what an mtso charges
Posted By: stillmting on 2009-08-08
In Reply to: Actually, it is my business, when I have been lied to in the past about (sm) - mtmtmtmtmtmtmt
Tell me, if you worked at McDonalds, would you feel it was your business to see their outlay for expenditures, to know how much they pay for hamburger and potatoes and figure out if the food is appropriately priced so that the $8.00 an hour you make is fair?
Being an MTSO is hard... damn hard on some days. The excuses of MANY MTs of I slept late, have an appt, don't work on Friday, have a headache/period/sore throat, sick kid, sick mom, sick dog, did enough for today, hate this dictator, hate this work type, can't use a dictionary or spellcheck.... that ALONE is worth a significant sum.
Not every MT is like that, but imagine if you have 50 MTs and 25 are, what kind of nightmare that would be.
This is not a zero overhead job for someone running a significant number of MTs and the cost of dealing with the MTs stated above as well as a client who is repeately- can't find that, meant to do it yesterday, have 100 docs doing backlog on top of the 12000 lines normally dictated today....
Wear the hat. Once you've done that, then I feel it's your business to know what a bid is going for. Once you've done that, then let's see what you think is fair to pay your MTs based on what you can charge a client.
I've worn that hat and it's why I'm happy as a pig in shit to be a grunt today.
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If you are incurring OD charges, I don't think sm
you should blame it on the company you work for. It's you who is writing the checks. If you have automatic payments being taken out of your checking account, you should ask to have the transaction date changed to a date you know is safe. The MT should (and I know how hard this is to do!) consider the extra 3-5 days' wait and budget accordingly. And don't forget to allow for the check to clear, etc. It's a hassle but if you get the chance to rearrange your bill payment schedule, it might ease up your situation somewhat. (I'm not specifically addressing the OP, but whoever might be reading this.)
Some MTs think they should get their paper checks on the actual payday and then call their pay late when it arrives 3 days later. I became aware of this when this argument came on the boards years ago. Some helpful MT explained how payroll works and that seemed to smooth out some feathers. The MT should be aware that the company CUTS the checks that payday (the company has to be sure it has the funds in the bank to cover the checks, and the company, like us, has to wait for the clients' checks to come in and clear--the beat goes on), and mails them out at that time. If you want to have your check in hand on payday day, why not get a job in a hospital or clinic?
If you can, switch to direct deposit. I believe you have total access to your money the day it's transferred to you, depending on the bank you use, I guess, rather than wait for a paper check to clear. It's a difference between night and day. But if you do have DD, take in consideration weekends and holidays getting in the way of things so try to budget for that, too. And never assume you have the money in your checking account! Call your bank (there is usually a number where you don't have to speak with a human) and get the date of the deposit before you start paying those bills.
Hope this helps. I never knew anything about this stuff until someone explained it to me. Knowledge is power. Yay, Us!! 
LD phone charges
AT&T/SBC did the same thing. I've heard that Qwest and CenturyTel will also stop your service when they discover you are using it for data connections. I've checked into VOiP but my cable isn't stable enough for all my phone service to depend on it. I, too, am wondering if there are any companies that offer unlimited LD including data calls on a residence line.
TransTech charges their MT's an
Is that the norm that the MT has to pay for using a company's computer? I did not have to pay equipment rental fee with MQ or Spheris in the past. Transtech is the first company that I have ever worked for that charged for the use of their computer.
Also, it is one of those monitors that sticks out about 18 inches to 24 inches in the back. Old, I think you would call it. Definitely far from a flat screen monitor.
CLINIC WORK CHARGES
I DO CLINIC WORK ON THE WEST COAST AND IN NEVADA. I CHARGE 0.14/LINE 65 CHARACTERS PER LINE. SPACES, BOLD, ITALICS, AND UNDERLINES COUNT (I USE INSTANT TEXT TO BILL AND SET IT UP THAT WAY SO IT KEEPS TRACK FOR ME. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO CHARGE 0.15/LINE AND 0.12/LINE FOR THE SAME AND ONE WHO CHARGES 0.17/LINE FOR 60 CHARACTER LINE, NO SPACES. IT DEPENDS. I PICK UP, PRINT, DELIVER, FAX (NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR FAXING) AND STORE THEIR WORK, BACK-UP, ETC. GOOD LUCK.
