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Would it be worth discussing this with them before being hired that you want to train on the account

Posted By: MTPA on 2005-11-30
In Reply to: Agreed. What you train on is not necessarily what - Former JLGer

you will be working on and wont stay if you get put on accounts noone else wants. Would that make a difference to be upfront and tell them that.


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I was hired recently & they did not have enough work to train me.
I had never heard of such a thing before.
I think it depends on experience, account hired for, etc. I was hired at .08 per line sm
but after 90 days went to 0.085 and then 0.09 about 90 days after that. I am now at 0.0925 and have been there a year. I have to point out that the line rate might not be the highest but I can verify my counts, have plenty of work, get paid on time and have a great manager. To me, leaving a bad national and the headaches that went with it was well worth the cut in pay I took. Funny thing is that I took a pretty sizable pay cut but make more money ?!?!
My STM wont train me on another account!
I have somehow angered my STM and she refuses to train me on a backup account, then threatens to fire me because I don't have enough hours! I keep sending in those stupid requests for help to the Solution Center telling them that I have no work, but she still emails me the next day wondering why I didn't have a full 8 hours! I keep hoping she will be promoted to some other job so that I may get a fair chance to train on another account, but so far it's a no-go. Also, if I get even one more stupid email from her bragging about her new car (I wish I was making enough to afford one!), her dog, her husband, her vacation, her cooking I may scream!!! Just send the account updates and shut up for goodness sake!!! Arrrrrghhhh!!!! I am currently looking for another job where hopefully I can make enough to survive, Webmedx obviously isn't that place.
Definitely worth the change. I have some ESL's on my account(s)
but not any more than anywhere else these days. I found the line rate to be pretty average but they have an incentive plan which allows me to earn an extra penny a line literally every pay period. I work first shift, but I think they also have shift incentives for second and third, so that helps too. I have honestly never been happier in a job than with TT.
I just got hired for that account. SM

They are hiring 100 MTs for it.  My training date is still open as I just told her I would be available after a certain date.  They are hiring people beforehand to let them get used to their platform, then will transition them to the new account when it comes mid July.  The account is 1000+ beds. 


Were you recently hired for a new account? If so (sm)
wouldn't it be easier for you to ask them at the office if the acct has started, if not when, if it has, ask for a backup.  Coming here and complaining does no good.
yes, but you get hired on a specific account (nm)
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depends on what account you are hired for..
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depends on what account you are hired in for...
I am on an account that is determined by TAT, not set hours.
When I hired on they stated the account was listed as 30-35% ESL (sm)
but they thought the percentage might be a litte higher. I have had quite a few ESL, probably closer to 45-50%, but only one was what I considered really horrible and when I went back, QA had left some blanks too, so I didn't feel too bad.

Have been doing this for 20+ years and I still say I would rather have an ESL anyday compared to a mushmouthed speed demon.

So far everything about them and the account I am on has held true to what they said. Very nice people, good sound quality and the program is easy to work on.


I applied, was called and hired for the account I was on at QT. nm
no msg
WebmedX got the account. I was hired by them today for

the account.   I was also told by another company that they had bid on the account themselves and were told by the account that they were not going to renew with QT.  This was SEVERAL months ago.   Some people have been called about another account that was lost in addition to the big one. 


Anyone hired by Futurenet to work on the new SC account? SM

I might apply, just wanted some info, thanks.


Me too, just hired on, and already the account I am on had very little work over the weekend.
Hope this is just a fluke and its not like this daily.
Depends on the account for which you are hired, my accounts are low occasionally but usually with a
couple of backup accounts and doing all work types, you can do fine. 
It's what you say when you are here, discussing
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U can try discussing it with mgmt but you will just

be discriminated against because u do not think what they do is the best thing since fried grits.  If the program is so wonderful, why all the problems, the notes on the private board about major issues never resolved.  Why does it break down every day?  Why are line counts so hard to get?   Say a word to mgmt about anything and u pay the price by getting nothing but garbage for dictators and garbage accounts.  


They could save a lot of money by trashing this program and starting from scratch cuz MLS could actually produce some work on something decent. 


