You use their computer and you can't use it for anything but work-related reasons
Posted By: their IT department checks up on you constantly on 2005-10-19
In Reply to: Do Diskriter MTs have to use a company machine or will they load yours? Thx. nm - lub-dub
Very stupid and very annoying.
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On the job injuries, drug screens, employment physicals, workers comp, etc.
is the lack of work related to hiring new MTs?
It is interesting that there was an ad to hire with a hiring bonus in the summer and suddenly the work got low and now agree a couple of weeks after another hiring ad the work gets low.
All of the WORK RELATED emails, IMs, phone calls, etc...sm
Up until 05/13, I was a production paid MT that was expected to work a very structured, 6.5-hour shift that was to be performed from 9a-4p. HOWEVER, the constant disruptions that came from my supervisor and other staff members (mandatory IMs, emails, phone calls, on-line meetings, etc) was considered non-productive and had to be made up. It took me 8 to 10 hours a day (on a good day) to get in 6.5 hours of transcription! I was then accused of not sticking to my schedule because many of those hours were done in the evening (after the office went home) and I was finally left alone.
Could you even try to imagine anyone else (regardless of profession)being told to stay after their shift was over to make up any time spent performing work related tasks? It doesn't happen and never will!
Why are we expected to be so grateful to be at home when the only difference is demographics? Oh, and maybe a water cooler...
Many reasons why there may not be work in QA is because
there are difficult dictators and the MTs are struggling with reports. I feel really lucky that in our system you can actually go in and see how much work is being transcribed by the MT so you do know that work is being done. QA HAS TO BE THERE for when the MT is finished because in more cases than not, the work goes through QA (our clients do not want blanks). It is valuable time not to just the MTSO but to the QA in the respect that those reports have to go to the hospital when QA is done. Luckily, a good MTSO knows that and I work for a good MTSO. We are not overstaffed with QA either, usually one per shift so the workload is on me so yes, if it takes the MT longer to do the reports, sometimes you sit for a while with no work in front of you and the service pays you for that. Believe it or not, that is part of the job and you should be paid for it. Employees have a schedule and I count on that schedule as they count on me. That's my bread and butter and the service's bread and butter also. It does not happen often, but it can and does happen some so it definitely is worth their while to pay that tiny bit it costs them rather than pay penalties.
Do not work for them...here are the reasons why..sm
I worked for them a few years back and at this time, Christmas, three paydays in a row (all direct deposit too) did not come through. They knew about it before it happened, let checks bounce (which they did pay for) but still did not have the courage to tell any employee until they asked about their missing check. Three times in a row at Christmas! Plus, they had horrible supervisors that were so nosey and started trouble between employees all of the time. They had lost several really good accounts too. They are very unprofessional, like you said. Do not waste your time and effort with them.
Lots of reasons. Lie about pay, no work,
no questions answered.
REASONS to be grateful for MT work
OK, I've posted my share of be-atchy comments about this work and/or certain MTSOs :) but the other day I actually had to get up at 7:00 a.m. to drive 40 minutes for an appointment.
It made me realize how spoiled I am :) doing this work. In general, MTs don't have to:
Spend tons of $ on clothing for work - my favorite work outfit is a long T-shirt or shift.
Spend tons of $ on gas to GET to work.
Navigate the roads from H___; stop and go traffic/ school buses, and crazy people behind the wheel.
TALK to people. when you don't feel like it.
Just some random thoughts...
Most of the time it is for security reasons. We do work for 4 hospitals sm
and 3 of them want us to take someone off the account immediately when someone gives notice. This is their in-house policy as well with any staff member with access to medical or financial records.
That is one of many reasons why I chose to work at home! No thanks to in-house! Good luck. nm
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It is a WORK computer sm
It is their property. They have a right to make sure you are not looking for another job, surfing the web and chatting, or looking at porn or stupid stuff like that.
They have to maintain a HIPAA guidelines and make sure you aren't breaching confidential information.
I really doubt they are looking over your shoulder as often as you think, they are very busy doing other things for clients too, not just the MTs. If you are doing nothing wrong, then it shouldn't bother you, it just proves you are an honest employee when you do what your supposed to when they do check.
You work on your own computer. nm
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If you work for Webmedx, you are using their computer unless you are an IC. nm
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My work computer crashed...
after downloading service pack 3. The remote techs could not restore it and had to send me a completely new computer. Two days later a company-wide e-mail came out instructing us not to download this program even when instructed to by the automatic updates. Well, I was out of work for 3 days while waiting for the new computer. Not a happy camper, but it saved me from downloading it to my personal computer.
But could you just not turn on computer that day and NOT do the work. Or could you call and say
:+
part time work plus computer
I'm looking for a part time (15 to 20 hours/week) transcription position. I would like a company that supplies the computer. I am a CMT with 7-years' experience with acute care basic four plus multispecialty transcription. Any suggestions?
I wanted to use my own computer and get rid of the RENT on TT computer, but Vista is not compatible.
