Replies to who ARE the good MT companies

Hi, everyone, and thanks for the good feedback!  I thought I should be as generous as everybody has been to me by sharing the feedback in a summary: 

According to the consensus of most replies here is what I am getting: 

GOOD - Amphion, MDI-MD (*not MDI-FL), Keystrokes, Silent Type, Phoenix Medcom, QT Medical, Digital Records, SPI, and eTransPlus. 

Acusis was mentioned as a good one, BUT when I input "Acusis" into Google to find its site and also saw this one

http://www.acusisindia.com/AIP0302/Home.asp

I had second thoughts about applying.  I have already lost one good account to India, so I don't wish to go through that again. 

BAD- Medquist, Ascend, Transolutions, Transcend, Healthscribe, Spheris, KJM Trans., SoftScript, Superior Global, OSI, Zylomed, Medvoice, A to Z, D&L Typing, MedWord, Precyse, MDI-FL (although MDI-MD has had glowing reports). 

I can add my own horror story to the Bad List:  Voice Systems in Georgia.  Don't work this account if you ever want to get paid!  I worked for 3 months before I finally saw a penny, and that was only with multiple threats and refusing to type another word until they were caught up.  And they were SO DISORGANIZED that it was a NIGHTMARE!!!  It took weeks of small, incomplete checks for them finally to catch up with me, and the verbal abuse and language I got over the phone, fax, and e-mail were unbelievable!  Very unprofessional! 

Thank you to everyone who answered me and gave me encouragement.  I have applied to everybody on the Good List but found out that I still have unsolvable connectivity problems with some of them, like Amphion.  We have high-speed business-grade satellite, but that is not enough in some cases.  And we don't have land lines, either.  We live way out in the boonies. 

Still that leaves a few good choices, so I thank all of you!!! 

• Replies to who ARE the good MT companies - Terry
  • OTI should be on the good list too. - Happy OTIer.
  • Good luck! - nm
  • caution on SPI (India) - sm
    • SPI - justanmt
  • Ditto on Voice Systems. I have a friend who worked for them and ended up being owed .... SM - MTinGA
    • I don't think the present Voice Systems will improve - SOS
      • You are probably right. If I were looking for a job, I would not take the chance with this one. nm - MTinGA

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I am in a similar situation.  I have no idea what to do either but don't want to turn either one away.  One I have had for 3 months but get paid equivalent to once a month which sent me on my job search in the first place.  Two of the jobs called me back and they both want FT.  One is more flexible and the work is easier but the other seems more reliable and answers e-mails right away.  They both have direct deposit which is huge for me.   The one I have now doesn't.   I am so confused.  Need to make a decision today.  Maybe we should team up?

Let us know how what you decide.  I will be checking back to see how things went.  Good luck.:)

I have 20+ years' experience, and I am looking for a good MT company who will employ me full-time.  We are losing our current job because we just moved and our current hospitals can't work with our satellite connection (which is high-speed, business-grade Direcway).  We are suddenly without jobs and need help fast! 

Who are The Good Guys?

I can recommend two companies - one is Keystrokes - check their feedback on this board, and the other is Global Transcription Network out of Arlington, Texas.  I do not know if GTN has a website.  I worked for them for about 10 years as an IC and enjoyed the flexibility, the pay, as well as the work.  I was given the opportunity to work on many different accounts and learned a great deal while working with them.  Most of the ICs worked on only one or two accounts, but I was pretty new out of school when I went to work with them and was eager to learn all that I could.  Neither of these companies off-shore their work.  Hope this helps.

Hi,

I am a recent M-TEC grad who is beginning the job search. Does anyone have any companies that they really like working for or have heard good things about? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Jen

I have found Spheris to be an excellent company to work for.  They provide you with the equipment and with on-line paid classes to teach you their system.  The supervisors and help personnel are terrific.  You set your hours and can have as much work as you want without ever running out.  They have terrific benefits and fun things to do and an on line info system that teaches you whatever you need to know about medical transcription.  I have been self-employed, and have worked in a clinic for 15+ years and find Spheris to be the best of all.  Good luck in your search!

