How would you like to go to Canada and be on a months-long waiting list
Posted By: WiMT on 2007-06-18
In Reply to: Best in the world??? - (sm)
just to get a CT scan? Or cardiac bypass done? That is exactly what happens over there as we have friends over there who have given us first-hand accounts of their struggles with Canada's medical system. My daughter has shunted hydrocephalus. If I have any question about how she's acting, if she may be experiencing shunt failure, I take her in to her neurosurgeon and she is in for an MRI or CT immediately... that day. When she had a shunt failure a couple of years ago when she was 5, while we were out of town, she was taken to the emergency room, had a CT, had helicopter ride back to our home hospital 1-1/2 hours away, was in surgery, and home the next day. I would be scared to death to be living in another country.
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In Canada, my relatives waited months for an
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Been waiting 3 months
for an Illinois company to pay me the one and only invoice I sent them. Have sent emails so that everything is in writing. I have called and left message, but she's not in and doesn't call back. Excuses have been that client not billed, I'm been sick, will send next week, etc. Filed a complaint with Better Business Bureau, but they cannot help in matter. Talked to Labor Board, but they cannot help because I was a contractor, and they suggested I get a lawyer. I am now in process of writing a demand letter and then will file small claim lawsuit. I began asking for payment since 10 days after invoice and still nothing!
Only worked for them for a week because I knew it wasn't going to work out, so I think this is MTSO messing with me because they are ticked off. I thought of billing client I did work for just to embarrass her!
Here's the deal. The only way to avoid the pre-existing waiting period (usually 12 months) is to
insurances..Even at that, say you have coverage until the end of July miss August and get new insurance September 1, your new insurance cant do a 12-month waiting on you for pre-existing but they can make you wait that 1 month that you didnt have insurance so...in effect, if you new insurance starts on Sept 1..it wouldnt have to cover a preexisting problem until October 1 cuz you missed a month. My advice.. keep the Cobra.. I know it's a fortunate but if you had any kind of complication or anything related to a preexisting and you have to miss a month of coverage..it could be really painful. Let me know if you have any more questions.
not very long, only nine months...
we have a sliding scale and all of that...but you have to do 1200 lines to get .055, can you believe that?
how long (in months) did it take you and how much did you pay?..nm
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What college or internet class is only 4 months long?!! nm
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That is a long time for Bell's to linger. Usually, at least in my case, 6 months max.
I took antibiotics and it cleared up in about 6 months. You have some type of nerve irritation and probably the herpes triggered it. Are you taking anything?
Canada? When did Canada become a third world country?
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Canada Day
I know this is late, but Happy Canada Day to you too!! :)
I wonder if she was from Canada. sm
Used to have a doc from Canada who talked like that. It was hilarious to see how it printed out from voice recognition.
Where in Canada was this??
Did you go to private school in the U.S.?
Canada--MQ
MQ has offices in Canada, have you tried them??
MT in Canada
There don't seem to be any large companies like in the States. It seems most jobs are in-house with the hospitals. I consider myself very lucky to have found steady work at home with a Canadian company.
Hey what about canada
I live in canada and I would love to edit reports from home. If you know of any jobs, let me know okay.! It is desperate up here for jobs!! Hubby out of work and so am i!!
rigi60@hotmail.com
canada/USA
offered overflow work from Canadian company at 9 cpl. Don't know if this is good or not. Can anyone help advise me, I really need it. Thanks.
Canada/USA
Hi Janett, could you provide the company name that is offering this job? I live in Canada and was just curious......
You can email me privately if you want to. Thanks so much.
What does Canada
have to do with the price of tea in China?
Canada
Hi Molly - I'm currently taking the Canscribe course and it is excellent. From everything that I've read they are the best school in Canada. I would certainly look into it further. The course is very thorough, well layed out and very user friendly! I'm pretty sure employers are happy to hire Canscribe graduates.
So where will the MDs run if both Canada and
So, the issue is because all the MDs in Canada left and came to the USA because they did not agree with the government run health care?
So if USA goes to the same thing, where will all the MDs run to? Don't they have the same thing in Europe, too?
I just don't understand. Will they all leave the profession? It is because they want more money than the government will pay?
It just all does not make sense to me. Reading this, I am more apt to blame the doctors than the government. They are the ones protesting the system and running away, all because they want more money.
Please tell me if I am understanding this wrong.
Maybe at the very least, we will get younger doctors getting into medicine for the right reasons and not so much for the big paycheck.
But I am probably understanding this whole thing wrong.
Thanks for your reply. I will probably read it again a couple times because it takes me a while to register things. Thanks. 
$32K/part time 6 months/full time 6 months
I have kept my child home with me half the year, but when pre-K started I began working full time. Helps to only have a main account and one backup account for the 2nd year now, so my abbreviation program rocks and rolls when I focus.
HAPPY CANADA DAY TO ANY
OTHER CANADIAN MTS OUT THERE!!!!.
MT Companies in Canada
What part of Canada are you from?
Canada drugs
I used them. Did not seem to have any problems. I figure you do not hear of Canadians dropping dead left and right from using the medication. Saved some money.
Hello there Canada :) Here is an idea.
Spheris offers training for a price and then will place you in a position. They hire Canadian MTs.
offshoring to Canada sm
My supervisor said offshoring includes what MQ does which is "offshoring" to Canada. Are they saving money there?
