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Same here, nothing sold, just account is gone and no work for me sm

Posted By: nm on 2007-08-17
In Reply to: No mention of selling, just that they won't have work for for me - when the account is gone. NM

unless they can get more accounts to come on.


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I work for them. Not sold or closed.

You sold yourself short then. There ARE good compoanies out there with consistent work. sm
I work for one that is praised on this board and attacked on this board, depending on which way the wind is blowing.

The money and consistency are there for those who work hard.

My apologies for lumping you in with others.
Then when we MT's are **thrown on** an account because of lack of work on our account

What is so hard to understand about that? 


Then we have that account info filed away in a folder in our Outlook Express by name of account and can look at past emails sent out regarding that account.  Not fun to be tossed on an account that you have never seen NOR ever received an email on.  Sounds like business to me. 


My account has lots of work..ask for another account/nm
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Maybe is it for a particular account. I work M-F. You are required to work one weekend an month.
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I used to work there and know people who still do...they have no work on clinic account but if you
are acute care or have experience in acute care you will be fine...
Sold...

Even with their financials still up in the air? How could a company do due diligence to make such a large purchase?


What regionals offices were told? CSC's or what? Got anymore info?


Lee sold? yah...........nm
:)
sold
makes my stomach hurt

MQ being sold
I have only heard through the grapevine (pretty good vine though) that they will probably file chapter 11, be sold and restructured
I sold out...
When I graduated J-school all the jobs at newspapers paid basically minimum wage - I called a temp agency one day to see if they had any jobs (I had registered and done temp work previously for them) and they said a family practice needed someone to do medical transcription. I told him I had never done that but he said "Well obviously with your degree you know about language and grammar, so go ahead." And THAT is how I got into MT - no training or school whatsoever! This was 1993 - not sure if that happens these days. I decided I liked making more than minimum wage so I "sold out" - but I freelance. I'd say if U have freelanced U are certainly NOT a "wannabe" - congrats!!! U don't need a journalism degree for that - just talent, which U obviously must have!
MQ Being sold

Being out of debt may help them in regards to a buy out--they may be out of debt but they have huge lawyers fees being paid yearly for the 5 or 6 lawsuits,( this number is staggering and growing every day) none of which are settled I believe at this point but they are still closing offices and clearly stated in their fiancial report that they had lost money in the first half of this year and expected to continue losing money in the second half of the year and would still be closing offices and eliminating office personnel so maybe they are clearing out the fat to look more attractive for a buy out.


 


why does every MT have to be called and why are we all getting individual packets?? something is not right


who got sold to who
Forgive me for being slow, but I am really confused about what you guys are talking about.  Did DRC get sold to this Acusis place?
Actually they have been sold to Ny-Dox but are still SM
making calls to generate business.

If one of the office people or management told you they would not sell, why would you believe it as we have already been told so many lies? They have indeed been sold, and it's been a done deal for over a month now - prior to the loss of the big account.
I work for them, have no problems with the account/work - sm
New insurance plan went into effect - I think it is really good, but that's just my opinion. They send you the equipment. They have incentive. I like it. Can't complain.
Heartland sold
HIS employees - watch your backs - they have sharp sticks to put into your back while smiling to your face!
That doesn't mean it was sold...
there are many reasons why the accounts/offices are going through closure/moving.

If contracts are not renewed, then not only will the account be finished but if that is a significant percentage of work for that office MQ may choose to merge that office with another for cost savings.

All I know to believe is what they have told me.
YOG sold out to MQ didn't they???

No, it was USAType and she sold it anyway
Never heard of USA Medical Trans.
FI sold to Dictaphone

Does anybody know anything about that?  I was told that this has already happened -


Why were we sold in the first place?
And why weren't we given any warning that this was potentially taking place?
Sold to Nuance, will probably be big changes, that usually
gets better, if at all.  I worked for Focus Infomatics and was treated like a lower class citizen.  The Indian men treat the women with extreme disrespect. I was yelled foul language over the phone and another lady that I know was sexually harassed.  I know one of those guys got shipped back to Bangalore, but I think the one who was the worst is actually still working in the Focus office in the States.
They sold off what they have. They might have more on hand, but I think that sm
once it's gone, it's gone.


So, no they do not provide equipment. They sold what they had for dirt cheap. Some accounts need it, some don't. If they have it, they will sell it to you very cheap, if they don't you have to find your own.

LOL I just sold one on Ebay!
If they are going for only $40 new I did really well! :)
Medware Sold?
Does anyone have the scoop on this?  I was told in 2 different interviews that Medware had been sold and is now in acquisition mode.  If this is true, then why don't the Flannerys be up front with the employees?
This is IF they sold. But if they did, no one forced
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Sold and name changes. Something like Aracus or something.
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No... she is gone and TMTS sold out
The person that was the recruiter and vice president of Tidewater was still there when they sold out to Imedx, a company with an address here in the States but definitely an Indian company. This person was abruptly let go about one year ago around January 2008. I was a long-term IC MT with Tidewater, saw my account (which I had previously handled solo for about four years) go to the new system which was basically being transcribed overseas. I edited for awhile and after helping them with getting their overseas people up to speed on the account, I was let go.
Is there way to tell is one's company is being sold? SM

I know the company I work for is in financial trouble.  How can figure out if a sale is in the offing?  Is cutting payroll a sign?    


