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MDI-FL was bought by Transcend, but they still operate

Posted By: Yes on 2005-10-05
In Reply to: I thought I heard somewhere that they were bought out - Dummy

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Transcend bought MDI-FL. MDI-FL and MDI-MD are 2 separate entities. nm
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OPERATE ON THE TAPES!
May sound silly but I did this a couple of times - to which was greatly appreciated by the doctor who would have had to redictate!

I just chipped hole in cassette where the tape passes through to the spool, put a tiny piece of scotch tape on the end of the tape, tapped it down onto the spool and carefully rewound the tape onto the spool. And of course threw out the tape when done transcribing it...

Since this is happening to you a lot though, a better solution would be to tell the docs NOT to dictate to the end of the spool, but of course that would REQUIRE COOPERATION on the part of the dictator, so probably nevermind. :)
operate is to perform surgery -
procedure is more like EGD
ISP is DOWN!!! Dial up modem is too slow to operate

Well, this is really something.  For the first time since being at home, Comcast is down. 


Dial up modem is too slow to register my keystrokes and I get kicked off the hospital's system (which is 3,000 miles away).  


I do believe, after experiencing this, that technology is going to be the determining factor in outsourcing.  I used dial up modem for a clinic when with MQ but it was only a few hundred miles away from me and worked just fine.  Could it be that the farther away you are from your account, the less optimal dial up modem operation is?


Can you imagine what would happen if all accts were linked to a foreign country and the server went down? 


This event led to a 911 emergency as I was only MT on my acct scheduled to work today.  I am actually shaking as I know  how important it is to get the radiology work done in two hours.


Just had to share this with you guys. 


They operate under the guise of the All American Company
With seminars for management, cheering, singing, praising the American way when in actually, they are going to suck every dime out of the pockets of this country, steal jobs and leave us without an income to pay for their products.

They are EVIL!!
I operate the joystick with my foot if it is on the floor...
If I am reclined, then I can still do it with my feet by placing the controller between both feet and using either to hit the joystick.  I personally do not use rewind or fast forward ( I just use the auto backspace), but you can use the other buttons on the controller as fast forward and rewind. 
OMG! Footpedal will not operate. Winscribe. I can hear dictation

when I click on the arrow for "play" but my pedal is not registering.  Tried a different pedal and the same thing!  Have a call into the Help desk but I am panicking! 


Anyone have any idea would could possibly be wrong????  I have very rarely had foot pedal problems. 


It's amazing we let people operate on us who cannot put two words together to make a sentence.
:+
Here in North Carolina they get to operate a motor vehicle at age 15 when accompanied by
a licensed driver.  No, they do not state WHO has to be the licensed driver (i.e. friend, neighbor, etc) or how long the licensed driver needs to be licensed, but at 14.5 years they start driver's education in the schools!  It is ridiculous to me, as they are children operating a very dangerous toy and I pray they up the age before my children reach it, as I do not feel children possess the maturity and forethought to drive at such a young age.
I bought a wedge at Michael's for about 59 cents. Bought one for my SM
Lanier station so I could see the display and one for my keyboard.
Transcend

I've been there almost a year and I've never had a problem with bending my schedule by a couple of hours.  They would like you to work the hours you committed to, but no one has ever said anything to me about starting earlier or later or ending my shift a little early.  But, I make sure that my lines are adequate before I stop for the day.  I have had a couple people tell me that they will get an email or a phone call about working their committed schedule, but it was mostly for people who are not producing enough.


Hope that helps!


No to Transcend
I tried to work for Transcend for 1 month (I also had 2 other jobs transcribing to see which co. I liked to stick with) anyways, I was put on 3 accounts, of which only 1 had work consistently and even that account ran out. And the work I received seemed cherry-picked as I had heavy ESL, which I have experience with, but need high volume to pay the bills! I decided that I would stop working for Transcend and see how long it took for them to realize I no longer was working. Well, about 1 1/2 months later I was still scheduled according to their website, and had received no contact regarding my absenteeism. Eventually, I received an e-mail about missing work. However, even after another 2 weeks, I was still on the schedule and receiving CEO emails, birthday cards, etc... I sent the computer back and am working for a company that knows my name. I figured I would have that experience with a national. At least the co. I'm with now mixes my work with moderately difficult dictators to easy line accounts to compensate. Good luck.
Transcend
Can anybody tell me if Transcend allows you to be "flexible" with the hours you work (meaning, are they very strict about keeping certain hours or are they more lenient about having a flexible schedule as long as you get your hours in)?  Also, do they require you to work one day on the weekend on a regular basis?  If so, do they give shift differential?  Thanks for your replies in advance!
Transcend/Beyond TXT

I know that a lot has been said about the changes at Transcend and their platform for some accounts going to Beyond TXT.  It is a VR/typing platform.  It has received some negative publicity here on MT Stars.  I just want to give another opinion of it for all those who might have or are considering a position with Transcend.  I believe some of the posts may have scared some people off. 


I have been working on the new platform now for a little while and I have to say that I absolutely love it.  The platform has been designed specifically for MTs with many of our suggestions implemented into the making of it.  It is quick and very easy to type on.  The thing I love the most about it and the company is that they are consistently making changes to it.  The changes are generated by emails from MTs who type on it, making suggestions to make it better and better for us.  I have never worked for a company that goes to that length for us. 


This is my experience at Transcend and I understand not everyone has the same experience.  No need to start flaming me for my experience.  Just wanted to give my side to the changes that are happening at this great company.  And NO I am not management. 


 


But if it is transcend, you will only get about 600
lines a day because of the system being down, overstaffing, and then they will pay you a whopping 60% of what you make because you only "edit."
Any OSI or Transcend MTs out there? (sm)

Have tested for both. Any pros and cons from either (or both) would be greatly appreciated.  TIA..


