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They used to be McCoy Business Services. I worked briefly for them when I lived in Louisville. SM

Posted By: MissouriMT on 2006-11-09
In Reply to: Any current info on SecureMTSource out of KY? Thanks! nm - looking

I don't remember anything specifically negative about them.  Just that the pay was kind of low and I didn't stay long because of that.  The work was okay.  Mostly local accounts from the Louisville area.


Sorry, the older I get, the shorter my memory.  I can barely remember yesterday! 




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SecureMTSource, Inc/McCoy Business
Any of you fine folks know anything about working for these folks.  Thanks in advance. 
SMTS/McCoy Business
Been there for 7+ years. Great accounts, wonderful people to work with. Never run out of work. If not content there, you won't be content anywhere.
I worked there briefly. sm

I wasn't that crazy about their platform -- seemed slow and rather klunky, but maybe I just did not stay long enough to give it a chance.  Pay was a bit low, I thought (9 cpl), but it was always paid ontime and with direct deposit.  The people there are absolutely GREAT to work with, in my opinion.  You could definitely do worse.  (I was only working part-time and took a better paying job, in case you're wondering why I would leave if it was so great.)



Good luck!


May I ask why you only worked there briefly?
Was considering an offer from them.
I worked for p.r.n. briefly....sm
Nice people, husband and wife, but I found their word flagging/log keeping/bill payment methods to be extremely tedious and time consuming. This was a couple of years ago, so maybe they've changed things since.
Not sure if I can be of help, because I only worked for MQ briefly sm
and that was only part-time a long time ago, so I cannot really compare the two. The first week I trained for my PT position at MQ, though, I ran out of work 3 times -- that was enough for me!

I cannot say that Transtech is a good fit for everyone -- I doubt any company can say that -- but they have been great to me. The benefits are good and getting better as they grow, it seems. The pay is about average nowadays, I guess (admittedly, I always think it should be more), but the incentive plan is nice, and it is easy to achieve. I have plenty of work, which is a major plus for me. The few times I ran out on my primary, I have a secondary account as backup. The people in management are friendly and supportive, and genuinely care about the employees. That is not a necessity, I suppose, but it certainly is a nice plus for me. After over 30 years as an MT, I hope I have found a place I can call home and stay.

Good luck to you as you try to make choices and find the place that's right for you.
I worked for them briefly....sm
Because I have limitations due to health problems, I just could not handle the very high number of ESLs.....it was too stressful for me, but there was always work in the account that I was placed on, just couldn't handle the stress.
I worked there briefly

Super nice people.  QA was really nice and helpful.  The account I was on was a big group of long term care hospitals. I worked in the evenings, so I had a lot of facilities feeding in to me. They do that to make sure that the people who work in the evenings don't have to worry about running out of work.   That part made it difficult, though, because I rarely had the same dictator twice.  Heavy ESL, at least on the account I was on.  You spell everything out - everything.  Even normal abbreviations like PEG and PICC.


They are all about the BOS.  That's probably what I had the hardest time with.  I want things to be right just as much as the next person, but it got to the point where I was stressing so much about stylistic issues that I was making content errors.


It was a fairly new type of work for me, so I had to look up a lot of bacterias and pulmonary phrases that I didn't know before, which slowed me down initially.


It wasn't a good fit for me, but someone with more experience than I've got would probably do well there. The platform is something they call IType (I think) which wasn't any better or worse than any of the other couple of platforms I've worked on.


 


I worked there briefly
From what I understand, and if anyone knows different PLEASE correct this post, Landmark does all overflow work for various facilities. I'm assuming the account itself moved the work to India rather than Landmark offshoring it.

Again, if I'm incorrect about LM only handling overflow work, please let me know. Not trying to stir the pot or bad mouth the company at all, just not positive.


