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Posted By: stroker on 2008-01-26
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of months ago. I don't know the URL though. 


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    Yup. Same here. Just started a couple
    of months ago with promises of good accounts, never run out of work, etc.  I really regret going with them.  Now looking for something else.  What a disappointment!  Same thing with Medware in the past.  So don't look there either.  These companies over-hire and offshore, and this is what happens.  Ugh. 
    I started at amphion a couple of months ago
    and I love it! I stay on the same account and never run out of work. They are BEGGING for overtime, which they do pay extra for. The people are so nice and helpful. I would definitely recommend trying them out. Good luck.
    CS-T (ranstech)
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    Couple of posts down on this board show many leaving Amphion lately. nm
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    Untrue. You posted a couple times on the Main board.
    This looks like exactly the same thing you put there. What, you didn't insult enough people there? Come over to the company board to try to hurt more people who are worried about their incomes? Sick stuff. Get some help.
    there are a couple of recent posts on the main board, bout halfway down...
    Also check the archives, you could do much better for yourself...
    She started this whole thing by putting her oh so 'benevolent' letter on this board
    Who are you? A coworker?
    I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
    I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

    I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.
    I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
    I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

    I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.
    I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
    I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

    I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.
    MedQuisters, topics from the Company board are being moved to the MedQuist board. MQ posts on

    the first page of the Company board will be removed to open up space for other companies to post.  Enjoy the new Medquist board set up for you.


    Thank you,


    Administrator


    Are you the same condescending person the word board? I thought this was called "Company Board.&#
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    Didn't you post this on 03/04/06 on both the Company Board and the Hospital/Clinic MT Board?

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    This was moved from main board to company board. Replies don't transfer. nm
    x
    This is the Company Board. You should have posted on tech board. nm
    x
    there is a board for local talk. this is company board. thx
    xx
    Posted on wrong board. Plz see Seekers board.
    nt
    Sorry! Wrong board. Reposted on Main board. NM
    s
    There is a comedy board...put your remarks on that board. nm
    nm
    Then this is the "Unprofessional" MT board. Pulic board,
    x
    A couple

    Lee Perfect I believe and TTS.  Try putting your resume up as well.  I got a ton of hits off of here and another transcription job board and another job website.  Not allowed to give you names of the sites though.


    There are a couple of ways....
    You can either use Alt+tab and that will switch you toggle you between programs or you can just keep a notebook and write down the acc#. I thought this was going to really hurt my production but after you get use to doing it, it doesn't really seem to be a big deal at all. Good luck!
    It took me a couple of weeks...
    had to get all those shortcuts in but once you get used to it, it is okay.  I always keep track of how many reports I do and I don't look at line count until I do so many.  I can get my required line count in 6 hours or less and when I first started it was a lot longer than that.  So, it does get better. 
    A couple questions

    Do they hire part-time?   Do you need a C-phone or are they internet based?


    Thanks 


    ...couple more questions if you can...
    Tested for radiology, but I can do acute care. Can you tell me about the rotating weekends? How many weekends do you actually end up working over about a 3-month period? Does the software have a built-in expander?

    Thanks!
    I have a couple questions
    Do they hire part time?  The website mentions Word 2000.  Does it have to be Word 2000 or will a newer version work, i.e. Word 2002? 
    a couple more questions
    What is the minimum line count you need with them for part-time and if you need to work outside of your schedule or type earlier/later in the day, how flexible are they with that?  Thanks for the info!
    Just a couple questions

    How is the platform?


    Is rigid schedule required for full-time?


    Are there production bonuses?


    Thank you!


    A couple of questions for you...
    What do you mean by acquired 3 private accounts through them? They are your accounts? You bill them, collect the money? Or they are small accounts that only you do? Not sure what you meant there.

    If you have no benefits, are you an IC? If you are an employee with no benefits, I'd be looking elsewhere. If you're not being paid what an IC would make, you're getting the short end of the stick.

    If you are an IC, you'd need to rewrite your contract at the end of the contract period.

    If you're an employee, go for it. Ask for what you feel you deserve. If they value what you do enough, they should be able to meet your needs (especially if they're getting away with not paying benefits!).

    Best of luck!
    I used it a couple of times and liked it. nm
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    Thanks-couple more questions
    This helped some.  What is their line count requirement and is it pretty attainable?  Also, is 40 hours considered full time or can you work less than that for full time?  Again, thanks.
    There's only a couple of accounts that way....sm
    the majority of them don't have that type of set-up with the client and there's generally plenty of work available between a primary and secondary account to keep you busy.

    As far as communication goes, I've received at least 1 e-mail a day on my account advising what the status of it was and any additional information that needed to be passed along. If you use an e-mail service such as hotmail you have to check your junk folder as sometimes your e-mail system will think their valid e-mails are junk mail and filter them out.
    A couple reasons
    Their VR software isn't as good as eScription, which is what I really like. It doesn't put in any punctuation unless the doctor dictates it. While you train, you get 2 cpl with a max pay between 3 and 4 cpl after training. It sounded way too labor intensive for that pay.
    A couple of questions

    TTS does this to all of  ICs. She literally will call MTs and threaten your job because you are not on the schedule for your hours.  I was let go because of not working my set hours, yet I did my line count on a daily basis that I said I would do.  Who would you report this to?  Would you report to the DOL or the IRS? 


