American Association of Medical Transcription Service Owners
Posted By: The name is all wrong on 2005-11-23
In Reply to: I think the newbies who are just getting into the business sm - anon
They do not represent the rights of the individual Transcriptionist it seems but rather promote their organization in order to continue to exist and to continue to survive, they seem to think they should stand up for the service owner and not the MT.
You'd think they would be giving information on how to get more production since our wages have stood still and unless speed engines are used, we make much less than what one would think.
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Fellow of the American Association of Medical Transcription
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Let's see...American Medical Association vs. the AAMT Book of Style..
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What do American MTs expect from transcription association like the AAMT? SM
I posted this question over on the company board as there was some talk abou the AAMT changing its name and how they dropped "American" from their name because they basically have opened up memberships to the whole world and then something was said about American MTs needing an organization that represented us.
So my questions would be what kind of benefits or services do you expect from an MT organization or association? Would change any of the BOS rules or would you want a new style guide to be created? Would you want the association to function as a union, insuring job security and fair pay? Would you be willing to pay union dues or membership fee and if so what do you think is a reasonable fee? What about certification - should it be offered or is it unecessary?
I've felt for some time that we (MTs) weren't adequately represented by the AAMT and there was a need for an organization that could effectively stabilize the MT industry especially in recent years with outsourcing work overseas and taking jobs away from American MTs.
Have you Heard of American Transcription Association? Check it out!
I am copying this from the MQ board and feel it is so important that it belongs here! We may have some new muscle here. At least there is hope....
"I found out about this by reading an MT blog written by Jay Vance, CMT. This newly formed organization is addressing off-shoring of transcription work. Membership dues for the first 500 members is free. American Transcription Association. Check it out here:
http://www.ataus.org/
Indian Association for Medical Transcription?
I hear you. It is to bizarre to see that the only way AAMT can continue to exist is because of their financial support from the Indians - HELL-O - last I checked wasn't it American Association for Medical Transcription? Ok, let's see, maybe if I transcribe work for France I can get certified there even though I live here, no I think the Australia sound better, oh wait... I like Thailand, maybe I can .....
National Association for Medical Transcription
or international...something like that. I think they should pack up the whole thing and move to those places they are promoting so much.
Foolishly Assumed American Medical Transcription
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medical transcription service owner. nm
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Medical Transcription Service Owner :D
When you do not know, you should ask and you are not an idiot! :)
Medical Transcription Service Owner
!!!!!!
Medical Transcription Service Organization nm
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Medical Transcription Service Organization/Owner.
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MTSO-Medical Transcription Service Organization or Owner
Not MT association, but a TRANSCRIPTION association.
This includes general transcriptionists, legal transcriptionists, etc. I did sign up because it was free for now. I am curious to see where this goes.
Service owners/cherry pickers
Why do service owners never seem to notice cherry pickers? Even going to great lengths to deny there are any in their group?
And will you admit there are plenty of wannabe service owners also?
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OSi owners can do transcription...lmao
Medical Transcription In The Era Of Electronic Medical Records
EMR has revolutionized the healthcare industry in recent times. Many experts felt that EMR & Voice Recognition would totally replace Medical Transcription - however; the industry soon realized that transcription has certain advantages over point & click charting and many physicians preferred to dictate notes rather than document the data at the point of care themselves.
american transcription solutions in Clearwater FL
Does anyone know anything about American Transcription Solutions in Clearwater FL? Is this a good place to work for???
And/or sign up with a medical placement service. Usually
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transcription service provider, I think. nm
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Transcription Matchmaker Service....
Here is the information that, I believe, another poster had mentioned, but didn't know where to go to find the service.
Transcription Matchmaker
Contact: Terri Kaminski
PO Box 10861, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
recruiter@transcriptionmatchmaker.com
Telephone: 206-855-9524, Fax:
Title of position: Transcriptionist
Experience: 2 years as a transcriptionist.
Location of position: United States: nationwide position
At home or company: Work from home
Full or Part time: Full-time position
Employee Type: Employee
Type of Transcription: Hospital transcription,Many types of transcription
Specialty: Any Specialty
Job Description:
Free MT job search assistance available ONE TEST, ONE INTERVIEW, RATHER THAN TESTING WITH EACH COMPANY!! Are you interested in finding a new employer, but do not know how to choose between the hundreds advertising job openings? Would you like to know more about a company than what they pay and what kind of benefits package they offer? Transcription Matchmaker is here to assist you. We believe that one of the most important criteria in choosing an employer is the company culture. Not everyone is a good fit for every company. But in those instances where you land in an organization that is a great fit for you, success and happiness are just the beginning. At Transcription Matchmaker we take the time to get to know you. We want to know what environment you work best in. We will ask you a series of questions to get a sense of your ideal environment for satisfaction and success. Then we match you to companies that meet your needs. We have an extensive database of transcription employers.
