hypertype - anyone else run out of work?
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Hypertype
Does anyone have any info on Hypertype out of New York? Would love some info on them. Thanks!
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Some of the archives mention a $700 equipment fee? Other archives say they are great to work for. Can anyone help clarify this? Thank you
Hypertype
I have worked for Hypertype for 10 years now. Initially, the owner did quote me a $700 equipment fee, that would be taken out gradually over the course of the year. That never happened. Although I never addressed that issue again, I personally feel it is to weed out those who really want the work and those who are just shopping. The past 2 years there has been a $20.00 month fee taken out of each paycheck (which is deductible)
I have gone through 3 C-phones, several laniers, and a variety of other equipment, which were either produced immediately to work on an account where needed, or replaced when faulty, no questions asked. They only ask that the equipment be returned to them promptly if no longer needed. The company has gone through major changes throughout these last few years.
I am happy. The owner is honest, and compassionate. She used to be in the trenches doing this job. Technical help is readily available. My particular QA is wonderful and understanding. Work is steady (at least my long time account). There are occasional slow down periods, but if you call the office they usually set you up with a short term account.
Everyone has a different view of things. For me, this MTSO is the one I will stay with.
I hope this helps explains things a bit.
Hypertype
This company has a lot of MTs who work very part time. The owner may have been in the trenches as another MT stated, but she is in the process of paying off a buy-out from the original owner of the company, and the bottom line is her profit margin. Raises are nonexistent or minimal. The MedRite platform is as ancient as they get. The owner advertises heavily in the Lake George area. Check with MTs in that area about their reasons for not working for this company. The work is feast or famine. None of the accounts are full service accounts, just partial accounts, either overflow or one or two work types.
HyperType
Does anyone have any information on this company in NY state?
HyperType
Old platform (medrite), not enough tech support (not available evenings or weekends). No raises. All overflow accounts. No ability to verify line counts with your own program, entirely reliant on what HyperType's program line count equals. There are two offices. The original office in Harrison has minimal accounts, but the manager tries to maintain work flow. The Lake George office is bigger. The current owner (in the process of buying out the business from the original owner who ran the business for years and years) was the office manager at the Lake George office. Most MTs do not work full time for this company due to lack of work and other issues. Schedule is flexible. They advertise all the time, if that's any indication of how many MTs come and go with this company.
HyperType Been There
Been There. I have a question for you as my computer is all set up with Hyper-Type and I will be briefed Monday on how to use their platform. This is not my first MT job as I did work for a national and a smaller company in Ohio. Your post really has me concerned! Are you currently working for Hypertype? If you don't, what has happened to make you so negative about Hypertype? Please let me know if I made an incorrect choice. I still have time to change!! TKS! Leigh
HyperType
Staff are friendly, truly try to be helpful. In many instances, their hands are tied. Many people in this organization are related to the current owner (red flag). The original owner could have sold the company to MQ, but did not. The current owner makes it a habit to bash the prior owner, tell you all sorts of dirty laundry, goes on and on about how she cannot afford to give raises, yet she's managed to dwindle down this pay off mighty quick. It's an attitude thing. There is not always work. Most of the accounts are overflow or a couple of work types, definitely not full service. Only a very few MTs work full time for this company. We all know the reasons why MTs choose not to work for one company -- instability, lack of work, lost accounts, etc. Hypertype did go to the newer version of MedRite, it's still a dinosaur compared to other platforms available. The tech guys do a good job with what they have to work with, but their hands are tied based on minimal programs and/or education. Your best option is to try the company, not work exclusively for any company, and see how it goes. Best wishes!
Hypertype
Oh, after I posted this I scrolled down and read the posts from Kerry and someone else. All that did was confuse me more! As long as I don't run out of work, I will be be happy. And I do like direct deposit. Hope they do that too. It's either them or Pheonixmed.
I'll keep reading - Comments and suggestions are apreciated!
Thanks!
HyperType
Yes, especially on the weekends or Monday morning. This depends on the account. It also depends on which office you are working for. The original office manages their accounts a lot better than Lake George.
