We keep getting these ridiculous bulletins carbon copies to everyone in New York MQ it seems telling
Posted By: LM on 2005-08-13
In Reply to: Shall we bet these managers are getting a bonus to do this. I bet so. Wonder how many bonuses they - LM
us how far off this TAT we are. I think they should stick their 1 hour TAT where the light doesnt shine. The only time the TAT for 1 hour percentage is right is when there is no work. I think MQ needs to be looking for some new managers or soon that is all there will be left, all managers no workers to pay their freaking salaries.
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carbon paper... sm
Not just onionskin but erasable onionskin... oh, yay!
Pale green eraser pencil with brush on the other end for boo-boos.
I'm going to bet that most dictators under the age of 40 have absolutely NO idea what they mean when they say CC to Dr. Jones...
My son was about 17 when he asked me what carbon paper was! nm
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LOL .. I'll bet you are write. UGH on the carbon paper ... sm
We typed in triplicate, so had to correct 3 documents each time I made a mistake. Forget the good old days in this case ... I am going to give my PC a big hug right now! 
I still have all the copies of mine.
They NEED to do one - and I stil have copies of all my time sheets & the email they sent around saying we could work all the hours we want but to only document 40 hours a week. :) THAT's not going to help them out...now is it? What is BOLI? Is it the new initials for the US Labor Board????
Do you have to make, fax/mail copies? nm
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You mean copies of the letters of recommendation? If you
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also turn them into perfect copy (s/b copies) lol
nm
no them is plural - them to copies ; Had he said it - then turn it to copy.
nm
Small MTSOs ... How much do you charge for copies and envelopes?
NEED HELP....DOC WANTS ME TO MAKE COPIES OF EVERYTHING AND ENVELOPES PLUS HE DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR TEMPLATES AND ASKED ME TO DROP MY RATE....WHAT TO DO??? PLEASE HELP! THANKS!
Ah...the MRC with the high pay. No reply to 2 emails and 2 copies of my resume in the last 6 wks. nm
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TRX, Portland and New York
Can anyone tell me anything about this company? Searched the archives and found nothing helpful.
New York location
I don't know about the other, but the one in New York has a very nasty attitude when it comes to transcribing foreign languages.
I'm near the border of New York
What part are you in?
If you can live in New York for 45K
a year, you are a better man than I, gunga din.
They were pulled into Warminster and some may now be in New York.
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Any info on CMTI in New York? NM
NM
Superior Transcription Co, New York
Does anyone know anything about this company? I tried to download their instruction files, and when I double click on the installation file like the directions say, it just brings up a page of symbols. There's got to be another way.
The lady wanted me to start right away today, and sent me all the things I have to download (Voice Scribe), then it was late in the day and I didn't get it all downloaded by the time she left at 4:45 PM. Now I'm not sure if I can do this. I can't call her back until Monday.
Superior Transcribing, New York..sm
anyone have any experience with this company? QA seems rude and they seem to nitpick every comma and I am not sure how long I will last on that job. Would appreciate any info.
Superior Transcribing, New York
I did well on my tests, but was told after 30 days of being with them I would have to pay $600 for their platform, payable at $25 a week. Did you have to pay this? The only contact I had was with Rosanne.
Anyone work for Medical Transcription.Org in New York sm
In searching the net, I read about this company and it sounded pretty good - was wondering if anyone out there works for them, likes, dislikes, general comments. Thanks.
company called protype out of new york
I see protype will pay 11 cents per line. Does anyone know anything good or bad about them?
Here is a job listing I found in New York - 45K a year. sm
Base Pay:
$40,000 - $45,000 /Year
Employee Type:
Full-Time Employee
Industry:
Healthcare - Health Services
Job Type:
Admin - Clerical
Health Care
Experience:
At least 1 year(s)
Contact Information
Phone:
(212) 719-9600, ext. 208
Description
Busy radiology clinic needs experienced Transcriptionist to fill a full-time, permanent position.
The schedule is from 11:00-7:00 (can be somewhat flexible -- 10:00-6:00), Monday through Friday. An attractive salary and benefits package are offered.
Apply now! Interviews begin soon.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to register with http://www.promedpersonnel.com/ to be considered for this and future opportunities.
Requirements Must have one year of experience in medical transcription
Anyone have any information on SpetraMedi Medical Transcription out of New York
Nm
Need opinions. I am part of the Northeast region of MQ or New York and we have been told that they
 want to keep all the accounts so I assume that means all the NE Region within one hour of being out of work and out of work every night or caught up. Now I ask you where does this leave the MTs. I am speaking of acute care accounts with TAT of 12, 24 and 48 hours. Our offifce accounts are already complaining of poor quality work coming back to them because of just everyone being thrown into them to get the work done so I guess to accomplish this ridiculous obssessive 1 hour complete work situtation they will lose accounts and quite obviously MTs as running that close to complete in my option will run us continuously out of work into backups and of course then we are watched for how much of our work goes to QA etc. Does this seem like a no win situation. ASR has picked over all the accounts already also on DQS. I can see looking around very soon depending on how this situation plays out. Is this idea crazy or is it normal.
