Toth Transcription
Posted By: Very old MT on 2008-09-12
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I have to admit that not often do I completely discount everything that I read, but this time I had a difficult time believing that a company who wants to stay in business would actually refuse to pay people. So I have to admit that - yes - I did send in a resume. I have been working in the MT field for over 30 years so I felt fairly safe in knowing what I was talking about. First I got an email saying to call this guy and then when I did, he said he didn't send it, his wife did. Great communication between the two. Then, he proceeds to start putting down and degrading everyone from MTs to QAs to hospitals (he only does clinics) and was as rude and ignorant as anyone I have ever seen and I have seen a few.
Then, as if this wasn't bad enough so far, he actually does only offer 5 cents a line! I told him that I felt that was an insult and that anyone with as many years experience as I have or even anyone working as an IC who has to pay their own way in everything, would never work for that kind of ridiculous pay, and then said goodbye. Believe it or not - this jerk called me back and left the nastiest voicemail!!! This guy shouldn't be allowed to own a dog let alone a company.
If he has not paid you and you are due money for your work, call the Better Business Bureau, the Labor Bureau and if you are in the same state, I would contact the police and file a report for theft of services. If they say it is a civil matter, then head to court and sue him for every penny he owes you - with interest! People like him give service owners a horrible name. Good luck to all who work there, have worked there and if you are thinking of working there - run away!
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Toth Transcription?
Hey, Just started working for Toth Transcription because I just finished MT school. I decided to look them up and all I have seen are bad things on here. It has me worried now....I don't know what I should do, I really need the experience to get in with any other good compaines...any advice?
TOTH TRANSCRIPTION
MUST READ: STAY AWAY FROM TOTH. In brief, whether you give them 2 weeks notice, or 1 day's notice, you will not be paid. (Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong on that point.) They realize you need the work, but they are not worried about YOU. They bring in the cash, and don’t give you a second thought. They hire newbies and any unsuspecting MT that is desperate for a job, or just out of school. They reel you in, give you work, collect the money, and live their lives. You won't be paid.
This is the sad truth about these 2 ($%&@. Take if from somebody who knows them personally and who worked for them years ago. I never kept my mouth shut, which is why I did get paid. Other MTs at that time told me their paychecks bounced, or “They were in the mail or got lost in the mail”. Sound familiar???
This is the wife's business, but the husband ran it into the ground. He is rude, condescending, threatening in his manner and tone, and does not know the first thing about running a legitimate business. He was years ago and is to this day one of the nastiest, but dumbest men I have ever met in my entire life. He couldn’t hold down a real job, so he took advantage of his wife’s situation, and took over.
Trust me. Tell anybody you know "DO NOT WORK FOR THESE PEOPLE".
Next, MTStars.com was highjacked. Do not go to this site to look for work, unless you check out the companies on there thoroughly before applying. Some of the companies posting on there are probably not even aware of what happened to the site.
Recommended sites: MTStars.net; again, that’s (.net) NOT .com. Also, MTDaily.com is a good one.
How to stop Toth and shut them down: First, start with law suits. Toth knows that nobody will sue them because your legal fees will more than likely exceed what Toth owes you. If you can find the means to do it, SUE THEM. If enough MTs that have fallen prey to Toth's unscrupulous business practices can come together on this, quite possibly they can be shut down.
There are honest, legitimate companies that will hire hardworking MTs. I know from experience.
I feel so bad for anybody that has worked for these people and not gotten paid. I will try to check posts as much as possible, but if you don't get a response from me, you may e-mail me at kahluasfight@yahoo.com.
Good luck, everybody!
Was it Toth Transcription?
Good luck if it was Toth. I've been waiting for my money for four long years now!
Toth Transcription
I too, although I'm ashamed to admit it, was a victim of Toth Transcription. I worked for that company(husband/wife team) a few years back and was taken for $4,600 and some change. How that much??? It’s the way he pays (or doesn’t pay I should say). You submit a bill for the previous month’s work so if you quit he ends up owing you 2 months of work which is what happened in my situation. In brief, he sent me a check for my work…..I quit (for various reasons but from all other posts you pretty much get the picture of why)…he stopped payment on the check (sent me an email stating "good luck getting your money") and never paid me the last check that was owed to me. I did take him to court (in my town), got the judgment against him and was in the process of freezing his bank account when he decides to file bankruptcy. That was in 2005. Still haven’t seen a penny and the bankruptcy is still active. I’m now very happily working for a local hospital and GETTING PAID!!! All I can say is please stay away from this company unless you want to work for free. They have done this to soooooo many people and they keep getting away with it. PLEASE TRUST ME!!!
