sometimes you'll hear that there's a new account coming on board ...
Posted By: dandelion on 2009-07-23
In Reply to: So are you thinking that by having a plethora of MTs waiting in the wings so to speak, ensures that - Hopeful MDIer
sometimes that happens, sometimes it falls through ...
I'm not saying that they absolutely don't care ... but particularly if you are an independent contractor, it genuinely is not their problem.
Either way, the people who are willing to sit and wait for work will stay ... I've been one of them ... not ready to switch companies, need the lines to pay the bills.
I remember when, first of all, work was often backed up (and ALWAYS out of TAT -- the first 7 or so years I did MT) these were hospital accounts being done done by local companies who had history with each other ... The national bought out and underbid the smaller companies and one of their big selling points was TURNAROUND and they agreed to penalties into their contracts ... IMHO, many turnaround times I've heard of are silly -- ER reports and STAT H&Ps/Consults do affect patient care and could justify a 2-4 hour TAT -- most other work types could easily fit a 12-24 hour TAT with the option to flag as STAT.
It was great to be able to work any hour of any day -- now it's much more iffy and harder to make up lines if you have an unexpected down time. JMHO.
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Did they say a new account is coming on board and they are training the
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Well, I was happy for that overflow account coming on board
It is helping out some. No, I don't work on that account, but I did put in a full shift today.
In fact, the work is picking up on the account I work on as I had a total of 3 full shifts this week. Sure feels funny to work a full shift lately. 
You'll be doing QA on the stuff coming back from India. The
rate would have to be REALLY good for me to consider it.
They have a big account coming on and SM
are storing people away until it comes on board. Supposedly many people are out of work. I suppose things will improve when that account comes on board.
When they have a new account coming they
overhire. They want to have the expected number of MTs needed trained and ready to go on day 1. What really sucks is that if there is a delay for some reason in the account going live then they stick them on an existing account, which if that happens to be your account you are SOL. Not only does the newbie not have enough lines, but you don't either, which hardly seems fair. This was the case when I worked there and I complained and was told that they had to allow for people quitting/being fired, not working their schedules, etc. I only worked about 5 months before saying screw it and only 1 pay period did I get all my lines in, despite flexing my schedule to work my weekends and getting up at 3 a.m. to try to get some lines. I tried to make the most of the down time and clean out closets, catch up on my personal paperwork, but when I was having to take money out of savings every month to cover my mortgage payment something had to change and WMX wasn't going to.
The "powers" that be watch this board so you will have a ton of TT MTs coming on here to say t
plenty of work, which will only make you feel worse like your being singled out, but I suspect this happy TT'ers are management. How else can you explain someone saying no work and then others saying how swamped they are. It happens all the time. Makes you wonder...
New onco account coming on soon
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There is a new, larger account coming on in Dec. (sm)
I would imagine they are hiring in anticipation of that. Work flows vary anywhere, but these people go out of their way to try and keep us all in work on a steady basis. Benefits good, you are treated well by management, pay on time, accounts pretty good, platform is such that you can actually make money.
Ups and downs are the name of the game, but I would highly suggest you at least talk to them. Hiring on with them was one of the best things I ever did for myself. I will ride the waves of feast and famine gladly with this company.
When they have a new account coming on-line
they way overhire and they hire too soon so that the new hires they stick on various accounts until their account comes on-line, so then there is less work for the people who have the account as a primary. I left a year ago, after 4 months with only 1 paycheck where I got in 40 hours. Even with 3 accounts and sitting in front of the computer for hours in case a job came through, and working my days off, I still couldn't get in 40 hours. They had so overhired that even when the account came on-line there wasn't enough work for everyone. I think 6 of us quit within a month and there still wasn't enough work for everyone, although some of the more challenging accounts had OT most every week, but despite asking to work on one of those accounts I was told no. For me quitting was the best thing I did. Now at least on the rare occasion there isn't enough work we get paid downtime.
if the account is just coming onto the VR platform
then it needs time to get smarter, which means you leave AS out of the picture. It needs to learn to type correctly what is being dictated. It also makes the dictators more responsible for their dictation (I know, a whole new argument in that statement). Anyway, that is why. The engine needs to learn, the dictators need to learn. You just tweak nuances like weather/whether while it learns. From QA's POV, they need to stay on top of which reports come through as straight versuses VR, but they are in their own learning curve.
You, MTSO, should just stop coming to OUR board if you're (NM)
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I'm coming on board wtih MDI/MD, have to have unlimited long distance, BUT...
my local telephone service offers that for $24.95/month. Since I'm coming from Medquist, I figured I'll be making that up almost entirely in one DAY!!!! and I had to pay my Internet for me anyway, I'm an addict with four domains of my own, LOL!
Uumm, fellow MTs. Why would a hospital director be coming to our lil ole board??? nm
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Don't know about turnover but new clients coming on board - GREAT company
Deb Garrison, I hope you're reading this board, because I'm coming at you with one hell of a l
I know that there are a lot of you out there who are owed money. Some of you are owed LOTS of money and Deb just spends it on herself. You'll likely NEVER get paid, but together you can all make sure she never runs an MTSO again. But, what needs to happen is ALL MTs screwed out of their paychecks must come together for this to actually happen. You all can email me at flagfootballcoach@gmail.com and we will pull together and bring down the hammer on this woman. She has had too many different businesses, taken people for their hard earned money, and needs to be shut down for good.
Just a minute here chickie. There is work at Webmedx and plenty more coming on board. SM
Maybe if you had more than one account to transcribe, you, too, would have work. Don't spread lies on this board please. It is not nice.
Thank you. Hopefully I'll hear back from them!
