Good investment? That depends on what (sm)
Posted By: NCMT on 2008-08-19
In Reply to: Disappointed... - S EWING
That depends on what you want out of it. If you are looking for a way to stay home with children and still earn money, then yes, it is good. If you are looking for a new career and don't have to work at home, I would look into something else, like maybe medical coding. For me, MTing has been a great way to stay home with my children because my husband's job requires him to travel a lot, so it is just easier for me. I love that about it. But if I was just looking for a new career and didn't have staying home as a concern, I would do something else. From what I have seen in the 12 years I have been doing this, you are never going to get rich, and you will get bored. You will enjoy your flexibility and sometimes love, sometimes hate that you get to work alone all the time.
As far as the question about schools...I say "community college." That is your best bet for a good education and help with job placement.
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It can be a good investment
It can be a good investment, but not if the only training you have is from a company that hosts free MT seminars. There are two reputable schools which will train you adequately and whose grads are eligible to work for national companies right away. You have to find those two schools, not the one you're looking at now.
Yes, this board is full of negativity. Other MT boards are more objective and less negative, so you might want to find them and get some advice that differs.
Sounds good....I think that will be my next big investment!-nm
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Small investment, but an investment
OK, this would take a couple of steps:
1) convert the typed list into a proper table
2) purchase a copy of Excel if you don't already own
3) customize to how you use this / how others would use it, including the transfer mechanism to bring the selected physician data into Microsoft Word
I can help you with ##1 and 3, without any expense; I would even kick in some basic training so you understand the basics of Excel -- you would have to invest in a copy of Excel.
Certification is an investment in your future!
I have been told that only the "best and the brightest" will have a job MTing in the not too distant future; these are usually the CMTs. In my opinion, it is a good investment, and it is not too hard to maintain once you have it. I get all my credits through the AAMT journals. I am quite proud of my certification. I think it shows to your employer that you know what you are doing and take pride in your work. 
Single Best Business Investment Ever
Our MTSO has been using MPWord for quite a few years now and I could not imagine life without it. It has automated so many of the time consuming tasks we have each day with processing batches of work from our remote MTs and dispatching completed transcripts to invoicing. Setup was easy and any question or problem I have ever had with the program has been addressed by Vann Joe without delay. This program has it all and is very user friendly. Vann Joe is always open to suggestions and continually works to add even more functionality to the software platform to make our daily tasks far less daunting and time-consuming. I seriously consider it one of the single best business investments I have ever made!
C-Phones...worth the investment? Any opinions? nm
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It depends what you consider a good living (sm)
Some only need $150 a month for rent so the low pay would be fine.
But if you are pulling your hair out for less than what unemployment pays, I'd take the unemployment. 
Depends on what you think good money is too : )
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Depends on how good a googler you are sm
I have some bookmarks for things, but they are usually doctor lists and not equipment lists.
When looking for equipment like total knees and hips, suture anchors, types of catheters and ports, I use google. I look for a site that lists the item with R in a circle, the registered trademark name. I looked up Pred Mild today. I got Pred MILD Pred-Mild and Pred Mild and two of these variations had the R after them!
You can also put in part of a sentence. It is better to put in too much rather than too little. I put in "3DRC catheterization heart" to verify 3DRC and got 1000s of references for that. Also, if you happen to have a series of words, one spelled incorrectly, Google will ask you "did you mean..."? Single word lookups are a waste of time and will often give you bogus results. Use it in a sentence, which is all the internet advice I can give you.
I had to find the word "indolent" and I kept hearing endolink. I typed in endolink corneal ulceration, then indolink corneal ulceration and it asked me if I meant indolent. Yup, I guess I did, found several sites that I read and found references to the note I was doing.
AAMT Book of Style 2 is a great investment
for a student MT. While some companies may not use it, most certainly do for their initial testing on hiring - including the grammar sections. Go for it! One can never have too many books! 
Depends on how much experience you have. I have 26 years, not good for me. nm
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depends on how badly you need GOOD work
and whether you are one of those who spends every penny on payday or budgets.
25-40 bucks an hour suits me just fine, cake platform...
you must just like to complain
I think that depends on the quality. Do you honestly think there is good quality just throwing every
MT on any account like they are. I also think QA has been told to not waste a lot of time on blanks so I think the hospitals are getting a lot more blanks. I certainly have more when I get in a hospital I dont know and they talk 100 miles an hour.
That is a good offer. Pay is not that good at UIMC. Good luck! nm
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depends
I have one female who sounds as if she has cotton stuffed up her nose and she has just returned from the local pub. Instead of correcting, she just rambles and you have to figure it out. For example: "Social history is significant for review of systems noncontributory and mother with diabetes. Pt has never had this before."
I do find the female ESLs easier than the male ESLs however.
depends on where oh where you are now. nm
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It depends - please SM
I'm not sure what you were hired to do but I've always had the worktypes I was hired to do specifically outlined to me. As well, different accounts have different workpools containing specific worktypes. I know when I work on a specific workpool that I will only get certain worktypes; when they ask me to change workpools, the worktypes will change.