 


Plus discussing some of these things
is confidential. For instance pay. If I were to publicly say what cpl I was offered by a certain company, I believe that would be confidential. If I should not discuss this with people I know personally, I would really feel uncomfortable discussing it on a board even though I would not have my name here. I guess it is just some MT ethics (like me), will give general information but for the personal details safer to refer you to the companies. Good luck in your search.
I know that, we were discussing the "new" platform.
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Yes, it is different discussing 1 person versus a
company, and you know it. If not, you're more ignorant than your postings imply. Sorry, but I don't wear glasses - maybe you'll loan me your's if I need them? In case I have trouble seeing your soul? Again, disgusting...and you're an industry bottom dweller.
If you hear docs discussing it,
I'd be very cautious to work for them.  Chances are, they're going to fly through that dictation faster than a speeding bullet.  You might be better off with an MTSO that pays by the minute rather than a private office.
Are you discussing offshoring or outsourcing?
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In my opinion what you make is confidential and I have seen people get fired for discussing rates.
That all goes along in confidentiality agreements. I am in agreement with you though..it really is not anyone's business. If they want to know, they need to ask the company. The company will probably tell them.

they are willing to train
The training is not so much.... if you can type medical ....... and typing is the MAIN thing with lawyers.... you are IN. If you will show up for work... you are IN. The legalese is based on latin and so knowing the medical terminology, it's a breeze of a transition. They don't have all that much legalese. It is mostly English and stuffy forms of English. They dictate usually on a dictaphone. CHECK IT OUT. I know lawyers are weird, but how do you get weirder than what has happened to this MT business???? This is horrendous. Lawyers aren't going to cut your pay! I had my pay cut in MT two, no THREE different times, for no good reason excpet the owner wants to keep more money. That is not the way to treat a hard worker.
But ... you travel to train to CA ... what's not to like about that/ :-) sm
You can take it as a business expense.  Of course, I have no family to consider and love to travel, so obviously I am not like a lot of people (in many ways! ha).
Don't you have to go to NJ to train? And pay was only 1.75 per page. nm
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I only know that you have to train in their office
in NJ for a few days. I live in NJ, but the other end of the state, and it just is not feasible for me to travel 3 or 4 hours each way for a few days. Too bad, though, as they missed out on an awesome MT!
Any companies that will train...
on radiology until one is up to speed. I have 6 years experience with ER, clinic, discharge summaries, acute care, pathology and podiatry. I was looking to gain radiology experience. Thanks!
Let them train all their new hires on
My problem is that I cannot see why should I be moved to another account when my account is going to the new MT's they keep training?  Problem lies in overhiring and not enough accounts!
Sounds like you may have to train twice

No, they are still using ExText - don't see why you would have to train twice.
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Sorry not interview, train M-F. nm
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TRAIN WRECK!
Let's just move on! Remember emails are often misunderstood as we cannot see or hear those speaking. Who cares anymore about the ridiculousness of this thread! BYE BYE
Been there, done that...The Train Wreck

A couple of weeks ago I posted that the hospital I worked for is outsourcing and dumping their inhouse transcription dept.  I appreciate all the nice things people here said because so many of you have been there, done that.  


I also guess that a lot of you have thought about starting up your own business.  The other people I worked with at the hospital and I were always talking about it in a joking way because, to be honest, the people who ran the business at the hospital know nothing about transcription and they think we are just typing drones.


I stopped back in the office where I used to work and I am pleased to report that it was total chaos.  The administration is trying to dump all the dictation onto an outside company based in India.  They kept on a couple of Transcriptionist to clean up stuff.  The person now in charge of the whole transcription process used to work in the billing office and she is now going to be proofing and overseeing the outside transcription service.  They are pleased with themselves and very smug about all the money they will be saving the doctors.


The doctors are all spoilt.  Most of their dictation for years has been An 88 year old female.  Severe DJD.  Bilateral knees. Referred by the bozo down the street. Yada yada yada.   An we knew what they meant  and would zip out a three page professional sounding report and referral letter.  We corrected their mistakes, made sure they were talking about the right patient (often they weren't) and that they didn't commit any legal boo-boo like saying the patient was a drug addict. (One doctor I used to work for said this.  I told the supervisor that he should not say things like that or he would get sued.  She said the doctor knew what he was doing.  Since she was not a transcriptionist she believed that.  The doctor and the practice got sued and doctor went to work in a little clinic far, far away.)


I have to admit that I am enjoying the vision of the coming trainwreck.  This is the second hospital I have worked for that jumped on the outsourcing train.  The first one fired the service in six months and tried to rehire us transcriptionists, who by then had gone on to greener pastures.  And this current hospital has handled the decision to outsource in such an unethical and nasty manner that I would not work for them again under any circumstances.


