I'd be happy with just a transcription test
Posted By: Sheryl on 2005-11-17
In Reply to: Please no more tests - sm - tired
How 'bout a test just on your transcribing skills that can also test your knowledge on spelling, abbreviations, punctuations, etc.? What I don't like are those MTTest.com things that are pages and pages of definitions, abbreviations, punctuation and all that, and THEN the transcription part comes. Can't we roll this all into one??
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Arrange for her to take a transcription test. NM
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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?
She is wanting to take a transcription test without
having to log into a company site (in which case she will be graded). She just wants practice.
Need advice please re: formatting transcription test
It's been a long time since I had to do this. I've been given a couple of report types to do. The first appears to be a discharge summary. Should I just type in the headings the way I "think" they should be based on how I was taught in the past??
Also, is it best to transcribe verbatim or try to make the test report look as professional as possible (like we would be expected to when on the job)? As far as listed items are concerned, i.e. medications.....The old MT in me wants to number them. Is that acceptable? I'm really concerned with trying to format the report based on how I "think" they would want me to.
I would appreciate any helpful advice anyone is willing to share!!
Just did that kind of test for a transcription position about a month ago.
Interesting how they can tell whether you are qualified for a transcription position that requires you to listen to someone talking from a timed typing test where you type from a piece of paper. Urgh. Needless to say . . . I didn't get the job :(
Has anyone ever used Transcription Matchmaker? If so, were you happy with the outcome? nm
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Happy Medical Transcription Week!
I was rather surprised to not see this on here sooner....
HAPPY MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION WEEK!
It's a test in progress to measure what MTs know and what type of test to give for the SM
different levels of MTs. It's over $90. That's a lot of money to pay to someone who is giving these tests for research as to what type of testing should be done for the different levels of MT. The AAMT will probably take the results and make a test that they can give in India or the Phillipines or some other foreign country.
tuning fork test: Is it about a hearing test? .See inside
A whisper is about 20 dB
Loud music (some concerts) is around 80 to 120 dB
A jet engine is about 140 to 180 dB
Hope I could help
Not a medical typing test but this website can test you..
It's called www.typingtest.com
Atleast it will give you an idea.. Sadly, I had to take it twice before I passed it LOL
Why would they do a microalbumin test when she has the period? A lot of test s will come out wrong
Why would they do a microalbumin test when she has the period? A lot of tests will come out wrong.
Neer's test is a shoulder impingement test
Don't think that has to do with the knee. How about "bucket handle tear" of the knee? Never heard of Neer having anything to do with the knee.
happens quite often i would test again or go see your GYN for blood test which is more accurate
nm
Don't cap happy holiday season. Cap the others and Happy Holidays alone. nm
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Yeah a 30 minute test---work for free, he gets enough to test, his work is done - nm
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Or maybe that in itself IS the test! It's really an ethics test, LOL. nm
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Agree, verbatim transcription equals poor quality transcription.
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Know AIM transcription system, never heard of Hull transcription. Are you sure
you are not thinking about DHull who is a recruiter for MDI-FL? They use the AIM system.
Heck, I did not say not to wish her a happy birthday! She deserves a happy birthday.
I was just saying her birthday was on Sunday!! :) Why does everyone always want to read something negative into everything on this board. I certainly did not mean anything negative by it! I was just makin' it known WHEN her birthday was!!
:)
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Wondering how many companies this is set up for....
HealthScribe, Avicis, Spheris, MQ, TRS, Medware, others?
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You really should not be asking for help if this is a test sm
If this is a test for school or employment, it really should be done by you. It is not a fair test if someone else does it for you. If this is not a test, please clarify and maybe people will help, but I think it is cheating otherwise.
test, this is only a test. nm
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If this don't work, I'll quit.
If this is just a test then (sm)
why don't you just pick something...like @@@ or ??? or *** or something like that...leave it for where you find it inaudible, and when you send back your test just tell them. You could do ___inaudible___...anything. Just let them know when you send the test back. If you were actually working, then you'd go by the account specifics for how leave a blank, but for a test, just pick something appropriate and let them know.
We have to test because there have been....sm
too many times that people claimed they were transcriptionists, or could do a certain work type, only to find out they couldn't and were bluffing. Testing is the only way to tell if an applicant has any knowledge or not. Resumes don't always tell what their true skill level is.
That's the best way for a co to test you because they never know if someone sm
is having someone else take a written test for them. The best way to test and just as accurate as mega transcription tests is oral phone testing. That way, it comes from what is in the person's head of what they know
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Don't feel bad....I've been an MT for 24 years, & failed 2 tests, but passed several others.
Yes, and it's $95 to test for it...
