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And they are pushing for year end for all accounts to be on DQS so they can get more work on ASR,

Posted By: MQMT on 2005-10-03
In Reply to: 2 of my accounts just left sm - MQer

more work overseas and then begin to push EMR. This is the beginning of MQ not needing MTs like they did and that is why they now eliminated SE because everyhing is in place. That is the game plan.


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    It's usually pretty slow this time of the year and TT is no different. The new accounts
    they are hiring for will be starting next month and from what I understand they will need to hire more than 120 MTs between now and the end of the year for the four new hospitals, so I am not too worried about it.
    How are they pushing?
    In what ways is MQ pushing a lot of VR with radiology? Do you know how they pay for radiology VR? Every pay hourly, or just by productivity?
    Pushing VR?

    The MTSOs do not push VR to the clients, they contract to provide a service. The developers of the voice recognition software are very busy contacting CIOs and HIM directors who have made decisions quite on their own to jump on that bandwagon. The MTSOs should not be blamed for everything.
    I'm not pushing myself in that 5 hours - sm
    I'm sure if I did, I would be doing a heck of a lot more, but I actually have time to do other things while I'm transcribing in that 5 hour time period. I'll be getting a bump up in pay in the next few weeks. But it is a seriously easy account.
    They are also pushing VBC line, too.

    HAHAHA - See? I wasn't pushing MY agenda .. YOU
    picked it up!!

    HAHAHAHA
    Well it sounds like no work happens a lot at DSG. How are the accounts as far as decent accounts
    and their QA. 
    Webmedx isn't slow - lots of OT posted and they are pushing sm
    to hire a lot of MTs due to new accounts coming on in the next few months.
    I actually left about a year ago and work for another company that's running out of work. Have to
    x
    I have 4 accounts, doing all work types, and I usually have enough work but this is the slow time of
    year so we are scrambling a little for lines.  Easy platform, paychecks DD, always on time. 
    Encompass- How are the accounts and work flow? Do you have a lot of work?
    I need to keep busy. I cant sit here every day hoping for work so I'm looking elsewhere.
    Lots of work here too. I cannot figure out which accounts have no work.
    I'm on the Escription platform
    I Have Work For Them For A Year
    and usually there is plenty of work. Lately, I have been pulling my hair out trying to get work. I'm working on 3 different accounts with them....STILL NO WORK!!! It's rather ridiculous. I've been with them for a year and now I see that they are trying to hire more QA's!?!? WHY? There is NO WORK!!!!!
    What is up with the No work? Been here almost a year and (sm)
    this has only happened for brief periods a couple of times after OT was offered or MAJOR holidays. Sunday was so bad I didn't think I would get in my hours for the week and actually only did because I stayed on line and kept trying to pull up jobs

    I asked for another back up and I expect I will hear back soon. She is pretty good about responding, but is probably swamped with people hitting her up for more accounts right now.

    I really like the company, but this does make me nervous.
    I left last year because the work kept
    running out. Sorry to hear that the situation hasn't improved--looks like I did the right thing. Oh well...
    Only there a year. They OVERHIRE. Out of work...
    Other than that, they're great.
    You are lucky if this is the 1st year for low work. It's been
    nm
    This comes at the same time they are pushing this TAT time. I have no intention of sitting here on a
    set schedule for no work. The only reason I get work now is working erratic hours when there is work so I think anyone that works for Amherst better put down on their time schedule they send in they will be working when there is work. The worst thing that can happen is you get canned for working different hours and if there is no work who cares. They surely dont care about SE do they. They just pull the rug out and expect all these people with second jobs to adjust and quite frankly a lot of them wont be able to so I think it tells you they probably dont care about those people. I think with ASR and EMR they figure they can just trim the work force and the first they dont care about are those with other jobs using this as a second income or spending money. Pretty obvious to me.
    my first year I made 16k. Doubled that second year. Going on year 6 with (sm)

    two local accounts I earned 23,000.00 and a national I earned 35,400... 58,400 this year.  Don't ask me how many hours, though, I really have no idea.  I'm pretty motivated.  (When people ask me how many hours I work a week I reply as many as it takes  I'd say 40-50/week.  I am also a fitness instructer and personal trainer, about 5 hours a week or so.  Decent money (sometimes under the table!) but mostly I just do it for fun and to be social and wear cute work-out clothes. 


    that first year was a rough one... but I consider it part of my education. 


     


    I'm pretty motivated. 


    Isn't this a strange time of year to be out of work?....
    I am working for a certain company in Florida and float over 4 accounts and am running out of work constantly and this has been the case for a least a month now.  I am used to being out of work during the Christmas/New Year holiday weeks and even the start of summer or 4th of July, but to me this just seems like the time of year that would be very busy due to kids back in school needing physicals, etc.  Is anyone else experiencing low work with their company or has this one just overhired?  Thanks.
    Are you saying that Transcend DOES make you work 1 year before? : (
    Thanks for the info!  I was thinking of applying there.
    How much can I expect to make the first year of MT work, around $20,000?
    or more
    Funny. I worked a year and NEVER ran out of work (sm)
    I was on one account. Literally only one time in the entire year did I have to go to a second account. However, I can do every single work type and have tons of experience. There were some ESLs, but it's nothing like the tough ESLs I'm getting elsewhere.

    OTI was wonderful. It remains the best company I have ever worked for, and I've worked for many. I left because there weren't benefits, and I had to have them. If not for that, I'd be with them. Great people.

    Their QA leaves you alone unless there's a problem. They don't give you QA scores - you either do an acceptable job, or you will hear from them.

    You work when you want, just get the line count in every week. There's no schedule.

    Software is a little dated, but not really MT unfriendly. Just could be improved. Not made by MTs and needs more input by MTs.

