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Add Mndscriberz out of Iowa to the list of nonpayers too. nm

Posted By: Been there 2 on 2009-07-29
In Reply to: Please post the names, it is okay per the (sm) - LisaT

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Add Mndscriberz to the list of nonpayers and rude at that. sm

Still awaiting pay for work done on June 20th.  Invoice was due June 25th and still not paid yet.  Good thing I only lasted ONE day with them due to the rudeness, hatefulness, and flat out mean ladies who both run the business and both tell you something completely different.  No it is not a lot of money, but hey if I could afford  to work for FREE, I'd go volunteer at Hospice since I will be there someday.  I do not put up with companies skipping out on paying whether it is $0.01 or $1000.00 owed so had to share my experience in hopes this will prevent someone in the future from getting taken as I did.  I spent 2 days wasted away from my kiddos for the mere little bit I did make that I will probably never see, what a shame!  Had to drop everything for them because they were DESPERATE for someone to start immediately and help them get caught up. 


Why is it these company email you nonstop and call you when they need work done and beg but when you need paid, silence it is?  Guess I will be figuring out that clinic's number to let them know I need paid since I cannot get it out of the company.   


Let's see..........RED FLAGS.  Boy did I see some and ignored them.  Man I must be blind or desperate I guess. 


1.  If a company calls you with a blocked number and never gives you their number.......RUN!!  (something to hide possibly?)


2.  If a company sends you emails with made up names.  No real names ever given.  RUN!!  I assume the company name is correct as that was used in the ad here on MTStars and in their email but cannot verify the name.  Never heard of it before.  If anyone knows anything about them, please email me.  From my limited information they go by Angie and Barb. 


3.  If you have two bosses that cannot get their stuff straight.......RUN!!


4.  Those desperate for help immediately are the ones desperate enough to not pay.........RUN!!  (I take it as desperate for help because the way the business is ran).


5.  No contract whatsoever.........RUN!!


6.  No SS# asked for........RUN!!  (guess they didn't need SS# since they had no intentions of paying!) 


7.   Will not tell you where the location of the clinic is or the company is when asking merely to look up referring docs info........RUN!! 


8.   Says your pay is contingent upon clinic paying.......RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (All kinds of excuses can be made as to the clinic not paying and how are you to know they aren't lies ~ anyone running a business should have means to pay their MTs or don't be in business). 


9.  If they say they sent you tons of samples and tons means ONE......RUN!!!!


10.  If they don't tell you how they want your lines calculated and you can in no way come up with the same line count (under).......RUN!! 


11.  If they say they have sent you several emails that you know for a fact you have not gotten, those are all lies.......RUN! 


Oh man, I am sure there are tons of others but my brain is tired from working so hard for a company that cares.  If you have anymore RED FLAGS for us hard working MTs working for pennies, please add to my list and have a good rest of the weekend!


Iowa City, Iowa PJs
To be fair to any company in Iowa, the PJs Transcription I am referring to is out of Iowa City, Iowa.  Just thought I'd clear that up, in case there are 2 in Iowa with the same name.
Don't go to MnDScriberz as they do the same thing. nm
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CC and other nonpayers
Very sorry for your pain. Why dont't you also go directly to the admin of the clients she had you typing on and scream loud and long about her practices. I have done that years ago and it got results. Good luck!
How to handle nonpayers
Contact the attorney general of your state and the attorney general of the state where the company is located. If there is a department of business regulation in either state, copy them as well. Then inform the nonpayers that you will proceed on to small claims court. Then do it.
UST in Iowa
Anyone know anything about U.S. Transcription out of Iowa? 
Thank you:) Would that be out of Iowa?
I googled and got one in Iowa and another.
U.S. Transcription in Iowa...

I've been with them a few weeks now and it looks like I've found a new home. Hoping to meet some other MTs working there....if you're with UST and so inclined, drop me an e-mail and say hello.  


Company in Iowa - sm

Since the State Board for Iowa hasn't been used since 2006 I am posting this message here.


I took a job with a company in Iowa earlier this year.  I have 2 children and have to meet her courier every morning to pick up my work which is on tapes.  I also had to buy extra insurance because according to her this is mandatory HIPPA regulation.  Then I find out that she leaves tapes in another MT's mailbox AND sends the cassette files (digitally somehow) to MTs that live 20+ miles away.  I'm only making a little over .06/line and getting my children ready every morning can be a chore.  Meanwhile, this woman takes more vacations and has diamonds on all fingers.  Today will be my last day.  She should be ashamed of herself for treating her MT's like that.  We are the ones that pay for her vacations and diamonds.  Can anyone say Greeeeeeeeeeeeed?


