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they only wanted 2 years of radiology...i dont know why its taking them so long in your case, hope y

Posted By: aa on 2006-01-22
In Reply to: Sent my resume in...sm - Still waiting

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I think if you test well they will consider you on a case by case basis without the full 5 years.
I would definitely contact them anyway.
I too posted asking about Co.'s with flexibility, not a job wanted post, but I dont see it now. n
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I dont work for MDI-FL but I would certainly hope
that the rude poster below does not work for them. I would not want to work with people that rude. The original poster just asked a question, isnt that what these forums are for???
hope you dont run out of work-- nm
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It definitely shouldn't be taking that long to get started - SM
It sometimes can take a week or two for the hospital to get your IDs ready, but a month is definitely way too long. I would contact either Lee or Becky in the office. They are both EXTREMELY helpful and very, very nice. They should be able to check into what is taking so long and get things moving pretty quickly. There is no way it should take that long.
Maybe in your case. As for me, I have many years acute care and am well qualified.
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Anyone know how long it takes to hear back from Prescyse after taking the test?
Will they get back to you?
Taking the steps to leave Spheris - 10 years!
 
I worked when and how much I wanted for years
Until the greedy my-way-or- the-highway conglomerates stepped in and made what used to be a nice stay at home, work at your own pace job into an ego trip for inexperienced managers and QA experts who want us to work set shifts. This is TRANSCRIPTION, not brain surgery. In most cases, there is no reason for someone to work a set schedule if they're a responsible person who knows to get the work done accurately and in a timely manner in order to meet their own personal budget.

This industry has turned into a pink-collar sweatshop and there's no reason for all the rule with an iron fist mentality.

That's why people work at home - they don't WANT a conventional job, so why try to make this one when it doesn't need to be?
I hope you have had a long day!!!

Or there is not very much common sense to that comment.


Sure hope so, since I joined not too long ago and - nm
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How long were you there? Was it recent? Was it for radiology? sm
I know that all companies are different, as is the perception of each MT, but I am curious. Was it something about pay or volume? Those are my biggest concerns as I am a single mom.
Dont you have to pay for internet and long distance charges from them because most of their accounts
are not on the internet. I think this is the company.
Your fine as long as your employee, but if your IC, dont hold your breath waiting for a check.
Only employees get direct deposit. If you opt to be an IC, the checks may or may not get out and you may or not get them on a certain day.
I'm looking too, and I have 20 years in Radiology
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I have been at MDI for over 3 years now and hope never to have to leave...sm
Great staff, good accounts, easy platform. Pay has always been on time, direct deposit. Production requirements are easy to meet though work has been a little slow lately, hopefully just a summer thing. I don't remember much about the training process but it was not difficult. Guidelines are clear and simple to follow. Really a great company in my opinion. Welcome aboard!
I went into a radiology dept. for a few years.
It was good for my self-esteem for one thing, got me up out of bed with the rest of the world, dressed nicely and out of the house with the morning traffic. Mingling with the masses was great also. Was surprised on how much info we can pick up just by chatting with whoever is beside us whereever we are. The office politics is what took the joy out of it for me. Favoritism, unfair distribution of work, etc plus the gossip behind each others back. I tried to keep to myself but some women simply insist on infiltrating your boundaries and if you refuse, are considered not a team member (being a team member is big in the work place these days; in my dept., it was more important that quality/quantity of work, reliability, ethics. I watched one woman get creamed during evaluations because she was a Debbie Downer, a personality trait that she could do nothing about.
Radiology has advanced so much in the last few years even that it has changed a LOT.
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I have worked for them for 4 years. There are always new radiology accounts. sm
They have grown a lot since I started and radiology seems to be what they grow the most in. I know that this month alone, 3 different radiology accounts have started and from what I hear, all are pretty good.
Nope, hope to supplement my retirement years.
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they may be willing to make considerations on a case-by-case basis s/m
I have a couple of situations that make 8 hours straight not possible for me, and when I hired on with the company I was with who recently merged with Transcend, they worked with me to find ways that would help me be productive without hindering my physical and personal limitations.

I am not going to list specifics, but I was very impressed at how willing they were to help me and they told me that they are willing to make considerations on a case by case basis.
For radiology, Keystrokes is the best. I worked at MQ for 8 years and left in January. sm
Wish I had done it two years ago. Lots of work, easy accounts, great team leads! I am making less per report but more each check because of better account with more work available!
Not by the line but 1400-1500 radiology reports. 2-1/2 years. nm
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I hope it's a rumor..I left MQ for KS 3 years ago..I finally found a place I love (sm)
so I hope the rumor is not true!
Six years is a long time.
Yes, I would completely ignore the opinions on this board. There are a lot of unhappy people that post here. I have a feeling that the people that are so negative here are the same people that would be difficult to work with in an office situation. The only difference here is that you can hit that delete button and forget about it.

