How can you feel loyalty to a company that so clearly has no regard for a large portion of its MTs.
Posted By: But then, I guess there were some that were loyal on 2005-09-26
In Reply to: I'm afraid I'm simply too loyal to MQ... - MQFaithful
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Does China now own a large portion of U.S. Treasury bonds? You sound "in the know."
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Be very careful with regard to this company. nm.
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Don't feel too badly MQ folks. Another large SM
 company soon to initiate docking for errors. Whether these errors exist or not. These may be style guide errors. It seems the latest version of said style guide contains a lot more pages than the original version which was, perhaps 80 pages long.
Yes, I'm quite sure these companies are only concerned about quality transcription and not the bottom line.
large company.
My IC pays 4/10 for an eScription account.
There have been a lot of MTs leaving a large company the last few weeks. sm
It might be a little more difficult than usual, but there's always a shortage of qualified people. Check your resume, make sure it is selling your best points. Are you using your current place as a reference? Could that be a problem? Are you testing with companies, or do you not get that far? Have any of them offered you a reason for not being interested?
I'm not sure if they can if it's open enrollment with a large company. I think if it were an i
your application. They only thing I think they can do is possibly impose a pre-existing clause if he has not had continuous medical coverage. If he has, then you'll probably be fine. If not, they can do up to 12 months pre-existing where they will not cover anything pre-existing. I'd check with Human Resources on this though.
My company sent me a large tower computer to
I appreciate the computer, but the tower is huge! My desk doesn't have any place for a tower (it's not a computer desk and I can't afford to buy one). What's a good way to place the tower so that all the wires will fit (other than on top of the desk?).
I work for a large company beginning with an "M" and make
10.5 for text and 7 cpl for speech recognition. I work 10 hours a week and make 800 a month. I'm old and slow too.
I'm already employed. I feel my company has sent
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Maybe if they feel the company is unethical, they're trying to save others
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Can you give the initials of this company? Sure don't want to apply here! Feel bad for you. nm
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Well, I just took the first portion and already they said I
test as I kept a copy of it. I do see ONE error out of the whole test and that's it and they didn't give me test results. I saw the one error on my own. The rest of the test is completely correct. I have been in the MT industry for over 20 years so I know what I'm doing. Don't waste your time testing for AssistMed. Joan
About loyalty to MQ, sorry lm
Unfortunately, MedQuist has been made who they are by buying out so many small & medium MTSO's over the years to get where they are, and I wonder who was not thinking about a consistent "MQ way" while they were doing so. I mean, as much as we refer to McD's and Wal-Mart, when one opens they sell the same/serve the same around the country. MQ was like a game of Pac-man, gobbeling in hyperspeed.
In doing so, they made deals with the sales to keep things "as is" it seems from some of the posts and the vast inconsitency across the board has led to so many, many different ways of operations, how MT's have/were treated, how offices are ran, mass exodus of inhouse employee's. We see this in the praises of some CSC's with plenty of work, treat their MT's with respect, then of course, the nightmare CSC's. This total opposit just does not make sense at all. If some need work, then give them work from an office that is overwhelmed for crap's sake...spread the work and $$ amonst all. I don't have a big suit in my closet or a big degree hanging on my wall, but it sure the heck seems like MQ could save $$100,000' in just "consulting with the MT's" in how work flow could be consistent, accurate and done with pride, care and loyalty, instead of paying those high priced suits that seem to come and go like a revolving door. In their quest to be the biggest and best with the hypertechnology, they have forgotten what it's really all about...the patient and the MT who is taking pride and time in doing that record because the MT is not breaking their backs working 12 hrs to make what they did in 6, they know the account, they know the dictator and that does not leave them guessing. I know when one of my doc's says something really off the wall, out of character and does not make sense...as in being interupted when he's giving me drug allergies, says NKDA yet gives the patient Cipro because of a PCN allergy...that's a discrepancy that needs to be sent to QA, so that the next person or someone reading that record does not just glance see nkda's. I got a very nice thank you from the doc on this and it's only because I know he was very annoyed at whoever was bugging him, and this is because I have him night after night, year after year. That's what happens when you have accounts you are proficient at...they get done in quality and faster!
This is how you can have so many people on either one side of the fence or the other when it comes to MQ..and there really does'nt seem to be much in the middle. If MQ has treated someone decent and fair, then it's easy to be loyal to them and vice versa. There's just never one side to a teeter totter and we may see a huge imbalance one way or the other with the anticipated packets...........I just wish they would get here and calm a few nerves!
