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DO NOT APPLY WITH SPI/CYMED

Posted By: Steph on 2007-06-29
In Reply to: DONT GO TO CYMED - MT&Editor

They are "eliminating" positions apparently to start their transfer offshore. Not a good company to work for by any means!!!


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cymed
i am a Cymed employee and love it. they treat the employees like people.
Cymed has LOW pay...do NOT pay for sm
spaces.  The only good office, I think, was the Greensboro office, but they are now with the Hudson OH office.
Cymed
I, on the other hand, do not like them. They would never give me another account when I worked for them and I would run out of work always. I would never go back and work for them. Transcend is much better.
cymed
worked for them just quit. they promise you everything you get nothing.

managers think this is your only priority. i do now have my life back.
CyMed

Hello! 


Does anyone know anything about Cymed transcription service?


 


Gracie Allen


 


CyMed
run run run and dont look back. i work for them now and am looking for a new job. lies, lies and more lies when asked about why we run out of work.
cymed
Anyone working for Cymed that can tell me pros, cons, how many accounts they typically assign you, workload consistency, dictator quality, $$ potential, platform info, etc.  Just tested w/ them and want to make sure I am getting into something positive here. Any info appreciated!!

cymed and p.r.n
cymed has been on the board a lot recently. check back for about the last 14 days. not great reviews. good luck.
Cymed
Any comments on Cymed?  I've just been offered a job there but want to be sure before I quit my other job.
CYMED
D&L Typing Service is great and looking for MTs :)
Cymed or Transolutions?
Which would you rather work for and why?  Appreciate both positive and negative feedback. Thanks.
Now, who is working for CyMed?

......... in Ohio?  If you are, are you happy with the way that the jobs have been "dealt-out" to guess where lately? 


When you get one job for one doctor, then have in your same queque one job from another doctor, then another job from another doctor, and they are almost under 1 minute in length, where else are they going to but overseas??  Yes, they do hire a good bit of U.S. transcriptionists, but I think we are being treated "substandardly" as far as jobs that we get, compared to those typing overseas for them.  They really get the "cream of the crop," and also a lot of cherrypicking goes on with this company also.  Seems some people just LOVE to look down their queque list, and send all those under 1 minute back, and I seem to be getting ALL of them!!  I have approached them about it, and just got told that they NEVER allow cherrpicking, but guess what, THAT IS JUST NOT SO!!!


 


Is CyMed good/If not who is????
I have worked in transcription at home for over 8 years but for local practices.  I am new to the national companies.  I recently looked at the Cymed web site.  Is this a good company?  If not can someone please tell me where to start looking.
Anyone ever heard of CyMed?
Wondering if it is a good company?
Cymed-offshore

 


Well, thank you!  You just answered a question I asked Cymed.....and they never answered! 


DONT GO TO CYMED
promises abound, but work rarely available in my experience was with them for 6+ months
I know people who went to work for Cymed.....
The ones who say they are happy are the ones that don't really need a good pay check (older ladies who basically work for the insurance and a little extra cash). The others say that they can definitely tell a big difference with them not paying for spaces. They all say the people are nice though and offer good bonuses for extra work on the weekend at times. I've also heard that there are a lot of ESL doctors. I tested and was offered 9.5 cents with them, but everyone else I've heard says they were offered 8 to 8.5 cpl????
CyMed -anbody work for them
Does anyone work for Cymed - How is it?
http://cymed.mtstars.com
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Has anyone works for Cymed by any chance. What do you think of them.
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Updated info on CyMed?

Hi -


First time ever on this board and I've been an MT for 15 years.  Worked for Healthscribe before Spheris took over (3 years) and now work for another company...but looking elsewhere.  Can anyone give me their honest opinions about CyMed?  I just tested with them, extremely easy to me, but I HATE changing job.  However, job I have now....isn't paying the bills at all, waiting for work constantly, they are going to start off-shoring, etc.  I'm single, have 1 child, lost a great job last year working by the hour (outside of home), but lost the job (don't even ask). I loved it, but got screwed. Now I'm just depressed, disgusted, broke, etc., and very stressed and worried. I'm going to have to get out of transcription or something.  This just isn't working and I seriously would appreciate any good or bad.   I talked to a man there for over an hour yesterday.  He was extremely patient and took his time explaining everything I asked. 


Thanks in advance everyone!   


Have you tried All-Type? or CyMed? Or Spheris? sm

It seems Spheris always has an ad running, and Cymed has been recruiting pretty heavily, too, along with Transcend.  I have no idea if they are good places to work, and no doubt the pay is not so hot, or they would not have to advertise so much, but it might get you through the lean times until something better comes along.


I have over 30 years of experience as an MT, and received responses from only about 1/2 of the companies.  I think they do get inundated with resumes/applications, and it does take awhile to sift through everything. 


I love the company I am with, but the work has dried up over the last month or so, and I decided to get a second job so I wouldn't be homeless.  I'm my sole support, so I get pretty nervous when no income is coming in.   I am supposed to start with All-Type next week.  They seem like a good company, but then again, I suppose they all do at the start.  


Good luck!  


Cymed uses ChartNet and it is a great software
system. Lots of things to make transcription easier for
Will the same apply for IC??
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I'd like to apply.

