A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry

Please help me make a decision - Anna-Marie

Posted: Mar 04, 2011

Landmark or Archivus? (I already know what the archives say. Am seeking information on what is going on with these companies currently.) Which would you choose, and why? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

My opinion - TennMT

[ In Reply To ..]
Choose Archivus if you want overbearing supervisors who beat you up over production and yet won't return a call when you need them. They have no clue as to how to run a company well...

Anna-Marie - TennMT

[ In Reply To ..]
Does Archivus have enough work? (This search originally started because I was going to go to Oracle, but they keep running out of work. I want to stay with the Bayscribe platform, so I am trying to choose between Archivus and Landmark.)

I too am at Oracle and have been at LM, Anna-Marie - See Message

[ In Reply To ..]
I was hired for that new account for which they obviously painfully overhired. I think I'm more disappointed at this than I usually am, simply because I really do very much like the account and I like the people at Oracle. Even at its busiest when the account first started, I loved the way we were left alone to do the work, the 3-4 times per day update on the status of the account, and the lack of "hounding."

I too am moving along in search of greener pastures, unfortunately. Although they have given me backup accounts,those are pretty much bare bones, too.

How unfortunate they overhire to such degree that apparently no MT with bills to pay can stay with them for any length of time.

As for LM, be careful...I've worked there too and many of their accounts are strictly overflow. You'll be told to sign out of the system when there is just enough work for the client's MTs, and the audio on some accounts is beyond atrocious. I loved 1 of my accounts but the audio was so bad I had to pop Vicodin like M&Ms for the pounding migraine I would have after working on it (yes, I complained but my complaints fell on deaf ears - bad pun intended). The other account, my "primary" rarely had any but the WORST of dictators on it (it was an overflow and obviously what was "overflowed" were the dictators the client's own MT's couldn't stand to do).

The people were nice enough but, as many before me have said, "nice" does not pay the bils.

I know nothing about Archivus so I'll leave that to those who do.

Good luck to you!

Too much recent negative about both of them for - me

[ In Reply To ..]
me to want to work for either one of them, but given the recent insurance issues with Landmark if those were my only 2 choices I'd pick Archivus, though since they offshore and have let a lot of American MTs go to send the work to India I'd feel like I'd sold my soul to the devil to work for them.

LM and insurance issues - Anna-Marie

[ In Reply To ..]
I am fortunate to have insurance from another source, so would not be getting insurance at work. I do have a problem with the idea of offshoring and will have to consider long and hard if I can work for a company that does it. I am looking for a company that uses Bayscribe but does not offshore--and most of all--that has enough work! That is getting to be a problem with too many companies. Maybe I am asking for too much in this day and age.

Unfortunately no one can guarantee you work. This - me

[ In Reply To ..]
business has always been feast or famine, but in the famine days it used to mean I didn't have to work OT, but there always enough work to get required lines.

The issue with Landmark would not be you don't need to the insurance, it was the moral/ethical issue behind what they did.

Moral/ethical issue - me - Anna-Marie

[ In Reply To ..]
What did they do, exactly? I mean, I read on here that there was some kind of problem with their insurance but was never sure how it all happened. Did it get resolved for the MTs who wanted it?

LM - me

[ In Reply To ..]
You won't have work at LM either. I was hired for a huge acct and got about 10 minutes notice after a week that effective immed they had lost the acct and there were no other positions. Shortly after, they started posting again looking for MTs. The QA lady is very nitpicky and has no sense of humor. That was my experience.

me - thank you - Anna-Marie

[ In Reply To ..]
Thanks for the info. I am really concerned with having enough work as I have a 12-year-old to support. I will probably go with Archivus, as I hear they have plenty of work. I really want to stay with the Bayscribe platform. I hate DQS! Thanks again.

Follow me - TennMT

[ In Reply To ..]
I left Archivus due to always running out of work. You should try Execuscribe as they are also on Bayscribe.

Execuscribe - me

[ In Reply To ..]
Applied there several times and passed their test - don't know of anyone hired there recently and they haven't had any ads up.

See message - ExLMer

[ In Reply To ..]
Thanks for validating my feelings regarding that QA person. I not only share your feelings but I also felt she only acknowledged my IMs/emails when she felt like it.

There used to be 1 or more posters on here who literally raved about how wonderful and professional that woman is and how helpful, while I sat here scratching my head wondering if we were working for the same Landmark, because my experience with her did NOT make me want to rave about how exceptional she was, LOL!

same here - EXLM

[ In Reply To ..]
LM does overflow work which means most of it is not the cream of the crop and, if you are an exceptional MT, you will get mainly the bad dictators of the bunch, even though it was suppose to be first in, first out. The lines never added up to time invested and, if there is a hiring spree, you will be told that there is no work while new hires get the work. QA I can't even describe. Not a fan. In all my years of MTing, I made almost poverty wages working for this company.