It SHOULD work so that you know the variety of worktypes you will get and you should be masked to get them. However, a great part of the time there are cherrypickers who will reject worktypes they do not want to do, dictators they do not want to do until they find a report that they want. Lots of cherrypickers don't like ESLs, so they throw them back.
Depends...
Is that with or without spaces? Is that full audio, read-throughs, or blanks only? Are the MTs experienced or newbies? Are the MTs Indian or domestic? Will you be required to provide feedback for each document or each MT?
If your offer is 5 cents without spaces and you are editing inexperienced or offshore MTs and providing feedback for each document, then 5 cents is too low. If, on the other hand, you were offered 5 cents WITH spaces, are editing experienced MTs, filling in blanks and providing little to no feedback, then 5 cents is fair.
ALWAYS ask these questions ahead of time. Editing on a production basis is no different than transcribing on a production basis--every little detail will affect your paycheck.
It all depends on what they say
constitutes a line. If it is 65 characters includes, spaces, headers, footers then that is decent. Being a newbie you are probably looking at the 8 cpl. Keep in mind if this is an IC position you will be responsible for paying all taxes, no benefits. If it is an employee position it is a good rate of pay these days.
it all depends upon
which of my cats is looking for attention. 
Otherwise ... around 90 minutes, I suppose. It's up to my fingers.
Well, that depends on you
My golly, you gals make it difficult for a man to sit still here. All these questions and you gals want answers.
It truly depends upon you as an individual what you make. I usually have a very personal interview with you and usually can let you know at that time. Would you like to schedule something?
We always look to hire, even if you are new to this profession.
If you would like to schedule an interview, call me at 1-800-BIG-DING
Depends on which it is. nm
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depends on where you are
We have a store called Freds in the midwest and I found the exact same bedspread and curtains Penney's wanted (at a price of 300.00) for 70! I also use www.brylanehome.com
At times Big Lots will have good stuff as well.
Depends.
Better buy a box or learn to hold it.
Depends
I taught myself html and have my site through avahost. They are incredibly cheap. I have thousands of pages on mine due to it being a geneaology site. You could contact them about your files and such. It can be expensive to build a website, generally 1000 and up, so that is why I taught myself.
It depends on the age it happens...
I was divorced at 30 and remarried at 31. No, I wasn't looking, but along he came and he was only 26 and had never been married, fresh out of college and ready to settle down. I'm glad it happened then because at 31 you can still get a good guy quite easily. I had a 3yo and it has worked out magnificently. She's almost 18 now and he has been Dad for a very long time, as her father moved across country and she only visits a couple times a year. But blended families more often than not are rocky. I was very lucky. If my kids were older than 3, say school age, I would be more inclined to wait until they are raised. It's too hard for them to adjust at that point. As for remarrying now in my 40s? Probably not. There's not much out there except all the leftover and discarded "toads" I'm afraid. A few lucky ones find a great guy in middle age, but I'm afraid your chances of getting struck by lightening are probably higher.
Depends on the doc (sm)
I actually prefer doing consult letters over all other kinds of dictation. Some doctors are concise and to the point, and some are long-winded (just like anything else). I have found that there they mostly say the same things over and over, so it is a good way to use a lot of Instant Text and boost your LPH. You still have the basics (CC, HPI, PH, SH, FH, Meds, etc.) but you are working in paragraph format instead of using all the headings. Remember to ask for a sample of how they want them done in particular.
The only downside is that you will have to edit them for grammar and tense issues rather than just do verbatim transcription, but it's not a hassle by any means.
I've known other transcriptionists who hate letters, but I really enjoy them! Good luck!
It depends
I had an account that paid gross lines and thought that I got a great deal, until I realized that the page margins were really wide and I would have made more $$ with a 65-character count....watch those side margins!
That depends.....
Were they paying you 12 cpl for a 65 char line count or less than 65? If so, 65 characters is the same, regardless of margins.
It depends on who the cc is..
Are you working on a hospital account or your own accout? Please provide more info.
It is usually justifiable if the cc is involved in the patient's care is some form or fashion and this cc's involvement is documented in the patient's record.
Depends what you consider to be a hot job
I love these people who say they're making 50 grand like it's really good money. Where I live 50 grand is enough to live on - period - and no one would brag about making that, so a job that "tops out" at 50 is nothing to brag about. Only someone who has never had the ability to make really good money would make a statement like that because to them that's something to be proud of.
To answer your question, this is not a hot job. I have been doing this for over a quarter of a century and people look at you like you're an idiot if you tell them this is your job. Some have laughed and said, "Oh, a typist!" or "Oh, you're a secretary!" Neither of which are HOT jobs.
If you want respect for what you do, go to an accredited college and get a real degree - a bachelor's or beyond. Then you're qualified for a HOT job.
Best of luck. Just being honest.
