attention hog spill aisle 4 ... that was drivel... and poorly edited at that.bleahhh
Posted By: bleahhh on 2007-03-18
In Reply to: Very readable. - Very nice.
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Listening to this drivel is making me ill
Wow. As a one time I love OSIer, I get a real bad feeling about the arrogance of these people now.
spill the beans!
We would all like to know. Since you posted this much you might as well come out with it. XXX
IME no company is going to spill it (sm)
to the employees. I worked for a small mom & pop service for years and when they decided to sell out, they negotiated for at least six months with the buyer and never told anyone anything until the ink was dry. It felt like a betrayal then but from that I learned not to expect candor from my employer. A timely paycheck, enough work to keep me busy, yes, but not openness. I don't like it much, either, but I figure that's just the way it is.
So spill it already, or what's your point? nm
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Because they pay so poorly - sm
I have many, many years of experience and they wanted to pay me 7 cents a line for ER. Ummm, no thanks! Who can make it on that kind of pay? They want to say their benefits are so great but what if you aren't interested in those? They don't pay you any more. I don't care how great of a company they claim to be; 7 cents does not cut it.
Not everyone is doing poorly with VR
I can't speak for anyone else, but I make 4 cpl on VR and I'm still able to make a decent living, about $16 an hour, that works for me. I work 10-12 hours a day by choice because I want to make over $150 a day and can do it. Maybe it has to do with the platform? Maybe some don't object because some don't see it as a huge loss. I know a brand new MT who is bringing home $800 every 2 weeks on VR and that works for her. I guess it all depends on the platform and the accounts and what you are able to live on, but you are assuming everyone is in the same boat and feel the exact same way about VR and that just isn't true. You are creating this negative vibe and assuming that we will all be doomed. Just wait! Just wait! Well, I'm making 4 cpl, so what's your point?
If you can't tolerate poorly run, 99% sm
of the companies are just that. They also treat MTs poorly and pay poorly. It's part of the industry now, expect to be treated like nothing and you will never be disappointed.
They pay late, wrong and poorly.
Plenty of better companies out there.
LOL! a poorly paid stah!
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Mgmt - poorly written emails
I know those employed in mgmt in our field are probably very busy and have little time to spend making sure their emails to staff are perfect, but doesn't taking the time to do so set the example of what our business is all about? I know tons of threads have probably been started on this topic, but I am almost wondering if the email I read tonight was written by someone who even understands English very well! Could this be a sign of offshoring? LOL. I know that's harsh. It just irks me to read such garbage and at the same time being asked to do my job 150% faster with better quality. Ugh. 
p.s. I am scared to death I made a typo myself in this msg, but hey this is a forum, not a message to my staff! 
I only "skimmed" msgs (poorly) b4 posting.
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I you're going to treat your employees poorly, you
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edited to add
Precyse does give you a computer to use (headphones, speakers, etc), in fact, you are only allowed to use their computer. There is no fee for the computer.
As far as maternity leave... I've never worked for a company who paid for maternity leave and actually I've never found one who will pay for it. As far as I know its the FMLA or something like that and it is all unpaid.
I'm sure there are companies out there that would pay for it, but not very many. This has been my experience working outside of the home too (and not just for transcription).
Hope that helps.
Edited to add
They use the 2% error rate as per the AAMT. 
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I guess *I* should have edited this one.... by not byt ...nm
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LOLOL sure after you edited it . .
That may be what it looks like now that you've edited and posted here, but below is what the many of us received, and we got a good chuckle.
Five Starts of Excellence? LOLOL There's more; I'll forward the email, if you like. It was really funny.
This eblast has been sponsored by:
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Rapid Turnaround, Guaranteed Accuracy, Measurable Cost Savings, U.S.A. Only, & Personal Service. These are our Five Starts of Excellence Promise. Find out what they can mean for you today. Email xxxxxxx@aol.com today!
3 CPL on holidays (1.5 edited)
I like working holidays, usually better work and I can flex my time. No big deal for me.
QA'ing what has already been edited
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I've never edited, just cut and pasted sm
I don't know if it prints correctly (or how you'd want to see it), but I think that's standard and as long as the info is there, they get it. They may even cut and paste that into Word, etc. themselves for a better view?
Here is what I received - the entire ad, not edited.
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Contents
1. Hot Topics Meeting - CANCELED
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Hot Topics Meeting
The ILHIMA Hot Topics meeting scheduled for tomorrow, December 19, 2008, has been canceled due to potential bad weather conditions. This meeting will be rescheduled. Keep checking the ILHIMA website for the new date and other continuing education meetings.