Awhile back they got a New York account that everybody is fussing about the ESLs
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It depends how fast they are growing. I worked for a company in New York that sm
had 5 new accounts start, 1 a month for 5 months, that were all very large and needed 20+ MTs. They are now a larger company and do not constantly need new MTs, but I think it is unfair to judge a company by how many people it is hiring. I think it would be interested to find out how many are new positions and how many are due to MTs leaving and why they left.
Anyone know any info on Silent Type out of New York? I don't know how to find in archives. Thnx
nm
As a recruiter, I'd hire an Andrews grad in a New York minute. You're doing a great job of se
They are properly trained. They are ready and able to work from day #1.
Wouldn't YOU like to have training that made you a hot commodity the minute you graduate? Maybe you should go back to school so you can be an arrogant MT and not be penalized because you aren't cutting it.
As a famous model once said Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
Good luck in your future endeavors.
as you can see, no one else is telling theirs either-sm
and they don't want anybody jumping on their bandwagon's either. They were very quick to mention who they had bad experiences with, but no one is telling who they are happy with, other than for the sarcastic MQ and Diskriter.
You just don't know - I'm telling you ..........
they'll hate it.
keep telling yourself that
over and over until you really believe it; say it like a mantra. There is nothing wrong with talking about what is going on as this affects current MTs and could potentially affect many other MTs. I am willing to keep an open mind as well as it seems others who have posted are as well; however, one cannot just look at one side of the story. There are questionable things.
She might be telling it like it is but...
I am sure there is a much more polite way of saying it. I know I wouldnt appreciate be spoken to in that manner.
Always telling us at OSI they will do this
NM
? Why are you telling us this?
I mean, good luck. I just do not understand your attitude and why you are making this huge statement about your big decision to stay and telling us when you plan to work, etc.
Maybe you are directing this to someone in particular and I didn't catch it.
Thanks for telling me how to do this.
I do not have much experience doing zipped files. Anyway I will try what you said. Sounds easy enough. Again thank you.
Right. Just keep on telling yourself
Repeat it over and over again. I'm sure you can convince yourself with a little practice.
Why are they telling you they will be out
I would refer all of these to the supervisor. This is not part of your job.
But telling somebody to look for another job
is more or less avoiding to confront the issue all together, and throw out the bath with the child in it.
Telling you it was not a lie
Well, there is an old saying that if certain people's lips are moving, you know they are lying.....Just sayin'. If the shoe fits, wear it and if not, it plain old don't fit.
That is ridiculous
I never heard anything so ridiculous - none of the companies do what? want you to earn too much? LOL. Every penny you put in your pocket is probably two in theirs. Companies want you earning as much as you can.
This is ridiculous...sm
I received an email today regarding an employment application I had submitted some time ago. I currently work as an IC and am very happy with my job, so the application must have been submitted at least 6 months ago. First of all, the email does not state the name of the company that I supposedly applied to. It is three sentences long and states that they are looking for ICs to work from home. They will pay 6.5 cpl without spaces! Attached is a list of their computer requirements. The email states that if I meet the requirements to contact them and they will direct me to their testing site.
I have about 20 years of experience as an MT. What is going on with this field that a company thinks that 6.5 cpl is a respectable rate for a seasoned MT? Not to mention not putting the name of the company in the email...so I don't even know who I'm dealing with. And, not paying for spaces?!?!? I will not work for a company that does not pay for spaces. A space is a keystroke. It should be counted. Spaces don't get into a document by magic!!
I have a good mind to respond to this email and tell them exactly what I think of their offer, but then again, it probably wouldn't do a bit of good.
ridiculous
That statement is absolutely ridiculous. The QA manager is the most easy person to get along.
That's ridiculous
I have to say that I used to be MTSO and while I was not rich, I definitely made more than the people who worked for me...if you don't, even part of the time, then you are doing something wrong and why be in business? And yes, most of the MTSOs that I know (and I do know 5 of them right in my general area) do live in the very best neighorhoods, have 5000 sq foot houses, and if not vacations homes, then quite a bit of money in the bank.