There is someone else posting as "me". I have used that - me

[ In Reply To ..]
moniker for years, but I made 2 posts and someone else made the other 2.

I never worked at LM, Archivus, or Oracle.

Similar Messages:

Apr 25, 2014

I know I want an RHIA eventually. But I don't know if I want to go straight for an RHIA or get a RHIT then an RHIA. With the RHIT, I'd be able to look for work in two years (or maybe less that that since I have some college credits). It may be as an ROI or medical records, but it would still be a job where I'd be making money, gaining experience, making connections, and getting my foot in the door at a hospital/clinic/doctor's office, etc. I just don't know what do do. ...

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 ...

Mar 18, 2011

I am an IC and have a prospective cliient who might have more work than I can handle on my own. I was really just looking for part-time job and this opportunity basically fell in my lap! I am not sure whether to just take the job and hire other ICs to help with my overflow or just tell them I am only looking for part-time work and risk losing eveyrthing. It seems too wacky to me to to turn down an opportunity because it might be too many hours for me alone when I can outsource some of the ...

Nov 23, 2010

I made a poor decision in not researching medical transcription schools fully before starting and went through At-Home Professions, not very smart. I have now completed the course and have come to the conclusion that I am not as prepared as I thought I was to enter this field. I enjoyed what I did learn but am becoming very discouraged with the fact that I wasn't prepared to enter the job market. My dilema is I don't have the funds to take courses some where else as I already wasted mo ...

Dec 16, 2010

Well, the day has come where I need to decide whether or not to let MQ go. I took a second MT job in September because I no longer want to work evenings (all that is available to me with the Q) and I can't keep up with both of them. Problem is, I make more with MQ, believe it or not, although with time I am sure I will catch up in the other one. I think I am worried about putting all my eggs in one basket . . . . ...

Feb 10, 2015

How does flex work with Nuance? If I know I need to type at least 1500 a day but I only get 1000, do they let you work over so I could possibly get 500 lines for that day? They told us they had plenty of work but not quite so sure about that. ...

Jun 26, 2015

Okay, please don't yell, I know this has been brought up before, but I can't think of how to word it to find in the archives. Scenario: You want to do it right, resign with 2 weeks' notice, leave all doors open, etc., but you have been offered a position that you need to accept immediately or lose the chance. Some people think, just grab the new opportunity, it's just business, you know your current company can terminate you at will in one second, so don't th ...

May 31, 2011

I don't have an MBA from Harvard, but it is just common sense to me that you don't continually punish employees with lower pay when they are the ones who are generating the money that pays your salary! Plus, our work is PRODUCTION oriented. A happy production employee is a high producer! Doesn't that make sense to anybody but me? What is the matter with you people? My motivation is gone. I have complete apathy towards my job ...

Jan 16, 2012

Subheading: MEDICAL DECISION MAKING OR MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING. Please help! ...

Apr 28, 2015

I just come to this site and all doubts fade away. As long as you continue to work for this company you will be miserable. Moaning and complaining never fixed anything. They don't appreciate you and never will. They don't care about their clients, just the bottom line. You are a number making money for them. You can make the change, it just takes courage. Good Luck. I am wishing better things for all of you. (Start by sending letter ...

Mar 02, 2010

Has anyone made the decision to go back to school for nursing? I am 45 years old and am seriously considering going to school this fall. I would be starting from scratch as I have no college education. I am debating on whether to pursue an associates (RN) or bachelors degree (BSN). I am wondering if anyone else near my age is doing this and how are they faring. Any input would be greatly appreciated. ...

Mar 02, 2010

to quit. I gave my notice last week. CCM called and talked me into staying. I said I would try it out a couple of more weeks. The next day I got 2 ASR reports, one a 9 minute report with over 200 corrections and a 4 minute report with 56 corrections. I was so ticked off that I just logged off on Friday and haven't logged back in since. I haven't checked my e-mail, so I don't know if I have been fired yet. This newest screwing makes me ...

Jul 27, 2013

I have thought about it, did some financial figuring for paying my bills, and researched different schools in my area that offer practcal nursing classes WITH the option to advance to R.N. once working and.... I AM QUITTING within the next 6-7 months. I HATE HATE HATE NUANCE and everything it stands for, and I am tired of being kicked around and stolen from. There have been SO many MLS quit from just my team, and I can promise you I am going to be the next one to go AS SOON AS HUMANLY POS ...