The account I'm on uses Internet. There are no LD charges. nm
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What your boss charges clients isn't
your business. Your agreement is what you are paid for your services.
but youre paying LD charges out of that, right? nm
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Transform charges for errors
tell your friend to file criminal charges - sm
bouncing a check is against the law (except in Florida - where you have to go to small claims court). However, in MOST states (before anyone jumps down my throat) - in MOST states it is against the law to bounce checks and it is taken seriously and the owner CAN BE taken away in handcuffs and the court WILL ENFORCE that they make good on the checks.
SHE CHARGES 13.00 FOR A REPORT AND PAYS ME 5.45 THOUGH WITH ALL THE PASTING IN ETC.
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Sad but legal. My sister's employer charges
All support in our state has to be withheld from the paying parent's paycheck. She has to pay $10 each week for her company to do so.
Sad and unfair.
MQ charges $50/computer - $15/wave pedal - and rarely have
for you to make 12,000 a pay period.
I have insurance through them. It is Unicare. It is less than what my husband's company charges
It is high though, $487 per month for myself, my husband and 2 kids. DH's job wanted $940 per month.
Dont you have to pay for internet and long distance charges from them because most of their accounts
are not on the internet. I think this is the company.
No Long Distance Charges...they pay flat rate phone plan or use internet
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when docs give mtso a check, then mtso pays you?
nm
Isn't she an MTSO owner - which MTSO ? Just curious. n/mnn
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MTSO
New here. What does MTSO stand for? Thanks
Looking for an MTSO where I can do mostly ops.nm
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Better MTSO
I would contribute myself. Sorry to sound conceited, but I'm really good at my job - and I want to work with other people who are good at it, too.
I think that the MTSO can
anonymously or pseudonymously respond with line rate range info to provide general info to the posters.
Another MTSO here
Feeling just like you. Look at the ones who complain about working weekends - how many medical professionals do you know that don't have to work weekends? Why are they in this field if they don't want to work weekends? It's a pity trip. How about working in retail or restaurants?? You want a 9-5 job, go get it, away from home of course.
Would like to talk privately but I don't spend much time on this board and don't really know how to do so. Let me know if you do!
To MTSO - sm
I don't fish, so I don't know what you are smelling, but perhaps something from your personality? I have posted this before, and will continue to do so, as IT DID HAPPEN to me, IT IS THE TRUTH, and I have no reason whatsoever to lie. I want the original poster to know what can happen if she gets
hired by Keystrokes. I want others to benefit from my hiring experience so they don't have to go through what I went through. If my posts are so distasteful to you, do not read them. Your attitude in your posts leaves much to be desired as MTSO...wish I knew your company so that I never cross your path. Perhaps someone posted the truth about your company once too often?
MTSO
Not all MTs are employees. There are ICs and there is a difference.
To: MTSO
Many of the MTs who send that great looking resume' with what appears to be a solid work history...are totally bogus. They may have worked for company x, x, x, x, and x in the last five years, yet they condense and fudge to make it looks like they only worked for company x, and x in the last five years. Many MTSOs don't take the time to check. If the MT passes the test...the MTSO is usually so desperate to get somebody in to work, they hire them without checking.
Also, many claim that they job hop because a company runs out of work....guess what? This happens at almost every MTSO, so instead of quitting only to find yourself in the same situation a few months later, get a second part time IC job to fill in the gaps.
MDI, anybody know how big this MTSO
is and how many MTs they have? Does any body know if it is IC or employee status?
Any info is greatly appreciated.
Does your MTSO allow you to use your own
I'm torn on this issue. My company has just strictly forbidden us to use normals unless they were created by the client, since apparently some MT's have left text in the document in error by not editing correctly. I can see how this causes a serious QA issue, but I can also see that my pay just got cut seriously yet again by not being able to use them.
So, what' s the answer here? How does your MTSO handle normals/standards, and what happens if you make an error with one?
To MTSO
At the risk of causing a stir, I am curious about your comment that no serious MTSO would hire a PCDI grad. I am the poster titled Another PCDI grad right below this post. Again, I state that I do not believe it is all about the school, I believe the person and the determination has a lot to do with how far you can go. I feel very comfortable with the 2 jobs I have. I also know that I am not the only PCDI grad with a job. I truly wish that more people would stop looking at just the school, and start looking at the person, because there are all types.
mtso
If I may ask, what does MTSO stand for? Thank you!
