Yes, MTTest does cut you off if you've made too many errors up to that point.
Posted By: Ask for your errors were to learn what they want. on 2007-08-17
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- Yes, MTTest does cut you off if you've made too many errors up to that point. - Ask for your errors were to learn what they want.
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Agree with below...too many errors were made
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I usually don't point out spelling errors but the one
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laptop point and click errors
Think I'll go to law school and get rich on the point and click errors in medical reports. My doctor just joined those ranks and when I went in for check, he wanted me to get on an antibiotic, and I agreed. He pointed and clicked to his laptop, sent it to the pharmacist electronically and when I picked up my prescription it was for a seizure medication and not an antibiotic. They both start with a k. I thought the pharmacist made a mistake, but no turned out it was the doctor and his point and click was wrong. He was really upset when I took it back to his office for correction. More and more of this will be happening. Check your meds before taking.
Well, there you go! You made my point for me!
You come to an anonymous chat board to research potential employers? I suppose you play with Hotwheels when you want to test drive a car? Lick a magazine ad when you want to get a taste of the food? Anyone, including you, who makes a decision on where to work based on the unsubstantiated complaints from anonymous sources on a competitors gripe board, deserves what they get, and would NOT fit in well at SS. You just wouldn't be smart enough. We have the best and the brightest and honestly, your work life expectancy would be two pay periods tops.
You just made my point
Thanks! 
I agree with every point you made, D.
And I love the jagged little pill reference.
The "Bigot"
You made a very good point.
As patients, we need to be more proactive with our medical records by asking to inspect them every now and then. I have a close friend who was an independent contractor that tried to get health insurance on her own and was denied by several different companies. She finally found out that there was a diagnosis of cancer made in one of her medical records that was made in error. She finally found out that her doctor never proofread his reports and it was transcribed on one of documents, but she had to jump through hoops by providing all sorts of documentation to prove she didn't have cancer. It took investigation by the insurance companies to bring this mistake to light, but just imagine the mistakes that are not caught because of our medical records not being regularly examined. I think we, as PAYING clients of these physicians, should start demanding more accountability and accuracy in our records.
From the point I found out about my friend's problem I've been asking to see my medical records at least twice a year. My family does the same. Maybe it's time we start spreading the word.
I think I made a valid point. What is your purpose in
My point was that a lot of recruiters will talk up their company when people looking into them inquire about them. They're not supposed to do it, but it's done all the time. Anyone who is seriously looking into a company will know exactly where to contact them and TO contact them. Someone asked a legitimate question and got a rude reply from you. You got called out and you don't like it.
shouldn't the owners have made it a point to ask
when I switch banks or accounts and I'm not responsible for the lives of many other people.
~~>scratching my head
good grief, you made your point. sm
It seems to me 12-13 is better than minimum wage. Find a new company that pays more than 7 cpl OR as they tell us type more per hour (which is impossible most of the time I know). My point is, this profession is the way it is, it isn't going to change so you live with it, work around it or get into a new profession.
Not to belabor a point already made, but would you like a 15-line...
discourse on the difference between a hyphen and apostrophe? Does that really make your post more or less valid? I try to represent myself my best at all times, but I make mistakes, too. I have never had a breakdown to that degree over an inappropriate apostrophe or seen anyone else go over the edge over punctuation. Please relax.
Comprende?????!!!?????
Nope. I'm thru with this thread. I made my point. We all just need to agree to disagree with b
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Wow, I've never made that much an hour. I do about $18.
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I guess you've never made
Grow up.
If that is all you have to complain about you've got it made. And they
probably aren't licking the stamps as they just peel and stick them now.
I think this is the 3rd post you've made sm
about this. If you only had 8 days into this job, just let it go and move on. You sound hysterical.
Babe, I've made...
...the turn so many times in my career (see other posts below). I was just hoping for a nice short, straight stretch until retirement. I'm getting really tired of fighting the wheel, hitting potholes, getting flat tires, only to find that I picked the wrong road anyhow. It's wearying.
Me, too. I've made so little money this month that I can't even
make my house payment. This is getting beyond ridiculous. If it's not one thing, it's another. I suppose I could go pawn my computer since I'm not getting any work.