OSI/Transcend...sm
No offense, but read the archives on these two companies...there's not much good about either. I worked for both, and if I HAD to go back to one or the other, OSi would be the lesser of the two evils.
Are you with Transcend?
1234
looking into Transcend
Any info on them before I apply?
Transcend..OSI
Hey all...my husband recently lost his job, so I need to find more work.  I'm looking into Transcend and OSI...what is your take on them?  Thanks so much
Transcend!
Is anyone able to work??
Transcend!
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Transcend/MDI-FL
Transcend bought MDI-FL. 
Transcend has an ad out for
night MTs and VR editors for 12 to 15 per hour, but minimum requirement.
Transcend already has more than 80% of its
is doing the same.  It isn't just radiology either, it's all work types.  I think it's moving along faster than we expected, but it will never replace MT.  It will just leave all the unintelligible dictation for the MT.
I am PT with Transcend and I was
told if I need to change my schedule, I must talk to my team leader about it.  They need coverage on your committed hours.  Otherwise, you need to talk to you team leader. 
Are MDI and Transcend one and the same?
nm
Anyone doing VR for Transcend?
If so, is your work load consistent?  I see they advertise nearly daily and I am curious about why they have so many openings.
Transcend
Transcend is by far the worst company I have ever worked for so I totally agree with the post above.  They treat their employees absolutely horrible and I would never tell anyone to apply for a job there.  A lot of promises that are never kept....
MQ and Transcend both use VR
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transcend
I am about to start working for them.  Anyone know anything about them or OSi?
Transcend
I work on their typing platform and have 7 accounts and NONE have any work!
Transcend
There's no work on the typing platform!
don't know about Transcend
a big difference; if you may, say 7 c/l and do 1000 lines a day, that's $70/day; if you make 9 cpl and do 1000 lines a day, that's $90/day, or $20 more a day, $100 more a week...make sure it's the same line rate though, such as 65-character line with spaces included.
Transcend
Has anyone else had problems with Transcend?
Sorry, that should be Transcend.
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Transcend
I just started working for Transcend. Are they OK to work for? I like it so far, just hope I can get up to par. I am kind of old to remember all this stuff.
I believe Transcend had an ad that said they

You may want to contact them. 


Transcend :)
I held out for this one... I had a couple other leads but Transcend was the best offer. I can't wait to start!
transcend

I am with them too,and 76 years old, working parttime.  I am not as fast as I used to be, but they seem to be tolerating me 


Carolinagirl


Transcend

Just a word to those who plan on leaving Transcend for whatever reason --- be sure and give them their full 2 week notice.  I had a death in my family and had to leave before I had a chance to give the full 2 week notice and now I have a do not rehire on my personnel record posted by the ROM as I did not give them a 2 week's notice.  Just a heads up as it is awfully nice to be able to give a reference to future employers that is good.  After over 3 years, it is surprising but goes along with a post a couple of weeks ago that the ROMs are the nastiest in the industry.  I can say that 2 of them are indeed worthy of this title but they do have more ROMs that are the BEST in the industry so it evens out - if you get one of the good ones, you are set for life because the company isn't all that bad to work for at all and the CEO and all the TLs and everyone else is there to help you at any time but a couple bad apples can ruin a place.  Of course that VR platform isn't anything to brag about but that is not their fault unless they do not change it to something better for the MLS. 


 


 


Transcend

Be patient.  Transcend has plenty of work.  Try calling your ROM rather than e-mailing.


 


 


Transcend

I worked at Transcend for 2 weeks before I had any "real" work.  I was told the first 2 weeks I could only transcribe 5 reports a day until I was released from training.  Things are going well now, I have plenty of work my main account rarely runs out of work and when it does I have 2 backup accounts.  There is a lot of VR, but if you learn it you can make as much as you do typing even though you have to do double the lines, it has taken me almost 6 months but I am doing it.


Transcend
I work at Transcend also --- there has been little work available this week at all --- management claims to have no idea what is going on --- this is so frustrating. Those of us who are just qualifying for benefits now do not have enough work to do. What a rip they are!!!
Transcend
I work at Transcend and work is slow all across the board right now.
Transcend

Been there over 4 years, cannot recommend it. Very hard to make any money.
RE: Transcend
I worked for them about 2 weeks. They said I could do DS, H&P, OPs, Consults. They gave me EMG, EEG from a foreign doctor that I could not understand one word he said.
Transcend
I work there too and work is not slow right now if you are willing to have a few different accounts in your pool.  You get enough work.  I also don't do ops or procedures and have worked here for over 3 years.  They are nice people to work for and flexible. I
Transcend Help - Thanks :)

Thanks to both of you.  And I didn't want to know anyone's salary per se, just if there was a general pay scale, but sorry if I offended. 


I do appreciate all of that info and it does help.  I like what I have read in business jouinals, etc., and it was a company I was looking forward to hearing from, so this other info really helps add to that. 


Thanks again :)


Question about Transcend
Can anyone give me info regarding Transcend and scheduling. Do they make certain that you work the exact hours you are scheduled to work or can you adjust your hours as long as you work your required 8?  Do they "watch over you?"  Any info would be appreciated.
Yes, Transcend is very flexible. - sm
You can pretty much choose the schedule you want to work, but then have to consistently work the schedule you chose instead of jumping around during the day. This works better for everyone involved because then it's easier for the managers to find coverage for accounts. If you just work whenever you want as long as you get your hours in, you're taking work from people regularly scheduled during those hours you don't normally work.  The work week goes from Sun. to Thurs. or Tues. to Sat. Yes, they do pay shift differential.