based on your paragraph
Posted By: sm on 2007-02-22
In Reply to: line count - Michele
it came to about the same amount of lines, actually, the 37 char lines were a fraction higher; so it sounds comparable to me.
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Doctors who say next paragraph...
after each and every sentence!
Your 1st paragraph should be burned into
THIS PARAGRAPH SAYS IT ALL:
I also questioned line rates for a handful of MTSOs and flat out said too low of a rate for me. I have 20+ years of experience. They'd be getting my 100% effort and 100% knowledge, but only want to pay for about 50% of what that's worth.
In a nutshell, this is EXACTLY the problem with the MT field. We should all burn this paragraph into our brains, carve in into our desks, write it on our forearms in indelible ink.
The MTSO's should memorize this paragraph, as well. Maybe we should print it out in flowery Gothic script, and put in on their desks when we go for job interviews.
If you reward a worker with fair pay and decent treatment, they'll put out 110-120% in effort. Pay the worker only half of what they're worth, and that's all you're going to receive from them.
LOW WAGES BREED DISGRUNTLED CLOCK-WATCHERS AND CHEATERS!
should have put quotes around next-to-last paragraph nm
asdf
Everything you describe in your first paragraph
is exactly what Im dealing with right now. I got put to a lower tier, cpl was cut by almost 2 cents. They gave me the act. from Hades, too. (i hope I am NEVER a patient at that miserable hospital!) My former M-F 8-hr days have turned into M-Sat or Sun 12 hour days. The platform has been as slow as molasses all summer. All I ever do any more is work. Yet as of tonight, the day after payday, my fridge is EMPTY, and so is my bank account. It all went to pay bills, and there still wasn't enough left over for my meds, still languishing on a shelf somewhere at the pharmacy in town.
The only bright part of my day today was reading your description of the 'Rectangle of Revulsion'. It's true, and disgusting, but still the description had me LOL.
OMG! I could have written that exact paragraph ~ sm
I thought I was the only one with medical problems that got the boot when I had to take off to have surgery! 6 years of my life I have dedicated to this MTSO to be treated this way. What happened to loyality and respect? My company was Tidewater/Imedx - no benefits. Notifying in advance does no good as they ignore it and if asked to ever train someone as your backup - DON'T DO IT!!! That means they are going to give your account to them.......
First Paragraph Should be in Quotation Marks
nm
I agree with your post, except your last paragraph, that's just LOL..nm
nm
PS: In fact, read the 1st sentence, last paragraph: sm
It says that is my take on everything. It wasn't meant to be viewed as carved in stone.
answer MQMT's 3rd paragraph question.
nm
so, in simple terms and a small paragraph, what's
NM
Are they USA based
do they have a lot of ESLs? Is the pay fair? TIA.
Based on -
When you work in a production environment, you are paid for production. You are expected to meet certain quality requirements. So why should you be paid more just because you have a certain number of years in? There are some very BAD MTs with many years experience, and some very good ones with just a few. If you are good, quick, and accurate, you will make more. What's so unfair about that?
Is that based on
gross $$ or net $$? That is an unusual way of determining FT/PT status.
only want internet based too. nm
nm
That's an answer that can only be based on
If you can produce a lot of lines per hour (300-350 or more), then you're not going to make money on VR. Depending on what your company offers as a rate for VR is what you would have to use to arrive at a base figure. One company pays 60%. That means in order to just break even you'd have to produce 40% more than you do in straight typing. That means at 350 lines per hour straight typing, you'd have to produce 490 lph in VR just to break even. Then you'd have to take into consideration that when you do VR you're not editing like QA editing. You have to completely edit the whole report, read the whole thing, and correct all errors. This sometimes takes as much time as straight typing depending on the dictator. Some are very easy. Some you have to correct almost the entire report. Chances are that you're not going to consistently get very easy reports every day, all day. If you're working on an overflow account for a client that has in-house transcription or for a client that has multiple transcription services, you can bet your bottom dollar that you're not getting the easy reports at all, let alone consistently.
Careflow, web based.
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They use DOS-based software sm
Medtype and Medrite. Nothing done in Word. All DOS-even email. Use PC anywhere for file transfer over phone line. 6 cents per line to start. QA 98-100 is very difficult to get and maintain. They supply equipment.
Actually it's based on four things...
The pay plan is based on production, QA scores, how much you send for help, and whether you have a CMT. It is evaluated every month. By the way, the pay plan was actually created through our employee vision team, which gives employees input into how the company is run. I happen to like it as it means I make more money when I am able to produce more and I get that increase for at least a month. Has worked for me and others to give consistent raises for good performance. The platform is pretty easy, there are people who are doing 2500-3000 lines/day on it.
Not based on average..
PTO is based on 1200 lines, not by an average.
U.S. based company
Softscript, Inc. or www.softscript.com is completely U.S. based, no offshoring. A nice company to work for (from home). Located in Santa Monica.
New at home based...
I would like to get some feedback on a few companies. I have been offered positions from AccuScribe, Cymed. I am an IC now and have been in a hospital setting for several years, now at home working for a local company that does not pay well.
This newbie really needs some help!
Thanks in advance!
Carly
Also, how can you recommend DR based on the
original poster's request? SE status and not strict schedule? DR offers none of the above! Sheesh! What a waste of board space! Must be a DR supe or recruiter.
