On New Years Eve, 1999 - I had so much hope for - the 20th Century. Now? I HATE it.

I graduated from a local Technical College with a Certificate in Medical Transcription. I had spent a year searching for a company that would hire someone new, but had no luck. Then, out of the blue a local company had seen my resume and offered me a job. I got the job, but the thing was I was almost 7 months pregnant with my second child! I had only worked a couple months until our baby was born and after consideration, decided not to come back so I could be with our baby full-time. Well, it ha ...

This job is not worth the trouble. It certainly does nothing for me when I open the "paycheck" every 2 weeks and see that despite my 40 "power hours" every week, I made less than last time. No matter what, I cannot manage to make a decent living here any more. I am over it. Sad to admit, and yes, the shame is on me, but I do wish for NJA or even better, to be FIRED from this place. Just had to get this off my chest before I burst into flames of fury at the horrid qu ...

Hi, everyone. A year or so ago, I read a message by a former transcriptionist who had gotten into medical school and was at last working as a physician. I'm sure it's still here in the archives somewhere; please forgive me for not digging it up. I remain grateful to that poster to this day. Yes, even if she was making it all up! It still inspired me so much. Last month I began work at only the second job I have ever held outside the MT field. It took me seemingly forever to find it, a ...

Thought that after not having enough work for a couple years now and always chasing work, I'd now have a "real job" as an employee and wouldn't have to worry about a steady paycheck and paying the bills anymore. The reason I thought this was because at the interview and in their professional company emails, they use all the "real job" words: Shift, scheduled hours, overtime, PTO, benefits, etc. I felt relieved to finally have a "job." What a big bunch of BS! I was "hired" ...

There is much speculation about the field of transcription - how many of us actually plan to be here 5 years, 10 years, 20 years from now. I realize that the field is going to change, which will contribute to your answer. Will there be enough transcriptionists/editors to fill the need in 5 years and in 10 years? Will the industry be forced out of offshoring because of taxes? Will there be a need even for editors if VR gets better? These are all unanswered questions, but my question is, what ...

Lately, I've been getting legal notices mailed to my home from I believe the east coast somewhere informing me of a class action lawsuit against M*Modal and inviting me to joint if I have a claim. I don't think I have a claim, but then again with all the shady practices in this business, I'm not so sure. I'm just curious what the heck is going on. Anyone care to give me the lowdown? ...

So... I've been at Medquist for about 6 months - I was a new grad so I only make 0.05 a line (I know, I know, save your comments about that people!). I actually have really good accounts so I never make less than $12 an hour so at least I'm not making minimum wage. But anyway I was wondering if anyone knew what people with a year experience start at and what my hopes are for raises in the future. Surely they can't pay me 0.05 forever, right?? right??? ...

He says "I have ordered blood tests to rule out the possibility of an inflammatory edemunothologic condition." Any idea? I'm starting to lose it!!!!!! ...

I am no where near as experienced as some MTs even though I have been transcribing for 12 years. Problem is, I have only done ortho. When my in-house job went with the service, I went to. Then my work was offshored, so I moved to a different company, still doing ortho, and making better money, about $40,000 a year. Now the company has lost that account and I am unable to go with it. I have been switched to an acute care account (clinic work only), doing VR. Can any ...

Hi, I did do as someone suggested and contacted via email Erin Brockovich, but we have to understand her organization does deal mostly with environmental litigation. I did try and summarize our difficulties and requested if she might direct us to an organization who might help us. In listing our complaints I found they were too numerous to list, and since we are virtual, I was not clear as to whether we could prove some of my/our accusations.&n ...

Well, just quit Nuance. Can't believe I made it nearly 2 years, after being at OSi for 5 years. They sent all my work overseas and there has not been any work there for the past month! After reading many many posts here I thought MT days were over! Then a job came up, I replied and for 2 weeks I have been working for a small local company, no VR, you can copy and paste for your lines (instead of it being against "HIPAA policies" per Nuance!) and what...a local Englis ...

I left an MTSO that started off okay to begin with, but the honeymoon ended shortly after with a barrage of e-mails to speed up, slow down, work more, longer, etc. I didn't realize how much this all stressed me out until I stumbled upon my new job which is THE most amazing company I've ever worked for! The pay is twice what I was making at my previous place. NO ESL, VR, only straight typing. Most importantly, an amazing caring and understanding TL. I am left alone to do what nee ...

Got fired from MModal two weeks ago after 12 years with them for not making quite the minimum wage for my state (one of the highest). I was devastated as only needed to hang on for 2 more years before retirement age and afraid I would not get another MT job after being fired for the first time in my life, but also a little relieved as I knew it would force me to find something that pays better, MT or non-MT. I took my daughter and baby to their pediatrician appointment a week ago Friday and got ...

Too many MTs on an account now that almost all of it is VR and shipped off overseas? Nuance COULD choose to lay us off (honorably) and eliminate a bunch of sassy MTs that have been around the block too many times to be run off with the trickery and disrespectful planted errors (that actually do compromise patient care and encourage medical malpractice claims). Honestly. I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y. starts at the top. Stop lying when you acquire these new clinc MTs. They will NOT all ha ...