Toth Transcription
Has anyone ever notified the doctors that Toth transcribes for, to let them know that Toth Transcription is an unscrupulous company - gets paid by the doctors and never pays their transcriptionists? I wonder if the physicians know what kind of company they are dealing with. I have telephone numbers and email addresses, and I have half a mind to let them know all about the service that Toth provides.
WARNING: TOTH TRANSCRIPTION
Hello! It's been a while since I have been on this board. I'm still receiving e-mails from MTs telling me that they have been taken advantage of by Toth Transcription. From what I understand, Toth is now advertising on www.craigslist.com for new MTs to apply with them.
Every time I receive an e-mail from another MT, she tells me how she has not been receiving her paychecks, and how after many attempts at contacting the Toths, she has not received any replies to her e-mails or return phone calls.
It's no less than criminal what they are doing to people, and the more people that come forward with their experiences, the better our chances are at putting them out of business.
I can't stress enough how underhanded and manipulative their hiring process is, and how abusive they are to their MTs.
If you don't want to see them get away with this anymore, you have to act on this, and warn anybody and everybody about TOTH TRANSCRIPTION in Wexford, PA.
They prey on newbies fresh out of school, and out-of-state applicants, because they know that as long as you are out of state, you have no recourse to go after them to get your money.
****** I am in touch with other MTs who have been put through the wringer by Toth, and they are fighting back tooth and nail. Don't feel hopeless and helpless, that is what they are counting on. Stand up for yourself and get fighting mad.
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Toth Transcription = SCAM! Please read
Please contact me via email if you have had an issue with Toth Transcription, either nonpayment or otherwise. I am compiling a list to see if we can stop this from happening to anyone else. Thank you.
Scam artists, Toth Transcription
STAY AWAY FROM TOTH TRANSCRIPTION. They are scammers. I speak from experience from 8 years ago. I can't believe they are in business again. The husband is a control freak and a crook. He knows nothing about running a legitamate business. He can't hold down a regular job, so he thinks he can run his wife's business.
REPEAT, STAY AWAY FROM TOTH.
TOTH
They did the same to me. I quit without notice after not being paid for three months! I was then told I wasn't going to be paid because I didn't give them notice. Yeah right . .. bust my buttock for two more weeks wihtout seeing any money for that either. I have filed several complaints with officials. We need to keep doing this to shut them down once and for all. I cannot believe this still goes on! Unreal!
I live in the same state as Toth. I have spoken to attorneys. We need to keep flooding officials with our complaints! They owe me over $1,000.00 for almost 4 years now! Think how much money that is with interest piling up daily. I sure could use my money. 
Toth....
On their web site, they say they will beat any competitor's price....I guess that's because they can afford to if they never pay their transcriptionists.
Toth
Is there any way possible to get money out of these people? Who could we report them to? They MUST be shut down!!!
Toth
It's such a shame that this is happening. Did you contact a lawyer?
toth
I too have been scammed by Toth, they owe me alot of money, I would really like a bunch of us to go together and get our money, It is so hard to get a job in this field and it really stinks that this company does this to us.
Toth
Hello! Thank you for your support. My hope is that every MT that was ever wronged by these people contacts me and isn't afraid to push for justice.
Yes, it would certainly be nice for him to have to do jail time.
Toth
Good for you!! Someone should have put them out of business long ago!! If anything, I think there should be MORE posts to warn people about this scam!! I don't understand why anyone would object to that. As an old timer who got sucked into his game when the husband took over the business, I totally support your efforts!
Toth
As long as more MTs that have been affected are getting back to me because they have not seen the previous posts, I'm not giving it a rest. Not everybody has seen all of the posts, and as of this weekend, I'm still getting more new responses.
Toth
Thanks so much for your support. My point as well, if you don't want to read it, then don't. You would be surprised at the number of MTs that come across my postings on a weekly basis, that had no idea that there is something we are trying to accomplish here.
Toth
Thanks so much for your support. I was one of the lucky ones who got out in time, as he took over the business.
I got great satisfaction when I had heard they lost their biggest account to another service.
