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Had to make a decision today (sm) - Auntie Anxiety

Posted: Apr 18, 2012

Had to decide today between Nuance and Accentus.

After reading through recent and older archived posts on this thread, I took a leap of faith, followed my intuition, and went with Accentus.

Now I am sitting here crossing my fingers that following my intuition was the way to go. Something about the recent posts about the ambiguity of the incentive plan coupled with that 99% QA score really skeeved me out.

It's ironic, because every place where I've worked, QA was 98%, and I *always* (seriously, ALWAYS) scored a minimum of 99.3. There's no logical reason Nuance's 99% requirement should have scared me to that degree, except for mentally; scoring in the 99+ range just seems so simple when the requirement is 98%, but for some reason, knowing the bar was 99% with very little "wiggle room" just spooked me.

Did that make sense? It's clear in my (albeit overworked and overcaffeinated) brain, but I'm not sure I'm articulating it correctly, LOL!

Also, shamelessly looking for validation from Accentus and/or Nuance MTs here, but opting to go with Accentus rather than Nuance was a good decision...right?

I think you made the right decision. - Based on what I have read here:

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You have the option of making more than 4cpl with Accentus for editing, did they give you an idea of your line rates?

Also, the Nuance incentive things just sounds like a bit too much for me and there is no guarantee you will actually get it; plus it seems like an excessive amount of QA-ing going on. It does not sound like they have much "wiggle room" with negotiating your line rates either.

I believe with Accentus they do at least pay you according to skill level.

I probably would have made the same decision. Good luck and I wish you MORE WORK THAN YOU CAN HANDLE, better to have too much work than not enough work.

Based on what I have read here - Auntie Anxiety

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Thanks for your reply :-)

I was hired for an oncology account doing straight transcription for 3 hem/onc physicians (imagine that, a position where you are assigned physicians, just like the "old days," LOL!). The pay isn't huge, but my gosh, within a couple of weeks of doing the same 3 physicians daily, I should be able to create a lot of "normals" for these in no time. Plus, as we all know, familiarity with an account and dictators is pretty much key to high production.

I was really impressed with how they had me test on the physicians for whom I would be transcribing, so they could see how I handled them and I could get a feel for the dictators as well.

I feel in my gut I made the right decision. I honestly wouldn't have minded VR at all, but with my extensive hem/onc experience, they zeroed in on that and, IMO, really went above and beyond to make sure I was assigned physicians I would enjoy listening to every day and felt I could make some money with. I was even offered the choice of working from a large pool or having an "exclusivity" with a few clinicians. WOW. I don't think I've had that pleasure since...1989 or so?

I'm excited about starting up with them :-).

Thanks so much for the well wishes and I wish the same for you, too. May we all see things turn around and all of us being prosperous once again in the very near future!

Awsome, you have been blessed!!! - You most definitely made the right decision.

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Very happy for you!

Auntie Anxiety, after reading your post - ncmt

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you have helped me decide I wanted to test with them, I was struggling with what to do, I have 37 years of this, 58 years old, feel all of this is a big joke, nothing like it used to be in the good "ole days". You have made some really positive comments on this company making my decision easier. Thank you. I wish you the best of luck

NCMT - Auntie Anxiety

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Thank you, ncmt. I feel since we all share the negatives about MTSOs, when one like this comes along that actually shows some respect and courtesy for we MTs, we need to share that as well. I had heard some pretty awesome things about Accentus (and read some pretty good things in old archived posts as well), so even though I was prepared to start with Nuance, I decided to talk to the Accentus recruiter and test, and, boy, am I glad I did.

I can't imagine how relaxing it will be to know I'll be doing the same docs, day in and day out puts a smile on my face.

I think I've been blessed with a wonderful opportunity and am really excited about getting started with them.

I wish you the very best on your testing with them, ncmt...I hope your recruiting experience is equal to that of my own!

Oh, ncmt, almost forgot to mention it's a Mon thru Fri - No weekends!

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Gosh, can't I believe I forgot to mention that. Guess I'm still pinching myself to make sure it's all real, LOL!

Thanks so much and best wishes to you as well! - Auntie Anxiety

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I guess it just goes to prove that old expression about when one door is closing, another one is opening, as the MTSO for which I had been an IC was really starting to have the work seeming to dry up, which started me sending out a few resumes.

If this Accentus gig goes anything like it appears to be, I'll be a very happy camper indeed, LOL!

Thank you again for the well wishes, and much success to you as well :-)

Which part of Accentus will you be working - for?

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It sounds more like the ambulatory care side (Zylomed) than acute care. I don't know anything about the acute care side, but I have worked with Zylomed for a few years now, and they have been great. Knock on wood, I have worked for multiple team leads, and all have been great. It is nothing like what you would have went through at Nuance if you needed you TL for anything.

Good luck to you, and I'm pretty sure you made the right decision!

Auntie Anxiety well that's the clincher - ncmt

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can't tonight cuz got to finish out my shift with current company but first thing in the morning I will be apply with Accentus, to you and other poster, thanks again for much needed info.

Wondering if anyone who works for Accentus - on the acute care side SM

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could enlighten me about it. I wonder if it is completely different than what has been talked about here. I noticed that OP said the recruiter offered working from a pool, and if that is the way the acute care side works. I would hate to have to work from a large pool of many hospitals with different client specs and I realize that those of you who work for M-Modal have to do just that. The is the one sure way to decrease production and it proves to me that they could care less about MTs.

accentus acute care - anon

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I have worked here almost a year now. To begin you are only assigned 1 account, very different from what I was accustomed to. After meeting their requirements for LPH and QA scores, you can apply for a second account. That is ALL you will get (again very different from my previous jobs).

They do have a "Star Team" that work on multiple accounts. You need to meet certain requirements again to apply for this position. Advantage is that it pays quite a bit more.

You're correct, it's the ambulatory care side - AuntieAnxiety

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Thanks so much, I'm really excited about training and getting started up this week!

And, you're right, it's for the hem/onc group on the ambulatory care side.

Even after a good night's sleep, I feel as if I'm dreaming considering all of the frogs I kissed to get to the "Accentus" prince, LOL!

Auntie Anxiety - Welcome - HappyAccentus

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I haven't been here for a few days, so am just seeing your posts about Accentus. I wanted to stop and welcome you to the family. I am so glad that you have joined our team. I have been an MLS here 8 months now and still love it! If you need anything, email me from here and we can keep in touch.

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