I am now an ex-Nuance employee and happy to be so. I have found a company (actually 2) that has work available, doesn't demand 4-hour TAT and let's me work the hours I choose without committing to a schedule as long as I do XX number of lines on the days I says I will work. The work I have had thus far has been, for the most part, good dictators, and the QA I have received has been very helpful, not punitive or downright mean, and my pay is punished by it! Keep your heads up and kee ...

Do I have options, or just wait until they fire me (why? this is crazy!). ...

Further down the board regarding TAA someone said they filled out an application online regarding the TAA benefits, and then made an appointment to talk with someone about the situation. Thank you for that information, I feel like I can try again. I advise anyone to read that post and take a different approach. As the original poster said, they have no clue how we are paid and it may make a difference, I never thought of that. One question, where do I find the application? ...

The biggest irony and the best thing we can wish for is that Webmedx gets eat up by Medquist and they lose everything! I was a QA and the editing on those accounts, especially on MModal was ATROCIOUS. Everytime you went to a new report you had to reset audio. EVERY TIME. Their software is the pits. It's no wonder they don't have good quality. The MTs were amazing with the work they did and were able to put out considering the horrible dictators and accounts, atrocious ...

Just wondering if anyone getting unemployment received a letter from their Dept. of Labor. It mentions HCTC (Health Coverage Tax Credit), TRA (trade readjustment allowance and RTAA (reemployment trade adjustment assistance. The letter mentions that I am a transcriptionist who worked for a named MTSO and now I may be eligible for retraining. I'm just wondering if the Dept. of Labor is now getting involved with our cause. ...

Recently, one of our local hospitals opened up 4 full time jobs to QA the work they are getting from their vendor. It seems the doctors were complaining about the quality of their reports. My hope is that other hospitals as well will see that you get what you pay for and that the lower rates they are demanding followed by the lower rates paid to qualified MTs working for companies like MQ results in the loss of the most qualified MTs and inferior work being produced by less qualified ...

I just finished typing a patient - 106 years old - NO past medical history, NO past surgical history, completely negative ROS, NO medications at all. She came into the ER for a tooth abscess! ...

Job seekers board. They are offering 3cpl. They should be boycotted. ...

Like so many of you, I have sent out countless resumes over the past 3 years, mostly with no response. The ones who did respond were not worth even giving up my low paying transcription work. Then something magical happened. I got laid off in mid June. I filed for food stamps and unemployment and was assigned to a person in the UE office called a Career Coach. I met with him weekly for several weeks and he helped me with my resume, coached me thru the inte ...

I put in my resignation from Nuance yesterday :o) I just wanted to share a glimmer of hope with you all. There is a much better life out there beyond Nuance. I was able to find an MT job that is M-F, straight typing only, and pays 11 cpl. It is independent contractor status with a very flexible schedule. No benefits, but I couldn't afford the benefits at Nuance anyway and had to use all my PTO for NSA. I just wanted to encourage everyone to keep looking because there are good jobs out ther ...

After months of trying, I finally made the incentive bonus. I have always missed it because of something and to be honest had just really given up, but I have to say that seeing it there made me feel good. I have no problem with Nuance and never really have. QA definitely has its moments but I have stuck with them because I love the main account I have and I couldn't ask for a better team leader. For those of you thinking about coming to them, please realize that the ...

I have a small medical transcription service. For years, all of my clients were physicians. With the implementation of the EHR, my business took a nose dive, but I’m now (thankfully and gratefully) beginning to build my client base up again which consists of non-medical clients. How many others have made a successful change like this in their once-only-medical-transcription service? ...

I have had a dictator who always downgrades whatever pain score someone gives. For example, he says things like, "The patient says his pain level is 7/10, but I think it is really only a 3." I have really never heard him agree with a patient's pain score, and I thought the point of pain scores was to find out how the patient was feeling, not how you thought s/he should be feeling. It's kind of funny, but I would not want him for my physician. Just wondering if o ...

Transcribers Band for Network HDM Breaking News, November 4, 2009 The Medical Transcription Industry Association, Verizon Business and five transcription firms have formed a consortium to develop common standards and practices for digitizing and sharing transcriptions of physician-dictated notes.Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Verizon is contributing an information technology platform, expected to be available later this year. Charter transcription firms in the new Medical Transcription Service Cons ...

MRI scan reveals there are some degenerative changes present, but there is a full-thickness radial tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. The portion of the meniscus is extreated medially. tia. ...

I love this in-house job ad. Wish I lived in Pennsylvania: Medical Records Transcriptionist Promoting Hope, Healing, and Wholeness BASIC FUNCTION: Under general supervision transcribes treatment teams’ dictation for inclusion in patients’ medical records. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Operates dictating equipment and word processor in order to transcribe materials dictated by treatment team members for inclusion in the patient medical record. Depending on length of dictation, transc ...

On New Years Eve, 1999 - I had so much hope for - the 20th Century. Now? I HATE it.

oops! I MEANT "21st century"! (I dont even know - what century it is anymore). LOL

Oh, cheer up - Bab

Actually you only have 2 more years til it gets better - depending on your perspective

Did you forget to take your meds? - anon

Not wearing any rose colored glasses here - depending on your perspective

cliches show lack of character. - n/m

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