No loyalty...
I worked for the same two groups of physicians for many years and when they were able to cut me out, EMR or make office staff transcribe for less, they did. It's all about the $$$. I never was able to get any of them to sign a contract other than one that stated that they could let me go at any time or I could let them go at any time. Of course, I would have been more considerate and gave them notice and been honest about it. Even at cut rates, they are always looking for a better deal. One of the office staff who took my transcription work on the side at cheaper rates recently called me and said she needed help, etc. but at her lower undercut rate.. (what a joke) I at least had the satisfaction of telling her "No thanks". She said she did not know it would be this "time consuming" she has no life, yadda, yadda... They thought it was soooo easy...NOT! Sorry about your situation.. it's a tough lesson we all eventually learn.
No loyalty again!
Like you, I worked as an employee for a group of 18 physicians for over 21 years. I retired early, then they begged me to be a contingent employee because they had no one to fill in for vacations, sick leave, etc. I agreed and it was a pretty good deal. They paid me as a regular employee, albeit contingent basis only, which was fine with me. If I wanted to work, I did; if I didn't or couldn't, I didn't! Then a year ago they switched to a new Dictaphone call in system (whereas before we transcribed from tapes). I said, "There goes my little part-time job." Oh no, they wanted me to stay, blah, blah, blah. Bottom line: They got the new equipment and didn't even have the decency to let me know they weren't EVER going to use me again! Over the years, I paid for much of my own equipment working at home for them and had been their ONLY Transcriptionist for over eight years (with 8 docs at the time!)until the practice got too large. In fact, I had more experience than all of the transcriptionists there! Several of my coworkers thought it was pretty sad but they couldn't do anything about it, of course.
Again, money talks and since I was most probably the highest paid transcriptionist there, they wanted to dump me to help pay for their leased equipment, I guess. Finally when I asked the lead transcriptionist about all of this, she said they weren't going to use contingent people any longer. So my opinion of docs has definitely changed during the last year...and NOT for the better. Sorry for the long post but I get angry every time I think about what they did.
Loyalty-sm
I know summer is usually a slow time in the field of medical transcription but I have sat for many days now with absolutely no work. The past two pay periods have been extremely rough. I like the company I work for but I can't afford to sit idle. I have started looking around and have even sent out a few resumes. I feel a bit disloyal but I have to eat too. I find it hard to believe that there is absolutely nothing!
Do you ever feel anxiety when there is no work, and if so, how do you deal with it? Am I being disloyal by looking for work?
LOYALTY
It was wonderful, especially since I was single Mom and just lost a supervisor transcription position at a hospital that closed. I was lucky and landed another job immediately with a private clinic, but was able to take my daughter on a few trips with this extra money and pay off a few bills. I feel really fortunate now because I just remarried a year ago and money is definitely more stable, but i still hate being treated dirty when I was so loyal to this clinic.
Is $1000 to much up front???? There really wont' be that much typing involved, but my time in finding all this information on my own was a pain butt!
Call IRS and tell them I will take your portion.
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Blind loyalty.
And third comment. ISSUES! Just because this person is American and lost her daughter does not give her the right to call everyone but herself incompetent. She CANNOT call these people criminal w/o EVIDENCE. I wish you would think that thru. If she is so SURE these people are criminals, let her step up to the plate with EVIDENCE and share that with the world she is urging not to take in the two brothers who were released for LACK OF EVIDENCE. So tell us what EVIDENCE she has to stand in judgement of everyone. Oh that's right. She is American and lost her daughter. We don't expect evidence just rambling emotions based on.....????
You owe them no loyalty, especially if they don't pay squat.
Send them a note thanking them for the wonderful experience but giving your two weeks notice or whatever because you have accepted employment elsewhere.
Loyalty goes both ways
How loyal is the company to you if they pay you peanuts, and how hard would they cry if they decided to "down size" and let you go?
IC loyalty dilemma
The owner of the company I contract through has a strict policy that you do NOT ever converse directly with the client. I am on an account where there are 4 of us doing it. One girl continuously keeps writing the client with everything from asking about formatting to asking what some medical terms are. I have asked her in a prevous e-mail to please not do that, due to the work policy. She has continued to do so. I don't know what to do. If I turn her in, she would know it came from me, and would I be a rat? She claims that she and the client made an agreement to e-mail each other without telling the owner of the MT company.
Thanx for any input!
