They recently got rid of all their Canadian MTs, guess to make room for more Indians. nm
Posted By: SpherisEmp on 2008-02-24
In Reply to: good luck to you - Cindy M
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Guess I was lucky then. I recently left MQ...sm
After 9 years with them. The entire time (until the recent 'cesspool' changes - the reason I left) I worked on a large children's hospital and all their clinics.
There would be the occasional crying/screaming, etc. in the background (s/l off in the distance though, not in the same room as the doc), but other than that, I really didn't hear much noise from the patients or their parents.
Not that it was an easy account by any means, and there were those docs who seemed to just love to dictate from the NICU, right next to the loudly beeping machines, or in the cafeteria, next to clattering dishes. But overall, not as much noise as I expected. (Thank goodness. My tolerance for screaming kids is pretty low! LOL) I actually miss that account... *sniff*
BTW, my account now has a lot of elderly people, which I find a lot more depressing. Seems I've gone from one extreme to the other.
Spheris hires Canadian MTs and has Canadian accts. Can't answer the wage question. So much depe
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If I had to make a guess...
I would guess that they changed their mind and it did not have anything to do with you or your work. I agree with poster below who said they maybe over hired...or there could be any of a number of other reasons.
Don't assume it is your work but, rather, it is their loss.
Move on.
I GUESS YOU DON'T MAKE 98% THEN, HUH?
nm
Well I guess she would make that much if she
I wouldn't want to cheat the government. So, in essence, your housekeeper is a cheat!  And, I guess you would be helping her since you pay her cash knowing she does not pay taxes?????????? 
If you make a lot of errors, I guess
My QA score is good but I suppose if it weren't I'd expect a less pay, not sure depends on lots of factors here.
I guess I could make close to 30K too, if I
Production pay has ruined the quality of MT work. Paid by the hour, I researched, spell-checked, turned in beautiful, correct, easy-to-read medical documents. Nowadays, we're all chasing our tails trying to make a living off our nano-salaries, and in going faster and faster, worrying more about production, minimum lines per day, etc., my work sure aint what it used to be. And even if it looks good at your end, you should see what the reports look like uploaded onto most EMRs. Appalling, nearly impossible-to-read CRAP. No wonder they think we're worthless robots. That what our work comes out looking like on the EMR.
A nice sunny room just for me in our finished lower level. Love my cocoon room.
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Thanks - I guess I have a phone call to make --
nm
I guess it is time to make a stand...
I just received my first subscription via E-mail to Advance Health Magazine.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY ACTUALLY HAD TWO ADVERTISEMENTS IN IT FOR HIRING INDIA MTs?
These are about 1/4 of a page size. One is from CBAY, which is Spheris, which is their 100% India company. Bragging a 30% decrease in costs to hospitals.
This not only threatens American MTs with losing jobs outright, but it also UNDERCUTS us. This is why we are making less money, less benefits, and needing to work harder.
I sent an E and cancelled immediately. Actually, I had been considering it for a while because of a bit percentage of their Medical Transcription articles are pro- undercutting American MTs, anyway, just like AAMT.
In my opinion, WE ARE BEING SOLD-OUT, AND BEING SOLD-OUT BY AAMT as they push harder and harder to make money any way they can, even by supporting Indian MTs, who are probably being told they "have" to join their organization...
They have been trying to force American MTs to become certified to fill their pockets and position themselves for the future as a monopoly. However, it seems American MTs are not as easily led as in India, so they flip-flopped. If you can't beat them, join them, right?
I am so disgusted. Last month they had an article from someone encouraging companies to hire American MTs and I was so hopeful, but this made me sick, to get it in my E-mail.
Time for me to make a stand. My job is worth fighting for and I need it...
I didn't post that but if I had to make a guess...
I would guess the poster meant that newbies always feel they have a high accuracy.
Don't be offended....if that is what was meant.
Ask your QA or supervisor where you stand. At least you care !!!
I guess so! I betcha make your new line count!! NM
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I have never had my own room. I shared a room with my sister, went away to college sm
and had a roommate (whom I am still close to) for 4 years, moved back home and back to sharing a room with my sister while she went to a local college and then got married. In fact, after 17 years of marriage, this is the first time in my life that I have had my own dresser, not just the top two or bottom two drawers!
I could never live alone. Not for fear but for loneliness. I like my alone time but I love to have people around.
Indians
you understand each other because you care to, there is the difference. Have a nice day!
LOL-they are probably all Indians.