    I did this a couple of years ago--SM
    Hospital benefits were great.  Acct managed by Diskriter staff.  I had a decent acct manager but I have heard some of them have not been that good (the person I worked for has since left).  I used Chartscript, I like that platform, but the lines were tough to come by.  I normally would do a good 1500-1600 lines a day at my previous job (and at jobs I have had since Diskriter) with about 6 good hours of working and for some reason it took a full 8-hour day to get 1300 lines with Diskriter.  That is why I left.
    It has been a couple of years since I was there
    .
    Yes and no. Went through this a couple of weeks ago.,

    Hired for new account that didn't come on-line as projected.  Extended training/staging time that at least we got paid for, but half of what I make transcribing and then when we went live there was no little work for week we were lucky to get 4 reports a day.   Other accounts were low so couldn't give us a backup, but looks like most accounts are back to producing again and lots of OT now. 


    My situation isn't quite the same, but the result was the same and I sympathize with you.   When you have bills to pay you need to be making the lines. 


     


    It took a couple of months
    I got behind on bills and had to move on.
    Couple things (SM)
    #1 -- All caps is considered shouting.

    #2 -- Spheris has been discussed here extensively. Do a search first -- you might find all the info. you need.
    Couple of advantages
    No harm in doing your own - but I have been audited and it was not fun. This fellow is my new accountant I do believe. If after 20 years of IRS management he has no clue how to do my taxes, then I am dead in the water. You might have a CPA do your taxes one year and then use it as your guide. I just feel far and away safer from my own experience than having to worry about it. He also said to save all records for 6 years. The IRS can go 3 years back on one audit.
    I did a couple of years ago.

    If it is the same company, they pay weekly (nice), and are such nice people.  Everyone in the office was readily available to answer questions.  The only downside was they did not have a platform at that time.  Work was received and sent via FTP files, and I prefer to work on an actual platform.


     


     


    Yes, a couple of ways (sm)
    The reason you are being told that is because ExText (WordClient) must be installed in the C directory. There are a couple of ways around this. You can have your computer set up to dual boot or you can set up a virtual machine on your computer. As long as it thinks it is C it will allow a second install (or more) on one computer.
    a couple questions
    Also, how do they calculate VR lines, and can you get a good line count?
    I have been with them for a couple of years-sm
    and I say they are great. Don't know anything at all about bait and switch - could be happening but it did not happen to me. I am with Shirley on the 9/10 because come on- it is a job. Probably account, account managers, things like that make a lot of difference but I say the management right up to the owner of this company are top of the line. Every issue I have ever had with them has been addressed fairly and settled fairly. I say talk to them.
    A couple of years ago...sm
    I had KU as a back-up account when I worked for MedQuist. I don't know if they outsourced all or their work to MQ or not.
    Diskriter does, or at least did a couple
    xx
    I agree with QA. There is no way a couple of sm
    commas are dragging your score down that low.  As a matter of fact, on normal QA scoring, you're not actually deducted the full amount for each instance of punctuation.  You'll have the full amount for the first one or two (and it's not a hefty amount of points) and the others will be repeat errors.  For a score that low, you're either omitting dictation or have incorrect/misuse of terminology.  Those are the items that drag your score down.
    Couple More Thoughts
    i choose as an ic to have my own set schedule for my work hours and tell a company when i am available, which is a lot different than agreeing to remain there if there's no work. of course, i usually do just that, keep checking for work, but there is a very subtle difference between saying i will work these hours on these days and saying this is when i'm available. along with that comes the mental shift in informing people of one's days off/vacation time, etc. as an ic, you don't request the time, you say that's what you'll be taking off (i might offer to help find coverage, but no guarantees). you don't ask for a raise; you propose a line rate increase b/c your business expenses have risen. likewise, if you carry it to the extreme and are never available, a company might not need your services! but yes, IC vs. employee status is a subtle distinction and mind set, but an important one!

    whether IC or employee, what you do is worthwhile and for me, i've truly found my occupational bliss, even with all the downsides to the profession and how it's evolved in the past couple decades.

    a nice day and weekend ahead to everyone :)

    -t
    You have a couple of problems..

    ...If you deposit a bad check, you own bank will probably charge you a service fee for having to handle it.  I was charged a $38.00 (same as their bounced check fee) fee when I deposited somebody's bad check.  This is one of the reasons stores have a policy of charging you a fee if you pay with an NSF (insufficient funds) personal check.  They get charged a fee by their bank for depositing it. The banks get cranky about the bookkeeping involved, posting the amount, debiting it out again, etc.


    Second, I am assuming you work at home and the company is not in your home town.  Therefore, the crime of writing bad check will probably be considered to have occurred where the company is located.  Good luck dealing with a bad check across state lines. 


    I'm assuming the check is for a few hundred dollars.  In my city, there is something called night court which is an after-hours service of the city prosecutor's office.  It basically is a small-claims/arbitration court and you can go talk to an assistant prosecutor about the problem.  They may send a summons to the check writer, but it really will not require them to appear.  Some people are frightened to get such a notice, but if they are in another state, what can be done to them for a relatively small check?


    You might have a mail fraud angle on this, since they mailed the check to you. I don't suppose you saved the envelope?  Postal inspector might be someone to contact.  Just a thought.   


     


    Here are a couple more you might find useful
    I had saved these links in my Favorites in case there ever came a time to present our case.

    Here are 2 other links where you might find some useful information for your article.

    1. http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/17/1548054.aspx

    2. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/22/MNGCO2FN8G1.DTL

    The second link is about the Pakistani MT who was trying to blackmail UCSF with personal information.


    A couple of days
    You should hear back in just a couple of days.  Be ready for a long telephone interview.