MT is co. business. Not about loyalty to MTs,
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I have posted a portion of MQ article here
Operating Income:
Preliminary, unaudited results indicate that operating income declined from approximately $61 million, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 to approximately $23 million for the comparable 2004 period. The decline in operating income includes: 1) the impact of approximately $11 million in costs incurred in 2004 related to the ongoing billing investigation and associated litigation, 2) approximately $4 million in costs associated with separation and replacement of the Company's management team, including members at the executive level and 3) approximately $3 million associated with the write-off of intangible assets associated with products no longer being offered. In addition, the base business, as described above in the Revenues section, experienced a decline in transcription service volume from existing and lost clients and a decline in transcription service rates charged to customers. The impact of the revenue decline was partially offset by several cost saving initiatives including reductions in telecommunications costs, office consolidations and associated staff reductions.
I use the healt portion of www.answers.com
There are several online medical dictionary sites. I suggest you Google 'free online medical dictionary' and go from there. They are all set up so differently. Find one you like.
I only use www.answers.com and www.rxlist.com for meds. All I need.
Regard or regards?
Dear Dr. X
I am writing you in regards/regard to John Smith
Regard/regards
It would be in regard to.
I have been instructed that regards is only used for things such as "best regards", etc. Hope this helps.
Not in that regard - SM
I'm allowed to correct for grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc., especially with the ESLs. I keep such "fiddling" to an absolute minimum to achieve a clear dictation and otherwise it's verbatim or blanked.
If they are paying 7cpl for the editing portion lol nm
That was for the EditScript ad right? If it was for the editing portion, I'd take it :-) Sadly it isn't.
Portion of pest control if you have that service. nm
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Willing to what? Have no regard for the people
"below" them who help keep their practices going or for the transcriptionists listening to their lousy dictation skills. While I may not have chosen to be a physician, I work just as hard to make my money as they do (probably harder), do a good job, I might add, and still have to listen to mushmouthed, letsseehowmanywordsicansaybeforeistoptotakeabreath, or just rude and inconsiderate physicians who don't care how the folks who keep them going feel. Sorry, just had to vent, because while there are some very pleasant physicians, most that I have met are incredibly arrogant people.
In regard to OH LORD
Per administrator you need to show some kindness to the new MTs. I doubt you yourself were so wonderful when you first started out. Try to remember we are all HUMAN and we all error at some point in our lives.
Yeah..I know what you mean in that regard--sm
I have transcribed dictations by doctors who have been intoxicated at the time of dictation, done at 5 in the morning and he is in surgery by 7 in the morning. This really scares me. I have also done dictations by doctors who are felons. Physicians used to be highly respected and were above reproach. I wonder now about that, too. Ethics seems to have flown out the window these days. These are just my experiences and my opinions. I am not saying that ALL doctors are this way, but the few make it bad for the majority.
Oh believe I have no problems in this regard.
And then proceed to post the line rate as if some MTSO will pay a sub 14 cpl. No need to be defensive unless of course you're feeling the need to be bashing like our first post was intended to do.
You are absolutely right in this regard.
I've been in this field for 20 some years and I have my own accounts by the physicians asking me personally from being on site and seeing how fast I type.
Unless you have connections, it's pretty hard to start your own business and offer up your services for cheaper than a national can. Also, you would have to be flexible and have a call in system, do tapes, go digital, etc., etc. especially in this day and age.
I agree with this above poster; it's not so easy these days.
I consider myself very lucky in this regard
No, my hands do not hurt and this is 8 hours straight. Most of this is VR now (appx 95% of the day) but some straight. Before VR I typed over 2000 per 8 hour period for, hmmm for the past 20+ years. I know people who have had real problems with so much typing but so far, so good here.
In regard to your comment
"Are you so desperate to improve your looks?" - I am not the original poster and don't know anything about the lifestyle lift.
I had commented on my sister's face lift (not a lifestyle lift) which makes her look 15 years younger (but still like herself). She also changed her hairstyle at that time, so I think that's what people attribute to her looking so great for her age. She did not have the type of sutures you are referring to.
The reason I started to think you might think there is actually is plastic involved because you made some comment regarding it falling apart (or something of that nature).
It's great you would never do it. It would be nice if no one had anything done ... then we all wouldn't have to be compared to those who have!
I must tell you though, you really are quite charming.
Can deduct portion of mortgage, utilities.Equip
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In regard to the below topic concerning pay rates...
Does anyone else find it odd that the very select few of highly paid MTs, (making between 12 - 17 cpl) are bold enough to write a post stating outright how much they make and how much they are worth. But when questioned over and over about who these companies are that pay so well, no one volunteers even one name.
