Home     Contact Us    
Main Board Job Seeker's Board Job Wanted Board Resume Bank Company Board Word Help Medquist New MTs Classifieds Offshore Concerns VR/Speech Recognition Tech Help Coding/Medical Billing
Gab Board Politics Comedy Stop Health Issues
ADVERTISEMENT




Serving Over 20,000 US Medical Transcriptionists

No, you just see an MT ID number...no names...nm

Posted By: OSi on 2007-02-02
In Reply to: If you know how to really use extext - you KNOW who types reports NM

*


Complete Discussion Below: marks the location of current message within thread

    The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
    To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu


    Other related messages found in our database

    US MTs are just a number to HIS
    HIS just needed US-based MTs so that their clients would stay and they could finally break even!
    Tax ID number

    I am just trying to estimate my taxes and my tax program won't do anything without a tax ID number....I tried the Medquist board twice with no response.  could some former or current  MQ'er take pity and email me the tax ID number?? smedmiston@bellsouth.net.


    Wonder how they got your number?
    I guess that is what would bug me the most :-)
    I have the number

    I got offered a full-time position and got phone numbers and e-mails with no problem.  I have the transcription manager's cell.  E-mail for details.


    They did offer me an check if i wanted it.  I chose the direct deposit, but i think they will pay by check too.


    Number 1, 2, and 3
    1. I come to this site for a break and to see what other MTs are doing or not doing. Sometimes I post and sometimes do not.

    2. No one said anything about delirium but if being happy because your are not being taken advantage of by a company, then yes, we are; however, apparently some just want to express relief.

    3. Hanging out on a site where people are looking for a job for transcription, to me at this point in my life, is to break and hang out with my peers.

    4. Large groups of people are not deliriously trying to get people to Keystrokes, I think just sighing, I know I am after all I have been though.

    Hope this helps. Can we express opinions if we are not looking for job? I like the main board too.
    Wish it was just one number.......
    By the way, I'm not working today. Are you?
    Which FOF number were you in?
    I was in FOF 12 with Rachel. I'm still having to use Netcare for my account, which is good i guess, because was already familiar with it from training.

    About my name, I love it. My great-grandmother suggested it, so I got it, then got her first name as my middle name. So it worked out perfectly.
    There are a number of different
    versions of Meditech.  I type in Meditech Magic using Shorthand expander.  I know lots of people copy and paste from Word, but I'm afraid I will screw something up.  I really like Meditech because I get paid by the gross line.  I make more money on this account than anywhere else.  I also like Meditech because the patient's entire chart is available so rarely do I have to leave any blanks.  Lab values can be verified, x-rays reports are accessible, etc..  It's not made for the MT, true, but there are a lot of benefits to using it. 
    number
    Call 800-788-0629 and ask for the payroll rep - they may want your last name as different employees handle different letters (some do payroll for last names A-F, etc.)
    SS number
    Why would an IC need to give out a SS number? They don't match your contributions, so I would think they would have to accept a tax ID number. I really don't know. Probably curious as well.
    Only when names are used. If you do not
    use names, the posts will not be deleted.

    This must have been a long time ago because with HIPAA, no one can use someone else's ID and KS is very strict about that now, if not in the past.

    The leads have been changed over the past few years and especially over the past few months and weeks.

    It might be worth revisiting just to see the positive changes. I am not saying that KS is the right fit for everyone, but I will say that things are MUCH better organized over the past 3 months than EVER before and the new office, with having so many people in the same place (finally) will make that the norm not the exception.
    I can't name names but this is
    There must be a lot of problem in QA and I heard a rumor that 3 people are about to get fired. they wanted somebody in there in place before this happens so they will have a QA staff because they have a big backlog. I wasn't sure about it because they kind of come and go so I was offered the extra line rates for now to motivate me to learn my newbie program and take the step to teach QA
    Those 2 names
    Probably the same 2 from the other company
    seems to me I see the same names
    I always see every day and communicate with regularly with the same MTs - - group looks to be over 100 now where is used to be only about 50 - - they are growing and that's why they need MORE MTs... new accounts like crazy coming on, I see the emails from the acct manager regarding new accounts starting up - - reason tells you thats why they need more MTs - I know I'm not working on any of the new accounts and see a growing list of MTs in the group emails weekly
    I don't know particular names, but
    that advertise they use an FTP site.  Most FTP sites have you type in Word.  Hope this helps a little.  Not a platform lover here either. 
    No more names, please. (sm)
    I have removed several replies to this thread that were naming 2 different people associated with this company.

