switching from old programs

• Question about decreased line counts with DQS. - See enclosed.
  • The longer MQ MT is on DQS, the less lines - Not that at all - MQ DQS line count
    • switching from old programs - a theory
    • Everyone's lines will deteriorate due to - MQ MT and DQS
      • DQS/ASR - yakaback
      • DQS - abc
  • Comparing reports - Thinking ahead
    • I am confused. You can't compare the reports.... - WA
      • LOL. And to make it worse, most coffee comes through New Orlean ports, - and it's about to increase. Whaaah! nm
  • yes i have compared counts - sm
  • I don't know, but the above is a great question...anyone? - WA

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You could work for Webmedx.  They try to keep you doing the same accounts from day to day.  I work there. I do the same accounts on a daily basis. Of course, you can ask for more accounts if you want.

Give them a try. Well worth the call.

I work for 3 companies currently and ALL of them have in the last 2 months announced that my accounts with them are going to VR.  Two will be using MModal platform and the other eScription.  Every one of them has quoted us a rate of 3 CPL!!!!!!    At first when the first company told us that line rate I was like, no way, that's ridiculous, but then when the other 2 also announced the very same line rate (with absolutely NO negotiation) I was extremely dishearted to say the least.  From my research I was under the impression that 4-5 cpl was the going rate, but it appears that these companies are now down to offering only 3.   

For anyone working on the above 2 platforms, what are you currently making per line and are you able to at least make a decent wage?  All 3 companies are touting well, you will be able to do 3-4 times as much work but the most I've heard tell of is 1.6 to 2x.  Guess they're buying the crap sold to them from the VR software company. 

Does anyone work for Transcend or Ascending Healthcare systems???  Just wondering if they are good companies.  I am really fed up with MQ.  Just cannot make any money with them.  I am getting tired of working my rear-end off and not making anything at all.  Seems like only nickels and dimes when I get my paycheck.  Anyone care to comment or agree with me or even disagree??? 

Please someone respond to my post.  

Suzy Q

I switched paths a few years ago, but backwards from you.  I am an LPN, but went back to school for medical transcription.  I have an autistic son who is 15 now.  I left the workforce when he was diagnosed at 2 years old.  About 4 years ago, he was getting more independent and I wanted to go back to work.  My dilema was the child care issue and that is why I chose to study for something that would allow me to work from home. 

I also had been going through personal issues with my marriage and know where you are coming from and how difficult this decision is.  I still work from home doing transcription because balancing the costs of working outside of home (travelling, food, wardrobe, child care, etc.) against the benefits being at home, it has worked out for me better to stay at home.  It was really important to me to be the one to provide care to my son and to be flexible enough for the day-to-day things that usually come up.  My advice would be to really decide what is most needed and important for you right now, and go from there... and weigh the cost of both.

I tuck a little bit away each pay ( whatever I can manage) and claim my utilities and anything I can as expenses on my taxes each year. 

Good luck with any decision you make.

awful experiences, depending on which company you work for. My past experience was with Heartland and the mentoring program there was obnoxious with a capital O. I had to leave because of family issues, and I learned nothing while in the mentoring program. My general knowledge of the MT field, what I learned through general life experience or through MT training, certainly NOT from the mentoring program, is what kept me at the job. Had I had to rely soley on the mentoring program at Heartland, I would have been one of the many in my group that I just recently learned were hastily fired now that the company is changing hands. In your own situation, don't feel too bad if the company you applied to doesn't get in touch with you as soon as you had hoped or at all. The universe is sending you a message. Try, try again and NEVER give up.

you need to be connected to upload them to your computer and connected to transmit them back.  I do not think you need to be connected while you are working.  You can download in batches of 5 or whatever number they authorize you for, disconnect from the net, transcribe, then re-connect and transmit.

is this the info you needed?

I was in Heaven when we got the correcting Selectric -- no more white out, which of course is a major faux pas nowadays.  I still have my old IBM Wheelwriter in the closet -- first typewriter with memory that I used and could store reports.  I thought I had reached the technological edge then.  (smile)

Thanks for making me smile.  Although I love my PC, it is kind of fun sometimes to look back and see how far we have come.

Hi,

Can someone tell me if or what they know about MT mentoring programs? I'm being considered for a couple through well-known companies that were actually referred to me. Then I heard from someone else that you have to be cautious because someone they knew wasn’t paid. I've been looking for a job a long time now and I was almost hired. It fell through because they couldn't hire after all. Like I said, I'm waiting on some feedback from a couple of mentoring programs but it will be in January. The last few weeks I've had to put MT employment searching on hold because of the upcoming holidays; Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. I would appreciate any feedback on this thanks.

Brenda R.

If the line count in a particular platform, for example ExText, is compared to MS Word count where the total word count is divided by 65, shouldn't the count be about the same? 

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