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Meaning, you are not getting 1000....

Posted By: Looking on 2006-07-03
In Reply to: see inside - gimt mt for good

which I thought was the requirement. I have a friend who tried them out and went days without work.


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meaning
It is Latin and means "without delay", or "immediately."
meaning??
??? not clear on that.
Different take on the meaning of this
If your testing did not qualify you did it ever occur to you that you did too well? Perhaps you did ace the test as you believe (I do not doubt your feelings at all), but that would mean they would have to give you top dollar, and they don't want to hire someone like that right now, or ever. Don't know this company, but I have been through this. But I go one step further. I always am flexible with my cpl rate in the cover letter, and so when I ace a test like you did they do get back to me. But, I have been offered 6.5 to 7 c/line, no kidding. Then, I say no. What do they think flexible means? Stupid! Yes. They think I am stupid so offer me a job. They know you are not stupid because you aced the test, so they say you are not qualified for their low pay scale. That is just IMHO. Sorry to take the opposite position from the other poster who says you are not as good as you think. Since this person does not know you or your skills, I think that comment may be way off base. So, don't let these things ruin your day. Count it as a blessing and find a decent place who will appreciate you. IMHO. Good luck!
Meaning and substance???
If you are an editor, you will soon be out of work.  What exactly do you mean when you say 'meaning' and 'substance'?
Meaning you don't get paid for it
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Ah, but you miss my meaning.
If she does not know that a lot is two separate words, I can only imagine the other kinds of errors that she makes.  That is so very basic.  I am not jealous of someone who does not know that a lot is two separate words.  I am not QA and I don't work for TT and I am not policing anything.  I am just really, really tired of the seeing ALOT and other inexcusable errors from people as they are bragging about their awesome quality-oriented companies that hired them.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who is tired of it. 
Not meaning to argue...
but they DID lie. They initially told me that typing was not required. Just as they will review what I type, they could allow me to QA and review what I have QA'd. Very simple.

Whatever their reasons are for requiring this - they should be honest and tell the folks to whom they make an offer that typing is required.
meaning of initials
rolling on floor laughing my butt off ROFLMBO
Thank You all and I wasn't meaning ESL accent...
I was meaning ESL who can't speak English, but make up their own form of Americanese language (broken up/half-English)i.e. physical thrappy for physical therapy and palawong is echocardiogram, therefore the whole report is a big fat blank because I still couldn't figure out how palawong sounded echocardiogram. Thank MT@diskriter, I will give Diskriter a try and I hope to get 2 accounts and stay on those 2 accounts besides rotating accounts 4 or 5 times a week. The downtime sounds like some good insurance. Last job work 2 hours and had no work so I would sit and baby-sit the computer catching job here and there for about 19 hours for 600 lines due to no work and no pay. Thanks again all.
" FOR NOW "... 2 small words with a very big meaning. nm
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If the error changes meaning of the report
Because that's dangerous. It should be something that almost never happens though.
Meaning I sure hope the above poster
isn't a manager at Ax. That is what I meant. Obviously they must work there because they are aware of e mails.
Well, I really wasn't meaning to imply that something ... SM
was wrong with the line counts. Just for some reason, I have a very difficult time making my lines. Yes, what I am typing for the day definitely has something to do with it. I feel that the fact that I get reports from 2 different accounts mixed in with each other also is not conducive to speed. But I really brought this up, just kind of thinking out loud, that I wonder if the fact that it is a good company outweighs the fact that I am not making any money! That's what I'm trying to resolve in my own mind.

Production incentive meaning overtime
Then it would be legal.
meaning that some accounts have assigned doctors...
nm
She is meaning you will see lazy MTs while doing QA that no longer care
nm
and do you mean "THEY" meaning DeVenture or in general?
If in general, that's nothing new. If you mean DeVenture, then I'm glad I got turned down.
SC meaning SE (statutory employee) and or IC contractor.
Still looking for help on employee positions with no VR which are good. Thanks.
So, Yes, they were once OmniMed, meaning the same people. Thought so! BAD company! x
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No we won't. I said slow, meaning slower than usual, should have clarified.
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I understand!! Really, it doesn't change the meaning or context and
it is not a medical error, so why are they wasting their time on such trivial things. I call it trivial, because in my opinion, it is.