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Indians
The company I work for sends all of the easiest work from each account to the foreign freaks --- leaving the hardest work for the American transcriptionists, who are expected to still maintain greater than 98% accuracy, and the American transcriptionists who were sending too much to QA were fired!!!!
not just Indians
One company now is going to train Vietnamese, another Chinese (just what we need, a communist country with our information). I frankly would trust the Indians more than any of them, including the Filippinos. The Indians have been our allies for years and years. The Filippinos are dreadful to work with. The company I work for only uses them and they are absolutely horrible with errors that could kill somebody. As a QA we try to teach them how to do it right and all we get back are incredibly rude emails from them. They even say they don't have time to spellcheck, nor will they, and their QA only opens the files and sends them on. At the risk of losing the accounts, my company tells us now not to anger them, we need them. They used to get points deducted for mistakes, now they don't, but the domestics sure do. It's like we are THEIR employees. They are the worst MTs and the nastiest people I've ever dealt with. I would any day rather work with Indians. They were polite, respectful, always answered emails, always made attempts to do better. The others are cocky and could care less what we think or what we need. Needless to say, I'm trying desperately to find another job. I don't work for offshores, nor will I. This company now is just pushing through the files without QA because they don't want to hire even though we keep telling them the files are horrible and they could come back on the company legally, but it's all in the money. Less QA = more money. I would NEVER go to a hospital or clinic my company does the transcription for, NEVER.
Indians by far!!!
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We have been taken over by the Indians!
PROOF POSITIVE. I am outta here.
East Indians
Tell me about their arrogance! The apartment house I live in is loaded with them. They are dirty, they are loud and arrogant. It's terrible.
Can still do that and not help the Indians earn our money.
nm
Yes, I've seen many pictures of all those Indians and their
nm
That's why AHDI just LOVES them Indians!
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Enjoy your 15 cpl until the Indians underbid you at 3-4 cpl...
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THE POST IS NOT ABOUT INDIANS BUT ABOUT AMERICAN COMPANIES
that want to send their work overseas and train them to transcribe it. I want to know why the moderators feel it is okay to post jobs from spheris and healthscribe and others that were mentioned in the article when they undoubtedly hire us in the US until they can train more transcriptionists overseas and then leave us high and dry.
Yuck !!! Will take Pakistanis and Indians over Asians any day.... nm
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Weren't the Indians given a reduced rate to get CMT?
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To me they are harder than Indians, Spanish or anything else. Strange.
nm
I get it. They are paying the indians 1 or 2 cents a line,
which isn't much to us but it is to them, and then they just pay QA people a few cents more a line to edit the crap that comes back (probably no worse than correcting some ASR) and there ya go. $$$$$
Focus is run by a bunch of Indians who don't know what they're doing.
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.
better or worse than the Indians saying womting, wenous insufficiency...
Cannot stand hearing the *w* unstead of the *v*!
Canadian ICs
HI Denise - I am a recent grad of an MT program in BC and just signed on as an IC for a Florida Company. I start in a couple of weeks. I've found that lots of US MTSOs will hire an IC from Canada. That is not really an issue as long as you are a grad of a respected course and do well on the testing. The hard part is getting your foot in the door without any experience!! I am not familiar with the CareerStep course. I've heard of it of course but have not researched it lately. I took the Advanced Medical Transcription Program through Selkirk College via distance ed. I can highly recommend this one and employers seem to be impressed with the grads. Let ME know if you would like further information.
PS - A new baby in November? Boy, you must be pretty energetic to consider taking on something like this at this time!!
Canadian
pays Canadian, hassle with bank when you cash it after you get it 3 months later.
Canadian Tx
It doesn't bother me. It is hard to articulate why, in a logical way, so I have to just explain from my gut. I feel that they are our "kinfolk." In my mind, they are our neighbors, in a way that I feel closer to than other countries. Therefore, it's like more "sharing" of "our" workload, rather than "them" sort of "stealing" the work from "us." No "Us and Them" attitude with me, on the issue of Canadians. Yet, I feel that way strongly about India and Philippines and whoever else comes up the pike "stealing" our work. I realize this isn't logical, but hey, you asked. Does anyone else feel the way I feel?
To "I am canadian"
I'm sorry you're Canadian. I lived in northern Vermont for awhile and could only get Canadian TV. From that I learned how much you people hate us and envy us. But of course, you don't mind taking our money and taking our help when you need it.
Exactly how do you know what the people dying in Afghanistan are innocent?
