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Imedx/TransTech merger - Questons/Thoughts

Posted: Aug 12, 2014

An MT (or supervisor) was kind enough several days ago to come on this website and share the inside info she had about events occurring in the near future such as accounts, some of which I believe are accounts that support my family, going offshore. I appreciate that MT very much stepping forward. I and others have since asked some questions which have not been answered, maybe because the thread was several days old when the questions were asked or perhaps that MT hasn't come back to the MTstars website recently, or perhaps she feels she has shared enough info.

If you work at TransTech, please read the thread below about Imedx/TT that is several days old now. If you have any infomation you can add, it would be of benefit to all of us to share.

We have had recent e-mails about changing to Imedx e-mail system (which we have not started using as of yet but were asked to input our info), sorting out of equipment etc. Doesn't it feel like something big is about to happen? TransTech and Imdex merged March 1st. That makes September 1st six months. I predict that is when the real changes will begin to take place. I bet their contract called for a 6-month transition.

I wonder if that is D-day when my account will disappear to India to be done by a person willing to work for much less than me. I wonder if that is the day I will receive a phone call saying I don't have a job tomorrow. I wonder if there will be enough work on another account that maybe I won't be laid off.

Or I could be completely wrong.

Maybe we will be moved to other accounts - Curious

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or offered IC status with IMedx, as on mtjobs IMedx has an IC ad.

Yes, it would be really nice to know the truth - verynervous

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so that we could prepare or start looking for another job. It is awful that our lives are seeming to hang in the balance with this. I am already starting to look for part-time work just in case this is all true, which I really do have a suspicion it is from what has happened with other "mergers."

The truth - Questions/Thoughts

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Yes, the truth would be really nice. There seems to be a huge lack of honesty in this profession by MTSOs and there has been for years.

If I thought I would get the truth, I would just ask TransTech what was going on. My guess is my questions would go completely unanswered.

TransTech, if you are reading this, please put our minds at ease and respond. I remember back to the conference call 5 months ago where we were told that all TransTech accounts would stay in the US as they always have, that this merger was going to go smoothly (unlike what many others had experienced in the past) and there would not be any changes? Is that still the case?

I had thought the same thing - verynervous

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about just flat out asking them if I was going to lose the account I work on. If they still keep an eye on this board, I too, hope they put things to rest one way or the other.

Do you really think they are going to inform you and everyone else so that a mass exodus can occur? - business is business

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I get the whole "business is business" thing... - UneasyWriter

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but I sure would love someone in the know to just spill it. Use some random IP and give us a bullet point list and a timeframe. We had one "in the know" brave enough. I hope they come back or another steps us for us MTs as well. I've loved TT. I have always felt like we are tight - so maybe they will.

When your company is bought by another, the - smartest thing you can do is to - sm

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start making plans to leave - NOW. The bought-out MTs always get the short end of the stick in these deals. They want and are buying your company's ACCOUNTS; they only want you and your co-workers for the short time it will take to convince the accounts that they'll do as good a job on them as your original company is doing. Then, they'll pull those account out from under you and send them overseas. Or at the very least, give them to there newer and/or lower-paid MTs. You'll either get laid off, or if you're lucky, saddled with horrible accounts that you can't make a living working on.

I have been watching that thread below.... - UneasyWriter

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as well. I appreciate you putting this up top so that it gets noticed, Questions/Thoughts.

I am sure others have information, and I hope they share. I had the same thoughts as you regarding timing and that it feels like we are preparing for some kind of huge change with the alignments on iMedX's part. I feel as if I am in hurry up and wait mode. I would just like the virtual shoe to go ahead and drop already.

Thanks again for this thread. I hope we get some solid input.

My company "merged" with iMedX - and my account went to India

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Without notice to me or any of the other MTs on a particular account, our work vanished into thin air. It was offshored to India. These were mostly American doctors, easy to understand, no accents, good dictators. I imagine the difficult dictators will stay with MTs in the United States. Also, iMedX makes all MTs use THEIR platform, which is clunky and very time-consuming. You won't get to stay on the platform you've known and loved (or didn't love). It will take time, but this is what will probably happen with the TransTech accounts, I'd assume.

Did you stay? - UneasyWriter

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So, no massive layoff, which is what I have heard before? I just cant imagine there is enough work to keep all the MTs if most of the work gets offshored. There is not always enough work right now. Then what? They hope everyone quits or what?

2014 is a very good year for MTs to get out - of MT before they*re soon forced out.

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I didn't stay because I could see the forest - for the trees

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I'm not going to stay with a company that doesn't even alert its MTs in advance that their account is gone.

TT/iMedX - Midwest Granny

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I am an ex-iMedX IC. My advice to anyone working for iMedX (or TT or any other company taken over by iMedX) is to at least find another part time job so you are not left completely unemployed. I had been with iMedX for many years. One day I got an email that my accounts were no longer available effective the next day. You may be able to hang on if you have years of acute care experience, otherwise your life will change dramatically in an email.

Looks like not much info to be shared... - UneasyWriter

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I did not realize if someone removes their post on their own (at least in this case) that all subsequent posts under that portion of the thread disappear as well.

At this point, I guess we wait it out or make a move on our own.

I love TT. I wish it had not happened at all. :( Yes, I know: #naÃ¯ve

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