How about....No Injuns Transcription Service.
thinking about selling my transcription service...
 and just wondering if any one has any opinion on interest in that. The person owning the company would make a minimum of $82,500 a year, running the business and doing some transcribing part time. It would be very easy to do some marketing and bring in some new accounts, which could easily push that 82500 to over 100000 a year. I have repetitive stress injury and my doctor has told me I need to find something else to do. I was thinking if there was an MT or a group of MT's (the company is incorporated so shares can be sold) that would like to get together, they can eliminate the middle man, earn retail price for their lines and establish job security, not to mention satisfaction. Price would be around $250,000 but like I said, a group of people could go together to cover that and with a little work in marketing, it could be paid off in three years. The business is about 10 years old and to the point where it is generating its own referrals. It could really go places if someone wanted to spend a little time marketing to a few new hospitals. Any one have any thoughts on this.
Do you work in a hospital or a Transcription Service
Office? It is a hospital there should be a manager that you can go to or an administrator. Production is key in hospital work, and it is important you have the quiet you need to produce.
Software to Use to Set Up Digital Transcription Service
Hi Everyone,
Looking for assistance with setting up a digital dictation transcription service. What is the appropriate software to use for the digital dictation, transcription, downloading voice files, typing reports, uploading reports to facility, HIPAA compliance, etc. Would like to do this without spending a huge amount of money, but at the same time want to be secure and compliant. Any and all assistance would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance. 
Transcription Application Service Provider.
IOW the smart computer folks who deal with the headaches! :)
They provide HIPAA complaint file hosting/ftp set up for MTs. Some charge per line, other charge per month, it just varies. Some provide a call in dictation service and charge per minute. It's great if you have no capital in invest in equipment. :)
I'm not sure but I think it's what some MTs refer to as a platform?
I think any transcription service can well assess an MTs ability
requires so many test files to be transcribed is taking advantage of applicants.
Considering selling my transcription service. See message
I have an established transcription service that I am considering selling. Anyone know who I would contact to pursue this? Thanks in advance.
I worded it wrong - should have said new idea for transcription service. sm
This "branch" of the company will be in office only. The rest of our transcriptionists are at home. I just feel that new grads have no place to go after finishing school but realistically they are not ready to be on their own at home for 6 months to a year. This will bridge that gap, let us train new MTs correctly, add more MTs to the U.S. transcription pool, etc.
Idea for a new transcription service. We are looking for some ideas to firm things up. TIA. sm
Here is the basic structure:
All work kept in the United States. Recent graduates of either a 2-year community college program or one of the better distance learning courses.
We are thinking of opening a combination office/training center. Half will be recent grads. Half will be seasoned MTs who like to mentor.
The seasoned MTs will get an hourly with a line incentive as there will be time taken away to be second ear for the newbies, more in the beginning, less as time goes on.
The newbies will have to be in-house at the company for one year on either 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift.
The newbies will receive either by the line or by the hour, have not decided.
What do you think would be a fair hourly for the new grad? For the seasoned MT who will be transcribing their own work and mentoring.
We want to be generous without going bankrupt.
Do you all think the idea is a good one?
If you could work in house at a company with good benefits would you prefer that to working at home?
Just looking for some input. It looks good to us, but outside opinions really can be eye-openers.
This is an established company, so there would be plenty of work. All of our MTs are home-based now, but not sure if everyone really wants to be home-based. We are near a major metropolitan area, so finding the MTs should not be a problem.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
..or when the doc dictates "prior report LOST by XXX Transcription Service...AGAIN." sm
I work for a national MT company, we do hospitals all over the country, I work from home. I have NO control over where the chart goes once I send it in, I'd bet the original chart was never dictated and hence never 'lost' by us....but in the case that it may have been, THEY HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER of the company to call them, they have specific contacts at the company for issues such as this...I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THIS, especially when all they're doing is bitching at me on a voice file. Funny, it's always the same couple of docs complaining of lost dictations. Curious that it's JUST THEM. ;-)
You will be notified via email. Gift pull is not instant because I also run a transcription service
in addition to running MTStars and the donation program.
Thank you for your patience!
Administrator
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I think they are actually dictating to a transcription service (Baker Sten-Stel) via C-phone
then they e-mail back to the doctor's office for me to type. So maybe it will go back to them for QA. Why I don't know. This work cameto me from a temp service and they obviously did not know much. I will find out Monday morning. Thanks for your input. I will more than likely be on this site screaming for help. The AOL question was just in case I can get them to use my home office next time, because I just switched to DSL through AOL and I was hoping that would would work with Express Scribe, my footpedal and their software.
medical transcription ?
