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Poll: Is your MTSO low on work (please name it).

Posted By: How many accounts do you transcribe?nm on 2007-10-31
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Poll: How long does it take your MTSO to cancel
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Absolutely not! I work for the best MTSO. I am have been so blessed to work for the small company I

I will share this about the MTSO I work for.  I called her late last Wednesday night after Church and told her I was compelled to help out with Hurricaine Katrina in some way and an opportunity arose for a small group from my Church to go to Louisianna this coming week.  Would she be able to cover my work.  She told me no problem without any hesitation and even donated money for the trip. 


And I am sure there are plenty of good companies out there to work for.  To compare us to migrant workers is just not right.


The bid has nothing to do with consistancy of work. MTSO cannot control how cosistant work is.
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As an IC I let the MTSO where I work
know when I can work on a day to day basis. I have no committment for # of lines or hours each week/pay period. If I can work, I let them know how much work I can take (they assign it). Sometimes I work 7 days straight, sometimes I take a week off, sometiesm I work every other day, just WHENEVER I want. If there is no work, then I don't work. This is, I believe, what a true IC job is.
If the pay is truly 7 or 7.5 cpl, as an MTSO it seems odd you would work for such. sm

It is quite noble for you to work outside your service so that others in your company can have work -- I applaud you for your selflessness and consideration to those depending on you -- but ultimately, all of us, no matter how much we care about others, we have to take care of ourselves.  Unless you live in some place that has an incredibly low cost of living, and I cannot imagine where that would even be anymore, I cannot think that such a low wage would provide enough for you. 


I guess a lot of us ARE angry -- why wouldn't we be?  Wages have gone down to a pittance.  Companies advertise they want the best MTs with scads of experience, then offer us a wage that even a newbie should turn down.   And perhaps we are all a bit cynical/hardened about the posts on here, because there HAVE been scams with management/leads double posting, misleading, etc.  In 1983, I made 10 cents per GROSS line ... now here we are.  I think mostly I am scared.  I am 50 years old ... where will I be 10 or even 5 years from now?  I read an article online where dumpster diving was becoming quite the vogue, but I shudder to think that is what is next.


Anyone work for a small MTSO?
Compared to larger companies?
Why pay on time if MTs will work for an MTSO..
...withtout a fuss and deliver on time?  Of course, this is completely wrong and unethical but how some folks think.  Even if you made a fuss, they'd probably just get someone else who made less of a fuss.  They will pay on time when 1) they can't get any more qualified MTs to work for them (word gets out), and or 2) paying late starts affecting their bottom line (MTs hit them with late fees)  Just IMO...
HOW TO SELECT AN MTSO TO WORK FOR?

Here are some observations


 


Helpful suggestions:


 


1.         Ensure there will be sufficient work available. If an MTSO does not enough work you will not make enough income.


 


2.         Ensure the MTSO offers IC/1099, IC/W2 and Employee/W2 wage options.


 


3.         Make sure you are trained and allowed to work on multiple accounts.


 


4.         Make sure your scheduling and shifts are properly established.


 


5.         During the interview and test period find out details about the platforms. Do not accept a position if you believe the platforms is


difficult avoid excepting the position.


 


6.         Production count should be simple AAMT 65 character lines including spaces and control characters. All other methods will


reduce your earnings.


 


Avoid the following:


 


1.         Experience of others may not apply to you. Negative posts on forums about any MTSO represents less than 5% MTSO staff. This means 95% of others are happily working. Make your own decision.


 


2.         Do not evaluate an MTSO if they off shore. As long as you have sufficient work off shoring should not matter to you.


 


3.         Do not go for MTSO who may offer bonus or benefits or other goodies if the work load is less than consistent, you will not earn enough.


 


Hope you find this post useful


 


Beware of any MTSO who gets their work from...sm
Superior Global.....Seems to be a trend with SG and smaller MTSOs....and putting a DISHONEST MTSO together with SG....that is just a hot mess!!!
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SS and also proud of it!~
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I was just curious....