I worked there briefly PT about 9 months ago. sm

I did clinic work, for which I was paid 7-1/2 cpl (you get 1 cent more for acute care, I think), which was extrmely low for IC work, but the work was easy, and I liked that they paid every week.   The wav files are downloaded from an FTP site along with the appt list for the doc you are assigned, then your finished work is  uploaded to the FTP site.  There was no special platform, just Word.   I don't know about how the hospital side was done.  The people there are great, and the QA people are friendly and helpful.  The pay was always on time, direct deposit. 


Hope this helps!  


I worked for Transolutions briefly for about
their cpl, insurance and incentives were decent but they ALWAYS OVERHIRE and then your stuck with nothing to do.  There are much better companies out there.  Are they looking again?  I don't see the posting on this website.
I worked briefly for a temp agency.
They actually sent me out on a hospital job where I was paid hourly so that is the only experience I have. It was not production based or anything. They just needed some extra help getting caught up. It was mostly H&Ps and operative notes. The hourly rate was not bad...really not that much less than what I was making at home and they ended up offering me a full-time job as an employee, but I wanted to stay home work because of kids..
Worked for her briefly, that not paying for lines.sm
that sucks!!!! you make NO money that way.  But when I did work for this place, i never had a pay issue problem, just could not stand not getting paid for spaces.
I only worked there briefly, and I was part-time, but the pay was so-so, sm
and you had to work there 90 days before you could have direct deposit.  However, the paper checks were always on time.  The lead on my account was great, as was everyone I dealt with.  The platform used was ExText, although I do not know if they use that for all accounts.  The help desk is apparently in India or somewhere, and communication must not be so great as I have been gone for several months and I still get calls to help out on one of the accounts.  Good luck!
I worked for TransTech briefly and it's not them. But I've never read that about
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I worked for them briefly on a part-time basis. sm

The people are absolutely GREAT, and the account I had was not difficult.  I thought their platform was a bit cumbersome and I could not import my abbreviations into their expander, so my line count took a hit.   They paid better than some, though, at 9-1/2 cpl.


 


Good luck.


I worked for them briefly, and (apparently amazingly) did get paid. sm

BUT, it is not worth the time.  The work was easy -- clinic work -- and I was already famliar with Bayscribe, so I thought maybe it would justify taking a lower rate of pay (8-1/2 cpl, I think) as the ease of the work would result in more lines.  WRONG ... Their method of line counting hurts you tremendously.  They do not pay for spaces, and then add in 10%.  At MDI, I average 300-350 lines per hour doing acute care.  With eTranz's method of line counting, I only did 250 lines with my fingers flying!  SO ........ WAY less pay, much fewer lines ... didn't make sense to jump ship for that. 


And, I must say, I found their QA person to be very snippy/snotty.  Any questions I had were usually met with some kind of sarcastic reply.  No one needs that. 


If I had seen all of the warnings about no pay, I would not have even considered the position in the first place.  Sometimes I suffer from the is the grass greener somewhere else syndrome, but I never leave because fact is, it isn't (for me, that is).


Good luck in your job search.  :-)


Who did they outsource too? Seems like I briefly worked for a company that did ER for a hospital in
either Wyoming or Montana. I cant remember.
I only worked there briefly, but great people, and pay always on time. sm

They do have a thing where you have to get a paper check for the first 90 days, then you can have direct deposit.   The account that I was on used ExText.


Hope this helps.  Good luck. 


I worked briefly (emphasis on brief) for a company once who gave in-house sm

employees more benefits than the people at home, stating that working at home was a benefit in and of itself, and, unfortunately, those needing to work at home because of family or other reasons apparently bought into it.  And yes, somewhere along the way, a lot of people have seen medical transcription at home as a bunch of mommies sitting in their jammies, bouncing babies on their knees.  Not that there is anything wrong with it, but I think that is sometimes why they feel free to pay low wages, give little or no benefits, etc.  They view it as mommy making pin money or whatever.  For most of us, obviously, that is not the case.  The women I know who work at home and have children are every bit as professional as someone you'd find in an office.


