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It is owned by Zeshan Ahmed from Pakistan. It is no longer

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    So then this board is now owned by Dr. Zeshan Ahmed from Pakistan? Do I understand you correctly?
    So this is NOT AN AMERICAN BOARD ANYMORE?
    Zeshan Ahmed from Pakistan. He posted it right here. I have zero comfort
    this website. I can't believe you would be.
    how do you know for certain that Sheri is not an honest person? and Dr. Ahmed is from Pakistan, the
    or is there any owner here. No one answers any of my questions. I have been posting all day.
    No it hasn't. It's still owned by Ahmed

    Ahmed obviously has proof too. Where is the
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    Is anyone going to respond to this Dr. Ahmed? I am kind of afraid to. Do not know who to believe.
    NM
    I thought Dr. Ahmed sold it or gave up control, too.
    nm
    They answered. Said he was from Pakistan and that all MTs
    x
    ID being stolen in Pakistan
    There is probably less chance of your ID being stolen in Pakistan than the United States, where I had my stolen.
    I'm sure India, Pakistan, Philippines...
    and perhaps a few others.  But the WORLD...no....not even most healthcare providers in the U.S.A.  If you really believe what you said, you've have been misled.
    Aim the missles at India & Pakistan
    One way to get rid of some of our nuclear arsenal....
    Yes, he's from Pakistan. He didn't hire himself though.
    x
    Advertise in India & Pakistan, not the U.S.

    The quality I see coming out of Pakistan and Egypt still bites the big one.
    :+
    18,000+ have perished in Pakistan. A terrible tragedy has occured in the world, we should
    whether offshore services can't work.  Any way you look at it, people are people.  To the original poster, have some respect.
    Death toll in Pakistan rises up to 30,000. Whatever your belief system is please think of the
    t
    Six Cents is an excellent income if you live in India or Pakistan!
    If a client told me that was the rate of pay they're offering, you'd be amazed just how quickly that conversation would come to an abrupt end. 
    Strike in Pakistan slowing down offshored work here. Just another example of offshore
    :+
    Remember that Pakistan co who threatened to post medical records on the Net?

    REMEMBER WHEN THIS STORY BROKE? Finally, somebody is dealing with the issue. Check this out!


    http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/41035-1.html


    VA IT security gaps extend to contractors
    06/14/06 -- 04:15 PM
    By Mary Mosquera,



    Rep. Buyer: Department CIO needs IT security enforcement authority
     
    [b]The Veterans Affairs Department said today that it has been investigating allegations that an offshore medical transcription subcontractor last year threatened to expose 30,000 veterans’ electronic health records on the Internet in a payment dispute with a VA contractor. [/b]
    The VA assistant inspector general referred to the investigation during questioning in a congressional hearing on VA’s data security environment in the wake of the theft of sensitive data of 26.5 million veterans, active duty military and reserves officers.


    The medical transcription incident highlights how gaps in information security also extend to contractors, said Michael Staley, VA’s assistant inspector general for auditing. Some VA medical transcription contractors have used offshore subcontractors in India and Pakistan without VA’s approval and without adequate controls to ensure veterans’ health information was secure under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, according to an audit released today.


    “Contracts do not specify criteria for how to protect information,” Staley told the House Veterans Affairs Committee.


    Staley enumerated audits of information management security under the Federal Information Security Management Act, the Consolidated Financial Statement and Combined Assessment Program that revealed significant vulnerabilities. These include VA not controlling and monitoring employee access, not restricting users to only the data they need and not terminating accounts of departing employees in a timely manner.


    In last year’s FISMA review, the IG provided 16 recommendations, including addressing security vulnerabilities of unauthorized access and misuse of sensitive information and data throughout VA demonstrated during its field testing. All 16 recommendations remain open, he said.


    Audits also found instances where out-based employees send veterans’ medical information to the VA regional office through unencrypted e-mail; monitoring remote network access and usage does not routinely occur; and off-duty users’ access to VA computer systems and sensitive information is not restricted.


    “VA has implemented some recommendations for specific locations identified but has not made corrections VA-wide,” he said.