How long have you been an MT?


Did you attend an MT school, or did you receive on-the-job training?


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That's why it's a poll :) . Trying to find out about
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1.  Take and try out anyway, despite the negative feedback.


2.  Keep IC job and do as much as possible, as it has not been a problem there and no need to stir the pot.


Just confused and seeking feedback since new information has popped up on the board. I am like the newhire below and do not want to waste time if job no good! Thanks in advance for your advice.


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I work for a mid-sized MTSO and have 24-hr TAT, its great!

Just how do you think an MTSO will be able to calculate this into the work needing to be done?
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Never would. BUT I am not an MTSO. I work as an employee for a company and I see everything sm
that I mentioned in my first post routinely. I don't mean to include all by no means, but don't try to make this out as a dream job. It has already been done and that is just one of of the reasons we are in the sad state we are in.
Transtech just may be sending some of our work to that other MTSO again, and maybe

that small MTSO that they sometimes use to help them out offshores and that is why we MT's at Transtech suddenly have an abundance of work this week -- asking for extra help this week -- quite a new thing with TT.  With the India cables being cut, putting those India MT's out of work, it makes me wonder if that service that TT sometimes uses to do our work maybe offshores.


Just thinking.  Keep those India cables DOWN/CUT !!!!!  We U.S. MT's need the work kept here in the U.S.


I work right for the client.......not the MTSO. I am an IC for a hospital. nm
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I work for MTSO and know the hospital acct
I work on is a big one, just do not know how many MTs that on this particular account. When you say you correct only erroneous text I am not really sure what you mean by this. I correct everything I see that is an error so can you explain further as far as erroneous. Do you read the entire report as it goes or ?
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Is the OSi I saw down further under the poll for the worst companies
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What company do you work for?


Is your transcription platform easy to learn and easy to use?  Do you have to go to multiple, multiple screens to enter data? 


How much downtime do you experience a day?  How many times a day do you have to work with tech support to straighten out problems?  How many times a day do you have to either reboot or fix problems that occur that you have learned how to do yourself? 


How many lines an hour or a day do you average?


 


The MTSO I work for does too. It actually makes me feel more secure sm
in knowing that they must be doing something right to live in a huge new house, drive Jaguars and Hummers and go on nice vacations. They've been around a while and it is nice to know that things are going well. I think that if my MTSO was broke all the time, it would be a sign that he/she did not have a good business sense and I would be worried that the company would be broke all the time too.

I also know that I am not the only one who feels this way. The owners do not flaunt it or rub our noses in it; instead, they have made improvements in the company at the same rate.

Christmas bonus? Not sure if we will get one. Do I care? Not really. I am greatful to be working steadily with a good wage and a good future.
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I am currently looking to change companies, and from the posts I have seen, VR does not seem to be too popular, with a huge cut in cpl, so I want to put those companies at the bottom of my list. 


 


Could everyone please list their COMPANY NAME and if they are


 


  Currently using VR


 Planning to switch to VR soon


 


Any comments about cpl, how long it took to get back up to previous pay, and if you like VR would also be greatly appreciated. 


 


Thanks for your time.  


 


 


 


 


POLL:Worst company you ever worked for and why?

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Poll: What % of base rate does your company pay for ME?
MQ - 70% of base rate for ME.
preference poll ~ DocQscribe or Extext
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First poll on what constitutes fair MT wages

The numbers are in from the weekend USMLSU poll regarding fair compensation for full-time US MT employees:


BY THE LINE:  All work types



  • $0.11 per line base starting pay for MTs with 10+ years experience and scores of 95% or higher on pre-employment testing.
  • $0.095 per line base starting pay for MTs with 5-8 years experience, and scores of 95% or higher on pre-employment transcription testing.
  • $0.085 per line base starting pay for MTs with 3-5 years experience and scores of 95% or higher on pre-employment testing.