Don't go to Toth
Please do not work for Toth transcription. They are a scam. You will work for them for 2-4 month's and then finally realize that they are not going to pay you for any of the work that you have done, So please stay away from them. You can check this site for more information on this husband and wife scam team.
TOTH - no way!!!
I worked for them as did many of my friends. Never got paid and they are nasty to boot. Not sure how they can still be in business but they are a nightmare. A number of folks have tried to take legal steps towards them but they are a slippery group of people. 
Toth
If you have to ask what Toth is, then you are among those of us blessed to never have worked for them. Look in the archives for the many complaints.
Toth
I don't know if anyone has thought of this, but if Toth is not paying, the MT can file suit not only against Toth but also against the clinic or office that they did the transcription for. If a few MTs would do this, maybe they would be put out of business because word gets around those clinics when something like this happens.
Info on Toth
Has anyone heard of Toth Transcription? Pay, personalities, etc?
sounds like Toth
transcription...husband and wife team. I almost got sucked into working for them but got tipped off about the no pay problems. If it is Toth, you may never get your money unless you take legal action.
Maybe, but if it's Toth the contract
they have has so many loopholes in it, they probably have their behinds covered. I suspect they pounce on new graduates who are so ready to be hired that they sign the contract without reading all of it. They rush you to sign everything and fax it to them so they can supply you with an account immediately upon receipt of the contract. I also suspect that they use so called "assessment tests" as actual work for real clients. I had 8 transcripts to complete on the pretense of assessment tests. They took me about 6 hours to complete, mind you, I was fresh out of school and I checked over each one with a fine tooth comb before submitting them. I think this is the way they operate, from one new graduate to the next without having to pay for the work. I'm so glad I didn't sign the contract.
Another Toth Sucker
After reading about Toth in the archives, I needed to put in my two cents worth. I have worked for them for the past six months and every month I had to ask and beg for my check. Well, this time it is a month late, and I was told (every time) that it was lost in the mail. Last night I told them that I wouldn't work for them anymore until I saw the check. The reply back to me was very nasty and rude and basically told me to quit my whining and the only way I would get money would be if I turned in my two week's notice. If not, the money owed me would be cancelled.
My advice to anyone: DO NOT WORK FOR TOTH TRANSCRIPTION!!!!!
ANYONE WHO HAS WORKED FOR TOTH
I am trying to compile an email list of anyone that has had nonpayment issues, or otherwise with Toth Transcription. I will speak with you more over email if you'd like, but please email me so I know how many people this has happened to. I plan on doing whatever it takes to get this to stop. Thank you.
Toth part 2
So believe it or not - now this lunatic is sending insulting emails complete with 2-year-old name calling. Did anyone ever tell him that harassment is against the law because if not, someone should let him know that his thievery certainly is. I guess anyone call themselves a "business owner".
No, it wasnt Toth.
Thanks! Have a good day!
Ditto on Toth.
Did you go to one of the top 2 schools? If so, have you tried the companies they suggested? If you did not go to one of those 2 schools, you might try local hospitals and doc offices. Go door to door, sell yourself. Good luck to you!
I am lost ... what is Toth please
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Toth screwed me too years ago
I am terribly sorry to hear they are still at it. I worked for Toth for about the same amount of time as you had and they screwed me out of the time plus over $1,000.00 in pay. I never saw a penny of it. I tried to have the shut down. I presented a ton of evidence to Labor & Industry, as well as the A. General, but with no luck. L & I said I had a case, but because I was IC they didn't handle it. Told me to get a lawyer. Lawyer told me, I had a case but probably would only come out with 1/2 of what they owed me minus fees from court costs ect. I cannot believe they are still pulling this same scam. Are you a newbie? Toth was my first job. What a mistake.
Toth was actually my 1st job offer years ago.
I applied and they almost immediately emailed me back. It was the guy and he asked me to call him on his cell phone. I called and he seemed distracted, driving his car, asking me questions over and over. I talked to him and his wife several times (as they asked). They tested me. I explained to them that I was just out of MT school. They said they preferred that and would be patient with me. I figured the 5c per line thing was ok at the time since they were going to help me get started. However, they were just the opposite. One of them would speak to me, not knowing the other already had. Communication was awful and confusing. It was my first offer so I felt I should just go with it until my husband finally convinced me something was not right with this company and I should tell them "Thanks, but no thanks". I did and explained to them why. I then got some crappy note from the guy who then ordered me to pay him 80-something dollars for the setup of the website for me to work for him. I felt intimidated by him, finally sent him a check to get him off my back. In looking back years later, I feel like a total fool. I am SO glad, though, that I moved on and found something much better. They dont deserve to have loyal employees, in my opinion.
