I've always wondered what made them do away with the ART? SM
Posted By: Tinks on 2007-05-25
In Reply to: The REAL credential was the ART a few years back - real credential
Back when I was starting out as an MT, I worked with an older woman who was an ART and told me if I ever wanted to earn those credentials, she would mentor me. That's all you had to do was sort of do an apprenticeship with a mentor and then you could take the test.
Now, if you want your RHIT, you HAVE to complete a RHIT education program. That's one of the hesitations for me in trying for my RHIT. I'm not sure I want to commit to full-time school!
You can take the CCS exam for coding without a formal education just as long as you have work experience in HIM and transcription counts.
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I've wondered about her too.
I've wondered why we can't have... sm
A grammar check program along with spell check in MT software. (Or does someone have that?) Wouldn't a grammar check catch things like those pesky missing words?
Of course, it would take a little longer to run a grammar check than spell check, and we wouldn't want to change a dictator's style just because grammar check might suggest something, but wouldn't it be nice to have?
I've often wondered too
how ads can ask for ~full-time~ contractors, seems like a contradiction to me as far as definition of IC status and looks kind of silly in an ad in my opinion, besides thinking that someday this could cause a little bit of a problem with IRS.
Ya know, I've always wondered ---- (sm)
If an MTSO is paying to have the work typed in India or wherever, and once again to have it edited, not to mention a client-turnaround when low-paid editors aren't what they're cracked up to be, in the end, are they still paying about the same to have that work done less well than it would be by paying experienced American MTs a living wage? I'm a bit curious (and skeptical) of just how much money they're supposedly saving by offshoring it.
I've often wondered about this one myself - thanks for bringing it up! nm
RadGuy, I've always wondered what you
Good to have a visual...helps my fantasies. LOL!
I haven't tried it, but I've wondered about it. nm
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I've wondered where B. Grow is (sm)
I bought my copy of Smartype from her when I worked at Winsolutions with her. I used to visit her website every one in awhile, too, for Smartype tips. I noticed that the website is down now, so I'm not sure how to get ahold of her anymore. Good advice, though. I'm sure she'd have some ideas.
Thanks. I've wondered that since I saw the infomercial.
I've always wondered that ERMT!
I mean, a kid comes in with a splinter yet they always dictate a complete physical and I'm thinkin' "no way they had time to do all THAT." Right down to tympanic membranes and stuff kind of detail. I can get away with "normals" for most of my ER dictators and that just "ain't" right
I agree, I've wondered that myself
Particularly since many of the docs always use what I call the "royal we" instead of simply saying *I*. It's like it's gotta be a group thing. Or they think they're kings.
Hmmmm..... LOL
Very good question! I've always wondered that myself. nm
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Over the past 33 years, I've often wondered sm
the same, is it worth it? I guess it was for me, as I really don't know what else I would prefer to do (besides crafting, my pets, gardening, and other hobby stuff). I don't think I'd consider starting out now as an MT with things the way they are.
As far as the depression, anxiety, etc., I don't think being at home alone causes these. I think these problems are inherent in those particular people who eventually turn to this type of work.
What I'm saying is (put out the flames) not all or even many of us have these problems, but those who do would find this kind of work attractive.
I think it's important for those of us at home to pursue outside interests to get us in the world. I'm delighted to be able to be home all the time. Sometimes I don't leave the house for 4-5 days at a time. My pets provide a lot of company. When I want people, I email some, or go out somewhere.
I've always wondered about numerology. My birthday is on the 19th, my mom's birthday is on th
19th, my dad's birthday is on the 19th, and my great-grandmother's birthday is on the 19th. All of different months, but I've always wondered if there was something significant about the number 19 that I'm missing. 
I've made that before...
Drizzle the cake mix, I use German chocolate cake mix, with cream cheese and a box of powdered sugar, melted together, and the cake cracks and the cream cheese mixture mixes in the middle...oh my goodness...to die for!!! 
I've made in the $50s and $60s for nationals.
I know 5 MTs, good personal friends, who make considerably more than I do...all on production...all at the top 2 nationals.