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Note: Previous ILHIMA eblasts can be found at http://www.ilhima.org/whatsnew/whatsnew1.html
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This eblast has been sponsored by:
Rapid Turnaround, Guaranteed Accuracy, Measurable Cost Savings, U.S.A. Only, & Personal Service. These are our Five Stars of Excellence Promise. Find out what they can mean for you today. Email Pam.Gingrich@KeystrokesMT.com today!
If you prefer not to receive the Illinois Health Information Management Association's product and services, e-mails, faxes, or postal mailings, go to http://imis.ahima.org/preferences and you will be taken to the log-in page. You will need your member ID and password. To update your communication preferences for this go to the section marked CSA. To contact ILHIMA, email ilhima@ilhima.org.
Editing VR and seeing other reports that are not edited...
When speed goes up, quality goes down. At my company, they pay 100% same pay for VR as for straight typing; hence, less chance of lawsuits.
just edited a few docs & almost 1/2 was missing
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You can express your opinion without name-calling. Everyone has their own experience. Respect it or don't post here, period.
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This is why I say HIPAA is a joke.Edited offshore
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Save your timesheet for viewing only and lock it so it can't be edited. nm
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Pay attention please .sm
This is my final comment on this subject. From day one I was never contacted by anyone other than your CEO. She responded to my resume. She offered me the job stating there was plenty of work. She called me to tell me how wonderful Keystrokes was and how happy I would be there. She welcomed me aboard. She told me I would be contacted regarding the necessary paper work within the next few days. That was the last I ever heard from KS. She knows that many of us live from paycheck to paycheck. I don't care how busy she is. This is just a blatant inexcusable disregard for a fellow MT.
You need pay attention to what is sm
formulary and nonformulary with medications. Apparently some medications were nonformulary which is why they were $50.00. They cost more to purchase. If you can get another drug in name brand you pay 30.00, if generic it $10.00. Always, always read your insurance packets.
Attention J
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Don't pay attention
to the Keystrokes bashers. The bottom line is, as I've found time and again, that Keystrokes is a great company to work for. Please don't let the nuts on here get to you. You were just telling the truth and have a right to your opinion.
If they cant post why, I would just not pay any attention.
I cant stand it when someone says they suck.
That in itself shows their immaturity.
I dont know about this company myself, but just the comment made makes me feel this person has some issues.
Attention poster: Instead of ...
Instead of writing in ALL CAPS here begging for help, why don't you email the admin directly at Administrator: admin@mtstars.com
Obviously, you were not paying attention...
I corrected myself before you could. BUT, you're the type that likes to rub things in another one's face. I REST MY CASE LOL HAHA
Don't pay any attention to that person SM
because he/she has totally missed the entire point of the posts....it's not a matter of discipline or whether they want to do it or not. It's the LAW. They want to have employees under their control and that is fine, but there are some responsibilities that go along with having employees. One of them is collecting and paying the employee's taxes.
This is not an option for them; they have to. There is no reason for you to have to set aside your own tax money. If you wanted to do that, you'd be an IC and not an employee.
Attention: QT followers
You go ahead and stick your heads in the sand and I can guarantee you will be on the board crying because you have no job in 30 days. I can't give names or specific information or it will be removed. Just know that this information is straight from the client.
I don't pay attention to posts like yours
I don't know about others but I find your post highly offensive and if I were searching for employment I certainly would not base my decision on offensive statements like yours.
When I was searching for employment awhile back I had 4 offers for employment, and decided to go with OSI. I'm still with them and very happy with my choice. If for some reason I decide I made the wrong choice you can bet I won't get on here and badmouth them and their present employees because they weren't right for me.
i corrected myself. PAY ATTENTION LOL
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ATTENTION ANYONE WHO WAS LET GO FROM JLG THIS WEEK
I understand 5 people were let go from JLG this week, I would like to chat with any of you who are interested, not to turn it into a war stories episode or to badmouth management. I am just curious about some things. We can stay anonymous if you would like. Just post a reply if you are interested in just letting your feelings out with a follow exJLGite. I am just very hurt and would not mind having someone to share my feelings with. We dont have to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves, maybe we can even help each other find new jobs.
Attention Annie
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pay attention, she says in the post sm
Pay days are the 10th and 26th.
Thank you for bringing that to my attention. DONE! sm
I am writing to request that you support the above bill. I am a medical Transcriptionist in Wyoming. I make an above-average income, which I spend in my community, but my job is at risk because so much of this work is being outsourced, particularly to India. More importantly, the health and privacy of the American public is being put at risk by this practice. First, Indian transcriptionists do their job poorly and inefficiently. The gross errors jeopardize health care. Every error has the potential to injure or poison an American citizen, including many young children for whom accurate diagnoses and medication administration can be a life and death issue. To add insult to injury, Indian transcriptionists are NOT required to honor HIPAA. Once a physician's dictation leaves this country, it is no longer private.