This bothers me for two reasons.
1) We're in a recession and many of your fellow MTs are struggling to feed their families and would benefit greatly from the same opportunity.
2) None of you are making these insane line rates and likely are just bored out of your mind because you are actually unemployed, which would explain why you have so much time to come here and fabricate things to post about.
No offense to anyone, but I find it incredibly frustrating to read your posts just to have my questions to you blatantly ignored. If you aren't bold enough to answer, just have the common courtesy to say so. I hope I'm dead wrong, but whether I am or not, the result is the same because none of you have the nads to speak up and give us some names! If you aren't going to share information and make a difference, why bother?
deduct telephone, electric and portion of house payments.
Hope this helps!
You have GOT to be talking about Transcend. What a MESS in that regard!
I threw in the towel after a few months, and regret that I waited that long. What a waste of my precious time! It was such a giant step for me back in time having to shuffle thru reams of paper, and most of which make no sense at all - no rhyme or reason to 50 pages of random rules, each and every silly report that pops into my computer. Uggghhh. It NEVER got better - actually worse when changes came in nearly daily and the whole mess was jumbled around again, with my highlighting and hints obsolete! I heard other parts of Transcend under different supervisors went smoothly, but the different accounts I tried were all the pits!! Forget about transcribing! Had to go thru hurdles to get there!
detrimenal impact on your life. Loyalty is gone. Almighty dollar has taken its place.
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Situations change. We are all in this for the money. Loyalty is great but appreciation (monetarily
And be honest. This is a financial issue and a matter of there is only so much time in one day. They may be shook up for a bit but in the end, they will remember you for the work you produced and your day to day performance and personal character traits. Give them plenty of time to find someone new if you are very fond of them and, in this case, you could offer to train the new person.
Might be some tips on foodtv.com. Most big cookbooks also give portion sizes and party info. nm
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Nope, I don't feel "LUCKY" to be treated like an imbicile by my company. Nope, No way.
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Nothing new since the beginning of time..calories in, calories out. good food choices..portion size
LAW WITH REGARD TO UNPAID TRAINING, UNPAID WAIT TIME, DOWNTIME, ETC.
I was doing some research and just thought I would share it here.
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http://en.allexperts.com/q/Employment-Law-924/2008/3/unpaid-training.htm
Question
I'm a part time security officer. The contract is changing hands where i work (large corporate facility)...the location stays the same but a new company takes over the new contract next week. The incoming company has advised everyone that they must attend a mandatory unpaid training class. Is this legal?
Answer
Expert: Shirley McAllister, CPP, PHR
Date: 3/28/2008
Subject: unpaid training
It is not legal.
Here is the ruling from the Department of Labor Website at
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs22.pdf
Lectures, Meetings and Training Programs: Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities need not be counted as working time only if four criteria are met, namely: it is outside normal hours, it is voluntary, not job related, and no other work is concurrently performed.
Since the meetings are not voluntary you must be paid to attend them.
FURTHER:
29 CFR 785.27 - General.
Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities need not be counted as working time if the following four criteria are met:
(a) Attendance is outside of the employee's regular working hours;
(b) Attendance is in fact voluntary;
(c) The course, lecture, or meeting is not directly related to the employee's job; and
(d) The employee does not perform any productive work during such attendance.
IF THE ABOVE 4 CRITERIA ARE NOT MET, THEN THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE PAID FOR THE TRAINING/MEETING TIME.
29 CFR 785.28 - Involuntary attendance.
Attendance is not voluntary, of course, if it is required by the employer. It is not voluntary in fact if the employee is given to understand or led to believe that his present working conditions or the continuance of his employment would be adversely affected by nonattendance.
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ICs and unpaid trainings:
http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59022
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Waiting for Work
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Place of Work
Hours worked include all the time during which an employee is required or allowed to perform work for an employer, regardless of where the work is done, whether on the employer’s premises, at a designated work place, at home or at some other location.
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With regard to Jester's Touch. Ms. Jester contacted me via email
this morning to announce that she has "been told to cease any other communications" with MTStars. As well, she has told a tissue of lies regarding the labor board denying Ms. Latta's case. I have learned this morning that the case has NOT been denied and is still being processed.
yes! like the large font
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Yes, in our bedroom, large though 27 x 12 - sm
We plan to build though in about 3 years (have some property)...getting a home office then....either a separate room or a room off the bedroom, but my own space anyway. Can't wait!
Thanks! The 16" look so small and the 20" so large! nm
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