Okay, that's it, you've made my "funny" list.
You can't be serious! Ooooooooh Iccccccky. Used to love sardines as a kid. They make me GAG now. I can deal with the crackers though. 
I've made a decision to leave MT...
And to pursue my RN degree...I've had quite enough of being treated as a 2nd class worker...enough!!! I'm tired of paying for xxxx doctor's mistakes. I'm tired of being "talked" to by "supervisors and QA" who know even less than I do. And basically, I'm tired of making squat for wages while I work my fingers to the bone...
So, anyone done this transition before? I'm sure there are some out there who have and have been quite successful at it. If so, I'd love some words of encouragement. Unfortunately, I'm stuck doing this junk until I'm done with school, which will probably be a few years......but hey, I've done it this long, what's a few more, huh?
Cuz you've never made a typing error?
you always type without an error?
I've been at it for 30+ years. 'Back in the day', I too made
about $42,000/year (gross). But the accounts keep getting crappier, and the pay keeps going lower. Meanwhile, I saw gas a $4.10/gallon on the interstate Sunday evening, and I'm slowly becoming a forced vegetarian because I can no longer afford to buy meat or fish.
Meanwhile, the suits at the big hospitals that whine about a 1-cpl increase in the cost of MT have six-(and some seven)-figure incomes.
Okay, Amanda, you've made your point..sm
How about giving it a break and get on something else? Other would like to be heard, too!
You're the one that sounds angry. I've made sure
If you need to stoop to that level to live, apparently the one who's made a wrong turn on the pathway of life is you.
People get angry about the prospect that they failed in life. Time to reevaluate, regroup and see why you feel so angry and take it personally when people make statements such as mine.
so far no one has posted they've made 100 grand a year. nm
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I've never made a negative comment about newbies.
I always try to help out whenever I can. It's not easy to work from home. The matchbook schools and scam ads have people believing they can do something that is a bit more complicated than just taking a correspondence course and immediately knowing everything you need to be successful in this career field.
Believe me, I was desperate to work from home, too, because daycare costs were phenomenal. I started out transcribing TV shows for a media company at first. Then I did worker's comp and insurance letters for a small MTSO on the east coast at $.05 per line. They liked my work and transitioned me to clinic SOAP notes. As for working in-house doing transcription, I worked in an office for ONE WEEK before they allowed me to go home. If I can do it, so can you. It may take some searching, but persistence pays off. That's being proactive. Venting here on the boards and accusing people of things they didn't do are being reactive.
You've made my point with your inspid argument
And clearly if all you are doing is "correcting doctors spelling" you are not a transcriptionist..not sure what you are doing. I stand by my demand for appropriate compensation. Ya'll be happy being categorized as typists and making your $8.00 to 11.00 an hour. Unbelievable you would justify this...simply unbelievable.
I absolutely agree with you. You've made it grammatically correct
hope this all comes through.
Your change is much better than the one suggested below which totally changes the sentence and would not be correct in my opinion.
I just left after 16 years of marriage. Hardest decision I've ever made, but something that I ha
My husband doesn't want to work. Never has and probably never will and it took me 16 years to figure out that nothing was ever going to change. He has been in and out of college over the years with a number of different majors and when he is on the verge of actually finishing something, he up and quits, because I believe he doesn't want to actually go out and get a job. He loves the going to school part, the studying, etc., but the actual finishing and putting his education to work, that's too overwhelming.
For years I made excuses for him, supported him, and actually believed that as he got older he would mature and finally find his way. He's 42 now and runs off every day with one of his unemployed friends to play frisbee golf or go hiking or water skiing or fishing while I'm sitting at home at my desk typing until my nose bleeds!
I was one of those women afraid of being by myself. I recently had a major depressive snap where I cried nonstop for three weeks. I found a great doctor who became a great friend and she helped me find the right medicine to get my head clear and then she helped me realize that I don't have to be afraid of anything. I was already supporting myself and my kids without anyone elses' help. What was so frightening about leaving my husband behind?
