Solid company, nice owners, LOTS of ESLs nm
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I have account with lots of ESLs too. SM
I live in South Florida, so it is an accent that is common to me. Nevertheless, after you hear their accent for a while, your ear becomes accustomed to it and they actually "lose" their accent. ESLs also tend to say the same thing over and over, so it does get easier.
If you clear your mind of any prejudice you may have and we all have some, it does get easier. I know what you must be thinking, LOL!, ESLs have good days and bad, but it really and truly does get better. I much prefer them to doctors going a mile a minute.
Very technical, lots of specialized equipment, and TONS of ESLs.
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Good luck on a company with no ESLs, even
the clinics have them now.
I work a FT job and then am an IC. I work the IC job when I am able, just have to let them know. There are no set days or hours with the IC job, just when I can work I work. If I can't I don't. I usually average working about 50 hours a week--40 hours FT and 10 hours spread throughout the week with the IC.
I worked for a Texas company who had 90% ESLs and not just Texans sm
It was EFD and OMGoodness! They were the toughest reports in the world! They were primarily Hispanic and the 3 American's who were not ESLs were Texans and might as well have been ESLs.
If it is EFD I am here to tell you, really great people when I was there, but the account was tough for me THEN. I suspect that these days I would be fine.
Considering a company with lots of ER reports...
have never done these. Are they harder than acute care hospital? 
Nope, brandy, you have lots of company! nm
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Horrible company. Lots of stuff about them
in the archives with details about why they are so horrible.
and besides, pc's are dirt cheap, especially to company that buys lots of them at once. nm
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try a search on company board-lots of info there
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It's nice to have company...lol
Thank you all for your suggestions and also for making me not feel like I am the only one. I could make really good money if I would just apply myself. The hospital I transcribe for pays me 11 cpl on 60-character line besides benefits and the clinic that I transcribe for as an IC pays me 14 cpl. I'm going to have to check out that White Chestnut though. Well, I'm wasting time here, gotta get back to work. Thanks again everyone!
Lots of OSI posts on Company board. Supposedly offer low pay. nm
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Lots of recent posts if you do a Company Board search. Good luck! nm
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Fair question sure would be nice to share company name sm
so the rest of us stay away. What really gets me is when there are a number of QAs and all QA differently, no way to know which way to jump. Share the company name or at least initials and state. Is it transend in Georgia. Which, that is fair question
I think the Lia Sophia is the name of the company..I just checked out their website..nice things! n
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Any suggestions for a good MT for part time other than MQ as far as a nice company to work for. I
think it is time for a change about now.
mL is inappropriate for solid
measurements for tissue specimens, etc., so either cc or cubic centimeters is appropriate. Ask any pathologist.
I have already offered some solid
and I am not going to argue with you.
Solid Gold . . . nm
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Solid ground for me!
I hope the Admin. does let me know what they need. Like I said before, I just need to know what all they need. I have it.
The Crisco white stuff (solid) or the oil? and did you also
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74K solid year income + MT work
I saw in the Education Website a 74K package + some MT work that could get you into 90K a year after taxes. Is it worth it?
You can do it but you have to be determined, have a solid office background helps, obviously an - sm
interest in the field helps too. You don't get a lot of sleep when you are trying to work with kids at home. I started this 3 years ago when my kids were 2 and 3, I basically only worked when they napped and at night after they went to bed. I only worked part-time too, but for the 1st 10 months I had 3 PT jobs, so I was basically FT and obviously very tired. But I was trying to get as much experience and exposure as possible. It has paid off for me. I generally work 2 jobs at once as I don't like having all my eggs in one basket (I need a min. monthly income of $1K) though right now I am only doing one PT, about 3000-4000 lines every 2 weeks. I am back to working nights and early morning now though at the current time. But a strong office background helps a lot, discipline, and determination. My strong office and lab background helped a lot for me to make the transition to working at home and also I was used to working unsupervised. You tend to get thrown to the wolves doing this so you better be able to land on your feet quick. CareerStep is supposed to be a very good school though, I know a few people who did it and were hired straight away, granted that was 3 years ago and the work is a lot harder now at least with the nationals. I prefer the small MTSO, generally a better grade of work and people. Good Luck. 
BBQ, slaw, cornbread, ham, casseroles, lots of veggies, chicken pastry, lots of desserts!! BIG fami
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hire people with solid longstanding work background with good references; like myself
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Lots of inexpensive decorations at Big Lots. Had a party last year.
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LOTS and LOTS of video tapes and DVDs.
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and it's mostly owners now but....sm
I have lived under 3 different families with children, all children being in the MASTER bedroom above mine. I have had to wait for TWO sets of kids to grow up. It's the noise from the kids from the first 2 families. Ok, this current family, has toddlers - little toddlers of which the older one (5) is a little terror....
I transcribe in both bedrooms, the master for private MDs (as the 2nd BR used to be my daughter's but she's married now and out of here), and the 2nd BR for a national. With this 3rd family, besides the children, this bruja (Spanish for witch) decides every now and then to BLAST her music at 3 PM so loud that my walls shake (it's the bass that bothers me the most). I have complained at the concierge desk, has been documented for one year, and then a few weeks ago I decided to introduce myself, big smile on face, while her music was blasting, and tell her that I live under her.
HUGE MISTAKE!!! This bruja says *oh, YOU'RE the one (who had been complaining)* and pointed her finger at me, and I said *NO, YOU'RE the one, the one who is totally inconsiderate of those above you, below you, to each side of you, and across from you* to which she said *take it up with the concierge* who met with her and said *you can take action* -
an hour later, the police came to my door, BECAUSE I RANG HER DOORBELL - can you imagine - well imagine the courts today, how they worry about the rights of the criminals and what about the victims. While I wasn't a *victim* - the years' worth of documentation with the concierge AND security, should've been enough. Nope, they told me not to ring her doorbell anymore and if her nose level gets that bad to avoid the concierge and CALL THEM. I hate bothering the police for things like this.....but I WILL.