So, in short, has anybody thought seriously about starting up their own company?  Of course other transcriptionists have done that and of course it is not as easy as it seems. What is the first step?  I have the skills and I know many transcriptionists and a lot of doctors who are going to be really ticked off when the billing person they put in charge of their dictation goes belly up.  And I have some really neat names in mind: 


Typed In the USA. 


Been There Done That. 


Fingers For Hire. 


Utalk We Type.


Transcribers Anonymous.


WordsRUs.(how do you make a backwards R?)


Anybody want to join me?


       


 


 


Why don't you ask your manager to train you - sm
at least as a backup- on one of the accts they are hiring for? The reason they have ads out is that they have new accounts coming on all the time; current MTs cannot fill all the spots (think midnight shift, weekends, etc) and that's why they still look for other MTs.
I never could figure out why, when the train - sm
whacks someone (who 99% of the time committed suicide), the whole rail system has to come to a halt for an investigation, and hundreds of people on the train are late for work.

Investigate what?
Cause of death = 'Hit by train'! How hard is that to figure out?
So, why don't they just cross train?? NM
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Agreed. What you train on is not necessarily what
you'll end up with.  You'll never know what account you'll be on from day to day or hour to hour.  I agree with the 1 to 2 days for support, but that is too long IMHO if you have several similar reports back to back and have to leave blanks in all of them.
Fellow IP train rider here. For why pay was off,
I worked there and had personal friendships with a couple of the acct managers and team leads.  We were not getting paid for spaces. That is what I was told by middle management.
I was supposed to train last week -
I was supposed to train on Thursday and got an email saying that the trainer was going to have to reschedule. I called on Monday and she told me that she had been put on hold for scheduling because they were losing a major part of a big account and that there was no work for new people. The email on Thursday had just made it seem as if she had something going on and could not work us in that day. All this was after they had been calling me and emailing me for weeks about coming to work for them.
They didn't even have enough work to train me
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Anyone told they must come in person to train....
when being hired as a home transcriber?  Silent Type wants me to come to New Jersey for a 2-day training period (I'm in Ohio).  I've being transcribing at home for 14 years.  I'm stunned at this and have declined but just curious if any of you have been told this. 
If you find a company to cross-train in
can you please post the name of the company. I have been wanting to get into radiology. I probably know more than I think I do. However, radiology and medical records transcription were done in separate parts of the hospital, so never got to practice what I learned.

thanks
Pay is lousy and you have to go in-office to train for way too long!
This was a while back so not sure if they have become more with it by now.  Good luck!
Are you in NJ? You have to go therre to train. They used to pay a low per-page rate, don't know
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Any companies out there willing to train people for eScription that have never used it before but
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I only find a site on line that says they train for MT. Is there a job ad up
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then you would known recruiters sign on, don't train. Get with your supervisor.
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And just how long did it take you to train it to just your voice? Then multiply that x 300 sm

or so voices/accents such as at a teaching hospital.  I have a friend who uses Dragon Medical and she now can achieve great speed, and it has saved her hands, but it took her TWO YEARS. 


I am kind of on the fence about this whole thing.  No matter what we think/feel/etc., VR is not going away.  I have some some VR, and most of it is not even close to as bad as the post by the OP, which obviously was an exaggeration, but it certainly is not a money maker for me.  I would sit there listening, realizing I could type it myself a lot faster. 


I am glad you have it working for you.  Good luck. 


Where do you get the idea that TT is paying us to train for speech??????

I have seen absolutely no email on this subject of the MT being paid for training nor refresher course.  How are you being paid -- by the hour?


We have had to train for everything on our own time, as we have to do everything else. . . reading emails, filling out timesheets, jotting down every job we do, etc.


There has been no email saying such as you are stating here in your post.


No, the MT will NEVER make as much money as before speech.  NEVER.


The companies will, YES, but not the MT.


TransTech is definitely VR -- pressuring MT's greatly to train on VR

If you can afford a humongous decrease in your paycheck, then TT's VR is a good place for you.  The work has been extremely low for a long time now.  We get weekly emails pressuring us to train on VR.  There is a HUGE push for VR, in order words.  If you can make a decent line rate/count VR and cannot feel that you can take the decrease in your paycheck, you should look elsewhere.


They are a scary OVERHIRE at TT right now, and this has been going on for the past several months.  It is hard to believe that they are still hiring, as you have been offered a job there, when we have no work most every week -- no matter what hours you get on the system.