Dec 04, 2011

I have read a few posts not only about the future compensation worries at Nuance for us "Webbers" but also mentioning the former CEO for Webmedx. I have worked for this man even before my Webmedx days. To me, he always seemed to have taken pride in his position as he talked about why he felt Webmedx was so successful due to low employee turn around and an open door policy in communication with same. Training was superb, the community page which enhanced employee recognition-data made many of us ...

Aug 27, 2013

just plain tired of being treated like crap and expected to work for pennies. Good riddance Nuance. Just like you gave me no notice in cutting my pay, you get no notice from me. I've spoken with several other of my team mates and they will be following. More work for the Indians. Soon their cup should be running over. ...

May 15, 2012

I just got a job offer after completing their test process. This were very hard reports to transcribe, but they said I passed. Really kind of surprised, cuz I am not up on Genetics and lab tests for that specialty. Also the cardiac cath report was ESL who was hard to understand. Well anyway just glad I passed. I have looked through archives on this company and they mostly have positive messages. They say plenty of work, nice company to work for, pay on ...

Dec 14, 2012

The latest pay cut was my final straw. I'm starting my first classes in February for a new career in a field that has nothing to do with healthcare and working every single weekend and holiday for the rest of my life while watching my pay go down instead of up with the more experience I gain. Thank you for destrying what I considered a career and turning into something I loathe getting out of bed and having to do. ...

Jun 14, 2013

In followup to this post http://forum.mtstars.com/474958.html This KRQE news story http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/business/unm-hospital-stands-by-its-outsourcing-decision UNM Hospital needs to think about the the income tax dollars not going to the federal govt with these MTs losing their jobs (or if these MTs go with Nuance - the REDUCED income tax dollars) that their decision has caused. Also the reduced sales tax revenue. And loss of medical insurance. It has been said tha ...

Apr 11, 2011

I seem to be spending an awful lot of time in VR documents, so I am confused as to why I am getting paid less for them. This stupid VR system types whatever it thinks it might be hearing and sometimes doesn't type anything at all. I hate this VR. I am up to 1800 lines but usually do 2200-2500 a day on straight transcription. I don't know how I am going to feed my children. I am a single mom and the head of household. Believe me the child support isn& ...

Jun 17, 2010

And do they get bonuses based on TAT? have always been curious about this. There was a time when I made more per year than an asst. supervisor (back at my co. before MQ bought us out). Of course that is not the case anymore. Any educated guesses? ...

Jan 25, 2011

$15 an hour on a daily basis. I am in a horrific job right now (outside of my home) and need to make at least what I am making now which is about $15 an hour for a total of $97 a day. I know transcription is tough nowadays, but if I go back to MT, do you think I can make at least that on a daily basis? ...

Aug 17, 2011

around $1,000/month part-time in this industry? ...

Aug 24, 2011

I've been working with this company for over 90 days. The first 90 days was a paid internship. Paid hourly, minimum wage. I am now a full time employee...paid on production. However, I can not even seem to make minimum wage while on production pay! It is driving me nuts and is very discouraging. I'm not sure where to point the finger. I worked 8 hours, only took one 20 minute break to eat. Over those 8 hours, according to the employers data base, I did around 1200 lin ...

Nov 15, 2011

I'm not sure if this has been brought up before ... or if this is one of those taboo subjects.. :) But what do you make per month as an MT and how many hours per week do you work to achieve that? I'm just feeling like I can/should up my game a bit and thought this may be an encouraging way to get that push I need. :) ...

Sep 25, 2012

Anyone every get fired from Nuance for MUP? ...

Nov 05, 2012

What do you think they will do to get rid of me? I am really worried now, reading about all these terminations. ...

Nov 13, 2012

I looked at all the emails under here when I stopped work this afternoon and was hoping for a good description of the Town Hall meeting thingy. What was the upshot? Anything other than the usual blah blah blah? Anything we need to know or else! LOL ...

Feb 23, 2013

Okay, I'm waaaay behind the times. I have been doing straight transcription for 35 years and am about to switch to VR editing at 0.45 cents per line. Good Grief. Can I make any money doing this?? My straight transcription accounts have all switched over about 80% of their work to VR and left all the truly terrible dictators on straight. ...

Jul 22, 2013

...

Aug 07, 2013

Apparently the account I work on will be going completely offshore. I am being moved to an account that I know has work (at least for now, not sure how many others will be switched to this one too). I have to wonder though when will be the point when accounts go offshore and people are just fired. While people do quit, is it enough to ensure there is still work stateside. I have things that need to be taken care of. New tires, new brakes, a new refrigerator, etc.&n ...