This may be the one.....are they based in Florida.....
reliable pay?? PT work? IC or employee status? What type of equipment is required?
TIA
It can if it is word based
Any word based Expander can be copied over into Medware.
AND based on the wording and the
number of years (3) claimed to have worked for this pitiful company.....there must be only one person taking up for them. How sad. If you have been following the board for the past few weeks, you are surely aware of the current employees who have went to the feds over the wrong doings of this company. LOL!!!
keystrokes, web based? sm
How is the platform, is it user friendly? Does anyone work there and use satellite to connect? Thanks!
Since they are based in India probably willing to pay
.
Pay is based on production.
They have a few different levels. Maximum pay rate is for 225 lph minimum. That schedule is in the process of being revised and s/b finished within the next few weeks, most likely upward to our advantage and to include shift differential. For more details on the current pay rates, you may want to speak to a recruiter since I don't want to give incorrect details. I'm at the top pay level, and I make good money there, but there are other programs as well (like Star team). There is also weekend differential. Pay on holidays is time and a half if you work plus straight holiday time, which is why I almost always volunteer to work holidays if my daughter is with her dad.
It isn't based on any particular WP program. Can use
with Word though and probably is in most cases.
DVI - MS Word based
nm
Are they the ones based in Wetumpka?
If so, RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heard they do not pay.  I heard that from a few people. I have no experience with them personally.
According to Acusis, that's what their new US-based
.
I used to work for them, if they are AR based nm
nm
they are based close to me
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if it is based out of Illinois and you like to get pd
x
I think it is a chicago-based
company. I checked with it once last November and was told they weren't hiring at the time.
Yes, the incentive was based on
number of minutes dictated/transcribed. For example, if the report I loaded was 2 min/50 seconds and the incentive was 25 cpm-- I would get an extra 50 cents (give or take for the 50 seconds). We have to keep track of all the minutes and there is usually a required minimum of 500 minutes that you have to transcribe in order to be eligible. There are also time constraints -- like it only runs for 4-6 hours. You also have to maintain your commitment for the rest of the pay period. That's the only type of incentive I've had my account and they're not very often -- I think they ran it twice (maybe three times) in the last 6 months.
I hope your accounts pick up soon. 
This is NET based in Connecticut
X
No, they are not based out of Ohio
They have a home base in Connecticut, but they are an Indian-owned company.
Most companies, unless you are an IC, based
FT/PT on number of lines transcribed, not minutes. If you are hired as FT, the majority of places give you minimum lines that HAVE to be transcribed in order to remain FT.
It is home-based. (nm)
x
I already make 10 cpl or more based on
my shift - my schedule covers part of 2 shifts. I'm also paid for downtime, paid 6 holidays a year, plus if I work a holiday I get my line rate on top of holiday pay. I have better than average benefits.
The union would have nothing to offer to me and in fact by the time I paid union dues I would be making less than I do now with nothing to show for it.
If they are based in India, why would
they not use Indian MTs??
Management is all US based
since June. All team leads are American as well as the ops manager.
Mgmt is US based but BAD!!!
Since the US management took over, there is no work and many Focus MTs have either quit - like myself - or have acquired 2nd employers so they make money. No work, bad management, accounts leaving, payroll always coming up short now, no decent QA, management that won't answer your IMs and if you call team leader you are called stupid, a liar, a worthless retard and basically they hate you and will fire you. I would personally avoid the company. It was better and more honest and work flow was great when the Indians managed Focus!
Any one use DOS-based Meditech...sm
I just started with a company that still uses this program and am wondering if you can actually get your line count up or if this old program is just a pain. I am a mouse person and this is driving me up the wall, but if I can get good production maybe I need to stick it out. Thanks. 
US-based MT companies
http://www.worldwideworkathome.com/medicaltranscription.html
This came up from Google search *US-based ONLY medical transcription.*
They might be US based only but offshore like everything
Transcend, for example, had big article in the Atlanta newspaper before stating how they had to use offshoring because just not enough MTs here to take care of the work they had. I think some of the others fit this same pattern.
Your opinion is based on what?
It is not cost effective for hospitals to house/own their transcription. They would have to incur the costs and accept that MT is not a profit-generating task.
There's just no reason why this would make sense.
There are hospitals that own their own MT SERVICE, but that's so it can be structured so there is some kind of profit.
You keep squeaking about wanting to cut out MTSOs and I would suggest to you to become one and get an accurate idea of is really entailed.... it is NOT an easy gig.
It's based on the gross.
To be full time and eligible for benefits, you have to GROSS $900 per pay period, which is twice a month.
And even if you were making a totally-unacceptable 7 cents a line (and I just pulled that number out of thin air, it means nothing, I'm only using it to make a point) that's still under 13,000 lines in a bimonthly pay period. Of course, if your line rate is higher (and hopefully it is!) that's even fewer lines you have to lay down to get there.
I just did a Google on Keystroke Pro and they are based in sm
The UK but do work in the U.S. too. I could not find much except their website.
Keystrokes Transcription Service in Illinois has customers and transcriptionists all over the United States with no work sent out of the country. This is off their website. There are too - www.WeTypeXray.com and www.KeystrokesTranscription.com.
Happy Weekend!
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