I've made 50K+ in the past, but the variable is
What type of work or accounts you are doing. If you are working as a sub and get put on continually changing unfamiliar work, then you'll be lucky to struggle through 20K. The same person put on work they are good at and familiar with can easily make 30-50K+. Many of MT companies do not match familiarity of work and why many skilled MTs are making less and less.
I've made in the upper 40s and low 50s for several years now.
From 2 top nationals. Yes, it is possible.
Can everyone do it? No. Some people are better at it than others. Some can put their headset on, hit that pedal and keep on until it's all done. Others cannot sit still, don't have a very good skill set, are easily distracted or listen to too many complaints by others. Never let others help you decide how to feel about YOUR job.
Some of it will rely on your skill set, your mindset and your self-discipline. Some of it will depend on working for a company that you are comfortable with - comfortable with their set up, how work is divided, their base and incentive pay, etc. If you're upset, you'll not perform as well. If you're unhappy, you'll spend more time being upset than working and being productive.
I've made $35,000 for the years I worked there. SM
I would have to kill myself for $50,000 and I don't choose to do that. I give you credit if you were able to achieve it.
The pay rate has been lowered there now, due to SR. The rate of pay at MQ has always been higher, but this field is dying out where ever one goes.
You've got a point there!
I'm an ex-MQ'er too, and trying to find anything solid on a prospective company to go by from this board is maddening.
It's so difficult sifting through some of these opinions. There is just so much open bitterness, and certainly not what I would call professional at all.
You've got a point there. My Mom went through something similar
when the company she worked for was trying to get rid of the "older" workers. They cut the fulltime people back to 28-32 hours, which meant they lost insurance and other benefits. My Mom filed for unemployment for the lost wages, and she was reinstated in her position a week later.
My husband took hours and pay cuts at a job he had but never filed. It didn't much matter as the company bankrupted and was bought out by a big national company.
Nope...MDI-MD for a long time as well and I have a schedule I have to follow! You've got it made
I've just about reached that boiling point I talk about
'treading water' until our government does its little changeover in January. Then, whoever ends up in office, as well as those who work beneath them, are going to start hearing some MAJOR complaints about the MT industry. I have a friend who is always talking about 'the Power of the Pen'... meaning that the written word can be a powerful weapon if it's used correctly. And for MTs, who are in the BUSINESS of words, I think we have a vast, untapped power to get some changes made in the MT industry. If the MTSO's are going to reap greater financial gains by sending a major part of our work offshore and exploiting overseas workers, and then turning around and exploiting US by trying to make us work for 3rd-world pay, then by golly, let them pay for that privilege.
I think the MT motto for the year 2009 should be 'NO MORE BUSINESS-AS-USUAL'.
Things can't get much worse in this industry, so I believe there was never a better time for a major overhaul of it than 2009 and beyond. Time to 'out' the MT industry, make it a household word, and clean its dirty laundry.
mttest
If you want to email me, I can help you with any questions regarding MTtest.
About mttest.com. I have never used it but
Why isn't there a site like that where MTs can go and take the test and then their score/test/information is there on file for MT companies to look at? Maybe there could be a way to just assign each MT a number or something if privacy would be an issue. But the MT companies could go through and select who they want to offer a job based on what they see on the tests.
I am happy with the company I'm with now but if I could have my test on file and companies could access it and offer me jobs based on what they see on my test, I would always be open to listening to what they have to offer me if they price is right.
I know there is Transcription Matchmaker, but this would have the testing already done. Obviously it wouldn't make sense for MTs to be able to go back and redo the test repeatedly but maybe they could retest once a year and the test could be changed once a year, and that way if someone's skills have improved their test on file reflects that?
Just an idea.
Has anyone tested through mttest.com? Thanks. nm
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I just took the Mttest for Amphion -sm
I bet I went through an hour of booting and rebooting and starting the longer file over again. I finally went to my laptop and it worked okay then.
Needless to say I haven't heard from them, but in the meantime I got a really good job, so I don't care.
MTTEST WEBSITE???