I pointed out to this company that by working at home instead of in their office, I saved them the money for office space and the need to provide equipment, office furniture, resource materials, etc., and I didn't understand how that added up to me getting LESS benefits than those in-house.  Needless to say, I did not stay long.


I do not have children.  I work at home simply because I can make more money beign paid by the line than being paid by the hour, which is what is offered for in-house positions where I live.  When my mom began having health problems a few years ago, it was a blessing as I was able to flex my time and be there for her when she needed me, so I fully understand how much moms appreciate having the flexibility to be there for their families.  It is sad in general how much the pay scale and benefits have gone down for the profession over the years.  I made more 15 years ago than I make today, but then again there was not the competition from overseas, voice recognition, etc. back then.  I guess everything changes and all we can do is try to adapt.


As I am writing this, I realize I probably got way off topic.  Guess I should get ready for my shift and burn off some of this energy.   Hope everyone has a happy productive day.  Remember, we're all on the same side.



Have to punch a clock at Webmedx too. I even worked briefly for a place sm

that had a little popup window come up when you had been gone too long and you had to fill in the reason why you were gone.  A little bit too Big Brother for me. 


If a company does not make overtime mandatory, and I simply want to make some extra money and get some more lines in, I ought to be able to do so without the company being forced to pay me time and a half.  Sometimes we shoot ourselves in the foot demanding this and demanding that, and soon we end up with less than we had before ....but that is just my opinion.


I worked part-time for them VERY briefly. GEMMS system is cumbersome sm

and difficult and slow to work with, I thought.  I love cardiology, but this was not a good experience.  Perhaps others have had more positive expeiences with the company. 


If you like cardiology, you might try Cardioscribes.  I think they are a great company and the system is easy to use.



Good luck!


 



I worked for them PT briefly -- nice people but sound quality was awful. sm

That was a long time ago, though, and things could have changed.  If I remember, they paid decent wages.


Good luck. 


I worked there part-time briefly. People are very nice to deal with, sm
and pay was okay.  You had to wait 90 days to get direct deposit, and until then checks were mailed, which is a bit of pain, but they were always on time.  I didn't care that much for my account, but the leader was always quite helpful.  They must be a bit disorganized, though, as I still get messages from the help desk to help out, and I have been gone at least 3 months!  And the help desk is apparently in India, if that makes any difference to you. 
Premium Business Services
Anyone working for Premium Business Services?
Morgan Business Services

WARNING - STAY AWAY FROM MORGAN BUSINESS SERVICES.  Worked for them for six months.  This is a very small, family-owned company; they also hire their family members' friends.  I got my hand caught in a car door, was worried about it, so next day, took time off to go to doctor's and get my hand checked.  The woman who owns the business questioned whether there was something wrong with my fingers and said I shouldn't have taken time off to go go the doctor and that I was lying.     Then, all the family members and friends of the family members who got hired basically turned against me.  It was awful having to work there after that, so I quit a month or so after the incident.  Years later, I got word from someone who also used to work there that had to beg for a raise. 


Wherever they advertise, DON'T WORK THERE!!!!!


Millenium Business Services, MBS
Can anybody share some comment about this company Millenium Business Services http://www.onlineMBS.com located in Cornelius, NC. TIA
Millenium Business Services
I heard they are giving offshore jobs but they are delayed in giving the payments
It might be Colon Business Services...sm
I looked it up in Google--Offices are New Jersey and South Carolina. Don't know anything about them, though. Sorry
Has anyone heard of Millennium Business Services out of NC? nm
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Saw ad for Millennium Business Services in Florida.. has anyone heard of them? Archived info is conf

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Yes. I have worked for a business in which (sm)
we also did an anonymous evaluation of our supervisors. Those above the sup at least needed to know how the employees felt about that person. They probably took some of it with a grain of salt, but if X number of employees all mention something in particular, that can be a tip to the supervisor and his/her manager that they need to work on it.

