sick of working for crappy companies?

• sick of working for crappy companies? - Emily Penney
  • Docs will not purchase equipment sm - agree with person below
  • Sad to say I do both, and the money - you make with your own accounts
    • hmm.. - Emily
      • no doubt we deserve more - Emily Ayn
        • Yes, most are going EMR... - ??? starting a company; not lucrative in these

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I have just about had it!  I mean I have over 14 years experience as Transcriptionist and all I can get is crappy pay rates, which now I am okay but could be better....And I am tired of getting crappy accounts!  Whenever I ask to switch over to a different account, they tell me no.  And these companies want PERFECTION, even though noone is perfect, for peanuts!  I have seen places where they want you to work set hours even though you are an IC.  What is up with that?  Plus these places never off any good benefits, if any.  What are we supposed to do.  I am ready to go to a retail job or fast food. Somewhere where I can get out of the house, do my job and not have to worry about it all day long - not have to worry if I get an 9 hour shift worth of VERY BAD dictators.  I bet I could surprise myself at how many hamburgers I could flip in an hour because I sure am tired of seeing how much crappy doctors I can type in an hour.

Does anyone else feel this frustrated?  What happened to this profession?

How do you all do it?  I am trying out another company to see how I like it with anticipation to switch over.  In the meantime, I am working 40 hours for one and 20 for another.  There is still a home to maintain, meals to prepare, grand kids to take to and pickup from school (their mother is a single parent and a nurse so her hours are worse than mine). 

I am only intending on doing this for another few weeks until I make my decision, then doing only 1 FT job. 

I know there are those of you who do this on a regular, steady basis and I admire your fortitude.   You are made of stronger stuff than I am. 

Off QA review in 3 or 4 days????

Let's just assume that your company tells the MT to follow the BOS to the letter, and the platform is user friendly, and the MT has 5 or 8 years experience.  Even given that scenario, someone new to a company cannot be expected to turn in a report with 98 to 99 percent accuracy in 2 or 3 or 4 days.  Maybe it would be possible if the MT had only 1 work type or transcribed only 1 doctor.  But throw in 5 or 6 work types, each with a some pecularities to them, a different doctor for each report, maybe the same doctor twice in an 8-hour shift. 

Or how about an MT that has been following the BOS to the letter and switches companies and now has to transcribe verbatim - that would make q.d. CORRECT if dictated.  The MT has to stop and think how to transcribe what normally would be INCORRECT.  So the MT hears *hs* and accidentally types at bedtime.....you get the idea.

If a company told me they expect me to be off QA review in 3 days, I would take that to mean they don't care about the details of my work, just turn in what looks good the untrained eye, and let them get their lines billed.

Hi all,

I was wondering, do MOST of the companies require you to sign a contract to work for them? You know, saying how long you will work for them, etc? I have heard a lot about this lately. Is this the norm? It seems to me that one wouldn't want to work for a company requiring this, as I would think that if they were a good company, employees wouldn't need a contract, they would just stay because they are happy?

Am I supposed to be happy when a company only gives me 200 or 300 lines a day when they promise you a certain amount (that is higher than that)? How would the company employees (not us lowly transcriptionists) feel if the company told them that they were only getting paid 100 dollars this pay period, that there wasn't enough work. Not enough to pay bills and keep food on the table, just pin money.

Sheesh.

Of bad dictators and QA that takes up for them!!!!  I am sick to death of:

1.  Doc saying paragraph after every sentence.

2.  Docs never dictating the first name of doc they are writing to.

3.  QA asking us to insert certain sentences in certain places for certain doctors who do not dictate them.

4.  Docs wanting their own specific headings but not dictating them.

5.  Docs who ramble, never saying period.

6.  QA asking us to **fix** their grammer, mistakes, fragmented sentences, and verb tenses and sometimes when we do, we are docked points for **not transcribed as dictated.**

7.  QA not wanting anything sent to them, stating **researach medical terms and facilities you are not familiar with.**  If they are not there to help us out, what are they doing there????

8.  Docs, NPs, and PAs who do not know how to dictate, pronounce, or spell.

9.  QA asking us to use BOS, but not knowing it themselves.

10.  Doing work I do not get paid for.

Before QA became involved, in years gone by, if a doc's dictation was awful - then that is what he got for transcription and more times than not, they would straighten up and make a better effort.  Not now - we or QA has to almost do the dictation for them!!  They are the ones with the medical degree - not us.  What happened to us just transcribing what is dictated.  Why can't they be responsible for what prints out??  If someone could let them know how much trouble their dictation style causes, it would cut my transcription time in half.  My list could go on and on.  It is a terrible time to be thinking about getting out of the business, but if this crap keeps up - I have to give it some serious consideration.  The job just AIN'T what it used to be.

many take the course because it is cheap compared to the good schools, but it ends up costing more when they can't get a job and need further schooling/training.

Have you posted your resume on the job boards? 

Knowing about foot pedals or other equipment is no big deal, what you need to know is the terminology, good grammar, research skills  are things you need.

You can look for a mentoring program.   Some companies will pay you a minimal amount for any work you do.  There are some companies who want you to pay a monthly fee.   I don't know the names of companies, but there are companies that are not legit, so be sure and ask about them.

You could also apply to local clinics/doctor's offices, and hospitals.  You would have to work on-site, but that is the best training you can get. 

A good QA will not do that.  Where are you working that you have such bad QA personnel?  I'm not wanting to go to that company, lol.

Hope it gets better and you get helpful mentors.

isn't the only reason for QA.  You'd be surprised at the crappy work that some MTs do and QA corrects the errors so they bad work isn't going to the client.   Some MTs don't feel the need to proof their work, believe that is what QA is for.

Must be coincidental, I just had it out today concerning your posting.  I sent a copy of it to the owner, I got a return message to never email "her" (the owner) again from the original person I sent it to.  Hmmmm, my email with cc to the owner must of sent of sparks!  (about what is really going on).  Cherry pickers they are!

MQ paid 30% less pay for ASR reports, and they took just as long to edit as they did to type sometimes, so was very frustrating.  I have heard some companies pay straight line rate difference, i.e. if you make 7 cpl typing, you'll make 4 cpl for ASR.  It is totally unfair, as like I said, it does take quite some time to edit ASR, some more/less than others.  Needless to say, I left MQ for KS, who does NOT do ASR!!!!

less money.

It is strictly up to the agreement between the employer and the insurance company.  Your new employer can tell you what the pre-existing clause is in your new policy.  Some require proof of insurance for the past 12 months.  It may say something like if a diagnosis has not been made NOR treatment received within the last __ months.  Not good when companies negotiate with a pre-existing clause in order to get a lower rate.  Better check with your HR with your new company before doing anything.  It really gets hairy !

that holiday you refuse to work?  Grocery stores, food joints & seems any store is open on holidays and you expect them to be fully staffed, so why shouldn't we?

Yes, I took off for the first time on Christmas day, in 18 years and it was great, but I worked Christmas eve and this whole past weekend.

Someone has to do it!

Small talk is a bridge that connects us to people, and let in what might be a close relationship, whether it be friends, or mate, or whatever.  This is how people break the ice to see whats deeper. 

I, like you, became defensive and withdrawn being out of it for so long, and thought everyone was the enemy and out to get me.  Once you change your perspective, you'll realize its not them, its you, you're the one who needs to change to become happy. 

The world is not negative, dreary, and awful, that is just how you see it because you're isolated and scared.