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Don't worry . . . you'll hear from t hem (sm)
a month or two down the road. I left huge blanks, too, then kicked myself when enteral/parenteral nutrition came to mind later -- and I had a preemie myself years ago! They called me about 6 weeks after I tested, but I already had my plate full of desirable IC work.
if I don't hear anything tomorrow I'll be looking elsewhere
not because I don't want to work here but because the electric company won't wait, ya know what I mean?
I SO hear you.. I'll contact Ms. Xanax for you.
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If you'll look down the board they have been
discussed extensively this week.
I am confused, too. I hear on the board that TT...
is hiring so I jump on e-mail and request another backup as my paychecks are half of what they were, and they say everything is fully staffed. I work second shift, do VR, and lately work 6 days a week to make that half a paycheck. Starting to get pretty burnt out, and this was supposed to be one of the best companies out there. Sigh.
perhaps you can direct them to this board - that'll do it. NM
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Okay.. It is just so unusual to see anyone on this board so excited to hear about a new job.. Maybe
we've all just become too cynical. They must be newbies though. Boy oh boy has the newness of jobs wore off. I have been looking but I just never get that excited. I just think, oh, I just hope this one is better than the last bad experience. It is hard not to get cynical sometimes, isnt it? We all just want a place to call home and there is just so much disappointment out there. I was impressed that they were so excited and couldnt wait to here from PMSI.. oh well back to my drawing board. I guess time will tell if it is everything they were hoping for.
I hear it is very small account
Only a few people got on it. The big one cancelled.
sorry to hear that. I guess it depends on the account
just like anything else. Some hospital accounts use several services, so the quality of drafts will differ from poor to excellent, depending on who works on the account.
Overall, I love the platform and it is very user friendly.
Sorry to hear of any quitting. I am on the "busy" account..
I do like it a lot, but I also worry about overhiring.. and forcing me out of a job that I love..
I see it on the Main board. Refresh your browser and you'll see it.
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I'll work for them again if they get another eScription account.
The one I was on was lost. Not too heart broken as it was a pain in the butt account.
maybe you'll get on a decent platform/account
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Congrats! I'm so very happy for you. Maybe we'll be on the same account. :-) nm
then that account will disappear and they'll assign another.
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Sorry to hear that because that was a good account with great normals. Hope
you find a new home where you will be appreciated and with good line counts!
My primary account is a hosp in new orleans so I'm wondering if we'll have more charts in a fe
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I agree..I have been very busy on my account and have not even been on this board (sm)
for 3 days in a row. I am still with KS and very happy. A couple weeks ago I posted my true feelings about working there because they were true and after the horrors I experienced at Medquist the last year I was there, KS is a refreshing change of pace. If someone doesn't like the fact that people who work for KS are genuinely happy, don't read the posts about them. I am not a member of management or someone who was coerced to write how I feel about my job. I have worked for 4 MT companies in the past 15 years and Keystrokes is far and away the best. I do not like switching companies either so I plan on staying with Keystrokes for the duration of my career.
On the Job Seeker's board, there is a cardiology account
for a company TOS. Does anyone know what TOS stands for and who they are?? Thanks
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Anyone that applied with Kathy Kirby hear anything yet? I am wondering how long it takes to hear a
response back
If you'll read through past posts you'll find lots of
recent info. Why do you need menitoring if you already work as an MT. Unless you do clinic work most companies will require you to work at least one weekend day, at least initially.
If you'll read the archives you'll find out everything
you want to know, none of it good.
I said MAY NOT hear, didn't say you wouldn't hear. There is
a difference, and many people have said they knew they didn't do well on the tests, but still feel like they should have heard from companies and haven't.
Probably figure you'll want Way more than they'll offer, whatever it might be. :) nm
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If you'll read more carefully you'll see
I was referring to AFTER she's missed out on a job, having a friend do sort of an audit to tell her what what was wrong with her test she submitted -- not cheating.
That account in Texas was not a MQ account. They did not use DQS on that account until KS started.
They are moving 3 other accounts to DQS between now and January 1st. I asked. The MQ accounts they have gotten in the past did not go to DQS. I followed my old account, which is how I know, and it was Meditech. The account is still run by KS and is a big account too.
MedQuisters, topics from the Company board are being moved to the MedQuist board. MQ posts on
the first page of the Company board will be removed to open up space for other companies to post. Enjoy the new Medquist board set up for you.
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Are you the same condescending person the word board? I thought this was called "Company Board.&#
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Didn't you post this on 03/04/06 on both the Company Board and the Hospital/Clinic MT Board?
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This was moved from main board to company board. Replies don't transfer. nm
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Hear, hear! (Or is it 'here, here?') LOL
I saw this coming!!!
I saw this coming when they first started us on this new platform, and eventually, ALL the accounts will be editing. These MTs really don't care because it is not happening to them right now!! My opinion is that EVERYONE will eventually be editing and not typing and at the 40% lower rate per line. When that happens, all of these Transcend cheerleaders will be just like me, sitting with their mouths hanging open in disbelief that it is happening to them. I used to be one of those cheerleaders and now feel bad that the 2 people I referred to Transcend have now had to go get other jobs because of lack of work, timeouts, downtime, etc., etc. Why would they want to pay 8 cents per line when they can pay for those same lines at 4.8 with editing. OF COURSE, everyone possible will be editing, and it will not take long to do it either. We had about a week's notice when we went to editing, which I felt was also inconsiderate, and they will do everyone else that way too--just watch and see what happens!!
Like I said before, TRANSCEND SUCKS!!
Ex-Transcend cheerleader!!!
Where do they keep coming up with
these numbers? I have been an MT for 15 years. I am 35, starting my MT career at 20! Do they know exactly how many American MTs there are, if so I would like that number. I have a hard time believing our average age comes in at 59!
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