Companies in Iowa
There is also a company in Dubuque, named US Transcription, that hire at-home transcriptionists. Good luck to you.
Work in Iowa
Hi Lydia, transcription jobs are kind of hard to find to do at home but there is a company in Ankeny that will let you transcribe from home.  I worked for a national and there are many nationals that will hire you to work from home.  There are a lot of offices and medical facilities that will hire transcriptionists to work on site.  Good luck!  :) 
If you are in Iowa City
I highly recommend The University.  Further information available upon request.
How do you know list is true? I can make a list,
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Any information on US Transcription out of Iowa?....sm
I have looked on several boards and just cannot find out any information on them.  Anyone currently work for them or have in the past?  I just want to know any pros or cons.  They seem very nice, just would like to know any current opinions on them.  Thanks. 
Forgot - U.S. Transcription in Iowa
Thanks.
I thought they just had corn in Iowa
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Any advice for a newbie in Iowa?
Just moved to Iowa and having a hard time finding employment outside of my home.  I've done transcription for 15+ years and recently moved to Iowa.  I'm thinking about applying to some jobs here but have never worked from home.  Any advice?  Lydia
I work for a small company in Iowa

The woman that owns the company is crazy.  She treats physical therapy like it's acute care.  They are office visit notes and she acts like they are Op notes and the doctor is breathing down her back waiting for them to be typed.  The physical therapist could care less ------- it's an exercise class lady - get over it.  At 6 cpl she wants a miracle. 


from my hometown DeWitt, Iowa, weird!
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Can anyone provide info on Trans Tech Iowa?
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University of Iowa Med Center announced layoffs yesterday
I think the news report said they were getting rid of 130 people now, a total of 200 this year. Fortunately (their word, not mine), they're not going to have to make any cuts in people who have patient contact but in administrative areas (that'd be us). Truthfully, I'm not sure if they even still have in-house transcriptionists, but you know that if they do, they'll be the first to get their marching papers.
add me to the list
mwilmotjr@yahoo.com
Like the ones that want you to add them to an IM list so they can
see if you are online and keep track of you every minute of the day?  Best cure for that is to keep your internet program on 24/7 and never answer one of their IMs
Don't want to list it here
it ain't much!  Compound that with no work.  'outta there.
A wish list???
What kind of list? It's a cry for help to sift through some of the many transcription companies I have seen mentioned on-line. Most of the lists I have seen are either just all lumped together with essentially no information, or sometimes listed by states.

I was asking for the the names of the biggest companies as a sort of initial filter. However, as I stated, I AM wondering about the safety of going with a big company. I have been working for a medium size, local company with one huge account. They lost it and due to that and other factors, they have just decided to go out of business. I realize bigger isn't necessarily better.

Another issue for me is that I like to travel and think it would be nice to sometimes be able to pack a small amount of equipment, maybe just a laptop and foot pedal, and be able to work.

I know there are going to be conflicting opinions, but for me right now even that might be helpful. The company I was working for had good and bad points and I loved and hated it sometimes within the same day.

Great strengths it had that I would like to find again: At least competitive pay, benefits, and most of all - lots of flexibility. I basically only had to make a quota every two weeks and not even that was VERY strictly enforced. Other than that, I had almost total flexibility. I would certainly pass on making only a few more dollars in order to retain my flexibility.

So, it's a list of biggest companies, a list of suggested companies, and in a perfect world it would be a list of companies that meet all of my needs. For now, I'd just settle for any good suggestions.
Yes, I list everything.
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list
That's really sad, because they are trying to stop from earning a living, thus driving more people into poverty......
My name better NOT be on such a list...
If I find this to be the case, my attorney will most certainly be contacted.
Here's a list for you
1. Better start-up information and training. The majority of companies I have worked with don't seem to understand how little training they actually provide. A few notes taken over the phone in a training session is not training! Think about all the jobs you have had on site - and compared that type of training to what you typically receive via cyberspace. Not even close right? If anything, training people remotely should equate to *more* training, not less. And, of course, I'm not referring to MT training, but account/platform specific training. Supply samples, hints, a list of problems encountered in the past and their solutions. You can't just fly through the steps of a complicated platform once and expect top notch production.

2. Feedback and updated account info. It's really disheartening to never hear from an account *until* you make a mistake. Positive feedback is as important as negative feedback.

3. Communication. Cannot be over-emphasized. I have worked with MTSO's who IM you to death (overkill) to those who apparently think new procedures are related via osmosis...

4. One of the biggest mistakes MTSO's make is getting more accounts then they can properly manage (and/or doing so with a skeleton crew to maximize profits).

HAPPY FRIDAY ALL!


To the list
Don't forget about over-hiring! That annoys me so much!
My list
1. Pay me on time.
2. Pay me correctly.
3. Give me clear account specs.
4. Treat me with respect and don't talk down to me.
5. Give me feedback when I'm doing something wrong AND when I'm doing something right.
I would add these to your list...sm

Webmedx, Medscribe, Diskriter, Transcend, Transolutions.  Not sure about your other questions though.