QA is for editing and correcting gross medical errors and errors that truly change the meaning and context of the document. Some QA folks are ridiculous and feel the need to be important.

I have always ignored those types of corrections. Now, if I made a big boo-boo, I would pay attention to the feedback.
You're right! Hahaha My typo totally messed up the meaning!
Yes, MQ is aware of my other position. I was very up front with them when I took their offer. Spheris probably would not be happy about my situation, I agree.

My other comments were made because no matter what I post, someone has got to be interested in what I'm doing or not doing, whether they think it is right or not, etc.

My whole post on this thread was an answer about great companies. I posted. Then, if you'll go back and look at this entire thread, I am the one getting all the virtual "you can't do that" complainers on my back.

It's not anyone else's business. One of the OPs started it I suppose with the trying to tell me I can't post on this forum because I work for Spheris and I can't use their computer. Then others chime in. Then others start in with what they think I can and cannot do.

It's none of anyone's business. I wasn't addressing any of those subjects whatsoever.

I seem to be prime fuel for the flaming activities, regardless of the subject of my posts. Even if I respond to others, 9 times out of 10 I get flamed and for other subject matter most of those times.

Hahaha, you are right in your answers to some of the other posters. You and I are having an adult conversation and understanding each other well, even if we disagree. THAT is how it should be.

As I answered you somewhere in this same thread, I understand what you were bringing to light for others who may not realize about working for more than 1 company. It is a gamble. I agree wholeheartedly.

It isn't just the competition between Spheris and MQ though. That expectation is with other companies as well, maybe not all, but most. And most, if you read the employee handbook imply that they do not want their employees on forums like this.

One of the OPs stated that I signed a contract with Spheris forbidding me to be on this forum. No ma'am. That simply isn't true. I went back and looked at everything I've signed. I've signed no such contract. There may be an implied policy but I have not signed any such contract.

I personally think that each company has really good aspects. I can also see where each could improve. That will be with any company though. As long as I am well paid and have flexibility and opportunity, I'm a happy clam.

1000 per day - nm
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Are you serious? Someone doing 1000 lph?
I have not seen that. Don’t know how in the world that would be done.
1000 LINES PER DAY
How long does it take to do 1000 lines per day for a mix of dictators for acute care. Thanks
It's $1000, and you would't believe what the premium is. nm
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950-1000 weekly?
So I am curious, what company do you work with to make 950-1000 a week? I will be a new MT at the end of May next year, and I would like to know. If you dont mind that is.
When I said $1000 a month - sm
I meant that is what it would cost to get a good family policy without a ridiculous deductible through other companies.

I was offered a position by another company and turned it down because the premium was $900+ per month. However, it covered a lot more and had much less out of pocket than this policy has turned out to have. Maybe I should have chosen differently.
Minimum of 1000 lpd at 8 to 8.25 cpl. nm
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DSG is 35hrs/1000 lpd.
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i strive for $1000 a
week and can usually hit it in 40 hours or so.
$1000 deductible
I'm single and I pay $75 per period for the $1000 deductible, $25 office visit.  There is also a $2000 deductible option that a single person would pay $37.50 per pay period, $30 office visit. 
1000 lines a day. nm
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MedWare might be 1000 lpd for FT as it's 500 lpd for
s
I had over 1000 lines my first day
Still going up as I build my Expanders and get used to the docs.
they have ins with a $1000 deduc sm
or 2500 deduc. About a 30 dollar difference per month. 401 K, dental, eye, life insurance, etc. etc. Pretty decent package.
Over 1000 lph? You must be rich!
LOL
even 6 a ripoff $7,50 hr/1000 ln/day 125 ln hr
that is $60 a day. Take longer than 8 hours, less hourly. Com'on. Com'on. Wake up, lesser of the 2 evils acceptable. Nope, not me.
$1000 weekly gives me a goal to aim for
I look forward to reaching that goal!
What is a good pay per 1000 words?

How many words are on a 65 character line - in general?


