Working at End Range of Motion Improvement (ERMI)

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  1. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Based on previous posts:

    $60,000,000
    50 "best" reps @ $150,000/yr = 7,500,000
    50 support staff @ $15/hr $30,000 yr $1,500,000
    Place to work, lights, A/C $750,000
    HR/Ins. $2,000,000

    Taxes @ 30% 20,000,000 (If he rips off private payer... then I question this as well)

    $28,250,000/yr for Dr. Branch

    Private payers since 2008 (7 years) let's say 40%-60%.never collecting co-pays.
    Billing out 2 months for 33 days of service. @ $3,000 a month- yikes!

    If, the entire company's policy is not to collect co-pays, but stay for the "Family". Where do you draw the line? Do you all feel responsible for crossing it?
     

  2. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Karma caught up to them. No providers are covering their equipment anymore. Management/company is run as shadily as it gets.

    The jig is up.
     
  3. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    ATTN- for anyone who has proof that they are intentionally not collecting co-pays, please report this! Intentionally not collecting co-pays is serious and illegal. For those who are not familiar with healthcare legality and compliance, this can be considered a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statue! If that does not mean anything to you and you are aware of DSI doing this, you better look up the statue! Penalties include fines, imprisonment, and/or both! If you are a part of DSI's compliance department, I would suggest you conduct an audit immediately. Oh, and for the sales reps, SSRs, PARs, finishers, and anyone else who sees this occurring and does not do anything, you are partaking in the kick-backs as well. You may have been able to say you had no idea this was occurring prior to the mass layoffs, but it is all out in the open now and there is no way to deny your participation. Bottom line is - if this is still occurring (because I know for a fact it at least was occurring at one point), STOP IT!

     
  4. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Working here is like taking a hammer and hitting your face repeatedly with it.

    Lots of promises are made to you about where the company is going, what it is currently doing, how research and development is making innovative strides, how much insurance coverage the devices have, how the managers will do everything they possibly can to help you, the resources you are given to run your territory are small and they are continually reduced the longer you have been in it and of course... how much money you can make.

    The company had its hay day a long time ago. Times have changed and they have not changed with them. They did not follow-up correctly with Medicare years ago about a device code and have been in the shitter ever since. They price gauge insurance companies, have no contracts and don't put forth any effort to have the device in possibly published research studies -- which makes the most strides in the medical world.

    You spend most of your days running around trying to get Rx's signed, getting Dr's to sign letters to the patients insurance companies to TRY to get the device covered, putting fires out because Dr's are mad the device is inconsistently covered for their patients and how they can't rely on your company to ever come through, putting fires out with physical therapists because they are also mad the device is never covered for their patients, communicating back and forth with the home office employees because of whatever they think is incorrect paperwork, if a patient is upset about a bill they had no idea about - you get the brunt of the call because you are the point of contact, if a patient does not continue with care to get range of motion measurements by their Dr or PT then the device is no longer approved or being paid for therefore you do not get paid then you have to take the device away then EVERYONE gets mad. The whole thing is a diarrhea stain.

    They have shady business practices, they do not look to change with the changing medical atmosphere, only care about what insurance companies and workers compensation case managers will open their wallets the widest - which has lost them plenty of patients thus YOU lose money, will piss off insurance companies by fighting back and forth about payment even though the device is not on their plan, etc. The managers in the South are a pack of wolves that will only accept their own kind. If you aren't related, if you graduated from college or if you didn't live with them at some point, you won't get promoted and you will be treated like a virus. While one of their own is a life sucking vampire who is willing to break Medicare rules, the worst person at managing her own life, is always late to everything, demands magic tricks from you, will send others into your accounts to get to know everyone before they fire you, the list is an endless migraine.

    It would have been a good stomping ground/entry into Ortho 10 years ago.

    Run as fast as you can from this house of mirrors.
     
  5. Anonymous

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    The post above is spot on. Couldn't have said it better. The south region is lead by the most over-entitled, moronic team of individuals possible and they are single handedly running the company into the ground. Having uneducated miscreants micro-mange and attempt to intimidate the educated, more capable sales reps is a recipe for disaster. Which, is why all the talented and experienced reps left. What's sad is the heads of the company have empowered the source of the problem and have no clue and unfortunately it's to late, the ship has hit the iceberg. Anyone that's left and still buying the BS spewing out the ERMI management teams' mouths needs to wake up and abandon ship or start the paperwork for unemployment.

    Being a sales rep at ERMI these days is like being the kid in high school with a "kick me" sign on his back.
     
  6. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    false dreams, no growth & falling fast!!!!!!!!!!
     
  7. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Not sure what everyone is hating about. This job is a great opportunity for a recent high school grad/votech or sails experience. So people try to complain about the insurance. We have 3 insurance options that pay 100% for the device. Who else can say that!? The only one that has issues is managed care. The patients WILL have to pay out of pocket but only rich people have health insurance these days so its never a big deal. The managers are awesome! They will help keep you focused and remind you of things when you get off track no matter what. They will also get you s*** faced at meetings. The people above are probably just jealous that they aren't doing better in life. This job is challenging and you have to work 70+ hours a week, but thats why I make 5 figures plus commish. Anyone going on hear and bashing these people are pathetic. ERMI is baller and i feel lucky to be a part of the team.
     
  8. Anonymous

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    Hahaha spot on. The ego's of some of the morons that work there is quite impressive. They think making $100k to run themselves ragged 60 hours a week running down scripts like a pharma rep and deliver chairs like pizza's is so impressive. If only they knew what else was out there. ERMI is a place to get into medical, get a few years under your belt and move on to a real medical sales gig that doesn't get confused and weird looks when you explain what they make and do there.
     
  9. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    I can't believe the doors are still open at this company!
     
  10. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Ill run myself ragged for 60 hours per week for $100K per year haha! Thats awesome compared to the rest of the industry. I don't understand why people are complaining. Im really interested now, ha. Help!
     
  11. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    The above applies to maybe 10% of the sales force who think that $100k is like $200k...the rest scrapes by on 50-60k