If it is on the MT test website you can use your F1 Play/Pause, F8 rewind, and F2 fast forwards it. Hope this helps.
Companies testing on mttest ... sm
I tested for 3 companies. All 3 used the mttest testing site. I think CareerStep handles that.
Some of the same questions on the objective portions. Not the same reports on the practical portion but nearly identical.
Results: Passed 2 companies. Failed 1 company.
Asked for my results: None of the 3 will give me actual copies - I understand and respect. However, they all 3 did give me my scores. The failed test was significantly lower, I might add. The failed test was the only exam that asked how much pay I wanted up front.
Virtually the same test ...significant difference in scores.
So, my conclusion, having done exceptionally well with 2 others and then bombed one withsuch a bad result, reported to me at first I passed and then I only passed for a lower role, and then the difference in scores, and they are the ones who asked for pay up front ... it is in how they grade and how much you want to be paid.
Too funny.
TransTech VR - anyone take the mttest speech
Has anyone taken the Speech Recognition Test at mttest.com when you applied with TransTech? There are 11 speech recognition files that you have to correct. I am wondering how accurate those files are compared to the actual VR reports you ended up editing at TransTech. If they are representative of what you actually get to work on, that might be a good way for MTs who have never done VR to get a taste of it before they apply for jobs at companies that have a majority of VR versus straight typing. I started taking them, but had to quit because my laptop battery was running out. Not sure if I want to go back to complete them because I am not sure I want to learn VR either.
Any insight would be appreciated.
I did 2 tests the last couple of days, both through mttest, though
the tests were different. One test took about probably 45 minutes and that didn't include the transcription part. I started the transcription and the dictation was so horrendous - sound quality really bad, barely able to hear any of the dictation, 2 ESL docs, and 1 really fast talking U.S. doc. I do about 90% ESL, but goodness. I have nearly 20 years' experience and I have decided it just isn't worth my time to do the transcription part. I'm trying to get out of a stressful situation currently, and this didn't seem like it was going to be the answer. I know that it was only a small representation, and I feel sorry for anyone without lots of experience trying to take the test.
The second test was so easy and even with transcribing the dictation I think it only took me 45 minutes tops.
I don't know why I continue to test and look for another position, because I'm fairly comfortable with my dictators, my company leaves me alone 99% of the time, good line counting program, etc. and I turn down every position I'm offered because: 1 - no one offers me as much money (even though I'm not making gobs of money); 2 - no one offers me the flexibility that I currently have, although I don't have as much as I used to have; 3 - I've got 5 years invested in this company and I know what to expect; 4 - while QA is pretty stringent I'm 99% or better and go weeks at a time without getting anything back ....... I just need a change of pace, but at the same time I don't like change, I don't want to learn new dictators, don't want to learn a new format, don't want to learn the quirks of QA and all the other stuff that goes along with a new account/new company.
I think the last 6 months I've tested and been offered 8 positions and some companies continue to call me and none has anything better to offer me.
If they use MTTEST by Career Step - Don't bother...
...just like Career Step's program, MTtest is GREATLY flawed. And the potential employers don't bother to review this or your testing. If an employer lazily uses MTTest (and is recruiting people to buy Career Step's scam terrible training program), I don't bother. Even if you get it right, the module is flawed and will likely say you got it wrong. Don't waste your time being insulted by same.
Companies that actually send you dictation to transcribe are the best to test with. They test your true knowledge/ability, not through a flawed and inadequate multiple choice module that's sole purpose is to recruit people to Career Step.
Just my 2 cents... :O)
Errors
Yes, they do deduct for MAJOR errors that affect patient care, not for minor mistakes. If you don't make major mistakes that you should make anyway, you don't get deducted. Duh.
more errors
that should read, major mistakes that you should NOT make anyway. duh. LOL!
errors
Well putting an 'a' or 'an' out of place IS an error, right? That's not nitpicking, it's QA!
Excellent point, and point in case
look at the charlatan christian in the
Whitehouse who uses religion to push his agenda...
Christian IS as Christian DOES...
