k, its digital TV signals by 2/2009...but

• I don't work for KS but was wondering (sm) - mt
  • You don't have to have digital phone, there are - me
  • Long distance sm - Hoku
    • VOip and digital are not necessarily the same. - me
      • Actually, I have both sm - Hoku
  • Long distance -- - Another Happy KSMT
  • I work for Keystrokes and have never heard that you had to have digital phone service (sm) - Another Ohio MT
    • That is true. They don't specify anything - stroker
    • I'm hoping I'm wrong, but... - aa
      • k, its digital TV signals by 2/2009...but - aa
        • Yes it is TV is going all digital. If you have - me

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I found this clipping interesting; see link for more.

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Gross profit for the first quarter of 2009 was $5,343,000, an increase of $1,189,000 or 29%, over first quarter 2008 gross profit of $4,154,000. As a percentage of revenue, gross profit increased to 36% in the first quarter of 2009 from 35% in the first quarter of 2008. This was down one point compared to the three most recent quarters due to the impact of the DeVenture acquisition on the company's gross profit margins. Approximately 62% of the Company's total revenue was processed on our BeyondTXT platform in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 64% in the first quarter of 2008. Most of this reduction relates to the addition of DeVenture in 2009. Approximately 53% of our BeyondTXT volume was edited using speech recognition technology in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 38% in the first quarter of 2008. The Company's goal is to increase this percentage to at least 60% over the next twelve months. The percentage of the Company's total volume processed offshore was 19% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 16% in the first quarter of 2008.

Whenever we acquire a company, our top priority will always be to keep all of the customers, stated Sue McGrogan, Chief Operating Officer. It is typical to see lower gross profit margins initially from companies we acquire. As we integrate the newly acquired business, we have three primary strategies to help improve the gross profit margins of acquired businesses: migrating as much of the business as possible from older platforms to BeyondTXT to take advantage of the increased productivity inherent in our speech-recognition enabled platform, considering the use of offshore resources, especially for night and weekend coverage, and implementing our operating model to streamline the operation. These three strategies are really no different than what we do every day in our existing business. I want to thank our employees, including our new team from DeVenture, for the hard work necessary to integrate DeVenture quickly and the extra effort made to reach out to DeVenture's customers and employees to begin forming strong long-term relationships with Transcend. I'm also pleased with the progress we have made with the integration of TRS in April. Our customer retention remains high, with only one customer leaving Transcend in the first quarter due to a corporate decision unrelated to our service at the local customer level.

at which point we will have to sign all that HIPAA confidentiality stuff and probably noncompete agreements with Transcend too.  While the 2009 MDI contract says they have to pay us a certain line rate for 12 months (and this would be binding on Transcend as well)  I bet what we signed says we cannot compete for at least  couple of years (and this would be binding on us as it pertains to what would now be Transcend accounts.)  Don't have time to hunt up and read my contract right now but I would be very surprised if the noncompete agreement expired at the end of 2009.  Way to easy to walk off with accounts that way. 

other options.   There are multiple long distance carriers and I don't think it is up to the MTSO to research them all and see which ones do/do not offer an unlimited plan.  AT&T sells their plan as unlimited, but unlimited to them is 5000 minutes, and that isn't enough if you work full-time. 

Do they have a website? I can't find one....

Thanks!

I do not reside in Columbus, and I have not been offered a position by this company...  I was just curious about the company and wondered if they hired WAH MTs outside of Ohio. 

Thanks for any and all information. 

Does anyone out there work for Digital Records Corporation, MTs, that is?  Need to know if you have to have a C-phone as the only way of working for them?  Will be taking their oral part of test on Monday, but she would not tell me any specifics about them before that !  Whatever else you could tell me about them would be greatly appreciated.  All I know, right now, is that they do pay for the spaces, that is a plus for me, because now I don't get paid for that !  Thanks.

Anyone work for either or test for either?  I see that ad has been at top of page for SmartMed and had 2000+ hits and wander what is the story - no one posts about them. Also never see Digital Records commented upon except for pay by the stroke a little bit down the page.

Anyone familiar with this company?  If so, what do you think of them.  Good/bad place to work.  Platforms?  Fair pay with spaces?  Enough work?

Thanks

I too tested for Digital Transcription Services back at the end of February.  I sent my tests in and never heard a word from the company.  How inconsiderate in my opinion.  I'm sure I wouldn't want to work for a company that is run this way.

Only 2 people working there one of which is the owner, who will not pay. She will stiff you for hundreds of dollars stating that she had too much corrections.  Look out please..

Our company is having difficulty getting our reports we transcribe in microsoft word and send by internet to the company -- put into any digital chart they are trying to create ----- to meet the mandate coming up in about 2010.

They are caving to the idea that all transcription MUST be done by voice recognition in order for everything to MESH -- if you get my drift.

I can't believe that it is necessary to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Also, I have never seen a doctor's pay be the same as an MT - and thus wouldn't their time be better spent generating income than doing clerical work?    but then what do I know -- I'm ONLY an MT.  grrr

anyway, has anybody worked through this conundrum and been able to find a program to transcribe on that is compatible with any type of EMR (electronic medical record) program - which I personally thing EMR stinks and should be burned in the pit.

There must be programs that are compatible that allow transcription to still be done (we are the last stopgap measure against errors that happen - we do much more than just type -- do they know this?) and still allow doctors to sputter out their hurridly done dictations as they scurry about -- leaving them available to actually see patients rather than sitting there doing corrections.

Thanks for any help you all.

send email or answer here -- either would be totally appreciated. 

Has anyone ever worked for DRC out of California?  I am looking for a full time position and have been testing and applying all over the place and I just received a call from DRC. I am to take a verbal question test over the phone and then type 5 files for testing. I was just wondering if this is a good company as far as how it treats it's employees.

Thanks a bunch,

Lynn

Has anyone had experiences with this company, i.e. staff, software, accounts, good pay (and ontime), etc.

Thanks

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I went ahead and applied for their little ortho job over there and was sent 6 test files, about 20+ minutes of dictation time total.  I said I would only do one file, but did anyone else get this?  I worry when i get things like this as a lot of people will use the testing to get the work done for free.

Thanks

Does anybody work for this company now or have worked there in the past that can give me any information?

I was looking at testing, but was wondering if anybody had any information on them good or bad.  Thanks. 

thanks for your reply.

Are your docs somehow signing off on the notes at some point in the process? and if so, how are they doing that?