Good Luck!


add me to the list
I think we were on the same account and quit at the same time (in May of this year). Two days after I quit, I received an email that P was leaving the company. I too had heard that she lost a total of 4 employees that week. What a shame. The folks that sold Cymed should be ashamed - they had a good thing going and it just went down the tubes. I struggled to make my line count for months and finally had to give up and look elsewhere. Looking back, I should have left as soon as SPi took over. You would think that I would learn by now!
Add me to the list
I have 4-1/2 years there. Some of it has been a challenge but with our new president and some changes he's making, we're back on track. I make pretty good money on my account, and management has been particularly wonderful to me. Love it!
job list
Look in the manual under Logs. I'm having a meltdown over counting and converting for line counts. The account I'm on does not have a built in line counter. Hope yours does. My friend works on a different account and she doesn't have to do anything. Good luck!
Just a list
I think they have just listed hospitals within those states and they are not hospitals they have contracts with. I know for a fact that several Maryland hospitals as well as Wisconsin hospitals do not oursouce to them. It does lead one to believe, though, that they have contracts with them.
here's my list
Acusis: Best company ever. The people are very nice, pay always on time, work is great....a little low in the mornings right now, but always able to make my keystroke requirements.

Proscript: Another great company, with very nice people, good accounts, and pay is always on time.

InHealth: Another good company. Work was good, people nice, pay always on time.

Keystrokes: Not a good match for me. Was lied to about my pay, but I have a friend who works there that loves it. The account I was on was a good account, just didn't really care for the owner.

Preferred Transcriptions: The account I was on was great, but other accounts not so great. Pay is low, and the gal who runs the company could use some classes on how to be a littler nicer.
Right at the top of the list would be AMM...sm
Another Medical Must...horribly disorganized owner who uses primarily MTs from India and the Phillipines and wonders why she loses her accounts. Tells every MT a different story about what's going on with the company. Put this one on your don't even bother list.
Here's another for your list...
DataScript in Michigan - no pay and don't answer emails.
the list I got said 199 to 238 I think for sm
single coverage. I think there is a supplement for eye and dental which would make it more. Family coverage is more like the price you quoted.
still on list
Too bad you weren't still on the paycheck list.  Would that be nice if they sent you that every two weeks just because you were still on the list?
And MQ is not on that list.

MedQuist cares so little about quality it isn't funny. 


QA has now turned into MME (Master Medical Editor).  Most of the work is being diverted to India now.  The MME does QA work, editing and transcribing.  More of the last two in what I have seen myself. 


I have a feeling that India is doing most of the QA work now because it has cut back so drastically, at least for me.  It is going somewhere, but I know it hasn't been coming to me.  My guess would be India because they got all of the good clients now anyway. 


I would stay far away from MQ.  I honestly would.   


Add to that list
ProScript. Great QA, always helpful and always friendly.
Add ANP to the list
stay far, far away from this company! They are no-pays!
Thank you so much for this list!!!
I was going to dig around for the thread that contained these names when I get off of work late tonight, and you've just saved me possibly hours of time.

I'm sure we all appreciate you posting this, so again, THANK YOU!!!
Not sure if they still do, but here is a list I put

Here is the list I put together earlier this year.  I am not sure if these companies still provide computers or not.  Some provide a computer with a rental fee, some provide a computer without any fee, and some say they have computers available if needed.  Hope this helps. 


 


Amphion Medical Solutions     Madison, WI       www.amphionmedical.com


 


Axolotl      San Jose, CA        www.axolotl.com


 


Diskriter Inc     Pittsburgh, PA       www.diskriter.com


 


MedQuist     Mount Laurel, NJ       www.medquist.com


 


Milner Transcription Services     Atlanta, GA        www.milnertranscriptionservices.com


 


Opti-Script Inc     State College, PA       www.opti-script.com


 


OSI Transcription  (Outsourcing Solutions Inc)     Douglasville, GA        www.ositranscription.com


 


Precyse Solutions     Wayne, PA        www.precysesolutions.com


 


Silent Type  Inc     Englewood, NJ        www.silenttype.com


 


SoftScript  Inc     Santa Monica, CA     www.softscript.com


 


Spheris     Franklin, TN       www.spheris.com


 


TransTech Medical Solutions   (TT)     Houston, TX        www.transtechmedical.com


 


WebMedX     Pittsburgh, PA        www.webmedx.com


 


 


 


Please add me to your list of emails!

I have not typed out my email address due to my email making it obvious of who I am to my current employer but would really appreciate it if you could click on my email link and send some information to me also!


Thank you for your help and your willingness to share information!



i doubt there is such a list,
at least that is all-inclusive, but you could make your own, starting with the job board.
Reposting keeps their name toward the top of the list.
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A list should be made...here is one
Eskribe is owned by a Indian and all typing done in India.
And, you can also add Wal-Mart to your list
I think stores such as Wal-Mart, and there certainly are others, no doubt, that buy up the majority of their products from these other countries are putting our Americans out of work.  I just shudder to think how different life is in this century compared to before we went to being such a huge importer of goods that we COULD be producing here in the US.