I won't mention company name. Besides, so many have already been sold, I figure someone here may have some tips.  


 


MTs being sold down the river
I find it disturbing that there may be health care administrators and even transcription company owners who are reading this nonsense and believing it.  Where is the work disappearing to?  We know a considerable amount to India and Korea.  Why?  One reason is because according to Nuance/eScription there are not enough American MTs to fill the jobs.  Not only is this dishonest and unethical, but it is a slap in the face to all hardworking MTs in this country.  Unfortunately, we all know this is not the only corporation guilty of this kind of irresponsible hype, but it is certainly one of the most blatant.  Bless the companies that refuse to outsource abroad, but is it possible that they are losing accounts because they don't?  All I know is that knowledge is power and trying to understand some of the reasons why our industry is in the condition it is in may lead to solutions.
What account do you work?
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Do you work on a VA account? nm
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Could be the account too, I don't know how they work out their pay...
but maybe it could be based on whatever the account is willing to pay.  Not sure!
What account do you work on? My
accounts are rarely out of work.
you must be on the same account I am on. Not enough work

Not making enough money for family.


Don't see how we can be out of work when new account
to protect them, but what about us MT's waiting for work. Interesting when I hit my 3-month anniversary with TransTech, my work disappeared.  I am not sure what to think of TT at this time ... No matter how nice someone is -- supervisor, office staff, etc.), if there is no work, WORK is what pays my bills.
So do you work the ER account or
do you work their acute care accounts. He said that the pay is figured differently and that there is no 12-hour window with ER because of the require TAT.

I am just looking for a permanent home where I can stay, instead of signing on and then finding that the line requirement is impossible because there are so many residents, PAs, NPs, and ESLs who are not organized, so leave huge blank areas on the audio or they are constantly saying go back and change, go back and add, etc, that your production is shot. Get a great audio minute count, but they never seem to look at that.
I have a lot of work. I was going to say that maybe it was just your account, but your on 7?? WOW..

I would double check that something funky isnt going on with your work queue.  Maybe, it's not opened up all the way you get different work types etc.


I don't work on that particular account but . . SM
right now work is slow on every account.
Wonder if you work on a different account? NM
sssssss
I work that account. It isn't all that bad. sm
I've had worse too.
Any KS on account out of work (sm)
Does that happen very often? 
I work for MQ and have 1 ER account. I did
400 lines in one hour last night, straight transcribing, no speech recognition. Unfortunately, it's only an overflow account. When I do my regular 2 accounts, horrible, crappy teaching hospitals with idiot residents who rotate out every 3 months and are replaced with a new group of idiots, I only do about 175 lph. I love ER.
I work on there (if it is the same account). sm
I have been with KS a few years now and this is a great account IMO. Contact JW directly, as she is the lead, and she can help you. If not, call Becky at the office as she is over all the leads.
I'm looking for an account I used to work on.
Is it okay to ask about a specific account on this forum?  A couple of years ago, I worked for a known transcription company who serviced an account that I really loved, but I understand that company no longer has the account.  Now that I'm looking to get back into transcription, I would love to return to that account--but I don't know the transcription company who has the account at this time.  I'm sure some of you must work on it, but is it okay to specifically name a particular hospital/clinic here?  TIA.
I am on that account and you can work more than that. sm
Also, they raise your pay on there quickly!
There's no work on the account I'm on,

a backup twice and no answer twice.  Luckily (or not) I don't have much of a life and can take 12 hours plus to get my lines in and end up making pretty good money.


Other than that, I'm satisfied working for them, although I've only been there 2 months.  Is there a holiday differential?  I don't recall hearing anything about that?


Worked for company that was sold
I worked for a US company that was sold to an Indian company.  It was truly a nightmare.  No one had any kind of plan as to what was going to happen, there were management changes weekly, and in the end, nearly ever US MT was laid off or fired and nearly all of the work was sent to India.  Right after the company was sold, paychecks bounced, utilities in our building were shut off for nonpayment, expenses were not reimbursed, and even health insurance premiums were not paid and many people had no healthcare coverage for nearly a month. 
When the lady sold her company to..sm
Execuscribe, it went downhill from there.  I was hired by them, went through ALL of the testing except the Psych thing.....and then I was told I would be paid 7 cpl and I had to purchase liability insurance.  CC....this Denise person must have been your "bestest" friend????
The old Edix, before they put in the new platform, and before they were sold.
Team leaders were professional, they kept the team members informed of what was going on within the company, made sure the full time employees had enough work, and went the extra mile to provide samples for difficult dictators. It was as close to working in an office as you could get without actually being in an office. If they called you, there were no interruptions or background noise from family/animals, etc. Business was business. They were flexible. We got feedback monthly on our performance. After they changed platforms, everything changed and information was top secret so we were treated like mushrooms. I think most of the good team leaders left at that time, too.
I was happy until they sold out to Transcend. It seems to me that since sm
then, the communication has gone downhill and the managers and owners don't seem to care as much. It is more of corporate atmosphere instead of personal. If I wanted to work for a big corporation like Transcend, I would have. I chose MDI based on the fact that the owners are transcriptionists and seemed to care about the industry. I guess the money spoke louder.