BY THE REPORT - Radiology and Pathology



  • $1.10 per report for plain film radiology, CT, MRI, ultrasound
  • $1.25 per report for interventional radiology
  • $1.25 per pathology report

HOURLY PAY FOR MANDATORY BABYSITTING NO OR LOW PRODUCTION ACCOUNTS


Hourly pay would benefit those of us who spend countless mandatory scheduled 8-hour shifts babysitting overstaffed, underproducing accounts with little to no transcription work to be done.  As it stands now, in order to sit in front of our PCs for 8 hours doing little to no work (because there is none), in order to be paid for this mandatory idle time we must work weekends or night shifts to make up pay and quota for benefits, or request to use precious PTO time in order to be paid to sit idely for 8 hours to fulfill an unreasonable request promised to the client by the company:



  • $18.00 per hour base MT pay to monitor an account with little to no work - 10+ yrs experience and 95% or greater on MT pre-hiring test.
  • $15.00 per hour base MT pay to monitor an account with little to no work -  5-9 years of experience and 95% or greater on MT pre-hireing test
  • $12.00 per hour base MT pay to monitor an account with little to no work -  3-5 years of experience and 95% or greater on MT pre-hiring test

Please email your comments/suggestions/opinions.


This was a limited poll. Post your comments on

the Initiative web site, which I cannot post here because they keep deleting it, so ask around.


The more voices that are heard, the more input received, the more realistic the figures will be.


The person that posted that there are union MTs making $28 hourly with full benefits must have typed that during cocktail hour.  It's not happening any where, especially not for at-home MTs who are paid by production and paid nothing when there is no work.


I used to work for a defunct GA MTSO that did the same thing. I always went straight to the bank and
The other thing to watch out for these companies who constantly bounce checks is that there may be other illegal stuff going on behind the scenes, such as not paying appropriate employee withholding taxes or health insurance premiums. My old MTSO never did send my Social Security contributions to the Feds for over a year. It's part of why I stay with the big nationals. They have their problems but I know my paycheck is always okay.
Anyone pay less than $800 a month for family insurance?? I work for a small MTSO
and it's not like I make a ton anyway, but the insurance is so high for my family. I feel like I'm just working for the insurance. My husband is self-employed so he obviously doesnt have insurance through his job to provide this so it is up to me and I'm dying here. Any suggestions? We have tried individual plans but it is a fortune for high deductible and yucky coverage. I need to maybe find a larger company to work for where the benefits are a little better.
I have to agree. My MTSO has had a lot of days recently of slow to no work but there is no way I'
jump from the frying pan into the fire. I can't afford to take a chance. Thanks for sharing your situation.
yeah and the MTSO still charging full price for the work
Most physicians/hospitals don't even know they're dictating into VR so still paying full-on transcription prices while the nationals/MTSOs cut the MT's salary in half. Nice huh?
I totally agree MT30 is an MTSO and a bad one probably... one that makes you work sm
for pennies and on Christmas and every weekend even if your kid has a soccer game.
when docs give mtso a check, then mtso pays you?
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Poll on ChartScript- Would you mind telling your likes and dislikes? nm
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Yeah, be careful. I worked for MTSO that "said" they paid for spaces. I had to work really S

hard for my lines.  Took a second job part-time with hospital, same platform (EXText), same font size, etc. and did the same amount of lines in half the time.  Decided to look closer at the MTSO and found out they weren't counting spaces.  I confronted them and all of sudden.  Got lots of apologies and will add to your next paycheck.  Long story short, never happened and I never had any work after that. 


There are a lot of unscrupulous MTSOs out there.  They lie, cheat, and steal!


I worked for them previously. Very good, growing co., wonderful MTSO, average pay but lots of work.
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Isn't she an MTSO owner - which MTSO ? Just curious. n/mnn
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MTSO
New here.  What does MTSO stand for?  Thanks
Looking for an MTSO where I can do mostly ops.nm
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Better MTSO
I would contribute myself. Sorry to sound conceited, but I'm really good at my job - and I want to work with other people who are good at it, too.