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Questions about Phoenix Medcom - anony1234
Posted: Dec 05, 2014
Good or bad? Work Comp Reports that are "technical"? Any ideas, suggestions? Offered the job but scared!!
PHOENIX MEDCOM - ZENOBIA
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I was given the IC job w/Phoenix. My experience was not good. They give you 2 days to get account under control. They will not tell you if you are doing it right or not after 2 days, then you just don't get any work - "can't give you any work is stat, all work coming in now is stat." I spent $$ getting the account set up and in 6 weeks only made $152. Hopefully your experience will be better than mine.
phoenix medcom - wondering - anony1234
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Thanks for the info! Sounds weird to have to pay so much, and then only give you two days of training. Inscribe is not my favorite platform, as I think it takes a long time to get any lines, and if I am required to complete 500 lines/day it could take a very long time! I may reconsider this endeavor.
Phoenix/Inscribe - catroma
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I've often wondered if Inscribe kind of cheated you on lines. I know it's Nuance software. It's not hard to work on but it certainly does take a long time for your lines to add up so I agree with Zenobia, plus you can have all of those cheap QT lines on Inscribe too.
would you pls explain, re inscribe - what exactly are cheap QT lines
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'cheap QT lines?' I'm trying to figure out just how they ripped me off re my recent Inscribe fiasco. Thanks,
QT lines are Qualified Text, in other - words
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things that populate automatically that you don't type, like a template for a physical exam, headings, etc. At my company where I have straight typing account, I get paid 8 cpl regular transcription and 2 cpl for QT.
Believe it or not - Those QT lines add up fast - NM - BTDT
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Thanks everybody! Definitely bidding this job offer goodbye! Already been told I have to make a business card and the Inscribe platform is just not for me.
Ditto Zenobia - 6months-nada
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You will be killed with kindness, but you are just as dead.
when u say nada... - may I ask
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how much or little you made in the 6 months? And to what do you attribute the terrible outcome? Platform, lack of work, restricted work, all this and more...? I worked for one of these places with EMDAT/Inscribe for a couple of months. It was ghastly--in terms of many things, and they paid me next-to-nothing. And I mean, like $10 for 2-3 hours' work at a time, that sort of thing...they kept 'stopping and starting' me, like someone above seems to describe. I think this was a ruse to confuse me as to how much I was making...or how little...just disgusting...tactics we couldn't have dreamed of until recently. I too, think I made less than $300 in the 2 months. Actually, it's more like $3.00 an hour. See why we don't try to figure it out? It's too painful.
I really like it there - Phoenix MT
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I have been there for almost a year and my experience has been nothing but positive. I love my account. No one ever bothers you and I usually have plenty of work, rarely run out. Pay is always on time. They know the meaning of a true IC, so I really appreciate that about them.
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Many thanks for any info or advise. ...