Like of the rest of the world, you were too ready to dip in this country's deep pockets and you sued us when some of your Canadians were mistakenly killed by some U.S. pilots. With allies like you, we don't need enemies.
By the way, wasn't your lily white Canadian government involved in the British invasion of Las Malvinas, or as you would probably call it, The Falklands War? Do you think you Canadians killed any innocent people there?
Keep up your bellyaching - that's the only thing Canadians know how to do, other than drink beer and ice skate. Sooooooo, how aboot that, heh?
Canadian MTing?
Are there any Canadian MT's on this site? I am from canada and wondering where I go to find jobs in the US for Canadian's to work! What is a fair wage? Any help would be very much appreciated!
Why not try a Canadian company?
www.absmed.com (I don't think they are hiring, but you can check it out).
www.terranovatrans.com
www.healthenet.net
Hope that helps!
Canadian rates, please help
Could any of you help me in making this very important decision please? I have contacts that can help me get contracts from a small Physical therapy/chiropractic care clinic in Alberta, Canada. But, I have no clue as to how much is charged per 65 cpl with spaces in Canada. Considering that one US dollar is equivalent to Canadian $1.15, I guess I would perhaps be able to get a better rate. But how much would you say is a rate that would do justice to both parties? Anyone doing a similar work from Canada, working MTs with MT companies in Canada, please help. Any input will be welcome…Thank you….Maple
CANADIAN MT COMPANIES
I am from Ontario.
There are two companies in BC: www.absmed.com and
www.northpacificmedtrans.com
Check these out - I think they only hire local at home MTs.
Canadian spelling?
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$1.29 to our dollar so if the Canadian MTs...sm
If Canadian MTs are making more $$ than American MTs, it all evens out. Also, the national health care system in Canada is currently under revision and my cousin tells me it takes her 6 months to get an appointment for an XRAY in Calgary!!!........
Canada's dollar is not as strong as our dollar in the US and I LOVE CANADA so please do not think I'm bashing that wonderful sister country of ours. 
canadian pharmacy
Hi, I've used feelbest.com (located in Ottawa, Ontario) numerous times and have had nothing but good results -- give them a try!
Re: Canadian Companies
I would work for either, I just find more and more American companies not taking Canadians. I get nailed with taxes either way. I used to work for Spheris and then took a year off and was told I would be on re-hire status and when I went to re-apply was told they no longer higher Canadians.
also had a French Canadian
very difficult... now if I ever hear a doctor with a New Zealand accent I think I will recognize it - very distinctive - have heard it only in a few movies.
Canadian Needing Help
Hey everyone, I'm Canadian and am currently researching possible MT schools. I was originally thinking Canscribe, but am not so sure anymore (I read on another forum that they don't train students enough, and I want the best possibly training so that I am great at my future job). I know M-Tec and Andrews School are seemingly the top two schools in America, but I kind of wanting to attend a Canadian based school possibly. If anyone can help me out, I would really appreciate it. Also, if someone knows a Canadian based MT forum please let me know. I have been trying to find but it doesn't seem like there is any out there.
Thanks so much for your time!
:)
from canadian newspaper
I am sorry, I can't provide the link but it is a direct quote from a Canadian publication.
"Because the health care plan is regulated by the government, bureaucracy shows it's ugly head. Waiting lists are long and wait times for certain procedures are equally long. For instance, in New Brunswick, a person requiring heart a bypass procedure may wait for up to six months. A knee replacement in Ontario takes about the same. These waiting times are expected and those in need should prompt their doctors to be proactive in diagnosing the problems and gaining access to the waiting list at the earliest possible instance."
Okay, wanna wait six months for your CABG? You'd be dead. I do see that as a problem, don't you. I am sure there are Canadians who love it, just as I am certain there are those who don't. I would like to know where you got that 5% statistic from, though. I don't mean that as a smart aleck remark. I really would like to know if that is the case. Can you point me in a direction that would verify that?
You might get answer on the Canadian website
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Canadian Dollars- probably French ESL nm
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re: a canadian MT who lives next to MAINE
I have a MT company from portland, Maine who w ants me to work for them as an IC. They offered me 7 cents per line american. WHat a freakin joke!!
I wont work for under 12 cents per line and I have been out of it for awhile (6 years!!).
See ya!!
Boycott Canadian Seafood
Due to the horrible seal hunt the HSUS is asking that we boycott Canadian seafood as a way of protesting the hunt. The hunters get the majority of their income from their jobs as fishermen so boycotting their products will hurt them in turn for them hurting the baby seals. Thanks.
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