other people's situations are different but I have a great TL and ROM, and they always immediately address any issues I might have, which have been rare PTO requests or when I offered to take on a secondary account.
You are absolutely correct, this forum is
For you and anyone else to post your opinion or opinions as many times as you like and it should be done without being bullied. However, I think that some are so miserable with their own life that this is the only way that they can feel better about themselves.
I have over 27 years of experience and like probably most everyone else on this board, I have worked LOTS of nights, weekends and holidays. There are a few companies out there that do pay more than 7 cpl and have Mon-Fri schedules, the problem is that they are few and most MTs are smart enough that if they get hired on they stay. Just keep looking, do lots of research, watch the ads VERY closely and hopefully you will get lucky. I wish you the best of luck, as I wish all of my fellow MTs, even the ones with the most negative responses. 
You are absolutely correct......don't waste
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That is absolutely correct which is why I switched to IC. I had the same situation.
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Skip
Skip the ones that you are having trouble on, but if you do this according to escription you have to log out in order for the ones that you skipped to be circulated back through again. However, I do not log off until I am finished for that day so that I won't keep getting the same bad doctors.
However, I am currently doing about 2400 - 3000 lines on escription and I love it. THe doctors I have are easy. Also I only listen to the dictations once at a normal pace.
Hope this helps. What is your line rate?
Why skip them??
Is there a reason you say to skip them? I've been with them a couple of months with no problem.
skip key?
Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I am not seeing a skip key anywhere. I also see no keys at the bottom of the page. Sorry for being so clueless. Thanks again.
You can skip it then if it makes you ill. :)
:)
Skip the posts
What is so hard about skipping the posts if you don't want to participate in the chatter - the headings are pretty obvious for T/MDI....Just a suggestion. Why get high BP over someone trying to vent or find out more info.
Did it ever occur to you to skip over those posts? Duh.
I do skip over them because sadly it is the same thing.
Wrong line count and no work. It is just hard because once it gets going it takes over the whole page and it is hard to find anything else someone has posted. I have nothing against TT or its MTs, it just seems like they have some legitimate concerns and they want to be heard. I figured we just must have a lot of TT employees on here and they should be able to discuss things in their own forum.
Skip it! We are mad as hell, and it looks like some of us are going to take a stand and not take th
Don't like it, don't read it; it is as simple as that. We worked for this company for many years, and to have something happen like this, by someone who said she always looked out for her MTs is upsetting, to say the least. I have a house payment, kids college, etc. to pay, and refuse to take a job that will pay lower than what MDI paid. I refuse to be undercut again!
I skip up the negative posts - I just figure...
they are people unhappy with thereselves and apparently have no work. If they did, they would'nt be here wasting the space. Thanks for your input. I am sure we will find a good place for her. And I am sure somebody will not be able to help thereselves but to respond negatively to this. I just figure if you are unhappy, go somewhere where are you happy.
"Any time I see OSi in a field, I skip over it. "
LOL
Is this rudeness really necessary? Just skip the post if you don't like it JEEZ.
Nasty.
Do you know what account she has? Hiring? That's practically a hop, skip and a jump away
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Yeah, your posts just ooze happiness. I'll just skip over yours from now on..nm
Bubbye!
I don't believe you are correct about tha
MQ takes out SS taxes and federal taxes, but not state taxes.
Correct me if I am wrong about this.
Yes, you are correct
I worked for them and one check bounced. They replaced the check, so I decided to call the bank and check to see if there were funds and the bank informed me that there were NO funds. Second time, before I cashed the check, I called the bank, again, no funds. I told her i would shred the checks and I wanted a money order. After that, I quit.
Deb Garrison was not rude to me BUT, the people she has working for her are very rude.
Yes, a lot of MTs quit. And they do NOT pay for spaces, they ONLY pay an 8% allowance for spaces, which is way too little.
Look elsewhere, you don't want to touch this one.
Actually if you want to correct someone...
correct yourself. It is y'all. There is no "a" in "you"...You all not Ya all...brush up on your redneck lingo.
Actually they R correct...
Any word ending in a "y" does not get the - between it and the other word, as in weight-bearing, fruit-bearing. Sorry but I used 2 work 4 the Grammar Police back in 1903. 
YOU ARE CORRECT!!!
I see this every day. You are correct!!!! They need to go down. They have a program and I have seen it! They can go in at any time and go down a long list and tell it what TO COUNT and what NOT TO COUNT. Then, they can tell ya'll (because I quit MQ) whatever the heck they want to.
The hospital that I work for uses their platform and we are allowed to see how our lines are counted. HOwever, thanks to MQ, we did lose quite a bit of money thanks to MQ telling our supervisors that it is the "trend" not to pay for spaces. Thanks to MQ, I will probably have to change careers even though I absolutely adore medical transcription. I used to average $19 - $21 per hour. Now, I cannot get past $15.50 on a really good day!
Yes, that's correct.
f
That's correct, but......
MTs don't have the education/training that a physician does, either, so I don't think it is realistic to expect the same pay for what we do. Don't get me wrong here....what we do is very important, but get real if you expect to be paid as much as a physician!
Actually, that's not correct....sm
It actually states...if you wish to remain ANONYMOUS, please do NOT enter your real name and email address when making posts.. You had me worried there, lol. I had to hunt down the policies to make sure I wasn't out of bounds!!! It also states that certain actions constitute a material breach of the terms and conditions such as (amoung others), Posting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, libelous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by MTStars.com in its sole discretion. IMHO, this poster is doing precisely that. All one has to do is read the tone of her messages. She is disgruntled and wants to get back at ____. I'm sorry she feels this way and I'm sorry she is making this public. I really CAN do without the drama.