S. Florida is where I live in case you might be wondering where they could possibly be THAT inconsiderate.......yep, S. Florida......
Welcome new owners, but please let us know
or if our posts or information are shared with anyone.
Irresponsible pet owners
This is similar to thread on the spotted board about irresponsible owners. The posters there had sympathy for people who were careless with their pets.
This IS the owners board to do with as....nm
owners trying to compete
The companies are trying to keep their profits high, be competitive with India and the doctors want to pay next to nothing. It's a tough business right now. I would look to other options or really push for more money. I wouldn't work for less than 9 cents. On the other hand, there are MTs out there who think they are very good, but they are honestly terrible. I think if you push for a quality company and sell yourself and you truly are worth the money, you will get it.
I don't get it....the owners, the advertisers....
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Owners set the tone
Owners can indeed be nice, but they also need to set the tone, or the corporate culture, for *nice*. Polite and respectful has to be the clearly stated expectation for behavior by everyone. *It goes without saying* does, indeed, need to be said and reiterated every so often. The idea that everyone in the firm is a client of every other employee needs to be stressed. Some of these things are fairly easy for the owners to check. Ever call your own business as a potential new hire and see how you're treated? Ever call Technical with a problem and describe yourself as a worker instead of a boss? It can be a real eye opener, and it's something owners need to know.
That sure is odd! I wonder if they meant the OWNERS of
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OSi owners can do transcription...lmao
For the board owners, just a note to say
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I would!!! I get so irritated at irresponsible dog owners (sm)
I hope you file a complaint. As someone else said, at least it will be on file.
I second the pepper spray!!! We have dogs in our neighborhood whose owners let them use others yards at their litter boxes, so to speak. I don't have dogs but have a yard full of dog doo. With kids who like to play outside, or even when MOWING! that is nasty!!!
Question for MTSO owners/ICs
After years of working for others, I am looking to start up my own service.
Can anyone tell me what is the average going rate to charge for a hospital/acute-care account ? I have no idea of where to start my offers out at.
Previous owners were jerks....dog got hit by a car, by the time they took it - sm
to the vet it had gangrene. They told the vet to put the dog down (a year old)...vet called a Husky rescue organization who "rescued" him and had the necessary surgery done. My family adopted him about 2 years ago....great dog, keeps our lab company too. He can run like the wind which is pretty amazing.
Service owners/cherry pickers
Why do service owners never seem to notice cherry pickers? Even going to great lengths to deny there are any in their group?
Because owners, managers, and CEOs are all trying to cut costs
so they can make as much moolah as possible. EVERY OTHER JOB I have ever had provided on the job training, EVEN the salaried professional white collar positions. Going to school or college does NOT train a person to automatically step into a position knowing everything. Nurses, doctors, lawyers, managers, HR directors, personal bankers, vice presidents, all of them had apprenticeships, internships, training, or worked their way up. MT is the only field I know of where nobody is willing to train or mentor newbies. The training at my last MT job consisted of an emailed two-page explanation of how to pull up their jobs. That's it. No account specs, nothing. Go live on day one.
I've noticed a lot of business owners
have their own way of doing things - sometimes too extreme for me. They either have done so long their way - they don't realize things have changed since they started - or they go by the BOS down to the letter - each and every single letter - and possibly your accounts have not followed that closely in the past - or they are just picky as all get out and have a huge ego and want to make you feel inferior. There is also the possibility you may be doing some things 'wrong' - but if you have been in the business for 20 years - cannot be that serious - and obviously you know what you are doing!! I have run into absolutely crazy things in the last year with different MTSOs.... you dont' even want to know!!
Any small MT business owners in CA out there? I need advice!!
I'm looking start up my own small bus., just a couple accounts, but I need to know if there are any HIPAA contracts or anything else that I should be providing for the doctor and myself to sign. Any advice would be truly appreciated!!
Thnx, Rachel
The owners of both Andrews and M-Tec very accessible and can help you with your decision.
Best of luck. :)
Why do you assume the names here are made up? Could it be the new owners
just posting to post? I have always been here (ss) and I have seen Hayseed, TRose, Country MT and many others that I no longer see anymore. If everyone would keep using their same names, initials we would know who is who.
The owners of the companies I work for certainly could increase my cpl rate. nm
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the people who really make BIG BUCKS are business owners
especially when they go into...say- window washing or something right away, instead of into debt. In general, I'm for college - plan to push my kids to get their master's right away as that seems entry level nowadays - but where I made really good money was owning my own service. Make(made) more as an MTSO than I ever will as a nurse-practitioner.
And will you admit there are plenty of wannabe service owners also?
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How nice is this keyboard? Nice light touch?
I have a regular Microsoft ergonomic one now but I'm thinking I should probably get a replacement and use mine as a backup.
American Association of Medical Transcription Service Owners
They do not represent the rights of the individual Transcriptionist it seems but rather promote their organization in order to continue to exist and to continue to survive, they seem to think they should stand up for the service owner and not the MT.
You'd think they would be giving information on how to get more production since our wages have stood still and unless speed engines are used, we make much less than what one would think.
Wow..I'm so shocked. I didnt know this happened. I know the clients pay the MTSO owners so why ca
the MTs who do the work. Is this the same person. It sounds like she is a nice person but nice does not pay the bills. Anyone care to give initials of the company as I have been looking for a IC job and obviously with these people having a huge turnover due to nonpayment, I do not want to fall into that trap. How awful!!!
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