I don't know why companies don't do this more. Maybe they think it doesn't matter or that employees will be too vindictive. Maybe the managers are worried that they, too, will be evaluated by someone if they start this. I think it would benefit companies financially if they did evaluations of management from the bottom up, however.

The reality is most aren't going to do this anytime soon.
Are you kidding me. I have worked in the business for over 20 years
and they are WONDERFUL. I have never had a question go unanswered. Everyone is super nice. This company is THE BEST.
Agree-I have worked for a lot of services
and everyone wants certain things their own way, I took everything the QA people said and did it right then, no argument.  I don't take that kind of stuff personally anyway, so if they tell me to put a space somewhere and take colons out somewhere else, I am fine with it.  The only comments I really got were things that were specific to the software, so I felt really good about the whole experience.
Has anyone worked for prn Medical Transcriptiion Services, Inc?(sm)
I'm wondering what they use for a platform and what it entails.  I see they have an ad on the job board but no general info as to what platform they use other than needing a USB foot pedal.  Any info would be appreciated.  TIA
Has anyone heard of or worked for ACES Up Medical Services? nm
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Anyone out there work or worked for CBay Systems and Services?

I see this company is out of Maryland.  I wondered if anyone has had experience or know anything about the company.


Thanks


mccoy
I think they got wiped out by the Hatfields. 
McCoy

Anyone remember this company...whatever happened to them?


 


Didn't this used to be McCoy/Omni?
This is owned by Marlene McCoy, no? And was McCoy Business Services up until recently??
I have lived in Rochester. sm
I was offered a job there but at the time I wanted to work from home and they only wanted in house. The Mayo system itself is very impressive. I can't tell you how much I hated Rochester though. Hard to find affordable housing for one thing and the most UNFRIENDLY people I have ever seen. From the clerks in the mall to the other people in our apartment and neighborhood, just plain rude and snooty. I have never been so glad to move in my life. Think twice before moving there!!
:) LOL...well, I was born in CT and lived in OR most

of my life, so I'm a yankee through and through!  I lived in SC for 2 years, though, when I was in the Navy, but that's my only southern accent experience.  Funnily enough, my first-born son had a southern accent for his first couple years.  (He was born in South Carolina.)  He would crack me up by saying, I doun't wanna go ta baaayed!  I doun't wanna take a naaaayap!  Where's my Batmaaayan?  I wanna go ta MACdonaud's!  :) :)


Chickadee


I lived in England and ....sm
They do not employ at-home transcriptionists there and have very few medical transcription companies.  Because they have National Healthcare, all work is done by government employees in the hospital/clinic.  Not sure if Ireland is the same way.  I continued to work for a company in USA but they have since sold.
It will be short lived, believe me. nm
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I was told because I lived in Fl. I have checked,
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The one in Louisville
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Also, when I lived in Manhattan during 9/11 was down for a LONG TIME - no work
and my pay had dropped to almost $14/hour from $25/hour. No phone lines, no work coming in, no way to transcribe.

Gosh, I definitely pick all the wrong places to live!
We've lived your yesterday for 4 weeks straight

Don't believe for one minute that they don't know why there's no work - they just don't want to tell you because you'll start looking for another job.  Mass quantities of work don't just disappear without a reason - and that reason is usually profitable to someone other than an MT!  How long can you survive getting 4 hours a day (sitting there trying for a total of 12 hours), 6-7 days a week, for 1/3 of your former paycheck?  Beware, your occasional day of no work might turn into a whole month of it!


Like somebody said below, this used to be a real job.  Not anymore.


MD-IT Louisville Division
If you currently work for this division, please email me.  I'd like to talk to other MTs about the current situation there.  Thanks!
Info on MD-IT Louisville?
Hi... have an offer and it sounds good... wondering if anyone has any information, be it good, bad, or ugly.  TIA!
Crighton-Davis in Louisville, KY

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