    Friendly people. Absolutely the best out there if you don't need benefits.
    From an ad last year, you needed a Cphone to work. Don't know anything about them. nm
    s
    I work for them...benefits this year suck
    God help us if we get sick. They deductible is sky high and no meds coverage. I can't believe they boinked us that way. I'm checking into other companies.
    Must work one year and then 5 days off - no holidays
    are paid days off. If you chose to take the day off you don't get paid, if you work the holiday usually lines and a half for that day.
    Definitely great place to work, 2 year
    anniversary coming up and I still love my job.
    I worked for them a year ago and quit, but now I work for them again and....
    I am very happy.  I could never get any work before or if I had a question I could never get it answered.  I am now on a different platform at a different hospital and am happy.  Pay is also always on time (direct deposit.)  I could care less if they are indian run, they pay me on time and leave me to my work.
    I was scheduled to work Christmas this year for TT as well....sm
    But on Monday my DD went in for emergency surgery. I did not even come home for the first 2 days and only made 1 call to the office to explain early in the week. My DD was finally discharged on Christmas only to return to the ER last night. Do you know what TT's answer was with my 1 measly phone call and one abbreviated email I had time for to them? Family comes first - PERIOD. So, I am on trying to help out today if they need me and I will be GLAD to suffer thru some low work time and stare at a blank screen for a company who has those kinds of values. I VERYMUCH appreciate my job with TT and all that they stand for...
    TransTech has continued this LOW/NO work for more than a year now with

    only promises for new accounts, while losing accounts, overhiring.  This low/no work situation has been going on TOO long !


    We can be sure that if management's/supes/QA/inhouse employees' paychecks were affected by this continuing LOW WORK situation, something would be done IMMEDIATELY by management.  But they still get their bonuses, raises, bennies, trips to LV, etc.


    So, so, so sad that this excellent company has lost respect for their MT's by NOT providing work for them on a consistent basis, yet demanding a schedule !   


    There would be no Transtech if their MT's were not working to keep accounts.  How do you think, mgmt, you would be able to keep your paychecks/jobs without your MT's ? ? ?


    The *sweetie* just does not show respect for me.  MONEY DOES !  Jobs coming into my queue makes me money !


    And you are required to work 3 holidays per year, but you get extra pay for that. nm
     
    Do all companies require you to work 1 year before you can take vacation?

    Meaning you are an employee, of course.  Just wondering if there is any hope out there.  If you start with a company and it turns out horrible, then you have to start all over again, waiting for another year to go by.  I don't want to wish my life away!!


    Thanks everyone!


    I think work is typically slow this time of year sm
    and I am surmising they are not wanting a backlog to build because a lot of MTs are also taking time off for the holidays leaving a skeleton crew on some accounts. I am sure it will all be busier than ever in a week or so.  I have been able to get my line counts and then some everyday so far.  Everywhere I have ever worked gets a little slow towards the holidays.
    How is it that in less than 1 year Medware goes from the best company to work for to the worst?

    Let's hope AAMT does a better job of picking the next company of the year!


    This year they chose one that really is a good company to work for. nm
    nm
    I worked there for over a year...left because of lack of work...
    one months lots of work, the next three months no work, so on and so forth...when there is a little extra work they do a big hire and once again the faithful MTs who stick by them have no work...I have been gone for over a year and it is still the same way...
    Transtech DID have a service help out with their work -- I know for a fact -- about a year ago.
    How long have you been with TT?  Anyone in mgmt will tell you that they outsourced work to another service in the past.
    Slow time of year = no work. Basically the same. If
    x
    Great place to work. I've been there a year.
    Exactly what do you want to know?
    Maybe it's the accounts your on. I work for MDI-FL and I'm swamped with work..
    Sorry.. I had gone through a few days a while back of slower work, but lately especially since over the holidays, it has been crazy.. too much work..
    I left for no work. There is work on some accounts, but NO
    work on other accounts.  
    I "only" make $1.15 per report and have made over $62,000 this year so far. I only work 8 hou
    5 days a week and pick up one 4-hour weekend shift a month. It depends on the account, your company, the report length, your expanders, normals, etc. I made $1.43 with Edix before I switched and even though I took a per report loss, I make more money in the past 2 years than ever with Edix. I rarely run out of work, which is a HUGE factor. I know that the company I work for is both praised and condemned on this board, but I am happy at KS.
    Webmedx work pretty low. Typical for this time of year? sm
    I'm fairly new, so just wondering. Having come from the evil Q, it makes me nervous. While at the Q and a couple other companies, this is not the time of year I typically ran out of work--Christmas, T-giving, 4th of July, yes, now, no. Thanks.
    NO paid holidays for us all year round. If there is any work on the holiday, you get

    lines and a half, but usually there is no work.  They usually clear out the work before the holiday so there is no 1-1/2 line pay remaining.  Transtech names 6 holidays each year, but the MT takes those holidays off WITHOUT pay.    I am sure the office staff and all other non-MT staff take off WITHOUT pay, too, aren't you????   LOL


    Which MT companies DO pay an MT for holidays.  I don't consider a day a HOLIDAY unless it is PAID.  They can call it 6 holdays, but have to take off without pay . . . . just another day, i.e, get sick -- NO PAY.


    Do you work on VR accounts? NM
    .
    We have a lot of work, accounts out of TAT.
    If anyone tells you different, it's just not true.
    Yes. I was placed on 2 more accounts but still work is low.
    nm
    What are they like to work for as far as accounts etc. nm
    :
    No work for them now on any of my accounts.
    Its slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
    I don't work for TT, but 7 accounts? Isn't that a bit
    xx
    I have THREE accounts and no work.
    nm