$2.73 here on Vancouver Island, BC Canada
Its $1.05 a litre and with the conversion, about $2.70 a gallon. Yikes, when will it stop going up??
Ditto on that, just did a report on a guy from Canada who came to the U.S.
surgery....would have actually died if he had waited for the doc's in Canada to operate (obstructing adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder)...he'd been told he would have to wait 3-4 weeks to even get it dealt with in Canada...so it had the brains to come here to get it done....granted he's fighting with Canadian insurance now but at least he is alive.
Your welcome, Canada :) You snowbirds keep warm up there.
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Errr...should be ~You're welcome, Canada."
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C*H*E*C*K in America! Eh? Don't like it? Go back to Canada!
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Enjoying the slaughter Canada?
They ought to ship a video of the baby seal slaughter with every piece of seal skin attire they sell.
And don't forget to catch a glimpse of the seal mothers going nearly insane with fear and pain as they watch their babies being clubbed to death in front of them.
Please write to the Canadian prime minister (or whatever they call the leader of that sick country) to express your outrage. That is, if you feel any at all.
Canada pharmacy recommendation
I've personally used this pharmacy in Canada by mail and they have been great.
I was wondering the same thing about Canada.....
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I will take canada's health care in a nanosecond
Well, I gotta tell ya, I would love to have Canada's health care, as I dont have health care..You see, if you are an SE, MQ does not offer health care. So, universal health care through the govt, IMHO, is better than paying out of my pocket.
My experience was the opposite living in Canada.
I found their schoolwork to be remedial compared to what I learned in the U.S. In Canada, they used to have me work in the library and clean the teachers' lounge because the work didn't challenge me. In the U.S., I was able to take advanced and college prep classes so I didn't get bored with school.
Seeking home-based MT job from Canada!!!
Hello, I am seeking a full-time MT job from home (in Canada). I want to work for a great company that pays well. I also want my computer and all required supplies paid by the company. I will pay for high speed internet!! Where I reside, we have fibreoptic telephone lines - therefore it is the best place to do medical transcription, the quickest speed of voice data and the clearest in north america!! We also rarely have storms here! I live in New Brunswick, 1 hour for calais, Maine.
I have 5+ years of experience and I am also a coder trained in Toronto. HOpe to hear from you soon. Thanks!
Jan
rigi60@hotmail.com
Can't remember but someone hiring in Canada on Job Board.
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How do you folks feel about work going to Canada?
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Has anyone bought Rx drugs from Canada online? (sm)
Was your experience favorable? Were the drugs compatible with USA drugs. Allegra is an OTC in Canada and I can get it for 67 cents per pill as compared to $2.50 per pill in the USA. Lot of difference when you don’t have insurance!
Yes... I heard on another forum out of Canada that they don't always pay on time...nm
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medical abbreviation list and medical drug list
Hi,
Anyone there who could help me out finding the latest abbreviations list.
I even want the latest drug list because my current program does not have many drugs.
So if anyone could suggest anything which is available online for informationd quick look purposes.
any help for medical abbreviation list and medical drug list would be very helpful.
Many co. use Canadian MTs. There are also many accounts in Canada held by U.S. MTSOs
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Scribes Data Canada Independent Contractors out there???
I have been working at home as an independent contractor for Scribes Data out of Ontario, Canada for the past three years and have loved working for them. I have worked my way to the top of the pay scale and am currently earning between $38-$40/hour. Recently I have been contacted twice by management asking me to consider becoming a full-time employee with benefits rather than an independent contractor. This would mean a dramatic decrease in pay... a $17,000/year base salary plus 60-70 cents/minute of dictation. For the last year I had been paid $1.60/minute of dictation, but just this past month they decreased that to $1.50/minute, stating that was more in line with their pay structure and that I would only be earing $1.60/minute on the radiology dictation I typed. And then a couple of weeks later they contacted me again statingn that I was no longer going to type any radiology dictation unless I was needed and then I would still only be paid the $1.50/minute.
This decrease in pay of 10 cents/minute does not really concern me, it just means I may have to work a littel longer than my normal 5 1/2 hours per day and I do not have a problem with that. My concern is that they are really going to push me to become an employee and just keep taking accounts away from me until I do just that.
Just wondering if there is anybody else out there who may be worried about the same thing.
Not many. A lot of Indians use Canada as a crutch to gain US business and
for processing. You'd probably do better at MTGab since it is a Canadian MT site.
A big reason is because offshore (India, etc.) have flooded Canada & try
to pass themselves off as "Canadians" to get transcription business in the US. It's really sad because good Canadian MTs ultimately get the shaft.
I've bought Allegra from Canada on-line
sites for years and have never had a problem. I usually get the generic of Allergra. Try progressiverx.com. Prices are great!
I'm still waiting for the
coming in the spring." Anybody remember that? I think spring has come and gone. 
Don't keep waiting around...
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so what are you waiting for?
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waiting...
I am waiting for an internship, I have given up trying to find a job! I decided that everyone is right, you have to do the internship or mentoring program and that is the way to go!!! I think it is the way to get my foot in the door so to speak. Thank you for all who have given me good advice. I think this is the way to go! There is no other way to go, that is my belief anyway...
waiting
I totally understand....
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