Spheris Transition

• Spheris Transition - CalebJ
  • Their pay is way low and you work like a dog to make minimum lines. - Ladybug
  • Be aware that your benefits will SM - another MT
  • Spheris - MT-MT
    • yes, they provide equipment. NM - Endiqua
  • Move On - sm
    • That's exactly what I did - moved on - let them find their own people - txmt
  • Memories...EDiX did that to my hospital. SM - Becky
    • It really depends how much you make at hospital. If - you are used to 65 char line, be in for shock.
      • Here's the thing. We were paid on a 50-char line SM - Becky

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I have been typing radiology for about 6-7 years now and with this new account that I am on my line count has dropped alot....and I mean alot.  There are plenty of mammos and geez a tons of chest x-rays, and not too much in between.  So I was pondering the thought of just changing to a different area where I might be able to acutally make money, which is why I started working out of the home in the first place. 

SO MY QUESTION IS, is what area would be the easiet to transition to where I could actually make some decent money??????????

PLEASE someone help with this.  I have typed a couple of different posts on this message board and NO ONE really ever replies, so that makes me think gosh...does anyone care about helping their fellow scribers, unless it is their problem and if they need help then it is different??!! SO just want a little advice.

Thanks to those who do care enough to reply.

As you can clearly see I have already posted this message below, but I didn't get any responce.  I would REALLY appreciate any advice that I can get from anyone who is either looking into coding or is already in the business. 

 I am currently a Transcriptionist at a hospital and I am really interested in getting into the coding business.  I was just wondering if there are any of you out there who have made this transition and if you have any tips or warnings for me.  Any advice is appreciated. 

Don't know if this answers your question, but I really believe that I was able to successfully transition from Radiology to Acute Care by using the practice tools sold by AHDI (which I purchased at a member rate).  Also, I recently took a Lab Webinar ($20) that gave excellent information!!!  Plus, my membership dues are a tax write-off

Guys, I've finally made up my mind that the profession that we used to know is gone and is never coming back.  The industry leaders have made it their business to turn MT's into the equivalent of sweatshop workers, and I don't find that dynamic at all appealing. 

Can any of you give any suggestions as to what types of careers we might transition into and make a decent income?  I'm polishing up my resume now, but I fear that I've stayed in this industry for far too long and have handicapped myself from being able to take advantage of any other career opportunities that might exist out there. 

Any and all feedback would be appreciated. 

Any input?  I have looked on their web site and there are different programs and I have yet to understand which program or type of system they have, probably because the person who chose the system for the hospital knows next to nothing about transcription systems and can't tell me anything.  One minute she tells me I will have a station like Lanier and the next she tells me I need to have high speed internet for it. (But she is not sure if that is for transcription or the hospital records program)  So which is it?  I believe we start next week this new system and I have to go to the hospital for training. 

I wish I was better with change.

If no one has access to our E-mail address and this is the only place that they could have gotten it, how did they as I just got an E-mail from them about applying for a job?   So somehow our E-mail addresse are not protected as they say that they are on this board?  Did anyone else receive it?   I have never posted my resume, or applied for a job throught his board as I own my own MTSO.   Makes me wonder about how safe our E-mail addresses are.

is not a company I would ever recommend, especially for a new MT.  They have a lot of acute care work and some clinic notes, BUT (and isn't there always a "BUT?") in my experience, as well as that of many other MTs I know, you most likely will have a primary account that has hundreds of dictators on it.  You just don't have a chance to ever build your macros/word expansions or normals when you don't hear the same dictator twice in the same month. 

Also, you have set hours (with a time clock), as well as minimum line requirements early on.  You are not allowed to take longer to get your lines, so you will have a very difficult time reaching what is required of you.  New MTs need TIME to get up to speed.

However, that isn't what really turns me off with Spheris.  They offshore and are not very open about that; in fact they are rather secretive about that fact.   So guess where the best and easiest accounts go? 

I do know M-Tec has groups of grads going to Spheris.  Personally, I don't think that is doing them a favor.  In fact, I know it has caused many a new MT to rethink their new-found profession. 

Also, Spheris has tremendous turnover.  That says something in itself. 

I hear a lot of bad things about MQ and Spheris, but why is Spheris that bad?

Can anyone tell me about this new platform Spheris has for speech recog.  Anyone else receive a letter about wanting you to come back and work for them?  Any info at all about Spheris would be helpful as I have not been working there for quite some time and I am sure things have changed. 

Thanks