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

Medquist/eTrans Plus buy out - sweetpea

Posted: Nov 30, 2011

Does anyone know anything about the Medquist/eTrans Plus buy out. I know 2 members of management were "let go." Has Medquist put their MTs on eTrans Plus' accounts? Work seems to be low.

work probably dried up due to being offshored - doubt they kept much work here

[ In Reply To ..]
but that is just my opinion

You probably won't ever experience an abundance - of work again

[ In Reply To ..]
Medquist would NEVER buy out a company and allow just its former employees to work on their own accounts. Every account Medquist acquires eventually goes into the "general pool" for everyone else to work from so whatever used to be your former accounts probably now has dozens of other employees working on it.

The days of having your "own" account and making a decent wage without sharing your good fortune and abundance equally with everyone else hungry for work are over.

I know for a fact that...sm - wasHappyMt

[ In Reply To ..]
they are putting some of their people on eTrans accounts. And, this is an American worker. She and I went to the same school, and she told me she was training on a few of the eTrans accounts. Great. Guess that explains why my work suddenly dried up 2 weeks ago. Not to mention it was my favorite easy "get 200 lph" account. It just keeps getting worse. I actually wake up wondering how much worse things will get on a daily basis.

To: was Happy MT - sweetpea

[ In Reply To ..]
My work dried up about 2 weeks ago too! I've run out of work before, but not consistently like I am now. My account manager is "gone" without a word. Not getting a warm, fuzzy feeling.

If your account manager was...sm - wasHappyMt

[ In Reply To ..]
John Jordan, he and Mary Ann Baker were fired without notice about a week ago. That made me very unhappy, as I really liked working for John. He went above and beyond for me. Lots of things making me sad these days.

To: wasHappyMT - sweetpea

[ In Reply To ..]
Yes, JJ was my account manager. Made me very sad/upset that he's gone. If we ran out of work, we were alowed to check back all day and make up the time whenever we wanted - not schedule it. Now we will probably have to change our schedules.

That makes me sad! - Strawberbi

[ In Reply To ..]
I have never posted on here before, but hearing about JJ being let go really makes me sad. I wondered why I had heard nothing from him lately. He was my account manager as well and a great person. I agree about going above and beyond. I told him after all this started that I was leaving if he did. He was such an encouraging positive person.

I agree with a lot of things making you sad these days. I'm definitely in a lot of turmoil as to what I should do job-wise. Stay and see what happens or leave before it gets bad - so far things have been normal for me but I can honestly say I live stressed out every day now wondering when/if the hammer is going to fall!

sad/mad/frustrated - Usta be happy

[ In Reply To ..]
Yes, this is a messed-up, sorry state of affairs. LOVED working for JJ, and I really was very happy and productive. Now, there's little work, a draconian system, email that doesn't f#@$ing work, and a "qcare" system that is about as functional as Congress.

I.REALLY.DON'T.LIKE.THIS.COMPANY.

Am NOT looking forward to knowing my new supervisor better. So far, I don't like what I see.

Happy holidays, folks.

my sentiments exactly! nm - wasHappyMt

[ In Reply To ..]
nm

Similar Messages:

Feb 06, 2011

Does anyone have any recent info on eTrans? Thanks! ...

May 04, 2011

Anyone work for eTRANS Plus or have any info on them? I saw some archives about them back in 2006, 2008, but nothing recent. Thanks for any info. ...

Feb 18, 2010

Anyone work for this co? Are they hiring and do they have work? ...

May 16, 2010

Any good or bad on this company? Do they also offshore? ...

Apr 07, 2011

I have read the archives on pay and line count but can anyone tell me if they make you work set hours? Would their full-time go by lines or hours worked? Thanks. ...

Jan 15, 2012

will it be 2 separate W2s, but both from MQ? I am no longer with MQ, so I cannot access Ultipro anymore. TIA, ...

Oct 03, 2011

Could have saved myself some weekend anxiety. The 877 call in number was Medquist. The CEO tremored through the whole accounce of the buyout. HUH eat my foot they will recognize and keep everything intact. When I asked for Federal Leave when Q bought Spheris they would NOT recognize my time. eTrans made an "error" last pay taking away all my PTO. The sweaty CEO has a bad conscious because eTrans will make as much as MTs in India. Now I know what the Plus in Etrans stood for. ...

Dec 01, 2011

I know work is usually slower around the holidays, but I've never known it to be this slow, less than 325 lines for 6 hours. ...

Oct 03, 2011

feels at Thanksgiving ...

Jul 18, 2011

????? ...

Jan 20, 2010

I was wondering if someone can give me the email address of human resources. I used to work for Medquist and I left due to not having any work about a year ago. I am looking at contacting someone someone in HR to see if I could possibly work for them again if possible. Thanks ...

Feb 28, 2010

Yes, I know, THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND NEED TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND ACCEPT CHANGE! That is why I am getting out of this profession and going back to school. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medquist-launches-ehr-integration-for-dictations-associated-with-template-based-clinical-documentation-85476462.html MEDQUIST HAS THEIR OWN EPIC SYSTEM COMING OUT. GETS RID OF DICTATION. MedQuist Launches EHR Integration for Dictations Associated with Template-based Clinical Documentat ...

