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looks like a good job...in washington, if anyone lives there...

Posted By: jobMT on 2005-08-28
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This is on-site, unfortunately.  Sounds like a great job.




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Any info about TNI, LCC out of Washington? nm
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This information, along with video, audio and documented printed proof of government instability amid the newest of terrorist attacks in and around the offshore countries, has allowed very strong case to be presented to a very interested audience.

 

Wish us well.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As a QA person, please also stress the need for better education for MTs trained in the U.S. In my many years as an editor, I have seen an awful lot of junk produced right here at home. We need more quality 2-year Associate Degree programs and better pay in order to attract quality people to MT.  We have to dispel the image once and for all that MT is an easy job that can be done at home by anyone with a computer and, oh yes, make a lot of money at it.  The bottom line is pay.  People are not going to work for the kind of pay that is offered now, especially when they find out how much manure they have to put up with.  Two of the three schools offering MT training where I live are dropping the program for lack of interest and because they have determined there is no future in it. I wish you much luck and thank you for being willing to stick your neck out.  We all need to do that.
The name is Voice Transcription out of Washington.
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Rider & Associates in Washington uses it on some accounts. nm
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Washington County, IN- near Paoli Peaks Ski area
Hello friends - I didn't see this email yesterday but I'll respond anyway. I have worked as a Transcriptionist for the past six years. The first two years I worked for a local doctor until the office was re-vamped and all the work went to one person. I started looking around and found SecureMTSource out of Louisville. I have been employed with them for around four years and have only good to say. It is individually owned but is growing pretty fast. Pay is on time. My work comes from a general surgery group, any 1 of 50 doctors with only one ESL who I very rarely get. My line rate is great (if I compare it to things I read on this site). I recommend them!!
ScribeRight Transcription out of Washington...any info on this company?
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we need a motivational speaker, who lives in a van
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But there are some people who are so unhappy with their lives...
it makes them feel better to complain about other people or things that have nothing to do with them...thank god I am not that crabby..my husband would probably divorce me....LOL


Well you live in Maine where KL lives
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the owner lives in California NM
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HAHAHAHAHA! Washington PROMOTES offshore work, not just in transcription. sm
The biggest disappointment to me is that AAMT/AHDI really does. Most of the big MTSOs use offshore, I am just small potatoes. I do not know if any of the biggest ones do not.
The MTs joined the same union as the nurses' in a hospital in Washington State sm
I can't name the hospital for confidentiality reasons; however, they truly is their payscale and benefits.

Also, there are unions in California Hospitals also. Those MTs also joined the same union as the nurses. Go figure.

Also, these MTs are at home employees. No kidding!!

Honestly, do your homework and you will see that this is the truth. Some hospitals are willing to pay and have union workers.


My godson lives in Glenholden near Philly..sm

I find the people in western PA (Pitts area) are just so nice (just my opinion folks, no flaming necessary *grin*), whether it be shoppers, employees in the shops and/or restaurants...and especially on the road - I have spent so much time there and nobody seems to be into road rage (thank goodness!) - but my godson lives on the east side of PA and loves it....as does a good friend  near Philly airport area (Jersey side but 10 minutes from Philly airport) in Collingswood, NJ. 


Best of luck whereever you decide to go!! 


Point is, she lives in an ivory tower
She got Oprah to buy her line, so now she's famous, whether any of her advice works in the real world or not.  She certainly doesn't work in the real world anymore.  Yes, you can value yourself and your skills highly, but if nobody is paying 20 cpl plus benefits for transcription, then you're not going to get it no matter what you think of yourself.  You can keep banging your head against that wall, you can accept the going rate or you can do something else - like write an advice guide for medical transcriptionists.  If Dr. Oz brings it to Oprah, you've got it made whether any of it works or not.
New accounts - I doubt if we will ever run out of work again in our lives!!! Yes can have a backup
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This book is going to change our lives and it is very important to share information with each other
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As a former "QA Nazi" undeserved or not, you guys make our lives miserable, too.
Especially ESL MTs who used to be doctors in India who think they know it all and like to threaten lawsuits. Yah, that's the ticket.
To my knowledge, the owner still lives in India, simply owns a home here. sm

The work is received FROM the Indian office and sent TO the Indian office.  They used to hire only American MTs, but then started outsourcing to a company in India (big surprise).


I understand what you are saying, though.  And if they are honest about it, then it is the choice of the MT as to whether he/she wants to work there.  The fact that they blatantly misled in their ad angered me, but then again, I have been an MT long enough, nothing should surprise me.  I guess I have done my part, and I have no particular axe to grind so I should just leave this alone now.  I just was shocked when I saw the ad. 


Good luck to all of us in finding a job that treats us well and pays us even better (smile).


You are correct. The state that rules is the state the employee lives in.
My state laws has is spelled out in their Code. If another state does not withhold, they are fined heavily and if they don't withhold for years, their fines are pretty bad. I worked for a Florida co that did not withhold income tax for my state even after I brought it to their attention in the state code. They kept saying that they would eventually and never did. After two plus years and when I left, I made it known to my state all the conversations, the state refunded me all late fees they charged me and then said they were going after the company in Florida because they had many employees in our state. They deserved it. They knew better.
Happy New Year. May we all have happy home lives (sm)
and do whatever it takes to make our work lives work for us too. 
The best co. ever! Good work, good people, good pay, good bennies.
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Yes there is! Good pay and good bonuses and good benefits.