    From fiscal years 2000 to 2005, the IG identified IT and security deficiencies in 141, or 78 percent, of 181 Veterans Health Administration facilities reviewed, and 37, or 67 percent, of the 55 Veterans Benefits Administration facilities reviewed.


    “We recommended that VA pursue a more centralized approach, apply appropriate resources and establish a clear chain of command and accountability structure to implement and enforce IT internal controls,” Staley said.


    The underlying situation is the VA’s department CIO does not have authority to enforce compliance with data security and information management and recommendations from GAO, said Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.).


    Buyer traced problems in security enforcement to a memo dated April 2004 from the general counsel that said the department CIO did not have enforcement authority.


    The CIO, undersecretaries who lead VA’s benefits, health and burial administrations, and the VA secretary share responsibility for enforcement, said Gregory Wilshusen, director of information security issues for the Government Accountability Office.


    “Information security is a governmentwide problem, and we have talked with OMB about that,” said Linda Koontz, director of GAO’s information management issues.


    Buyer expressed frustration that there are no consequences for “recalcitrant” agencies that do not correct problems that GAO has repeatedly highlighted. He cited the Privacy Act, which has been strengthened with consequences.


    “If you have a bureaucracy so strong in the department that the secretary or political bodies are unable to act, don’t you think the president or vice president or OMB needs to know that because there are monetary consequences behind that inaction? I’m bothered that GAO doesn’t have the higher authority to which they can turn,” Buyer said after the hearing.


    After several more hearings this month, Buyer and his committee will make recommendations or craft legislation. He suggested that Congress consider looking at strengthening FISMA.


    “We can even come up with that in our language, but we’re not going to have jurisdiction over that. We’ll have to work with Mr. Davis [House Government Reform Committee chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.)] and his committee. I’d be more than happy to do that,” he said.



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    Owned for years
    It is possible to own a home and I have owned 4 in the past 8 years. What I would do if your not sure (its advice my dad gave me many years ago) is try to buy something that would have payments in the range that you would have to pay if you paid rent. Then you know you can afford it. Either way, you have to live somewhere, whether it be renting or buying. Then once you find it easy to make those payments in a few years, you can sell and buy something a little bigger and nicer. Just a little advice that has helped me in the past. Hope it helps!
    No. Owned by a woman.
    x
    Is that still Indian owned by Jay?
    NM
    I never knew who owned it before all this went down.
    nm
    Have you ever owned a laptop?
    The single biggest selling feature of a laptop is that they are...wait for it...portable. So much the same way I don't leave any valuable laying on the table when I go to the bathroom, my very portable laptop goes in with me. When I am in what I feel a safe, secure, environment to leave it at the table/desk, I time it so I am not in the middle of a report and close the lid, thereby requiring the password to get back into it. It does not require a degree in IT to take safety precautions.
    MDI-Florida is owned by Transcend....sm
    but is run as a separate company.    MDI-MD is a separate company not owned by Transcend.
    nope - OWNED BY FRANCE AND....sm
    American Hospital in Paris is owned and run by the French...........they named it when they were still liking us.........*LOL*
    MT Co owned by Hospital corp.?

    How many MT companies are owned by hospital corporations or the hospital corp have a piece of MT companies?  I ask this because some hospitals are only allowed to use certain MT companies.   Is this a way of keeping wages down and/or them getting more $?  Isn't there some kind of rule where doctors can't refer patient to a facility that they have part ownership of. Shouldn't this apply also?


    Just wondering


    ForuMatrix is owned by MTStars. (SM)

    If you have complaints about ForuMatrix or about how MTStars is operating, etc., address them via e-mail to the Administrator (admin@mtstars.com) or myself (goldbird@mtstars.com).