I have not experienced anything like you did. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.
Yes, 6 cpl is low but three years is NOT a lot of experience. It takes that long to become sm
semi-proficient and we look for at least 5 years because of that. I would not go higher than 7 cpl with only three years experience and I think this is starting to be the norm.

Think of other fields ... plumbing apprentices, electrician apprentices, printing apprentices, etc. It takes 5 years to be a journeyman. They start at $8.00/hour and move to cap which is around $30/hour but it takes 10 years to get there.

Even teachers ... it takes 5-10 years to get top pay.

Any field.
oops, meant 10+ years--it's been a long day!! nm
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They've been around for years. Some of us old-timers applied long
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Very true, really long weekends at times, but no real vacation in 7 years.I'll travel when retire
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I dont cherry pick, never did. I dont do that to my coworkers on my account.

What is the new status. I dont understand what it means. I dont need their benefits nor do I want
them.
I dont know what that means. I am an SE. I dont sit and wait for work I come back in when it is
there so I never had to deal with Amherst when there was no work because I just stopped working and did other things. My feeling is if this doesnt work there are other jobs out there.
I just dont want to hit that extra space if I dont get paid for it, ya know. No message.
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If I cant make QA, dont give me work. Dont dock
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I didnt get the packet, do we have to take their insurance if we dont need it. I dont want it. Wish
I would have gotten the stupid thing to read.
Keystrokes has the best radiology accounts IMO. I have plenty of work and radiology only. nm
I make a good living and rarely run out of work. When I do, it is for a few minutes at a time and usually because the rads have not started early enough. No other complaints!
Well, I know that MTs from my office have quite MQ and they dont post on here but I dont know how
many. I think MTs with MQ may be getting second jobs and just working for 2 different places at the same time which is probably the smart thing to do anymore because MQ will continue with this short TAT and as it spreads throughout other  offices people will continually be running out of work especially after going on DQS.
You obviously have the wrong company. If they dont IM you, then you dont have it on..
I smell management. Nothing you said makes sense unless there is another Focus out there.
Sorry if I dont like gutter humor. Also dont like
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Keystrokes for radiology. They are the biggest for radiology out of all of the companies out there.
I have been there 2 years and have been very happy. I make a lot more money than when I worked for Edix/Spheris.
Thank you! Just wanted I wanted to hear!
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Keystrokes has a radiology division. They used to be radiology only but their sm
customers started referring other departments to them.

I know that they just got a bunch of new accounts!
For radiology, Keystrokes is the way to go. They seem to have the most radiology accounts. sm
I have been very, very busy since starting with them 19 months ago. No complaints at all other than one or two of the radiologists who speak at the speed of light and expect us to be able to transcribe what sounds to be a mouse on a treadmill!
Dont kid yourself that people dont know what is going on. Do you honestly think these office people
dont talk. Maybe you should make sure you know what you are talking about before you open your mouth.
No problem :) No matter how long, it is too long for me - I am broke the day after payday. Kids wi
do that to you!

I know that they have worked very hard to make sure that checks are never late and I can say that in the past two years, I have had one problem (2 days late) and in the past 18 months, they have all been on payday and perfect.

I know that there are a lot of hard feelings in MT in general. I also know firsthand (and I am not mgmt) how hard KS has worked to get things going good.

I would not want to walk in an MTSO's shoes for any amount of money, but that's just me. I like to finish my work for the day, forget about work when not working and get paid on payday. I never want the other things that go with mgmt or owning a company of any kind :)
If radiology is going to VR, why are there so many job openings for radiology MTs? nm
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Ascend Radiology & MDI Radiology?
Is anyone currently working on or know anything about Ascend radiology or MDI radiology accounts?  What platforms do they use?  Do they have a lot of ESLs or crappy dictators?  Thanks in advance
They definitely rip you off with your line count. Figured this out long ago and quit long ago
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Well if that's the case..what about OSI? (sm)

Everybody now knows and they have admitted to outsourcing overseas...so why are they allowed to post of that's the rule of the boards?


In case you still need to know. sm
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in this case, it is just a Name and nothing else..sm
have seen her post before under that name. It does not mean she is necessarily a newbie or a wannabe anything. in my opinion.