I am a very hard working medical transcriptionist and I am still able to earn a decent living in this industry, but it is certainly not what it used to be. I am paid 9 cents for every 65 Keystrokes I type, whereas an Indian is paid 2 to 3 cents for the same work. This undercutting has hurt this industry and every woman (95% of us are female), many of whom are trying to support families on their own, has been dragged to the poverty line because our wages have not grown with the cost of living. I make 9 cents today and I made 9 cents in 1996, the year my career began.
Please protect the healthcare and privacy of Americans, and help to protect yet another industry from moving to overseas. Support and sign S.810/H.R. 1653.
ATTENTION ALL JOB SEEKERS
Regretfully, we have had an incident where an unscrupulous offshore individual has placed an advertisement for employment, pretending to be an actual US-based company. Apparently, some have applied and even begun to work by this ad with an abrupt cancellation.
The owner of the actual company (US-based) has contacted us and is understandably upset.
We have removed the advertisement and placed a ban on this individual. Please, if you have responded to or are corresponding with anyone related to the ad, we advise you to stop.
The ad was posted on 10/03/08 by Timothy Olyphant and the subject was Seeking Contractors. This what the ad stated:
We are currently seeking contractors for Transcription Project. Audio is downloaded via FTP. Preferably, these contractors would work the morning shift clearing jobs as they come through the server. We are looking for contractors committed to do 5000 lines/day, Tuesday through Saturday. This contractor positions are available immediately. Interested contractors can send in the resumes/contractor profile to integritymedicaltranscription@yahoo.com. Please quote your rate per line.
Please note that this ad is a scam and the email address is not the actual address of the real US-based company.
We encourage you to contact the Administrator (admin@mtstars.com) or one of our Moderators (cher@mtstars.com, javabean@mtstars.com) with any complaints or suspicions you have about advertisements on MTStars' Job Seeker's Board.
Sincerely,
MTStars Team
If you would pay attention to the program sm
and click on get new dictation the flashlight DOES APPEAR. No one is blocked. TT is not saving work for ANYBODY. Goodness, it's the day after Christmas. Lots of docs took 4 DAY WEEKENDS AND ARE CLOSED. I know mine did. It's going to be the same way next weekend for New Year's. If you are that broke and need money that bad, then GET A SECOND JOB AND QUIT COMPLAINING. There is nothing you can do about no work at TT. And when the work comes in, you will probably gripe about that too. Get a life.
Attention Keystrokes MTs
How often do you run out of work?
Attention MQ packet receivers
Is there ANY mention at all about what is happening with SEs? If so, please elaborate. Also, could you give us the new guidelines for part-time versus full-time employee status (# of hours that need to be worked and/or line quotas per pay)?
Attention: MQ MT Old Tiimer. See message, please.
Thanks for being a calm voice of reason. Even though I think you're somewhat unfair with some of your criticisms of some of us other old-timers (we're not all unprofessional "kids"), I do appreciate your reminder that we're a profession that has not acted very professionally at times. It's been very hard over the last decade for those of us who have stuck it out, and many of us are defensive of the little perks for which we have fought in exchange for awful benefits, oftentimes poor compensation, and little or no respect.
But for the most part, I think the tone of your posts below is correct. Medquist is trying to reverse some of its bad ways by giving better benefits and treating the MTs more professionally, and in return some of us (ouch) will have to be more yielding about our flexible schedules in order to ensure that TATs are met and the accounts stay with MQ (and in this country). I truly don't know if these aging tired hands are capable of pumping out 39 hours a week in a fixed schedule (I already do pretty decent production), but I'm going to try to see if I can make it work.
Added to the stress of all this is simultaneously switching to the new MQ program, which seriously bites at this point. It's not my first platform change--and I'm sure it won't be my last--but it's been very difficult so far, in part because the training has been very haphazard and tech support has been less than helpful many times. I sincerely appreciate the help of my fellow MTs on this and other forums who have helped me along. I'm sure in six months I'll be singing DQS's praises. But maybe not today :).
We can all do this. Come on now, group hug .....
If they want attention and recognition as a newbie, go with one of the big 3....
...Andrews, M-TEC, or Career Step.
Attention THMT - thank you for your postings
You helped me make a decision to join your team because of the way you are level and positive. Thank you!
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