HyperType
I'm considering working for this smaller company out of NY. However, I've heard that you cannot verify your line counts with an independent program and there's a possibility that the line counts are configured low for the MTs versus higher for the company's charge to the client. Does anyone have any specific information on this company? Do they have enough work to keep a person busy? It just drives me nuts when a company claims to have lots of work, but they really don't. Thanks in advance.
Hypertype
Hi, I work for Hypertype. What you heard about the line counts is correct, but I am not sure about being figured low. I don't really know how to find that out for sure. They use the Medrite system, which I personally like. As far as keeping you busy, most of the time there is plenty on my account, but there have been days when there is not enough. Today was one of those days. Two reports and I couldn't get any more (it is also invoice day, so I figure everyone is trying to get their lines in. As far as ESLs on my account, it is about half and half. Overall I enjoy the work and the pay is on time. The one thing I would change, IMHO, is the QA. I am still fairly new in this field, and I rarely get feedback, which is something I really appreciate when I do get it. I haven't heard from my QA in nearly two weeks, though.
I hope this has helped you.
HyperType
HyperType has no accounts that are full service, so the work can be scarce at times. QA feedback is minimal, but the QA people are not nit-picky.
No, you cannot verify your line counts independently of their program and the counts seem to be low compared to minutes of dictation per report.
The current owner is always in crisis mode. A bit over friendly for being the boss and tends to tell the MTs more than what they need to know about her personal business. Yes, she was an MT, and she was the office manager of the Lake George office before buying the business from the orignal long-time owner (Harrison office). She claims to know everyone imaginable in the MT business world. I consider that people who toot their horn so much are usually problematic.
Note, she advertises very very often in the Lake George area, but has a large turnover of MTs.
Pay is less than ideal, with never ending excuses as to why she cannot afford to give raises, no matter what your QA rating or production numbers.
It's an okay place to work if you don't need a guaranteed income every month.
Hypertype
I just heard that they lost a major account. Does anyone have any idea who took it over?
HyperType
HyperType lost another account, huh? Why am I not surprised?
I can't help you with your question of who took over the account. You might try calling the medical records department of the facility and see if someone there will give you an answer.
HyperType
Does anyone know anything about HyperType in Lake George, NY?
123MT, I hope you see this, I would still like to talk to you.
I think that maybe your email went to my junk mail and it deletes every day. I changed the settings so please try again.
Elsie
Hypertype
I emailed you again with my email addy. 
Didn't Hypertype
HOw is the company doing.... lake george and harrison, ny.
Does Hypertype hire IC MT's? Thank you.
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Hypertype in Upstate NY
I would appreciate any and all information about this company. It does not seem to be high on the radar screen.
Hypertype - anyone Heard or worked for?
I've been offered a job with Hypertype. They seem very nice, too nice actually and I was wondering if anyone has heard of them. They are based in Lake George, New York.
Thanks.
Donna
Hypertype - anyone Heard or worked for?
I work for Hypertype. Don't worry, they are not putting on a front. They are just nice people!
As a whole.. nice people to work for, decent benefits but the get off/on the system, work/no work,
is maddening. I couldnt pay my bills or even work the schedule I was assigned. They would ask us not to work until work built up in the evenings and I specifically wanted to work days as I have kids etc. It just didnt work out for me but to each his own. It just seems there has to be a better balance in this business that what is happening.
I did speak with my manager. Work was promised. No work there when I needed to work.
I see the reports everyday too, but when I get work it is of bad quality, then there is no work unless I work diffrent shifts. Thank you.
My liaison always says to work on secondary when primary is low on work/no work. n/m
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That's going to be nuts...I do ASR work too, plus work split shifts. We'll NEED a spread shee
NT
Work is easy, very nice owner, pays weekly, work in Word.
A majority of at-home MT is overflow work with in-house getting the bulk of the work. If they clean
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Pay is always on time, direct deposit, very nice management to work with, and DQS platform, work
load normally busy, but low now because of the summer slow down on my accounts. Sound an issue on some accounts, but not others. Overall, wonderful company.