Mr. Toth responds...with threats
I emailed this company, because I have friends who have been messed over by them. The response was nasty, and I rolled up my sleeves and leapt into the fray.
Apparently he considers it legally actionable just to email him something disagreeable. Below are excerpts from his responses:
"Now are you that stupid to think you are going to email me such a ludicrous statement, than expect me to not respond? How pathetic! Do you not have anything else better to do(obviously no work) than to email people you have not a chance in h*** to work for, which is why you seem to have too much time? I guess this shows you spend too much of that valuable time you have extra, reading trivial posts from meaningless people of which cannot comprehend a contract, or simply just passing it on from other posters and the same person/s.
"I thank you but the funny thing is...you are now part of our list of people that will be the cause of those posters on the net with which they seem to have caused "Tortious Interference" on our clients/transcriptionists, but will pay for their actions monetarily in a court of law. You are proof that these posts are made. Can you help in telling me exactly what board this is on? The posts will go away, I assure you, Legally! But they have to keep them for this reason and I can find out each and every person posting because they have to keep your information on record. Right down to the exact computer in any location within any country in the world.
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If I read this correctly, the guy thinks he can legally intimidate all of you for posting anything bad about his company.
Good people.
Complain about Toth to Better Business Bureau
By using this link: http://pittsburgh.bbb.org/Find-Business-Reviews/
Agree, verbatim transcription equals poor quality transcription.
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Know AIM transcription system, never heard of Hull transcription. Are you sure
you are not thinking about DHull who is a recruiter for MDI-FL? They use the AIM system.
Transcription/QA pay
What is the average hourly pay for such a combo position? Southeast and Northern regions. TIA
how do you know who does their transcription? nm
Has anyone ever used transcription
equipment or heard of company Infoware? Hospital is looking at buying new equipment and just wanted to know any feedback on how easy to use.
Actually, transcription should go away
The electronic forms make a lot more sense. Who wades through those piles of records anyway? I'm not sure the whole narrative serves any purpose but perhaps in the courtroom. I'd like to think that dictating about the patient and his/her history helps clarify everything in the treating physician's mind, but I don't think anyone gives more than a cursory glance to the record later. And perhaps when looking for mechanism of injury, a brief narrative helps out... But I'm not sure we are really necessary. All that said, what are we going to do for a living now? Not all of us are 10 years or less from retirement.
OSI transcription?
Anybody have any experience with OSi transcription, good, bad or anything? I am going to be testing with them. What is their pay scale (I think most companies range from 7 cpl to 9 CPL).
PT transcription....
Has anyone typed for a PT Department, and how is the dictation. On a level of 1/10 what would you say. I'm currently doing neurosurgery, family medicine, orthopaedic, and pulmonary and thinking of possibly taking a position for a PT Company to do transcription in house. Any info would be greatly appreciated.javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',' ');
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C&C Transcription
Do anybody know anything about this company? I am really interested in applying, but I am a little confused about their test. Does anyone know how many tests to do to apply? Do you pick one category and do all the tests within or several tests within several categories? If someone has applied before I would really appreciate some info on how many I need to do. Thanks.
anyone know much about C&C transcription TIA
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Transcription
Anyone read the article in Advance Magazine stating that transcription will be virtually obsolete as we know it in 3-5 years with take over of the back and front ends of speech recognition. Was curious as to opinions. Seems like this message has been repeated over and over.
Anyone know anything about T-C Transcription
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Is transcription still a hot job?
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transcription course
Andrews School in Oklahoma City works closely with helping you get a job and they are excellent for transcription and coding.
US Transcription
I actually worked for this company for two years and w/out trying to bash, I would simply say to watch yourself. They have a very high turnover, and make a lot of promises they do not keep. They also play dirty with pay. If you work for them for a while you will very likely find out they are hiring new people at more than you make! Keep yourself informed and in close contact with their other transcriptionists if you decide to work for them! They also have a very nasty QA person who can be short and rude. She really wants things done "her way" whether it meets AAMT standards or not!
Why transcription?
Curious to know. What is the main appeal to you?
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