Mar 01, 2010

How long did it take you to get up and running with the Q? Why are they hiring? I have been asked twice to test with them, but I always see NJA on this board! Do you have plenty of work since you started, and how long has that been? I don't want to go through the testing and hiring process and then sit there with no work available. ...

Jun 17, 2010

I work for Spheris but was bought out by Medquist and I was wondering if anyone knows their cpl on TR and SR. I have 2-1/2 years experience with Spheris. THANKS! ...

Dec 09, 2010

synchronize text with speech/speech with text? I tried ctrl+M and ctrl+shift+M and nothing happens. What trick am I missing? I am trying to put yellow highlight in sync with the where I am at in the text on very long report. Thank you ...

Jan 10, 2011

Hi. I am new to MedQuist. Can people out there who do not hate the company please tell me if they have had a good experience or not? So far, I am worried that I will not be able to make decent money, but I am hoping that when my speed improves, that will not be the case. I have many, many years of experience, so that is not the issue. Sound quality seems to be a problem, and I am finding that editing takes an inordinate amount of time. I am a fast typist, so I ...

Feb 13, 2011

I currently work for a company that pays pretty much the same as Medquist. I hardly have to deal with ESL docs and if I work my butt off I can make some decent money. I'm very reluctant to quit my current job and work for Medquist after reading some of these posts. I have no idea what kind of account Medquist is going to assign me to which has me nervous. Also I'm about to be a single mom and I'm very worried about making the wrong decision. ...

Mar 29, 2011

Does anyone know if Medquist pay is by VBC lines? ...

Mar 30, 2011

Good afternoon all. I left for SoCal in early August to care for an elderly family member and let my supervisor know about 3 weeks in advance but never heard a word from her. I was flex-part-time. We got back to NC about 3 weeks ago, and I'm going nuts trying to find a job. Would you believe I received a termination notice in late October after not having worked August, September, or October? What took them so long? I was going to ask if anything had imp ...

Jul 10, 2011

If I ran MedQuist: Pay Rate: No Tier 1, 2, 3. All MQ MTs would have to be Tier 3 and paid as such. Starting off at 9cpl with cost of living increases. ASR rate would be paid 25% less MT rate. 25%!!!!!!! Minimums: Minimums will be set up at $$ amount each day, ASR or MT lines, daily minimum must me met at least 4/5 days worked and will be set at $100.00 (based on the new pay rate would be doable). Incentive: Absolutely floors me this is a p ...

Jul 12, 2011

I want everyone to think about what Medquist is doing. It does not matter what your job is for this company, they are systematically getting rid of the US employees because it comes down to the almighty dollar for this company. It is not a US based company, the upper echelon is India. This company sold out to its US workers long ago. Shame on Medquist, but that is what they did. It will not matter if we stay or go, they will be fine. What each of us has ...

Aug 12, 2011

Does anyone have anything good to say about MedQuiist? ...

Aug 12, 2011

For once again proving to me how idiotic your polices and practices are. Heads up to all those who recently left the Q employment. Be wary of your exit interview. I received a phone call from a Private No., which I foolishly answered. Someone, who first off, I had trouble understanding, asked a gazillon questions, mostly YES or NO answers, or a Good, Satisfactory, Very Satisfactory, etc., to rate the company and my employment. Naturally assuming (when I heard the word Medquist), that it was ...

Aug 17, 2011

I was rather dismayed to see all the negative comments here about MedQuist. Hasn't *anyone* had a good experience? I was all set to sign on as an FT employee benefited but decided I should check on here. I have had a big cut in pay due to staff reduction at my current job and have to hurry up and find something else before our wallet starts bleeding too much. Thanks for any constructive feedback you can offer. Penny ...

Aug 26, 2011

Work for Alltype, just bought out by MQ. Any other ppl whose company was bought out, did your previous managers come along and stay? I have a GREAT manager at Alltype and I wonder how likely I will get to keep working with her? ...

Oct 29, 2011

Anyone know why Medquist is sending a new PC without any advanced notification to at least expect it by FedEx? ...

Dec 13, 2011

WAS EARNING OVER 12 CPL AT MEDQUIST, BUT WITH RECENT CUTS, NOW DOWN TO THE MAX OF 10.5 CPL. CONTEMPLATING LEAVING MQ, BUT WHERE CAN I GET THE SAME RATE AT ANOTHER MTSO, OR EVEN CLOSE TO IT? HAVE 30+ YEARS EXPERIENCE, ALL IN ACUTE CARE. ...

Jan 24, 2012

Will we be receiving W2 forms Medquist in the mail? ...

Mar 17, 2015

When I left MM over a year ago, they were increasing the accuracy requirement to 99.7%. I see now it is back to 99.5. What happened? ...

Oct 13, 2009

Does anybody else work a second transcription job while working for Medquist? What happens when the job you're applying for wants to contact Medquist for references? Does Medquist frown on people having a second transcription job? ...