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Just wanted to post my experience with the above company. They pay on time, direct deposit - and you are an IC - BUT -
Training is at a minimum, lots of old time DOS coding goes into your work, and they require (3) clean documents in order to get to the next level of pay.
Sounds easy, right? Not...it seems that each and every doctor, as we well know, has quirks but the system of coding is very rigid...and...
the people proofreading your documents have not ever actually typed the doctor you've been given...so...
Proofreading is always subjective and open (widely) to their interpretation of how things should be done.
Communication is by email - you must always copy the owner of the company on each and every email, no matter how short. So, if you ask a question of your proofer you may get a response back from no less than 10 people because they have been conditioned to hit "reply all" on every email they receive...often leaving you with a cloud over your head because the proofer may get an individual message with your answer...but you never do. And it is explained on day one that you must always keep all of your emails to CYA...strange me thinks...
Just saying...and me with 17+ years of experience and 99.9999% accuracy...go figure...
As we are all entitled to our opinions, I would like an opportunity to voice mine as well. I have worked for MediScripts (capital M, capital S) for 3 years, and have found it to be a very flexible company with a family-like atmosphere, albeit virtual. We are a company of experienced MTs in many states, with our home office being in Kansas. Rather than clocking in and working set hours of the day for random providers, we have specific providers assigned to us, enabling us to personalize and tailor our work for each one. When one transcriptionist requests vacation, has sick kids or becomes overloaded, we are able to provide coverage for one another and still meet our 24-hour turn-around time. While learning a "dot code" system that is specific to one client has a very large learning curve, it is this work atmosphere and flexible work schedule that make it worth putting in the effort to learn it. And of course, after a couple of weeks or so, it should become second nature and is no longer the struggle that it was at first. We require 3 "clean" documents before a transcriptionist no longer needs proofing, as confirmation that she/he is ready to meet our accuracy standards, something I am sure is not unique to MediScripts. We still have the clients we do because we are accurate and we believe the "customer" is always right.
On a personal note, I have been a transcriptionist since 1993 (18+ years), and have served many clients over this time period. And although you mention that MediScripts' training is minimal, I personally invested many hours of my time via phone call, proofreading and emailing detailed explanations to encourage and instruct. I am truly sorry that MediScripts did not work out for you, @typinggal2000, but I don't believe it's accurate to fault the company.
Thanks for allowing me to share my experiences.