Yes - reputable company. Easy to work for. Pay on time always. nm
Posted By: CR on 2005-11-11
In Reply to: Metro Transcription--Atlanta--Feedback? - Wary but hopeful
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If it is a reputable company it probably
is. My IC job hired me without any references or resume, just a conversation on the phone. I sent them the info and have had no problem with direct deposit.
Not a reputable company. nt
I'd do one of two things. If it is a reputable company, I would...
put 000-00-0123 or xxx-xx-x123 (if it will accept it). If not a well known company, I would NOT put it or put 000-00-0000.
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.
I am fairly new with my company and I tried the control Y one time, and it didn't work, so I thou
into the "global" normals, I will play with it again and give it a try. How long have you been doing transcription? Have you stayed with the same company for a long time? I worked at a clinic for 6 years, hospital for 8, and now this new national for 3 months.....I hate feeling new!
The easy answer, taking all the easy work and
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Easy to work with. You can look up old reports. Your own word expander will work
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I use InstaText. Very easy for first time
users because you get to see your options at the bottom of your screen if you wish. I started using it about 7 years ago and absolutely hate anything else other than the expander in Word.
Not easy work at all.
It would be interesting to go to India and see how they are set up. I bet they have a great support staff. I have read that physicians are actually transcribing or acting as information resource as they are paid well in this field comparatively speaking. This "take 'em out" attitude by some QA staff is something I have a feeling is not happening.
Well, I just know that I once felt passionate about this job and I do not anymore.
Easy work,
Can you tell me who you work for, I would love to get started, want to work from home, instead of having to go out to work, especially in this snow!! Am from Canada
Any info much appreciated, how do I know who is good, who isnt, ever heard of Medline Inc.., got email from them, what do u think....
Yes! Thank you. $28 a day is fine with me. Easy work.
***Hello***
Easy work, more like clinic, very low pay.
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the work must be super easy (sm)
I've been doing this for a long time and that sounds high to me.
I use it where I work (not Iridium), very easy to use - sm
and what we do is type our report on MS word then paste in it, that way you can use whatever word Expander you want. I would not type in it because you cannot tab by using the tab, automatic lists won't work and do paste well in so I just do the list w/o numbers and format it in IKM as they have a function for that. If you do tab, you can sometimes by accident tab to save and it will save the report before you realize what happened and the report is gone, which is not good. Then you have to go into the chart and type it from there where you can only use your mouse to start and stop the player in the chart. I don't have to input any patient data, just open up the file, sound file loads, you use their player (need 9-pin foot pedal or a converter for USB to 9-pin). The only downside is you cannot change speed of the speaker which stinks, and it only rewinds or FF in 2 second increments and you have to hit the foot pedal each time, no holding it down to get it to do more than 2 seconds. --- lines come out about 1 more than they would if you take the character count and divide by 65, so that is good. We have a true 24 hour TAT, it shows in the work window the date and time it was dictated which makes juggling your work load a lot easier. I don't work in a pool, I have 3 doctors assigned to me so I only do their work. I can do 30 minutes of work in one hour of edit work and about 15-20 mins of straight typing if I don't goof off, have no interuptions and concentrate. I have used three other platforms and I like this one the best.
They put the complainers/cherrypickers on the easy work, the
8-9 cpl for Gross lines, easy work ....
Where? Where?
You don't want to work for this company. Call your current company and
tell them that you have decided against the new position and tell them that you would like to stay. It is cheaper for them to let you stay than to train someone new. A company who could be so tacky as the one you just spoke of is one you do not want to work for. You can rescind your resignation. If you are a good MT, they will be glad you did.
I work part-time hours with full-time pay...
I made over 26,000 this year...
Durn I wish I knew how easy it could have been..I never would have taken this work hard next to
IF by PT you mean Physical Therapy -- it's EASY! I love PT, don't get it where I work now tho
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Actually, it is quite easy to skip jobs, and I work for a national. sm
Depending upon the account, just press the appropriate number on the C-phone, and *poof* you're at the next job. In my case, I have no "proof" per se, but when jobs skip from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. then to 1 p.m., etc., and then it gets back to "normal" when you get to the non-ESL docs where I guess they stopped working. it's not too hard to figure out that someone took what they wanted and left the rest. It doesn't matter to me. As has been stated, the MT who cherrypicks cheats himself/herself out of the chance to master everything and assure himself/herself of a larger pool of work. That goes also for those who limit themselves to only certain work types. Sure, we all have our preferences (I prefer admit notes and consults), but if you can do everything, then you're more likely not to be one of the ones coming here complaining of no work.
Just my opinion, and you know we all have one. Happy Friday the 13th! I have the weekend off for once, and it is actually beautiful weather here. Yippee! 
I work 1 full-time, 2 part-time....nm
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All I know is it caused the company I work for to be unable to do all work due today and the rest
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Same thing with nationals. You work all the time to keep the account caught up when others dont work
and then when they decide to put a whole lot of extra people on your accounts and run you out they could care less about how much you worked.
i used to work for a company that divided the work types up and i loved it. sm
there were only 4 of us working a major teaching hospital. someone was assigned surgery, different assigned discharges, different admits, etc. we all had the backup work type in case the original assignee wasn't available and were cross trained. it made us much more efficient, ability to get used to dictators, set macros, and in the long run we were all much happier.
The company I work for said cable phone wouldn't work, just FYI.
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LTS???? IS IT REPUTABLE???
I was just accepted as an IC from LTS. I wondering if they were reputable.. Please let me know!!