    Let's just leave the last names off and realize that the original poster is referring to the company Allstate and the owner of it.

    Moderator
    They also use other names now since so many
    I recently saw ads with another name and it was the same exact wording TransAm uses so they're now using other names to try to lure unsuspecting MTs into their web. Basically, a good rule of thumb is any company that advertises 100 of the same ad all over the place, states you can make a ton of money with no experience and they'll show you how, and wants you to work for free or pennies, it's a scam, and probably TranScam. lol
    I would like to see names also, but
    also think it is a crap shoot either way. You never really know if a company is the right fit for you until you actually work for them. It all depends on what a person is looking for, what accounts they get, their supervisor, etc. For instance, there are a lot of negative posts about MQ, but I do very well there. Some companies that people rave about being good I have worked for and not been happy with, mostly due to lack of work or platform...crap shoot.
    I don't want to name names...but...sm
    it is a job posted on mtjobs.com.....company out of california.
    here's their site and number sm
    http://www.amphionmedical.com/
    You must know the office number
    Hello there,
    I will be at the office all day tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Would love to talk to you again.

    1-800-205-7047

    Thanks,
    Liz
    IC MT, do you have a certain number of lines (sm)
    or hours you *require* for yourself? How many hours in a given day do you work? Thanks!!!! That helps.
    Thanks for the contact number.. I will do that! ... nm
    xx
    Not tons, but there are a number of them who SM
    are totally unintelligible.
    I think there are a huge number
    who lie about their qualifications and experience. The company I contract with has hired MTs who claim to have 10 years experience. Their final product looks like they are recent graduates of IHA who failed high school English.
    I wondered that, too. There was a number in
    I wonder?
    Have phone number for MDI-MD,

    301-236-6770, have not been able to find web site.  You can Google U.S. Medical Transcriptionists Directory.  It lists transcription companies by state.  You'll find MDI-MD there, but gives no web site.  Hope this helps.


    I don't know the percentage number, but I'd say
    there were no more difficult dictators on the accounts I'm working on than on any other big city hospital that I've worked for over 20 years. And I say difficult dictators versus ESL, as ESL seems to be a negative; people think that foreign-born dictators are difficult to transcribe. There are a good deal of dictators on my accounts who are foreign-born, and if you look at the list of names in the physician's list, you'd think you'll be slogging away all day for very low line counts. That's not so. Most of the dictators are very good. As anywhere, there are a few really horrible dictators, both foreign-born and good old red-white-and blue Americans.
    I have absolutely no complaints about TT.
    Do they have a new phone number?
    The one in California is no longer valid, the one in Virginia just has a generic we are not available answering machine.  What's up?  Do you know what's going on? 
    TT'ers, how can I put -yo right after a number
    nm
    Did the KS people who got the new number (sm)
    to call in (the two hospitals with lag time) completely 100% solve your problem?  Using the different number, I still had five more times it dropped.  I was wondering if it was only me.....Appreciate your input....
    Number of docs
    Are there any companies that assign a certain number of doctors?  I have too many to EVER make a good line count.
    Could be any number of factors
    It could be any number of factors.  For someone to be on actual QA hold for 15 months sounds a little odd.  How do you know the account requirements do not specifically call for 100% review from the service.  I think you answered your own question.  If someone needs actual QA hold for that long they'd be released.  I think there is more to this behind the scenes that you are unaware of.  If you're making your lines and an income, who cares how anyway?  I can assure you the QA person is not making any extra money and enjoying the power by having to review each and every document.  I suspect it's more of a client requirement for it to be going on this long.
    There are a number of people who have had sm
    bad experiences with DSG - call it sour grapes or whatever.  I have worked for dozens of companies as an IC over the last 18 years. I did QA for them for about 6 months - I would definitely rank them near the bottom of my fave list.  If you badly need the job and have a high tolerance level - I'd recommend you go for it.  A bad job is better than no job sometimes.
    We do not have an 800 number either. The reasoning is that sm
    toll-free numbers are very, very expensive for companies and with cell phones and unlimited long distance, there is no reason to have them any longer.