$100 per year? I was spending about $1000 sm
with my yearly membership to AAMT, a subscription to the journal, membership dues for my local chapter and fees for attending symposia for credits, the cost of driving/traveling to these things, etc. The math didn't work for me one single bit.
I produce around 1000 lines per day...
I have seen my production increase quite a lot in the last four months. When I first started I could only get about 500 lines a day...so I get a little more every day. :-)
I make 950-1000 per week

I am an employee, only 8 cpl with incentive over 1200 lpd, work a strict 8 hr/day, 40 hr/wk shift.  I do work on only one account, about 75% op notes, although it is a very large teaching hospital so still have a very large variety of dictators (currently wrestling with my list of 500+ new residents for this summery).  I have full hospital benefits.   It is possible.....


$700 is very good, except as IC you are losing 7.5% in having to pay your own taxes.      


Do you have enough work? 1000 lines a day?
I have read on some of the threads that there is not enough work to keep everyone busy.
Ok, my tax person saying on every $1000 made
I should put aside about $200.00 in the bank. I pay state tax, SS and federal, of course. That does not seem like that much to pay but I guess tax folks should know?
Over 1000?! I left there 18 months ago...
..and there were only 300 or so! They hired that many since then?

Ex Recruiter
at 80+ reports a day, you are getting more than 1000 lines in
nm
A $1000 computer is bit different than buying $10
asfd
Two payments of $500 are indeed $1000 in a bonus.
What are you referring to?

Transtech is 1000 x better than Diskriter (nm)

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Here it is in text - 1000 MTs in US, 600 in India !

Transcend Services: Ranked No. 1 among Georgia's top public companies

Published on: 05/22/08


Ticker symbol: TRCR


Where traded: Nasdaq


Chief executive: Larry G. Gerdes, 59


Headquarters: Atlanta


Business summary: Transcend Services provides medical transcription services to the healthcare industry, such as physician dictation of a medical case. Its market includes hospitals, hospital systems and specialty clinics.


When you go to the doctor or to the hospital, the physician dictates or writes a record of that visit. That report is then transcribed for future use by the doctor or by other doctors. Gerdes talked about the company's success.





Q: What is there about your business or your business strategy that resulted in a Top 10 performance?


A: Mostly fundamentals. But two major initiates we took three years ago had an impact on our margins. We implemented speech recognition technology and last year started seeing the results of that technology. Twenty-five percent of our volume goes through the speech recognition engine and that has increased our margins and efficiency.


We also began, a year and a half ago, sending work overseas – to India – for overnight and weekend shifts, and that has had an impact on our gross margins.



Q: One source of strength for many companies hurt by the domestic economy has been the continued growth of foreign economies. How much of your success was due to foreign sales or investments?


A: We have transcribers in India who handle about 15 percent of the business. But our customers are in the continental United States.


The transcription industry in this country has inadequate staffing or capacity. We have a quickly aging population and as a result we can't handle all the required work. Out of necessity as well as for efficiency [we outsourced to India].



Q: Even if the economy does not sink into a technical recession, analysts see slow growth and weakness ahead for an extended period. What is your forecast, or guidance, for the economy and especially the sectors that most affect your business?


A: We don't give guidance as such but we tell our investors we would expect to grow the company by 20 to 25 percent on the revenue line. We can grow the bottom line at a faster rate than that because of improving margins. We will also contemplate growing the bottom line faster through acquisitions.



Q: What's on the horizon for your company that you can talk about, such as an acquisition, stock offering or buyback, new products, expansion.


A: We are right in the middle of the medical crisis. The electronic record is coming fast now — an electronic record that is available to the patient and the doctor. We [handle] 30 to 40 percent of that record automatically. One of the big cornerstones in the industry is the more efficient use of information, which reduces the redundancy of tests and other inefficiencies in health care that are related to turnaround time in hospitals. The patient is discharged from the hospital and that discharge summary may become the admission summary next time around, or maybe to a nursing home where the information is relevant.



Q: Will the computer eventually take over the job of the transcriber?


A: A big share will be done by computer, but we still have language and speech that will always be a requirement of the medical specialty to edit. The computer can help the transcriber do more. And this is a good career opportunity. These people work from home. They are in total control of their work.


 We have 1,000 domestic transcribers and 600 in India.



–Tom Walker