I cannot imagine what they will come up with next! Obviously AAMT is in a crisis financially and is trying to dig their way out. Why would anyone desire this bogus, worthless designation?
I'm thinking of offering an "SMT" for only 10 bucks . . . and NO TEST!!! What do you think???
Oh, what is "SMT?" That would be Smart Medical Transcriptionist, of course!!!!
To test him I'd say
Gee honey, I'd don't want to disappoint the children again. Maybe next time we'll suprise you instead.
I wonder what his reaction would be to that!
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Okay. Just took this test - got a 136
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I did a 3 EPT's all were positive with lines that were hard to read and yes the lines took a few minutes to show and a blood test at the doctors office which confirmed, by the time you spend money on pregnancy tests you can go to your doctor and pay a 10.00 copay and get a result... just an idea !!! I'm officially 7 weeks !!!!!
Probably a different test.
AAMT likely won't flunk many of them. They wouldn't want to scare away the hordes of potential buyers of their BOS and CMT certification.
Who can take CMT test?
I am just curious if I live in Canada, would I be allowed to take the CMT test ? or is it just strictly for american MT's? Would it benefit me as a IC ?
Tanks
CMT self-test
I just took the 60-question self-assessment test. A passing grade is 51/60. After 16 years of acute care experience, I got 43/60 correct. That blows my mind!
I'm asking myself 'who needs this' ???
We can't help you take a test. You just have to do the best you can.
That's all any testee can do. After all, we aren't applying for the job. They expect you to leave blanks where you can't get something.
just a test to see if I can get
a post to go up here. Last time I tried, I messed up royally somehow. 
JUST A TEST
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before you test
Purchase Stedman's Ophthalmology Words before you test.
It is one test....
They give you a 6-hour allowance for the entire sitting.
You go in, give your ID, are shown to your test computer, given brief instructions on headset, etc.
Sign into the test site on the computer. Take a little instructional demo and practice. When you're ready, you start the test.
First, just questions (objective portion), like 120 or so of them. Multiple choice mostly (maybe all of them are mx choice - I can't remember now, lol).
When you complete that part, you get to review any you marked for later review, answer them, verify all of your answers and submit that part.
Computer asks you if you want a break. Take it or not. Start the performance part.
Performance part is about 60 (I think, geez - my memory now, lol) snips of dictation where you either transcribe the whole snip, fill in a blank on transcription provided for the snip, or listen to the snip and decide which pre-transcribed piece is more accurately typed. A few have no snips to listen to -just choose the correct transcription (look at spelling, punctuation, grammar, medical terms, etc.).
Then you're done.
Took me 1 hour and I missed 2 on the entire exam.
try this little test
Try this test. Put your thumb in your fist, and then try to move your fist laterally while holding your arm and wrist straight. If you get a shooting pain, then it could be DeQuervain's tenosynovitis. I have that and I wear a neoprene glove at night that just has a thumb in it and no fingers. You can check out the symptoms of it online. Hope it helps.
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I actually refuse to do that much testing anymore. I always ask what the pay is before i even bother. Some companies actually respect you when you say you will not do all 4 typing tests. I think this is absolutely ridiculous! Don't waste your time unless you know if its a place where you would even like to work by knowing pay, etc.
just take the test
really, just complete it. It is completely frustrating, I know, but like my previous post says, it is a TEST - to see what you'll do, how you'll handle it. If you refuse to do it compared to others who took it, stuck it out, and blanked it all over the place, at least they gave it an honest stab. MTs who say they demand this and that before testing and refuse to test if they don't give information might be letting a good job go. When I become demanding is after I've tested and they see what I am capable of - that's when I demand what I'm worth. Of course, if they say off the bat they are paying less than what I'm willing to accept, I politely refuse to take their test. Some won't tell you until after you've tested to see where you'd fall in their range of pay.
CMT Test
Can anyone clarify something for me. I have an authorization to test and when I called the testing center, there are supposedly 2 parts, B and C and the total cost being 345. I was under the impression it was all 1 test and right now had a reduced rate for members of 150. I called ADHI and left a message but have not heard back. Am so confused because the testing center says I have to pay 345 or they cannot schedule any of it. Does anyone have any current info?
You could take the test here.
http://www.typingtest.com/
Does anyone know of no test?
Does anyone know of any companies that do not test to hire a new MT? I know Spheris doesn't, but am just curious if there are anymore.
I just took a test like that sm
They said to allow 3 hours and I took just over an hour to do it. I was so tired from just this sort of testing, I didn't even check the transcription portion over. I sent it and said to heck with this, I am tired!!! I heard back the next day, was offered the job at the highest line rate they pay. It was fine, but while I was typing all those ESL test reports I thought I'd scream. I feel your pain.
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