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Transportal and 1200 lines a day - Mystery MT


Posted: Sep 29, 2011

I may be seeking a new position, and in general, due to possible better flexibility, I prefer to work as an IC. I read that transportal does hire ICs, but I also read that they require 1200 lines per day, and you have 3 months to get to that minimum. I must confess that, on the account I have worked for years, it is a struggle to make 1,000 lines per day. Maybe it is the platform. Maybe it is the fact that the account is always making changes or has a ton of "exceptions" to the 20-page guidelines. My main account is acute care, but I have also worked clinic accounts (FP, plastic surgery, psychology, psychiatry, etc.) for over 6 years. I am used to having a minimum line count per pay period, so if you have a rough day (say you are sick or family member is in the hospital or the toilet explodes and floods half the house), I can work some on my days off to make up lines. Is Transportal at all flexible on the 1200 lines or do the platform and the balance of account types make it usually easy to make 1200 lines by a 3-month learning curve? If you do not make the 1200 every day, do they cut the contract the very first day it happens or is there communication with a supervisor?  Any other good IC companies ? I actually like my current company, but there may be a shortage of work soon (gut feel but no facts yet). I guess I am thinking that, with acute care experience, most companies are likely to put me on acute care accounts with 70% ESL. There are ESL doctors on my accounts, with some being quite difficult, but the balance is not that bad. I would love some honest feedback from someone happy there who has no problem making the lines per day or has had an understanding supervisor who allows some ability to make up the lines if there is a toilet explosion. Thanks!

As long as you get the 12000 per pay period - it is fine. sm

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As far as making it, it will, as it always does, depend on your account. The ortho accounts are easy but really little reports so you will have to do a lot. The hospital accounts dont know. Platform is ok

Not a problem here - Flying Along

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I have worked at TP for a bit over two years and I have always been able to easily exceed the line count requirements. I am on two great accounts, so I am sure that helps. 1200 lines a day is a minimum to be considered full-time as my agreement states. Good supervisor, always pay on time with DD, and no real micro-managing other than the typical QA feedback.

To be considered full-time - Mystery MT

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When you say, "to be considered full-time," what does that mean? I thought they hired ICs. If so, is the advantage of being considered full-time that they will expect you to make 1200 lines per day or 12,000 per pay period and hopefully not hire more people for your account, making less work available to you ultimately? Thank you for the feedback. How is the training and communication?

FT - Flying Along

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I am an employee and we have a requirement to meet minimum FT production or be reduced to part-time status where you may have a lower line rate and would likely be the one to have limited work if there was a time when the volume was light.

Some of the worst dictation I have ever heard. - nm

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Transportal - texan

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Super nice people but I never had enough work with two accounts so I had to move on.


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