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Heads up for South Region - Diminishing work
Posted: May 14, 2011
If any of you were low on work before, its going to get lower. A big hospital just started to send some of their work to India.
how low can we go? - a1typist
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How low can we go....I lost 28 hours this pay period to NJA. I am very fortunate to have a working husband, otherwise I would be eating cat food!
Well, they will get what they deserve. Unfortunately, they probably don't care enough - elle
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A big hospital is now sending their work somewhere...but not to us.
Yeah - sm
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lost a couple hospitals to someone else and 1 big account to EMR. Scraping for work here in the West now. Supposed to be getting a couple big accounts in May sometime, but have not seen them yet.
back up work - Kim L
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I am a part of that group. We were told they had already started setting us up with back up work. I am counting on that to happen because I've been with MQ for 11 years and hope to keep my job.
back up work - a1typist
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I am also in that group and if they have us set up for backup work, it hasn't flowed downstream yet! I lost 28 hours in the last pay period due to NJA...having a hard time surviving. Sometimes I think they are trying to starve us out! I am at the top of the heap in terms of pay at MedQuist and have been around for 11 years. I think I am an endangered species!
Has anyone else in the south region been switched to an account since their work went to India, and they just cannot handle it? I have been doing transcription for over 30 years, but this cesspool account they have just placed me on with no say is beyond belief. Any suggestions on how to get off this account and placed somewhere else. I have tried talking/e-mailing my old supervisor, new supervisor, and supervisor above them to no available. Any advice or similar situatio ...
I've only recently discovered this. If doctor dictates the age of TP and it's wrong, but you can look at the demo and fix it, don't. Just blank it. I just had a major error come to my E-mail about this. I had changed the age, probably because the physician stated it wrong. However, when you look up a report in escrption, it doesn't tell the patient's date of birth so you have no way to prove anything. I'm blanking from now on. &nb ...
We all know this, but it seems things are getting worse with regard to ASR. I've been noticing it is substituting right for left and vice versa even though the dictation is crystal clear. Also, it is substiting Mr. for Mrs. or Ms. and vice versa even though the dictation is crystal clear. As someone noted previously, it is still making blatant errors in numbers (ages, lab values, vital signs, etc.). These are only a few out of a zillion examples lately. I'm thinking that ASR is regress ...
Just wanted to give a heads up to everyone out there. I have been working for ANP Transcription out of New York for three months now and will NEVER work for them again. They push, push, push for work to get done but can't seem to send out paychecks on time. I have had to call and email each month. Mysteriously, my very first paycheck didn't make the check run and my second check I was told was mailed out on July 9, but I have yet to receive that one, too. ...
This was such an important message I felt it needed to have it's own post. It kind of got lost below in the thread. Anyone who is going through this type of situation can really benefit from this information - I know it was powerful salve for my heart. Thank you for posting this Former Manager.
Cause for concern at any company - sm - Former Manager
Posted: Oct 9th, 2010 - 9:01 am In Reply to: WMX bloodletting - eaMost MTSOs of any decent size at all have pr ...
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Geeeeeeez. Just when you think you're sailing along...
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Hi folks, I'm an MME and just want to know that I don't like picking your reports to death. When I have to correct a report, I usually leave comments to help you along. However, we were told that if anything is missing from the ADT screen, or if we see 1 little mistake, we have to review the whole report. If the ADT screen is correct, then, unless you're on 100%, we just correct where the QA marker is. I can't tell you how many times the date of s ...
the news that a new company has sprung up fabricating resumes to give those folks with no experience some experience and education. All those claiming to be CMTs need to be checked. Word has it, this too is going on along with some name changing to confuse the issue. ...
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I just got through with my 8 hours for the day. I could have worked longer, there was work left and my company does not mind. We are behind on discharge summaries but I am blowing steam out of my ears. I am old enough to quit this job and have I ever been thinking about it today. I have had people dicating for doctors who are ESLs themselves!! I was told not to change their verbs and such, leave as is. That grates on my last nerve. I have had people chomping gum in my ears, how rude is that? Did ...
I did not blame the company I worked for for selling out to Transcend as I figured they were told the same thing we were told, which was that nothing would change and their transcriptionists would be treated fairly. I think when things do change you can't blame your old company for that since they are probably surprised by it all just like you are. ...
Does anyone have any idea what is going on with the South region? Why so much work all of a sudden? Lots of late jobs and OT approved. Just wondering. ...
Or is it just me ???
And a question, if there is no work during my regularly scheduled hours, I don't HAVE to make up this time later do I -- I can just eat it right and go without ?? (am PT) ...
Been having NJA for the past 2-3 days which hasn't happened in a very long time (since April of last year). Haven't been able to work full shift. Supervisor sent email last night about 3 new accounts starting today, calling it "Good News!" but still NJA. What the heck is going on? ...
I don't remember what it was like to go a whole week, let alone a whole pay period without running out of jobs and having to spend nights and weekends to make it up while trying to plow through 10 different CPs to do so. Arrggghhhh. Is there an end in sight? Just needed to rant a little. ...
Never seen it this bad. Looked in the backlog and only a quarter of the usual amount are working. People probably quitting. I wonder why MModal has such a hard time keeping employees. ...
Is anyone else having problems getting work in the South region? It seems since Memorial Day it has been slow. Every morning there is no work and even in the evening there is no work. Where is it? ...