Depends
Well it all depends on the method of line counting; whether it is gross lines or character lines. Gross lines at that rate is excellent hourly for someone with experience. I.E., You can type 1000 gross lines in roughly two hours on average. Here is the math: 1,000 lines x .05 = 50.00 (two hours). Anyone get it?
it could be, it really depends on the dog
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It all depends of course, but I can usually
average 1600 lpd on average for an 8-hour day. When I am part time (4 hours a day), I can get about 850.
depends
As a QA person, to me it depends on the skill level. If someone his hired on and say they have 15 years experience yet leave blanks for general terms, yes I would track them. If I have a person who has been working doing clinic work and wants to crossover, no I don't. I give them adequate time to actually learn. If I can't get a blank either, it most certainly is not counted. Mostly what I watch for are the major errors, medication guessing, gross lab errors, etc. I don't see a need to go crazy on people. They are better served to be taught....if there is a new word they do not know, I send them the meaning. I teach them what the labs mean. I give endless references from books, websites, etc.
Just depends...
I think it depends on what company you work for. I work at home for a large clinic and it is wonderful. I get full benefits, overtime pay, quarterly bonuses and also have great ladies to work with and we go out together once a month. We have department meetings and parties, so I don't feel isolated at all. But I can understand how it would be awful without these things and how isolated I would feel. Good luck to you!
It depends. I use both. See below.
I use the net a lot, but couldn't live without my Quick Look Drug Book. I have found it to be the best.
The two sites I've found the most helpful on the net are Medline Plus and Drugs@FDA.
depends on how much (sm)
Mine wanted an iPod. Laptop is a good idea, but very expensive. Is she in a dorm or apartment? Something for her place like a microwave or another appliance or a small TV. Portable DVD player. A nice bookbag or sachel of some sort for her books. Or maybe a family picture enlarged and framed.
My daughter's best friend's mom made her a scrapbook of her high school years. It was so beautiful and my daughter cherishes it. Wish I could have been crafty enough to make her something sentimental. She cherishes the iPod, but in a different way ;-)
Good luck to you!! My daughter's senior year was very, very special to both of us. Enjoy her while she's still at home!
It depends.
If the only thing you will be doing is logging into the hospital system and transcribing, your line rate will probably be more than with a national, but less than what a company would charge the hospital.
Depends on if you are doing it as a
service for your church or has the community itself asked you to take it on?
If the community has engaged your church to help with this, I wouldn't do too much promotion of my own church in it.
Otherwise, I'd have a city map with any brochures about parks and recreational areas; maybe a few coupons to local restaurants; a restaurant guide; information on the school system(s); an area guide on all churches; any information on fine arts and clubs, etc.
Depends
I guess it depends on what their ASAP means and how much additional it is to the regular work you receive. If I usually receive 30 minutes from a client daily and they tend to do only 20 minutes on three days and add it onto the last day, I would chargre usual rate for the first 30 and then you could add on a surcharge after that. But I would first run it by them as if you do it without their knowledge they could get nasty with you. Also do you specify TAT of 24 hours, my accounts know that I have 24 hr TAT but it is for a days worth of dictation and if they do back dictation it is usually an additional 24 hours. Also depends on how much you want this account. You can do what you usually do in a day and then quit and fimish up on the other day that the workload is lighter. There are several alternatives and choices and I would certainly outline them all out for the client and let them chose which one they prefer doing. ASAP to some does not mean immediate rush but as soon as you can within normal guidelines. Again, your call but run whatever you chose to do by the client.
Depends.
But I think very experienced QA people should not be making 34000 a year! I have a friend who does payroll and makes almost 50000, doing just payroll, no degree, no special title, just lots of experience and good at her skill. And please. Some customer service jobs pay 14.00 an hour nowadays! Don't sell yourselves short. A skilled QA professional with lots of experience should make at least 40000 per year or more.
Depends on what you are looking for
My docs seem to always leave off zip codes when dictating insurance carrier or other doctors addresses. I found the website below to be extremely helpful in locating a zip code, particularly for a PO Box:
http://www.melissadata.com/keywordsearch/zipcode.htm
Depends on where you are going
If Southwest services the city you are goint to or from, they give the best price on one-way tickets if you buy far enough out in advance. Try them. Patti
Depends.
If paid for all text including demos/letterhead/sig lines/CCs, a lot of short ones. If not getting paid for all that, the longer ones. : )
Depends...
It depends on the circumstances. Cheating itself is a sign of a severe character flaw. It is a complete disregard for your partner's feelings and safety (STDs) and extremely self-centered. If this same self-centeredness and lack of regard for you is going on in other areas of your marriage, I'd advise you to leave. If it was a one-time thing and he is extremely remorseful and unlikely to do it again, I'd give him a chance, but only under those circumstances.
We women have a huge problem with how we deal with men. We fall in love with who we want them to be and not who they really are. If you decide to forgive, make sure it is because he is the kind of person who deserves you, not because you see "potential" in him to change into something else.
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