Reputable? Yes
Worked for them for 8 years (starting when they were Edix). They are snakes in the grass. Anyone who says they are a good company just hasn't been burnt yet. I wouldn't go back there if they offered me a million dollars. There are better companies out there to work for.
There are almost NO reputable MTs who would sm
would work for you, do YOUR work, with the conditions you state. People apply and give you an option. You won't get help any other way.
I work for Warminster at MQ and I am sick to death of being jerked around with no work all the time.
I would like a job where I can depend on the work and it does not seem to be in this office of MQ.
7 cpl gross and counts blank lines, IC status-- make a ton of money because it's easy work...nm
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very reputable....I sent you an e-mail. -nm
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Yes, they are very reputable - email me
and I will fill you in on how things are done there. Things are done slightly differently there, but it is a good company, good people, lots of work, promptly paid. 
ABSOLUTELY NOT REPUTABLE - sm
They are absolutely not a reputable company whatsoever. They are a major lawsuit waiting to happen.
They make no secrets about offshoring to India, however, most of the hospitals are not privvy to that information.
Yes, Spheris is reputable.
I've been employed there for over 6 years with no problems whatsoever.
They are a reputable company unless you consider one that offshores as not reputable - which apparently the non-Indian Transcriber (?) does. They pay on time, offer good benefits, and there's always work if you are willing to be a little flexible.
Yes, go to a reputable online..
spyware removal site (like Nortan or McCaffee, etc. and get any and all bugs removed. Will cost about $60 and then your done. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago and that was my solution. I am cautious about not clicking or downloading suspicious things, but it got me somehow.
Has anyone breast fed while trying to work at home, can you do this and still work full time?
It seems like the more literature I read on the subject, the longer it seems to take, especially in the beginning when you are breast feeding every two hours, or does it really just depend on the baby?
This happens all the time at my company.. sm
They don't just randomly access your computer, at least at my company. The MT and tech support person 'meet' at a website and you have to allow them permission into your computer. I sit here and watch while the guys work on computer. After everything is taken care of, we both disconnect from the website (i.e. close out browsers) and they don't have access again until I need them to have access. I don't know what kind of access they are asking for, but if it's controlled by you giving permission, it should be okay.
time for a new company!!
I'm with MDI and quality is STILL the issue; no dumbing down there!
Don't waste your money.... A very reputable...
physician was speaking at a conference, a doc who specializes in weight loss and has a practice for same and I was able to ask about these products. She said they are just a waste of money.
Not all, some are reputable, as poster above mentions
I joined a few of them for free a while ago and have been contacted for a few shops. Unfortunately some don't pay well IMO and don't seem worth the trouble, i.e. $10 or $20.00. In my experience, rarely clothes shops or anything real interesting. Often gas stations or electronic type shops. The restaurant ones are good, you can get a free meal for 2 - they are pretty rare though. It's definitely not a big money-maker and probably more like a hobby or for fun if you like that kind of thing. You also need to have a very flexible schedule because often they will contact you about shops needing to be done within a couple of days.
Then personally, I would not consider them reputable and send in
my letter of resignation ASAP.
Shortest time with company - sm
About 4 hours. I knew within that length of time that the system was not going to be productive for me and just quit right then.
Time for ex-company to upgrade.
My previous employers are unfortunately still in the stone age of using all dial up equipment and word perfect, etc. I loved the job and would still be there if the work was steady. The problem is that they do still need p.r.n. help on occasion but I am not willing to pay the 50.00 a month (I would need unlimited LD) for the second line for p.r.n. work, nor do I want to set up another ancient computer on my already cluttered desk. I've done that for 10 years and done with it.
I've talked to another Transcriptionist and it sounds like it wouldn't be that difficult for them to upgrade in order to use internet capabilities. Knowing these people for a very long time, they will listen if it is easy and cost effective but I'm clueless where to point them. Any ideas?
Right now they use all Lanier and Dictaphone and almost all their equipment is due to be repaired (which I expensive and sometimes can't be done) or replaced.
Does anyone know if you are a part time employee for 1 company and part time IC for another can you
still claim deductions for IC on your income tax even though you are one of each.
I work a full time and a part time, but not sure about 2 full-time...
My hubbie is disabled and I am the only one in my family working also, so I fully understand. You will not have a day off at all working 2 full-time as that is going to be the only way you will get in all your hours. I work one job in the mornings from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other from 5 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and do have off one day a week, but if I had to get in the extra 15 hours to make the other job full-time I am not sure how I would do that other than lose my only day off. Also, make sure you have your account specifics in front of you at all times because you will get yourself confused as to who is what and having notes will help in that area. Good luck to you, as it is possible, but forget about your house being clean, having any social life, etc. Feel free to email me personally if you just need someone to talk to, as I have been where you are and still am.
I have to take that back. I saw some google sites (reputable ones) with porthole. nm
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But can't a company say I need these jobs by X time? And then the IC can accept or decline?
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If you will spend some time reading the company board
you'll see that the industry is more volitile than ever. Work is being offshored to India and other countries and the garbage is left for the US MT. Companies are going to VR. Pay is low, you can expect to make 9 to 10 cpl average as an employee, maybe up to 11 cpl as an independent contractor. A lot of companies cannot provide steady work and insurance is very expensive.
I would not recommend leaving your job to pursue MT full-time. Most companies want the experience to be current, within the last 2 years, so you could potentially have some issues with being 3 years out.
I would suggest trying it part-time to get a feel for how things are before you decide.
I don't work for MQ but that happened to me once at the company where I work and
my next two paychecks were shorted out of what they had overpaid me for that pay period. I hope they don't take it out of your hide. It was hard to budget for that month!
Company I work for has to pay fines for work out of TAT.
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