    Thank you,


    Goldbird


     


    Yes, it is still owned by Jay. Is this just for information or to goad that
    /
    USATasp is 100% US owned & operated.
    /
    Do you use a personally owned VR or is it with the company?? sm
    Would like to know what VR programs are good for personal purchase. 
    Indian owned companies... sm
    Have you ever worked for one? I have. All the easy work goes to India. The junk comes to the US-based MTs. I worked there for 2 years until I could take no more. Should have walked out on training. If you want an Indian-based company so badly, go for it. I can tell you first hand, though, you will eventually regret it. No offense intended, but I have lived it and will NEVER work for an Indian-owned company again, even if I have to leave transcription and go back to the office, God forbid!
    I do have a 2nd job with US owned co. that I love. Foreign
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    We are a small, family-owned

    company with all MTs and most management being ICs.  There are only a handful of people in management and there are no bonuses for them.  I personally work here because it's an amazing place to work - nothing else.  We'd simply like to have a small reward for quarterly reviews to encourage accuracy.  That's it.  No hidden agenda or big, mean corporate people. 


    Thanks for your response, though!


    That's right, not American owned anymore.

    YES IT IS OWNED BY A PAKISTANI DOCTOR. HE OR
    SOME ONE ELSE KEEPS DELETING THE POSTS. I WILL KEEP AT IT THOUGH. GO TO MTSTARS.NET FOR ANSWERS.
    The money is owned no matter what you are
    the question was whether you are employee or IC as very different approaches would be made to recover $$
    I would worry about them on any puter owned by a company
    x
    The MEDIA is owned by 5 mega corporations
    and they have an agenda almost if not more devious than certain politicians...

    Remember the MEDIA is owned by FOR-PROFIT corporations. Corporations like this have a LEGAL responsibility to make as much money as possible for shareholders. What does that mean? It means they choose sensational garbage over substance to "report" - and in the case of this so-called war, they BENEFIT the reads PROFIT directly and indirectly, so they purposely censor the information that gets in the way of true public awareness.

    If ANYone sincerely believes the media is our friend, they have not done their homework. Don't take my word for it: Google "who owns the media" and see any number of studies showing WHICH corporations own the major news corporation.

    GE make "bring good things to life" BUT they ALSO make bombs (WMD) - AND they own NBC. Connect the dots yourself, and consider asking your reps in Congress for legislation to clean up the media.

    Yes, there are crack reporters who are DYING to report the truth, but they are EDITED out by their supervisors who follow the agenda of the corporate bosses.

    The facts are out there if you look for them.
    Yes, not only are they Indian owned & offshore, they are horribly rude.
    I had the worst experience when a male worker verbally attacked me in a very chauvenistic manner. 
    Nope, my computer is owned by the hospital I work for, and does not even
    x
    All ForuMatrix forums are owned by the same company. The songs that were
    posted on the Holiday/Recipe forum were posted erroneously and have been removed.
    To clarify, MTStars is owned by USAType. Both companies are under the
    /
    My company foreign owned but they have US office people
    p
    Ascend is Idian owned and hires newbies -
    NM
    Working for offshore owned companies and feeling
    j
    Does this happen to be the former company owned by Carol, gosh, can't think of the name
    In Newport Beach.......circa Medquist
    Lots of HMO's are owned by religious groups these days -
    nm
    Off-shore owned MTSO usually have a token US citizen as the front guy.
    ;O
    My experience with quality/quantity and an Indian owned company.
    I worked for an offshore owned company where it was all about quantity.  Company even kept a HORRIBLE MT just because she cranked out the lines.  Didn't matter her quality was crap and was considered a joke by middle managment.  India did most typing but with US edit.  Typists changed regularly so it wasn't like they learned to do better.  Quality would improve slightly and then would notice, after couple of months, that quality was crap again so we knew we were dealing with a new batch of typists. Even so, the push was always on to get the jobs off US edit and send Indian work straight to client.  Of course, the clients never knew they were not getting US editing anymore, as they got no price reduction when they no longer had that level of work being done on their jobs.  The problem is the facilities accept the crap work so why should the companies change.  It took a while but I finally found a US owned company where quality matters.  Now one of the first questions I would ask a prospective employer is if they are US owned.
    I have a desktop Dell and it has been alright so far, but I've never owned a laptop.
    What brand are you currently using then?