    You are the only one that has thrown that number out there, no one else
    You my dear are lacking. I never said I did that much an hour. I said for a half hour it was 446 and then I got straight and stuck with that crap. I love VR, type fast but I don’t have to work now, unlike years past. This is just my chump change, as someone called it below.
    Probably not you at all, number of openings sm
    and number applying. On MT stars you can see how many views the ad had, some up to 2800, may be 1 opening, so look how many passed over. Just keep applying. I have seen this same concern frequently in other posts here and on MTDaily.com so don't think it is you particularly. Just hangggg in.
    Your federal ID is just your SS number.
    I am not an IC at Transcend, but I do some IC work in my local area. All I needed for this was to get a business license in my city of residence, for a home-based business. It costs me $26 a year, but I'm sure that will vary widely depending on where you live. (And that fee is tax-deductible.)

    That's all it takes to become an 'established company,' to the best of my knowledge. Instead of a W2 at tax time you get a 1099.

    Just call your city hall and ask them how to get a license to set up a home-based business.

    If you have a home-based business you can write off all your computer equipment and repairs, and if your accountant is savvy enough, you can even take the home office tax deduction. Mine told me that is no longer an audit red flag because so many people are telecommuting now.
    Number of accounts
    I have more than 4 accounts w/ MDI, and I have work solidly for several years now. I am sorry you were not able to get enough work. When I leave MDI it will not be for lack of work but, rather, due to the offshoring issue related to Transcend. I realize my experience may likely be the exception rather than the rule, but this has always worked for me, to keep myself consistently in work in the leanest of times. I never stopped asking to be cross trained, even at 4 accounts.
    I don't think so..unless she has different business names. nm
    x
    They had people's NAMES in them, a no-no.

    I do not know of ML&M or any of those names but Jamie.
    x
    Ubiqus goes by many different names - and
    they also offshore their work. In fact, they have lost quite a few clients in the past three months because of the quality of the work that is being returned. I work with their sales guy, as well as transcribe for them. But I DEFINITELY do not rely on them to be my bread and butter. I'd be the skinniest Transcriptionist in the world! They definitely do not pay well for pharmaceutical work

    Funniest thing - the owners used to have this thing about converting everyone that worked onsite to go into scientology. I just humor them.
    Is there some reason we can't come right out and name names?
    Do we have to use cryptic abbreviations for these non-paying or slow-paying companies?
    You can't post names
    /
    PS: No names needed.
    No names needed, as I believe that is against board policy now, but just wanted to get a broad idea of how much per year deductable you pay if you work for a national service.
    I would also ask about looking patient's names up and such.
    z
    Personal names. How would you like to see your own name
    trashed on this forum? If not, maybe you shouldn't do it to this man, either.
    You don't call names?
    Be careful of your thoughts. They become words.
    Be careful of your words. They become actions.
    Be careful of your actions. They become habits.
    Be careful of your habits. They become your character.
    Be careful of your character. It becomes your legacy.
    Nah, but don't wanna name names. nm
    x
    What is the LLC after company names
    I see several companies on the job boards that use the initials LLC after the name. Are these companies related?

    Ty