Apply, apply, apply
I would suggest you check the archives of this and other MT boards.  I would also suggest you send out a lot of resumes and apply to many companies.  A great company for one person might not be a great company for you.  I would never quit one company unless I already had a job with another one.  If possible, work the 2 jobs to see which one is worth leaving and which one is worth staying with.  Don't sell yourself short.  You only deserve the best. 
No, you don't want to apply here.
If the Twilight Zone did a show regarding transcription companies, this would be it.
I'd t ake it. If you don't want it, I'd like to apply.
;-D
does not apply to IC's...sm
you are self employed, remember? therefore YOU are the employer. If you have your house built and the guy who comes to put the siding on is slow, and doesn't know what he is doing, he might only make $3.00/hr by the time he's done. Does he go to your builder and say you need to pay me minimum wage...no, he bid the job and he is responsible for doing enough work in an hour to make it worth his while...just like you are! 
400-650 when I apply myself.
Using Escription.
Apply to any and all

You can find online, through magazines, etc.  I applied to over 100 when I first started out after school, and finally found someone who was willing to give me a try.  You will eventually find someone. 


Also, if you can't find someone to hire you right away, write to a company to see if they might give you a short intern position or something.  It would be worth a try anyway. 


 


Good Luck with your search!


did we apply for the same job? LOL sm
I've been at home for 12 years and it's taking a toll on me. I need some social interaction. There are 2 local hospitals here and one had a unit clerk, nights and weekends. I applied and within a few days, emailed me back and said no. Geez, didn't even get an interview.
Why is it only for SEs? If its really quality they want it should apply to

Quality is quality whether an employee or not.


FYI, you can apply online...sm

at:  www.fafsa.ed.gov  


All the instructions are on this site.  You can get your "PIN" here (which you will use for applying online) and and also fill out your application for aid online. 


 


1099 does not apply to SE
xx
Let's apply your logic here once again.
OK.  So now people who don't like skanky celebrities think the celebs are their friends?  ROFL!  Please, keep posting.  It's quite amusing.  The more you post, the more you reveal your own crazy thinking.  Must be why you like Angelina so much.  She's some hotty kinda nutjob, eh?  Birds of a feather flock together.  Chirp, chirp! 
I did say that what I was talking about might not apply to the OP
Those are problems I usually see in MTs who have received an inadequate education in transcription, or who have only worked for 1 or 2 doctors in-house. If you weren't serious about "Why go to MT school" as a question, then I misunderstood.
So are you hiring or not? I'd like to apply
and see if I have what it takes to work for you.
Thanks..I won't bother to apply with them now.
nm
Call me if you would like to apply
I don't count the peaNUTS. I have someone do that for me. Actually, it usually turns into a naughty game if you know what I mean. Would you like to be a counter in the weekly peaNUT game? We always have room for more.
Not because of pasting but if you apply to any job
if it reaches the company you sent your resume to, just like when you post a message your email is already filled in.  It's cookies in your browser like above poster said.
Thank you a bunch! Looking to apply
there - are they good?
Mostly apply to ones with no pay posted
Most of the ones I see with pay posted list their high figure as one being below what I would accept, except there are one or two IC ads I have seen that were in my pay range.  For employee status, most don't state but I know what my worth is and what I want from a company, which gives real added value to the cpl.  It has been my experience that most employers will negotiate the cpl when a good applicant comes their way, so I don't worry much about going through the interview process not knowing the pay scale.  Even if I go through all the testing and interviewing and the pay becomes the ONLY issue that would break the deal, I still feel that I learned something from the experience and can apply that to being more selective in choosing another company to apply with.  Knowing what the competition of your employer is doing gives you power and confidence in finding your niche.
What is the company? I don't want to apply
NM
How would I apply? am sure I'm out of state. (nm)

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Well, then doesn’t apply to me, just
telling it like I have lived and see it now. Reading just below today another person who has been in for quite a few years saying outsourced and giving it up. Thank goodness don’t have to do that as in the golden years but earlier I would have just had to work a heck of a lot more to make it and raise my family....
Absolutely does apply
All reports must be approved and signed by physician. If she is not qualified to create reports on patient charts, which means given approval by the doc to do such as a nurse or PA, big big trouble. I know.. I supervisor HIM department. Joint Comission would have a fit.
Can I apply with your company?

Thank you for your post.  It is a pleasure to know you are out there.  Any chance you are hiring -- part/full time?  If so, would appreciate hearing from you.  Thank you.


And Tude-Y MTs need not apply!
!
I would think just go ahead and apply.
If you've done acute care, you should be fine with radiology.  I've never done pathology, but I would think it would be pretty similar to radiology in that they use certain tests for certain specimens.  I think there's a touch of radiology and pathology in acute care reports.  I do a lot of clinic and also have worked full-time radiology, and they are seem to intertwine.  I would say either let your current employer know you're interested and see what happens. 
Apply the BOS rules
Expand abbreviations in diagnosis, impression, and assessment. Otherwise leave abbreviated. If you have the BOS, you can check under "abbreviations." A lot of companies say in their ads and/or on their websites whether they adhere to the BOS or not, and/or if that is a reference they require. I do not think you can go wrong if you generally apply the BOS rules whereas you have to watch out because some are using the 3rd edition now.