This is ridiculous
3.5 cpl is ridiculous! The only way it could be any good at all is if you JUST had to fill in the blanks (nothing else). No 100% proofing. No new MTs. Maybe one or two accounts at most. And IF IT IS NOT being transcribed by offshore MTs. That's the only way 3.5 cpl would be worth it. Also, if companies would STOP paying QA on a production rate, it would help the industry! Being paid on production to ensure quality is an oxymoron. It makes no sense. It says hey, do your job perfect but the more the merrier. Its a sore subject with me, and I'm hoping that we stand up and stop accepting QA positions on a production pay. Maybe eventually the companies will have no choice but to go back to hourly pay and pay as what we are worth! If you have to proofread any more than filling in blanks, you're getting ripped off big time at 3.5 cpl. (mtsunite.com)
that is ridiculous IMO. SM
They are definitely short-changing you by giving you $3.00 for the first page and then $1.50 for subsequent pages in a report. That would be equivalent to being paid, for example, .08/per line for the first page( working for a company) and then .04/line for each subsequent page of a report. That is extremely unfair. Charge for what you produce. I had my own clients for years, and depending on the going rate in your area, I certainly would not go lower than .10/line (or figure out the equivalent if you have to charge per page). I am being conservative here as this is low rate. Also, if printing each page, add a percentage to that line rate. Whole different ballgame when you have to print and deliver reports. Time consuming and more cost to you. Their offer per page is ridiculous. Think how much money that patient is billed for the visit, and then see the pennies that you would make by producing one of the most important components (the medical report). The medical report is as important as the actual care the patient receives. If they do not agree with your charges, let them go with a company who will charge them much more, and they will likely call you back. I once had a client who wanted digital dictation so I footed a hefty TASP service bill every month so my docs could call in their dictation. They then requested that I print and deliver the finished reports. Not! They were upset because I denied their request, and ended up going with a large national and pay a much higher line rate. They still did not accomplish having their reports printed for them. They called me back, but I was already involved with a new client who appreciates me and does not try to get everything for nothing. Good luck in whatever you decide, but don't settle for less than you are worth!
7 cpl is ridiculous! sm
I was thinking about applying here, but I definitely will not be wasting my time taking the test and interviewing with them now! I don't have the experience you have (I have about 11 years now), but there is no way I would work for that!
Thanks for posting that and saving me some time.
ridiculous is right
You're not the only person I've heard say this and it's a shame this is happening. I realize we MTs cannot expect to be paid higher wages when the services are suffering as well.
But I see too many ways for this whole mess the transcription profession finds itself in now to just fail and do a turnaround. The government insists on privacy protection of medical records, then allows us to send them overseas with little if any regulation. What about taxes and Social Security loss due to this? The Department of Labor gives us our own classification (a bit of recognition for us) but our pay is not on par with other professions in the same classification. AAMT wants certification to be mandatory but what's the incentive to study and work so hard for it if it doesn't make a much more substantial increase in our salaries than a penny a line? Yes, that can add up, but it should be more, way more. Physicians want cheap rates with excellent quality but how many qualified MTs are willing to work for pennies before feeling used, frustrated, burned out? How many young people are willing to enter a profession with such low wages and have to work hard and wait years to achieve even that?
In the end, I don't see how all this VR and offshoring and underbidding it is going to benefit anyone except lawyers who will profit from suits brought about by privacy violations, malpractice suits due to the result of physicians depending on missing and/or wrong information in the medical record, misplaced records, dictation getting lost in the process of transfer between here and there, etc. How many service owners will want to continue making as little profit as they do now (small ones)? I also see coming an overall shortage of qualified MTs who can understand the American physicians who are impossible dictators and the ESLs. What incentive do the new MTs have to hang in there and strive for this other than a sense of accomplishment but that doesn't pay the bills. Yes, if you work long hours and/or multiple jobs you can do well, but is this what it has come down to? And how many will be willing to do this for any length of time when they have other options?
It's all going too fast to prevent errors, serious errors. I think we will be needed again, hopefully paid a higher salary again like so many years ago, but not until a tragedy happens and America wakes up to how these allegedly cost-saving methods of doing medical transcription is hurting the economy and the physicians start getting only what they are willing to pay for. There are the lives of the human beings (patients) involved here. This isn't about producing just a product (like a garment) in another country. Medical transcription involves too many people in too many areas of medicine to let it totally falter. Something has to give at some point.
One thing I'd like to see is for the insurance companies to raise the fees for physicians and services who offshore since their transcription is more prone to error than if it was done by a knowledgeable native American MT who knows our language, and also because it leaves the country thereby jeopardizing the patient's protection and privacy since these other countries do not have the security measures that America does.
This is ridiculous.
Two MTs fighting like children.
that is ridiculous!
I do not work for TT, but for DRC. We get morning reports and in one it said to enjoy this downtime. We are employees, not ICs. I think if you told employees who physically come to work everyday to go home and just enjoy time off they would probably start looking for another job. People become employees so as to have steady work, not to get stupid enjoy comments.
Ridiculous
I sure think it would be a mistake to take a job for this amount with your experience!
Ridiculous
There is no way any MT in their right mind should take this position. MTs transcribing heavy ESL at most companies are paid at least 9 cpl.
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