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Are you talking about DSG or intouchMI. Sorry. Wasnt sure. nm

Posted By: MTPA on 2006-08-24
In Reply to: Pros and cons with any company - it's a good fit for me, IC status, paychecks on time, most of th - memt

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Can you tell me anything about intouchMI. nm
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Can anyone tell me about INTouchMI. Thank you. nm
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InTouchMI
Does anyone have any info on this company??
wasnt set up to own mq
Cbay was a service for a long time in the US and then they started Indian operations.

As to the original poster, here's my experience:

Pay is average on par with everyone else. You get a schedule and are expected to stick to it. They WILL ask you where you are if you do not. Pay day has always been accurate and on time.

There are different programs to work on but the few I've worked on seem to be quick to learn.

I would recommend them if someone asked me.
wasnt this Lee's sister in law?
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Has anyone ever worked for IntouchMI. nm
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Accuscribe, INTouchMI, and VanBelkum do. nm
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Accuscribe, DSG, InTouchMI, and VanBelkum. May be others. nm
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Also Accuscribe, InTouchMI, and VanBelkum. nm
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Accuscribe, InTouchMI, and VanBelkum, so far. nm
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Accuscribe, DSG, InTouchMI, and VanBelkum. NM
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P.S. I just wasnt sure whether it was best to put an ad on here on job seeker or apply to the
companies that are hiring instead. 
I know your post wasnt directed at me

But I believe what you said you made.  I also caught on very quick to MT, had a great account to learn on my first few years and pretty much went like gangbusters.  I actually make less money now than I did then, simply because I seem to get lazier each year.  LOL


If you type reasonably fast, have a decent account and actually work your set hours (unlike me), it's easy to make a good living.  Of course, it's hard for all of these things to line up but when it does, it's a beautiful thing.


 


A few are DSG, InTouchMI, Administrative Assistants, and VanBelkum. nm
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Administrative Assistants in MI., InTouchMI, and VanBelkum do. nm
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She wasnt being harsh, just giving another point of
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wasnt just "complaining", just stating a fact.
nm
Their pay scale for ES wasnt high enough for me. I make a lot more where I work now.
but, to each his own.
Thank you. I did email you. Is there also a place called InTouchMI. I believe I have heard of
them but know nothing about them.
I always have been there several years and it wasnt always so bad but now with no work half the time
communication I am no longer happy there and moving on.
Wasnt expecting anything but got a nice box of chocolates and a card
I shared my chocolates with neighbors because Lordy, Lord, I do not need to be looking at a nice box of chocolates all day, because I wouldnt be looking at it all day - know what I mean? :}
Are some of their production bonuses tied to the amount of work to QA. I wasnt sure about that. I
think that must be a different bonus.
Wasnt that software awful. Quit after one day. Too many programs to open before you could even do
a single report..What a waste of time.. too bad though. They seemed to be a really nice company to work for, but there was no way I was taking half the day to do two reports. NO WAY>>>
Wasnt Bonnie with Medware, then StatIQ or something and now Transolutions?? Kinda makes you worry
when a recruiter keeps changing jobs too.. Maybe, it's because she is unsure of whether her companies do or DONT offshore... Hmmmmm...(scratching my head) Could just be the sad state of affairs in that before you know it, even the most solid people become job hoppers. I had ONE job for 10 years and all I have done since I started doing this at-home stuff is job hop. Very discouraging.
Not talking about lines. Talking about what you actually
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You MUST be talking about OSI
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see... this is what I'm talking about
This is good stuff. Thank you. Now about platforms. What seem to be the main complaints? What makes a platform 'good'? The one I work on has a screen where most of the demographcis are filled in, but you have to do a couple. Then you go into the report. I don't really mind it, but have nothing to compare it to.
I don't know who YOU are talking about
I don't really know who you are talking about nor do I care about what happened in Spring 2004. That was 18 months ago. But if that lady did have a company, I am sure she knew something about running a company. I was speaking about current stuff, and the ladies I worked for were absolutely THE most wonderful people ever. One even went to bat for me when the company shorted me some money. She stood up to the big dogs, and she won too!!!! What a wonderful, wonderful human being!!! She was a great TEAM leader, TEAM player, and made our team awesome!!! She made you want to work for her AND our team!! Never in all my years of working ANYWHERE (and I'm 45 years old...so lots of bosses!!!) have I ever found anyone that compares with her! I had (and have) many that need to take lessons from her, but none that compare or even come close! :)
What are you talking about?
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Are you talking about the one in NJ or in FL? nm
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Are you talking about the one that used the
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Okay, we are obviously talking about
The Sten-Tel I am referring to is located at One Monarch Place in Springfield, MA. They do not use a payroll service. One of the owners does the payroll. Please state the address of the company you are referring to.
What are you talking about?
That's why it's the mess that it is. They were too afraid their fees would get frozen and they couldn't charge $600 to get a benign polyp analyzed under a scope(actual price, yes, from a bill). She mentioned the word healthcare, and the AMA, the largest world in the union (as the docs how much they pay for the medical insurance - NOTHING), squished her. We desperately NEED health care reform, but big bucks Bush (the one who says we need to give up our love for oil, even though oil is what is padding his pockets), and his buddies at the AMA (including corrupt Frist) won't allow it. So, it, along with everything else in this country, is going to continue to slide downhill. Bill was bad, yep - left good old Georgie boy a heap of money in the bank that he now has spent like a mad drunk.
What are you talking about???
In your 15 years experience, you should know that the proper word to use is 'accept', not except. I made the above post and have 8 years experience and am probably younger than you are. What part of my post indicates that I cannot 'accept' that this field is changing?