And you are correct!!
Definitely is characters and spaces.
you are correct. sm
If they bash, I would sue!
You are correct - sm
You can either choose to have health benefits, (which I don't need since my husband has this through his employer), or you can have flexibility. I am finding that it is very difficult to find an MT position that offers both of these options. Right now, I need flexibility. Thanks for very bluntly helping me to make my decision!
Very well put--100% correct!
Good post!
It is Web Correct
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You are correct. How are we to know you are
Managers on the norm do not speak with this type of tongue. Stop spreading lies. If you are a manager for Keystrokes and this is an indicator of how you speak to people, then I would not work for this company or take the benefits. Please practice what you preach and be a little more professional if it is the company's reputation you have in mind. Management should be a little more discrete and not be posting on a public board. There is a nice way to put things you know. We are not children. 
Yes, that is correct!
Synthescribe America is out of Tennessee and Synthescribe, Inc. is out of the Phillipines (they are the ones who ask you for a 3x5 photo of yourself, etc.)
The above is correct.
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I believe this is correct
13,000 - 14,500 = .0025
14,501 - 16,000 = .0050
16,001 - 20,000 = .0075
20,000+ = .01
You are so correct!!!
I give you all the credit in the world for having your own accounts. I just got a call from a local hospital asking me to work a per diem job for one of the medical surgical floors. It will be very interesting to see how much they want to pay me an hour versus 7 cents per line. The hospital is only 5 minutes from my house. It's probably worth taking. It might get my skills up since I have never done Acute Care.
No, that's not correct
If you read the handbook it says both lines and hours, not just production.
You are 125% correct.
It is a bump in the road. She will be fine. Has happened to so many lately.
Sorry - you need to correct yourself
Employers only pay 1/2 of the SS which includes the Medicare portion -- they do not pay half of your federal INCOME tax or any of the STATE. I have done payroll for companies. They withhold your federal and state for the employee and send it into the government every quarter but they do not pay it themselves, they pay it FOR you. If they did everyone would be getting whopping returns. I have also and still am both and there is no way that my employee status pays half of my FEDERAL income tax and they do not pay anything to state. Again they withhold it for me and I get a gross and net income on my paycheck total. When I say SS I mean everything that is owed to them, SS and Medicare as they just broke that up several years ago. But you still only pay an extra 7.50 or close to that which is the half of the 15.75 which is the total that goes to SS and Medicare. They have to pay WC and unemployement but that is extra and never comes into figure when you are taking about employee vs IC.
you are correct
about not testing. However, one also is advised not to quit previous job until you are cleared from QA. I expect if you cannot be cleared in a couple weeks, you may not be retained. They expect you to pay extreme attention to detail, to learn from and implement your feedback, to have the necessary skills, discipline, etc etc. It stands to reason if they don't test, they will be more careful with who they hire, and expect more from the outset. They have a great reputation, pay better than many, and I am sure will not let poorly-skilled MTs ruin that.
You are correct about the 70%, but
percentage of ASR was actually more in the range of 75% to 90% with more and more accounts being switched to ASR.
that is correct
Yes, Webmedx has excellent insurance benefits, very similar to that of a large hospital. I just started with them one month ago and I think with a $500 deduct. and a $20 copay, they take approx. $60.00 per paycheck. That is just for me, I do not have any dependents. As far as the pay goes, it is pretty much the same as I was receiving from the company I worked for prior, but they do have incentive pay for the evening and night shifts, along with weekend shifts. So far, everyone there has been nothing but VERY NICE to me. I also heard that they were voted the #1 employer for MTs.
No you are correct
they have are not keeping their word at all
Correct.
I googled them just now and they have pages upon pages on the web on complaintsboard.com, ripoffreport.com, among others.
not correct
Apparently you are not familiar with ALL of the accounts. What the poster said is absolutely true. There are pages of patient names to look through, so not ALL of her accounts are in the system.
You are correct...
I think the software issue rides along because you actually are accessing the software through your own PC and your own internet connection as an IC. I think it would be a little different if the company controlled which PC you used, which sites you used, etc. But in essence as an IC we are using our own equipment to access the site or platform needed to transcribe the file.
I work for an online company where I use an FTP site, but it doesn't cost me anything, and I do not have set hours, quota for lines, etc. I work as much as I want when I want. It makes no difference to the contractor as they have other MTs to pick-up the slack or to cover for vaca, sick time, etc. I am an IC and it works for me. I also have 2 of my own accounts and I actually worked a little bit with the one of them as he wanted to stick with tapes and I didn't want to go digital for just one small account. So, in essence, he kind of chose the method of choice for dictation, but I agreed since it worked for me as well but my line rate reflects that deficit of having to pick-up tapes.
Yes you have to correct EVERYTHING
You have to send the report out as if you typed it yourself. If a report was 98% correct if we typed it, we wouldn't have a job now would we? I love VR, and if I get a 20-minute report that has to be actually straight typed, I find myself doing a little sigh. I would say 70% of my work is now VR. I wished it were 100%, that'd be perfect!
Let me correct you....
I worked part if the first pay period which was paid extremely late. I then worked a full 2 weeks in the next pay period which I have yet to receive. Oh - and I was paid on salary.
you are correct. They said in the sm
email the part of the account that they wouldn't be doing anymore. They also said they are going to put everyone on different accounts on Monday.
Not defending the other poster, but poster probably didn't know the e-mail that went to her wasn't correct.
Keystrokes has always kept its word when they said they will do something.
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