I understand your point, my point is why can't MTs and QA work together..
being QA doesn't mean you are above everyone else, you are just an extra set of ears...and why do so many MTs take offense to QA??? That is my point...you made have had bad experiences in the past with QA but not all QA are bad...
There are errors in your posting
and whether or not it is only a law enforcement agency who can provide certain information with good reason...there are companies who can provide any information about you that you would rather be kept from public view without good reason.
Plus, how much will they deduct for errors? (nm)
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Your'e right, the errors have been corrected.
It was written in a fit of passion after just learning that I lost my job, excuse me. I hope you are never put in this position and don't ever get emotional about losing your job. I am sure you can walk on water also.
Not sure about QA deducting for errors.
Not to toot my own horn, but my QA scores are pretty high so that's never been an issue. The time off isn't technically acrued like on a weekly basis or per hours worked, but you don't just get 2 weeks to take off a month after you're hired, if that makes sense. I'm not sure but I think you might be able to take 1 week after 6 months, something like that. I don't recall how the sick and personal time are allowed to be used in the first year, since I've been there almost 4 years. I'm certain a recruiter would be happy to answer questions along those lines for you, although I'm glad to help with anything else from my general perspective as a current employee.
Docking for errors
 Run for the hills. I think this is absolutely terrible. Tell them to take a hike and leave.
no backup on errors
With some of my QA feedback they are telling me it's wrong because it doesn't match the instructions for the client. The problem is, when checking the client instructions there is nothing in there about what they are counting me off for. For example: we are no longer to separate laboratory data or x-rays into their own category but to combine them with the ER course. I didn't do that because I didn't know that and I got counted off for it, but there was nothing in instructions regarding this. One QA said no big deal, another QA person counted off. I have tried to document and make notes to my supervisor about it, but all it gets me is more grief from the QA because apparently they are being told about it and angrier at me because I said something. I am not perfect and I have made mistakes they have pointed out, but some things I should not be and the QA should also be able to realize they are human as well and can make mistakes. I do QA at my FT job so I know how it all works, but it has to go both ways.
They do not charge you with errors while
on 100% QA so the score always shows 100%, They do make corrections in your reports if needed, but they don't count against you. Once you are released from 100% QA (I was released my second day, some still on 100% for much longer) they only QA 3% so most reports where only blanks are filled in your QA score will show at 100%, but it doesn't mean your monthly QA score is 100%.
Errors and omissions
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Errors have to be weighted, some
errors are bigger than others -- i.e. wrong medication transcribed or total phrases left out versus a word misspelled or the wrong punctuation, BIG DIFFERENCE that could be very detrimental to a patient if that report is the only one another doctor is referring to.
Did you catch the errors after you sent it
Or did the company call them to your attention?
You can always correct the errors and resend it, asking them to disregard the first submission if you caught the errors.
u made 300 a week? That's more than I made there.
But no work, no pay. Nice ppl, they really are, some of the nicest in the business. Just can't communicate to save their lives and the recruiters are lying dogs.
I'd say if you're looking for part-time work, as in less than 20 hrs a week's worth of work, then this place is for you. Use them as ur backup. Because guaranteed that's all they're using you for.
formula for check sent for errors on DQS
did anyone from MQ call to ask how their check amount for the errors in calculations on DQS work was derived at? i sent an email to the payroll dept in our region when I first got the check and she responded by telling me that she had sent it on to corporate and that they would get back to her on how to handle this. i get a call today from corporate and i was given an incomplete explanation -- IMAGINE THAT!! I was told that the average that they had obtained after taking a sampling of reports and coming up with the average was not going to be furnished by MQ to the MT. i requested from that person to find out for me why. it's my money and i want to be able to see how they came up with that figure. Why shouldn't I be able to have that info as it pertains to me and my money so that I can take my own number of lines and multiply it and come with hopefully the same figure. Need I explain that?? oh, and i was told that I was the only MT that had requested that information -- that all the other MTs who had questions about the check were satisfied with the answers that were told them. i told this person that i was tired of being told that I "was the only one" who had the problem and that no one else had brought it up. they try to make you feel like you're the only who has brought up such a thing and act like you're being out of line for doing so.
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