The newbies need to 'accept' the fact that this is a serious profession and that you must be dedicated and willing to work hard if you intend to remain in this field. YOU are the one who needs to GET OVER IT and crack open a dictionary while you're at it.
Now I KNOW you don't know what you are talking about (sm)
They don't have acct supervisors
Not sure if you are talking about same co. or not
Did you see an ad on MT Jobs? Spelling of name is different so I just want to be sure.
Just talking about it
I did not just talk about it. I cancelled my membership.
? I think you are talking to me, but I am SM

not the other person posting above.  I don't link to an email because I want to be anonymous.  I don't cheerlead for TH, it's just a job, better than some I have had but I have had better jobs in the past.  I need the insurance, they pay on time and I make enough money to pay my bills.  I don't think I can exactly call that cheerleading.  I know of worse companies.


As far as the names on the list, I must have a different email roster than you because the #s you give correspond to people I know are American MTs, so I am confused about where you are seeing Indonesian names.


are you talking about use of IM ? nm

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That's exactly what I'm talking about
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No, I do not know what you are talking about...nm
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You don't know what you are talking about

Medware has over 200 transcriptionists in India.  They have more MTs in India than they do in the U.S.  I gave Medware a chance.  I worked with them for many years and in the end I got to watch my friends take a huge cut in pay when Medware decided all reviewers would make $8.00 an hour with incentives for ridiculously high production expectations that only about 2 people can make.  I have watched the lead MTs lose their positions only to be asked to return to transcription.  It is insulting the way Medware treats their people. 


I am glad you like Medware.  I used to like them too.  But I am sure if you stick around long enough and start making enough money with them, you too will learn how they really are. 


I don't know what you are talking about but
I can tell you that QA people do not get the bucks. They should, but they make about half what an MT makes. I do not transcribe, which is why I am in QA, so if you think we make big bucks, think again.

Companies have gone cheap on all of us. It is not MT against QA out there. QA has usually done their part in the MT world. If they tried to give me MT work they would be out of luck cuz the profession has about done me in and I would be on total disability from what it has caused.

The companies just have no respect for any of us. That's the bottom line. Don't blame your woes on QA. Blame it on the companies who have no other thinking other than the bottom line.
Anyone talking with MDI-MD? (SM)
I was called by the recruiter Saturday before last.  She said someone would be calling me later to discuss the money aspect of it and I still have not heard from anyone.  I emailed the original recruiter and she said the other lady had a death in the family.  I waited until yesterday and emailed again and she said they have been really busy with a new account.  Just wondering if anyone else is going through this.  I have several interviews this week and would really like to put them in the running as what was intiallly told to me sounds very promising but I can only wait so long.....
I know exactly what you are talking about
I've had that happen so many times I can't even tell you.  Worked 7-days a week for one with not a single day off in over 3 years.  Gave notice due to health and  not being able to work those hours anymore and got an email talking about how I didn't know what hard work was, etc. etc.  Presently in a supervisory position, promoted only after 30 days to it, but told it didn't merit a raise.  No overtime allowed but I'm supposed to be here making sure things run smoothly all the time.  Head of QA on my account yet some of the new-hire editors are making more than I am.  Even with all the supervisory duties, my line output for editing is #1 for the account.  Does anybody care? Uh-uh.  Spent all day on the job sites looking for something better.  You'd think if you work your tail off and go above and beyond, it would matter, but it doesn't. 
I am sure we are talking about the same
person. What I can say about her is that she stands up for what she believes in and she will not take being treated like junk particularly when she probably knew more than anyone at the company.

She has helped me find jobs and she also will go out of her way to help anyone in this field and I applauded when she quit on them. They did not deserve her anyhow.
Are you sure you know what you are talking about?
RAD MT's, I was just offered a position with them, my current company came back with a counteroffer and that is the only reason I did not go with Precyse. They sound like a very good company to work for.
What you talking about?
There was an e-mail today mentioning 7 different accounts that have extremely high volumes right now, and telling us that if our primary is low or out of work, to please come over and work on these. If the work on your account is being saved for the cherrypickers (which I honestly doubt), then go on over and work on one of those. Sounds like there's a ton of work out there if you want it.
What are you talking about?

Oh of COURSE they are. What I'm talking about is - sm
the even higher likelihood of mistakes, ID theft and other problems. Not mention that MT is basically done under close to sweatshop conditions in those countries. The poor MTs sit shoulder-to-shoulder all day long. In videos I've seen, I sure havent seen much in the way of reference books for them, either. Just a medical dictionary.

Oh - and actually, in the 'scruples' department, I really have a problem with countries that treat animals so terribly. Dogs and cats crammed into cages in open-air markets to be sold as food. And then often skin them alive before doing so. The so-called 'lucky' ones are clubbed to death first.
If you are talking about me (sm)
I am trying to save  this person the disappointment.  No attitude.  I was being honest.  I thought that is what the Company Board is about.  Sorry if I offended anyone, it wasn't meant to.