What is MTSO?
nth
Well, that's why you are the MTSO and we are the
MTs!! Its your responsibility to divide up the work, and sorry, but most MTSOs I have dealt with have asked me to commit to XX amount of work. They know full well that is all I can handle due to MY other commitments, yet the MTSOs are more than happy to have me at my commitment of XX. That is OUR agreement. I am an IC and on my own. So it is not my problem if Sally has an earache or Dr. Jones has extra work. That is YOUR problem. MTSOs should ASK if we can handle more due to the above situation, but when MTs get dumped on with 2 or 3 times the amount of the agreement, it is WRONG, and very frustrating for the MTs. Thus why most quit and move on to a MTSO who will keep the agreement. Its only common sense, really. Which seems to be a lot to ask for in this day and age.
Top 5 MTSO
Cymed advertises as the 3rd largest for domestic MTs. Not sure how you would verify that though.
Of course....but where are you and are you an MTSO?
It is just hard to give up all my info all the time only to never find out who an MTSO is or if they are legitimate. All of my info, address, etc. is usually on a resume which we submit via e-mail, but if a supposed MTSO never e-mails back, how do we know who we just sent OUR info to?
TO the MTSO
You are not being 'bashed.' People are merely using a public forum to forewarn fellow MTs of poor experiences. If you are truly concerned about your reputation, you will re-examine your business practices and make some needed changes.
Bashing implies an 'unfair' attack - that's not what is going on here.
This is why when you are an MTSO
You should have a payroll account. Any business person knows that you must have an account to pay out subcontractors. My brother pays his subs (painting contractor) every week. He doesn't see his payments for work done until sometimes 90 days, but why then should his subs wait?
If you want to run a business, you must have a payroll account and not rely on what the client pays to you and when.
If you do not have the capital, then quit using subcontractors thinking you are making a buck. Do your own work!
Just yet another view. 
Which MTSO's allow you to use your own
nm
Seems to me an MTSO needs to see example of
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MTSO
Where in the heck do some of you people get this mess? We have more work because the hospitals are busy. Stop trying to invent things. Pretty cut and dry if you really want to know the truth. You people always get on here to plant negative ideas in people's heads. Why don't you pay attention to the job numbers and you can see or is it just easier to assume. SHEESH!
me too!! Must be MTSO above..nm
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Which MTSO
was this?
Not only can your MTSO see....(sm)
your posts, management, supervisors, etc., etc., BUT anyone who Googles your name or anything associated with your post. I have even gotten onto boards that are subscription only by Googling words and posts showed up on their boards. True, I may not have been able to post on that board, but I sure could read whatever was associated with my search results.
I have a second job as an IC. I let the MTSO
know when I can work and how many minutes I can transcribe. They will then assign me that many minutes and I have it in by their TAT time. If I can't work, I don't. If I request work and they have none, that is fine too. I have no set schedule and am not on call. I work when I want. They have requested I work 1 time when they had a backlog which I did, though I didn't have to, because at that particular time my FT was out of work. As an IC, you set your schedule, they don't tell you when to work.
You must be an MTSO?
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To MTSO
Maybe it's time for you MTSOs to get together and lobby Washington to stop this off-shoring that is destroying the American dream. Most MTs today are making less (including myself) than they were making in the 80s and I dare say the MTSO profit margin is probably also less.
Because the MTSO will probably know who I am if I do this.
I am still working for both of these companies (no other choice right now). Both companies post job openings on this site, so I am sure that they also read some of these posts.
MTSO
because this was my company being owed $10,000, which was at the time about 6 weeks' worth of work. It was easy at that time to rack up that kind of money...that is also about the time I found out that a company has 30 days to pay another company each individual invoice. I was billing, per contract, every 2 weeks.
MTSO not MT
This person is looking for an MTSO with subs or employees to do 5000 lines a day not one MT.
Being an MTSO is not for everybody (sm)
I wish you luck, but be prepared for sleepless nights, major stress, and hassles you can't even imagine now. You'd probably be surprised how many MTs have done this in the past and gave it up because it's just not worth it. Being an IC and letting somebody else do the legwork, the marketing, the collecting, etc., is waaaay less hassle, believe me. I wish you luck, but I'm just sayin.... be prepared. It's more stressful than you can even imagine.
If an MTSO does not need 8 to 5
coverage, then they do not have to let an IC work those hours. They only have to let people work when they need the coverage if you are an IC.
They (MTSO) can also tell you when you
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But the MTSO should tell them no, right?
Am I missing something?
If VR is not more cost effective, it's the MTSO's responsibility to educate the client. It's not right to make the MT pay by cutting their CPL. You're going to lose your experienced MTs, and all you'll have left to edit are the MTs who don't care about quality.
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