That is a BIG problem at TransTech is leads assigning work, rather than letting the work flow
This TT MT just admitted to that fact. It has been very obvious, as so easy to tell how work comes into our que and then gets pulled out as fast as it came in and replaced with YUKKY dictators. VERY frustrating to us other TT MT's who take the JUNK that is NOT assigned to other MT's, such as this poster.
Ever thought of a home health care aide? Usually paid training and start work right away. Can work
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Absolutely not! I work for the best MTSO. I am have been so blessed to work for the small company I
I will share this about the MTSO I work for. I called her late last Wednesday night after Church and told her I was compelled to help out with Hurricaine Katrina in some way and an opportunity arose for a small group from my Church to go to Louisianna this coming week. Would she be able to cover my work. She told me no problem without any hesitation and even donated money for the trip.
And I am sure there are plenty of good companies out there to work for. To compare us to migrant workers is just not right.
It does work, you do not need to "make" it work.. it works in all word based programs.
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I did some overflow work for Landmark.. they are wonderful to work for.. very nice people.. pay was
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They have to be flexibility because of the erratic work flow. No sense in a schedule if no work..
nm
I was told Escription would not work with Vista. Turned out it wouldn't work with my sm
Office Basic Edition 2003 either, but no one could figure out why, it was supposed to.
There is actually a section on the Dell website that offers Windows XP. I haven't checked it out as I'm not in the market, so I don't know if it costs extra. I have a Dell and it's been fine for me. I hate the ESL tech department, but it seems like most of them have that now.
Yes they do send work overseas and do not hide this fact. There is plenty of work and they do pay
well. Overall, I like having work as I have been at places where you had to fight to keep busy so this works for me.
There is NO work at Transtech. Maybe they just choose special people to send work to
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Are you required to work major holdays at KS. I know nature of biz to work them. Thanks for info. nm
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Great people to work for, but I had to leave due to lack of work. Hopefully that has changed. SM
Most of us who do not live in California had to go IC. When I was there, they did not have statutory status, although they told me they did when they hired me. Their pay for VR is VERY low, not a living wage. Many of the folks in the office are ex-YOG and great to work for/with. Good luck.
1200 lines daily is great if you have the work, personally, I never had enough work so
I left and have NEVER been sorry!
Don't know about radiology work load, but we have been scratching in the dirt for work for a numb
of months now. They hire, lose account, hire again before new accounts comes onboard, then have overhired, having to put new MT's on the current low workload.
Medical field is 24/7 work unless you work for a clinic or stand alone operation.
I just look at the other cool people working holidays and weekends in the ICU, ER, paramedics,and am glad to be there. When you work in a hospital for a length of time, it becomes a necessary evil to show up at the worst possible times.
Having a family or a life you'd miss from Friday at 5 PM to Monday at 8 PM must be hard and
I think that there is a place for you where they can meet your requirements (M-F). There are plenty of those jobs.
They require that you work in house until your have clean QA for 3 paydays then you can work
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All nationals I work for you only work 40 hours unless they approve overtime.
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I'm part-time and don't have to work all weekend. I work Tues-Sat.
I've never heard that from Chronicle, of course I didn't see the ad.
The bid has nothing to do with consistancy of work. MTSO cannot control how cosistant work is.
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I'll love to know who you work for. I also work every weekend with no extra pay.
It'd be nice to get paid for all the nights and weekends I work.
Like I said - it depends who you work for. I work for a hospital at home - not a company. nm
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I know two people who work 3rd shift for Keystrokes on radiology and have a lot of work. Maybe you
on an account that has enough work. I hate to hear that someone doesn't have enough work or that they have a problem because I know that Keystrokes works to find the right account for every person. They do a lot for us but you have to talk to them until you find the right account or volume or hours for you.
I think that a lot of companies are that way but there is a lot of job-hopping in transcription. Everyone is looking for the perfect job but the grass is not always greener on the other side. There are a few MTSO's really are not good but for the most part, the others don't intentionally drive people away. That would not make sense. They need us to work as much as we need them to have the work there for us.
I work on it. Usual amount of work. Not running out but not backlogged either. They seem to have
about the right staffing on it. Hope that helps.
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