Does anyone know of a legitimate work from home transcription company who wants someone with there training but has no experience yet. Thanks!
Medical transcription...you know, that is where ALL
If she is so wonderful and brilliant, she needs to run for president! MensaMT for President!!! We need a good woman in the White House that has all the answers and is brilliant too!! Maybe she can show us all how to be "incredible mothers" as well!
Medical Transcription.
Hi,
I am working as a QA for a reputed firm for the last five years. After putting in so many years of work for a firm, I feel confident of doing various reports.
I would like some help from you to find me some work. Can you please suggest or provide me some work if you have excess work.
medical transcription not really all
Just wondering, because lately the dictators have gotten so sloppy, it seems they do not care, or there just aren't any consequences to getting the medical records that we type munched up. I work for a national and the dictations are so sloppy I cannot make out even the little words that are transitioning the sentences. I feel they think it is silly and a waste of their time, otherwise why would they rush, slur, muck it up now more than ever? Even dictating the wrong medications.
medical transcription -- sorry -- nm
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Before I got into medical transcription
I worked from home as a customer service rep. I worked for west at home and I took phone calls from ppl ordering from HSN. I didn't do it for long because I really hated it because you had to stay on the phone all day and talk with ppl. But if you don't mind that, there are tons of work at home cust serv positions. have you also considered general/legal transcription?
KM Medical Transcription
Has anyone had any experience with this company? Any info would be great since I cannot find anything on this Palmdale transcription company other than their website.
Thank you....Kymee
Medical transcription
 I have tried to post this twice before , but was given some lame reasons about me mentioning a certain company or 2 - This company has a site of their own on this forum, so I am guessing that is the reason why!
To all you newbies - good luck - you're going to need it!!!! Back in the middle 90s I was making almost $50,000 a year MTing, just my normal hours a day. For the past couple of years I have been lucky to make $20,000 a year, doing twice as much work, of course. I guess when you have foreigners who will type the stuff for 4 cents a line, why do they need us? This used to be a great profession to get into. All of the business colleges had courses in it - which I took 2 years of, plus worked in an office for 2 years before staying home with my babies.
I guess it served it's purpose when I needed it, but if you are looking for an MT job - Please be very cautious!!!! They will promise one thing and deliver another. Try doing 5 different hospitals, all with at least 500 docs, who, of course, all want something done different/specifal just for them, and you may get these docs to transcribe, oh lets see, maybe once a year - but God forbid you for get that E-mail from 6 months ago that Dr. So and So wants his dictation done in a different format!
This profession has really becme ridiculous, and gets worse and worse by the day! I am collecting unemployment now, which is not much less than I was making transcribing, and I am planning on going back to college to obtain a real degree with a REAL job! Good luck to everyone who hangs in there!!! REALLY! I hope you prosper!
Now, I know there are going to be MTs out there who claim to type 3000 lines a day and make 15 cents a line - Bullcrap!!!! I can type ANY speciality and after all these years I haven't met one person who could type faster than myself!!!!
Now, I'm sure this will probably be deleted because MTing is the bread and butter of this web site, but just in case, if there is anyone out thre thinking about transcription as a position, think again!! Wendy
We're not a transcription service. We offer toll free call in dictation
service at rock bottom prices. I was only offering you an alternative without having to put out a lot of money by buying handheld units.
medical transcription test
If I am taking a transcription test from an employer and the dictator dictates physician names in the report, do I phonetically spell the name out or put a line for a blank?
Medical Transcription from home
is the standard for medical transcription. nt
PHOENIX MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
PHOENIX medical transcription. Any information good/bad???
Thanks
Are there really schools out there for medical transcription
that mentor you and help you find a job when you complete their course? I don't want to pay the money that these places charge without knowing that in the end I will have a job. Do any of them have internships where they place you with a company? I need accurate info as I don't have money to throw away and want an MT career. Thanks.
future of medical transcription?
I have been doing transcription now for a while, under five years, for a national. How long do you all think it will be until it is a completely a speech recognition technology? My national is definitely trending towards the speech recognition and I just wonder how long it will be until it is totally that platform, and before hospitals and other nationals as a whole start using it mainstream. Medical editing doesn't seem like it will be very lucrative as transcription has been in the past.
future of medical transcription?
I have been doing transcription now for a while, under five years, for a national. How long do you all think it will be until it is a completely a speech recognition technology? My national is definitely trending towards the speech recognition and I just wonder how long it will be until it is totally that platform, and before hospitals and other nationals as a whole start using it mainstream. Medical editing doesn't seem like it will be very lucrative as transcription has been in the past.
Cobb Medical Transcription nm
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