Good way to make them money. Not have to upgrade software so that Vista is compatible with Vista. Huh?
Ditto. Please don't buy a computer for work from this company. I left (sm)
this company because of lack of work.
Well, when I purchased my computer tech support told me Vista would not work...sm
They said that it would work but it would cause a lot of problems because of the way the hot keys are setup on the Vista. They advised me against getting a computer with Vista. So it was very hard for me to find a computer that did not have Vista this year because everything had switched over. I bought a used one!!!! Just so I could avoid problems with my work.
I don't know if this helps or not. Just letting you know what I was told. Good luck!
If you do not comply with their PC check on your personal computer, Acusis will close your work pool
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One more computer question. I got my computer today and
trying to set it up. Man unpacking the box and setting everything up is a major undertaking; more so for me because I used a laptop before and my desk isn't tower friendly. Anyway, no info came with the tower and I don't yet have the password to get in (paperwork says to call M-F). Is the tower WiFi compatible? My DSL is hooked to a different computer and I wanted to know if I can setup new computer as WiFi or if I need to move modem to new computer and set other computer up as WiFi.
Not related in any way. n/m
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Look at how many are related....
There are several mother/daughters working there, several sisters, etc. You get my point. You know they're getting awesome charts! They send those 5, 12, 22-second charts to the others. Absolutely not fair..... Grrrrr....
Related to whom?
They are related to TTD
Superior uses all different companies to do their work.
Boy, I wonder if he is related to her from etranz
sounds like there is more than 1 crook in this in this business.
Not related, but they sure like they are beginning to
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I saw something that made me think they were somehow related to MQ.
It was a list of companies, and Medquist was listed, and then another listing with Milner/MedQuist. I'm not sure what it means, but it sure scared me away.
You can ask whatever, but it is specifically related
to company rules, regulations, benefits, etc., best to get it from official sources rather than here.
it is probably more account-related
but like with any company, it is going to vary according to patient load and whether the doctors dictate consistently or wait until the charts are going delinquent. This is not like predicting how many hamburgers you can sell in a day. If you believe in this company and how it operates, be brave, get your feet wet! it's not going to be perfect anywhere. You can always ask for back up accounts.
MDI or LANDMARK RELATED?
Does anyone have any idea if MDI and Landmark are affiliated in any way with each other? It sounds like they both use the same platform (Bayscribe) and have very similar hiring and working practices, so I'm wondering if they are owned by the same people? Also, is anyone currently working for both of these companies at the same time and if so, how is that woring for you?
are they related to Spheris?
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Oh, God forbid we say anything Christianity-related!
Like it or not, this country was founded by and established by Christians. If anyone's offended by that - well, too bad.
By the way, I'm an agnostic and if I'm not offended by the words Christmas and In God We Trust, why would anyone else be? Religion is a personal thing and being offended by a major religion and its doctrine is secular and hypocritical.
I can admit who is responsible for starting this great country of ours and if anyone has a problem with that maybe they should go somewhere and make their own country elsewhere. This one is already here and the facts of how it came about can't be changed.
My maiden name is Stillwell - we may be related.
It seems so strange to see my name on the internet and it is not me.
What state are you in?
Are Medquist & Medware related? The same? (n/m)
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Definitely not related. MW is owned by 1 family. nm
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Are you related to Kathie Lee Gifford?
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Could this be related on On-Point? Where are they located?
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I click on the related messages and there
are about a dozen. If you will click on one of those links there are usually several other posts where others have responded to the same questions you are asking. Someone has started a private Transtech board within the last few weeks, but there is tons of stuff about Transtech on MTStars.
It's not job related but a generous gift
They believe we each have a responsibility to lessen our carbon footprint on the earth. They give the reimbursement as a reward and a thank you. Another reason I love working for them...it's not all about money and capitalism.
I don't need insurance; questions were not related to that nm
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Not sure if related but I worked on Neo PLATFORM,
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There are messages from Nov in related posts SM
if what you mean by looking for more is you want someone to tell you it's great, then here - IT'S SO GREAT, I MAKE MAD MONEY THERE, they let me work whenever I want and there is always tons of work and OT offered on all these easy accounts with normals. I think I'll retire with this company.
Does that work for you?
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And one not related was the owner's girlfriend
One of the main players who was training etc was the owner's girlfriend. Also I believe the main players all came as a group from Softscript, which is another horrid company. This goes back about 6 or 7 years.
Concern is HIPPA related
I guess they had some HIPPA violations when somebody wasn't cleaning out there clipboard. When I preview reports in MEDITECH, they look just fine. I don't know what to do ....
I didn't take all 21; I took 3 related to the job they were hiring for. n/m
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They weren't related at all. Her sister-in-law is my lead and is
wonderful. This person was a transcriptionist who took over HR. No one liked her and we thought she must be related to Lee, but she wasn't.
or if you're not related you could brown nose your way
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She could remove all MQ-related stuff, samples, etc.
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