Personally, DSG is a good fit for me. Pay is good and on time, sound quality depends on the account
and I like the platform. There is not much weekend work, although sometimes is available.  I get along well with the management, no major complaints.  There is pay incentive once you get over a certain number of lines in a pay period.  I work as an IC, so can't help with benefits, insurance questions, etc.
I'm with them. Good work environment, easy accounts and I'm making really good money. nm

Fairly flexible but they do like a schedule. Insurance is good. Benefits are good in my opinion.

For the past week, work has been a little slower but I think that is common in every company..some days busy and other not.


Does anyone recommend a pretty good company that is good to work for, pay always on time and plenty
of work.  I know that is asking a lot, but just curious?
Strictly IC, good company, hard accounts, good platform.
Good pay, always on time, no direct deposit though.
Is Transcend a good company with a good platform to work on. They are advertising.
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Webmedx hires some ICs. Good company. So sorry for your loss. Good luck!
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TransTech for many reasons, good pay, stable company, good benefits
and flexible.
I have looked around the last 6 months and have found nothing better. Have turned down numerous jobs, and have finally decided to stay put. The better insurance plans were announced and even moreso than ever, I am staying put, and my paycheck is happy about that because it is getting better every day. Good luck to you.
TransTech is a good company. Debbie is the owner and a good one at that! nm
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Good company, great people, good benefits.
Affordable insurance. Good luck!
Adminstrative Assistants and VanBelkum. Good companies, good pay!
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Spheris supes/QA are good, insurance not good; they offshore
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U.S. only, very steady work, some VR, good pay, good insurance, no PT, schedule. sm
That should cover it!
Things are not good there now. Think only hiring for 2nd and 3rd shiifts. Good luck. nmx
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Had the same happen here, heard the same thing, good references and good ....sm
job record will get you better $$$ if you are willing to promote yourself, search like crazy, talk to everyone, etc., but I have never been paid a cent more for CMT, what a waste, and all the years I paid my dues to AAMT, what a joke, they did NOTHING to better our field, just took the money for better conventions, as far as I can see.
Good owners, average-low pay, good dictators sm

Send out checks the next business day after they receive the bill.  Only work when you want.  It's a nice p.r.n. position.


Chickadee


I know JLG and they are a good company with a good group of people

I joined JLG about 9 month ago and I am thrilled with the experience that I have had.  Although the company has been around for 20+ years, a group of good industry veterans who know how to operate fairly to both employees and clients have joined the company in the past year.  I followed my manager from another giant company. 


I have also worked on this account and it was plauged with problems from the start.  The hospital required the account to be implemented in a matter of days, there were technical issues and the hospital management staff was new and the employees were mad because transcription had been outsourced.  Personally, I won't miss this client but good luck to those that get it. 


There is plenty of work at JLG and I have already been advised on my new assignments


DSG is a good company. The sound quality is good sm
but I don't understand why they are hiring. In the a.m. was have NO work. The afternoon and evenings do have more work though.
Some of the offices were good and some not so good (like MQ). For the most part it was a
The owners were shady characters and they were forced to sale.
Good luck and good nerves. sm
I hope you do well.  I would rather have a root canal than drive a bus around with the rowdy kids around here, my gosh, they get in fights all the time, the bus driver has to return the bus to school.  You are probably from a better area, but they would have to pay me big, big money.  Good luck to you though.
I would give them a try, you hear good and bad, but mostly good. nm
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Good for you! I have done that several times......Good luck to you. nm
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I have a good ISP, good connectivity, but Enterprise
is just too slow.  Talked to the Solutions Center today and the issue was a third party ISP evidently.  When e-mails are sent out to multiple STMs that Enterprise is down or running slow it isn't the MTs ISP that is at issue.   I came from a platform that was so simple and so easy to get lines, but they lost the account so I didn't have a choice but to make a change. 
Management is good, benefits are good
As with most places, familiarity and building your templates is the key to lines. I never run out of work but, on the other hand, I said in my hiring interview that I had been through a series of good companies but where I was constantly running out of lines and so that was a huge priority for me, and they have honored their promise to keep me in full-time work. Insurance is cheap and good. PTO starts accruing from day 1. Holiday leave comes out of your PTO, but you earn 3 or more weeks a year (based on your lines typed) and they don't insist that you work it. I had Thanksgiving, Christmas eve, and New Year's day off for the 1st time in (seems like) forever! I would say, in all honesty, that the only thing I don't like is that I have to go to another page to check my lines but that takes a few seconds and is more of an inconvenience than anything.
Then be grateful you have good accounts, good MTs,
and a good system. Consider yourself lucky because most QA jobs aren't like that.
Good company, with good incentive SM
pay scale, decent health plan for full-timers, lower end for other benefits, well organized and dependable, good platform, good support. Very heavy ESL, medium-sized community medical centers, relatively high SR pay rate because it takes longer overall to clean it up. However--good producers who put in a good workday make quite good money here.
AllHealth in GA - Good company, good equipment, any info about this company? (sm)

What type of work do they have?  Any op reports?  Appreciate any info. 


Pay was good, 925 lpd min., very organized. Just not a good fit for me. nm
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