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Any other APers having to "babysit" the system waiting for work? sm - wondering

Posted: Oct 03, 2012

Or basically chasing down the work the minute it comes in? At this rate, it would take a full-time person 80 hours just to get 40 hours of work.

Yes - sm

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I think we all must be doing that. I did not become a medical transcriptionist to be tied to my computer waiting for work while not being compensated. We should be paid for this time. There is no other way to get a report because the jobs are taken as soon as they come in. This NECESSITATES that we sit here and wait. We should be paid for this.

Don't understand... - vwmt

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Why there's no work and they got rid of some people? All I know is I'm spending a whole lot more time in front of the computer not working than working and totally frustrated!

My guess why the work load would be lower even though there are fewer sm - wondering

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people doing the work (one would assume that since there are fewer MTs the work load would actually go UP) is because of the lines per hour AND the minimum hours requirement. If there's little/no work during people's regular shift, I would guess that rather than clocking out at their regular time and taking the hit on being short of hours and work, they now have to work extra/produce more so that the hours AND lines are met. Example: If an MT can transcribe 200 lines an hour and works 4 hours, technically, she/he SHOULD be able to produce 800 lines in that 4 hours which equals 200 lph (above line requirement). Before the new rules, if there was no work during a significant portion of that 4-hour shift, said MT would just work the 4-hour shift making what lines he/she could, and log off at the end of shift (and maybe make up the lines or not). Now, since there is a minimum line requirement AND a TIME requirement, that same MT who transcribes 200 lph and sits for, say, a total of 2 hours without work during that 4-hour shift, has only produced 400 lines (divided by the 4-hour shift = below the line requirement). NOW, that same MT is either working longer and into a different shift in order to make up for those lost 2 hours plus lines or scrambling for work and babysitting the system and grabbing jobs as they come in (along with everybody else) to try and get the lph AND the TIME during the shift they committed to.

makes sense - vwmt

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but not fun:-(

do any of you work for escribe too? and if so.. - TiredMT

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what are your thoughts on them?

Is your work flow in a pattern? - Schedule accordingly

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Just wondering if you ever notice a pattern of high amounts of work and low amounts. For example, in my account I know not to try and work 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM on a Monday because on Mondays the work doesn't really start to flow until late morning. I know which days are the busiest I should try and get the most hours, which days I can't rely on to make my minimum hours. I think it can be a funky schedule sometimes but it still is worth it to work from home (to me).

No real reliable pattern - sm

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but it would not make a difference anyway when you're working all day every day just to make your minimum hours.

So basically you're working crazy shifts? sm - wondering

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One day mornings? One day afternoon? One day evenings? That makes for a scheduled that's just . . . . well. . . . all over the place.

I have to work like that to make minimum hours - nm

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nm

Sometimes. It seemed better last week than - this week.

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I wonder if someone was off last week. Anyway, it is good news about the W account.

it's not a good idea to be posting account names. rop - wondering

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use initials instead.

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