Dee

I have been applying for and training for jobs for weeks now.  I have been accepted by a number of top companies, but I have found their word Expanders to be a big problem.  I have trained on a couple of sites already and ended up turning them down because of this. 

By now I have thousands of entries into MS Word/Smartype, and if I have to start with a new Expander without the ability to import my words, phrases, templates, etc., from Smartype, I just cannot afford the time for the learning curve. 

The technical aspect of transcription has always been my weak point, so this is perhaps a bigger issue with me than it would be with others. 

Right now I am willing to take even a mediocre line rate, providing it is an employee position with benefits and it is in MS Word so I would have some hope of making a living. 

Is there any hope for me?  Does anybody have any good companies to recommend who work in MS Word? 

We are at the point of losing our house and land.  This is serious! 

Are there any good MT companies out there that will provide a free computer and the software, supplies I will need?? I am a canadian MT living in canada. They also must hire outside the USA. IF anyone knows of such a company (that pays at least 12 cents per line too!!)- please email. Thanks!!!!!

Jan Marquis

I am going to see the doctor in 2 weeks for a consult.  I have been kicking the idea around for several years.  One month, it won't be so bad and I think, "I can deal with this."  Then the next few months, I lose at least 2 nights of sleep because of having to get up twice a night to change...stuff, and I think, "Why didn't you call???!!!"  And also scheduling my life around it and constantly counting days on the calendar, not exactly sure when it's going to arrive.  Last year, I got my period in the Atlanta airport on the way to Disney World.  I was crushed!  Also last summer, I knew I was going to get it sometime while at the beach, so got 2 months of birth control pills and took them continuously so I could skip a period, but the pill has a set of symptoms all their own for me!  So, it's definitely time to look into this more closely!

Thanks again!

Thanks for the feedback.  I will just have to find one that has enough space for everything so I am not defeating the purpose of getting one! 

          Thanks, again.

            bookworm

I do really need to see a PCP/psych because I haven't been to a doctor ever since my son was born and that was 4 years ago.  I am lucky now because I have no medical problems and have not had any my entire life but there is a long line of family history of cancer, cardiac problems, lung problems, etc....and not only do I want to trim down to help my self image but also for health concerns.  I want to be here a long time for my son and if I can lose now before something drastically happens then I will be okay.  I feel like there is something sabotaging my weight loss.  I have been buying the right foods, making sure not much bad food is in the house.  I guess it just takes time. 

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.  Food is an addiction just like cigarettes, drugs and alcohol.  It is hard to overcome but we can all overcome anything that we really set our mind too and if we have support then that is even better!  Thanks again.

Some of the things said have given me MORE cause for thought.

I did not want to start a school.  I would not expect to make a large amount of money mentoring.

I just can't seem to let go of the idea that there is a large gap between someone graduating from a training program and having the ability to start working, ESPECIALLY at home.

Again, thank you for your time.

Thank you to all of you for your replies. I really appreciate your insight on different thoughts to consider, and your experiences with children of your own, as well as the suggestions you made about keeping a food diary to track foods to try to find the culprit. It gives me some different thoughts to entertain as I have been driving myself crazy trying to diagnose the problem myself (even though I know this only makes the test result waiting process worse! lol)

Hopefully, it will be no big deal and he will 'outgrow' it soon or maybe even be put on medication to prevent it or something. In any case, I will keep you posted on the results of the abdominal x-rays. Thanks again for your support! :)

am going to think long and hard on this this weekend.  Stability is definitely an important thing.  Money can be worked out to be about the same.  Flexibility is definitely important.  The weights are still leaning more towards the flexibility, just not enough!   Thank you all again.

I think I am going to prepare myself to go back to teaching, keeping this job until I have a teaching job.  I could use the additional insurance benefits as well, since my husband's job provides really awful insurance, and I'd love not to have to work when the kids are on breaks.  MT has been a godsend while I was at home with a toddler, but now that the "baby" is in school... This paying later and later is just getting to be too much.  My parents won't be around forever to bail us out!

Again, I really appreciate all the responses.  You all are great!