So quietly I made my plans to leave. I let my husband know that I was going to move back home to the area where all my family still lives when school let out this summer. He didn't believe me because I had said it all before. So I just made sure he knew I was thinking about it again. Then May came along and miracously a job opened up at the hospital in the small community I wanted to move back to. This hospital never has openings because they virtually have no employee turnover whatsoever. Everyone's been there at least 5 or more years. I took it as a sign and made my move. Within two days of submitting my resume, I had an interview set up. Without even waiting to see if I had the job, I packed up my kids and our stuff and told my husband "I'm going. I love you, but if you want to be with me you need to get a job and actually be my partner not one of my kids." And I left.
I got the job, thankfully. I've been here a month and I know without a doubt that it was the best thing I've done in a long time for me and my kids. My teenage son had built up a lot of resentment towards his father and their was a lot of anger and tension between the two of them before we moved. Now, my son is happier than I've seen him in years. He's more social, made a lot of friends, and even has a girlfriend now. My daughter misses her dad, but she has always been remarkably wise for her young age and is very open about saying how calm everything is up here.
So there's my story. I would never encourage anyone to divorce or leave their husband, and I haven't actually taken the step to file for divorce yet myself. But sometimes separation is liberating and therapeutic. It has been for me. I can't remember the last time I felt so peaceful.
i made $15/hr before and didn't stay long because i made so much more on production. sm
that was with full benes too. i wouldn't do it for less than $20, but i think even with $20, i'd want benes. are you in-house?
Wondered about this myself
I have wondered if Dragon Naturally Speaking for Medical Transcription is a way to increase overall line count...I seriously want to know how is it that some MTs can type up to 2000 lines a day! That is phenomenal! Is there a secret? Please share!
Just wondered
Am actually right up the expressway in northern Pasco, needs a few cosmetic things I didn't really want to mess with and would like to get out before the holidays so thought about going with someone who would purchase it as is, quickly.
I have wondered that myself also!
I was born in 1980 and let me tell you when I turned five, I don't ever remember writing my name in Kindergarten or numbers. All I remember about it was the socialization through play time with the other kids, NAP TIME, and learning to tie my shoes!
Now, they have the kids (my son is in Kindergarten this year) writing their full name and writing their numbers to 100, colors, shapes, etc.
They don't even teach tying shoes anymore because their curriculum is so full (per my son's teacher) that they just don't have time.
Once a child hits the age of being diagnosed with a problem whether it be PDD, ADHD, speech delay, etc. every move you make as a parent is scrutinized by every educator involved in your child's life.
Honestly, it is awful the amount of stress involved in it. You find yourself battling with the CSE committee, teachers, etc. so that they will listen to YOU so that what you feel is appropriate can be done for your child. Of course, they don't listen half the time and then mistakes are made and they wonder why.
Half the time, I think they should listen to the parents of the children more and their books a little bit less and maybe those children with difficulties including my own son would be better off.
The educational standards have increased and therefore, it puts increased demands on the child so you see a lot more children being diagnosed with things or lagging behind when if they were born when we were it probably would have been overlooked as "Oh so and so will catch up, don't worry"
I am not so sure if that is a good or bad thing at this point but I can tell you that it does put added stress into your life when you have to deal with constant battle for the right thing on a regular basis.
Ok, I get it. Thanks! I wondered!
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I always wondered who did this for
law enforcement. Is it 911 calls? surely not all calls?
How do you get into this? Does it help if 2 sons are cops?! In Texas. and you have my full admiration. I have heard pieces of those calls and I don't know how you are doing it. I thought the background was bad in medical dictation, but at least they are not screaming and sirens blasting.
I have wondered
It's always bothered me when a company offering an "IC" position presents me with a contract. It seems so backward. Shouldn't I be providing a contract? One company's owner became totally irate when I wanted to add codicils to her contract. Weird. Again, it's a matter of companies wanting to save $$$ by classifying us as IC's, but controlling us like employees. As long as some MTs agree to this program, it will continue.
I have often wondered
If lines are counted differently in various accounts (within the same company). It sure seems like one particular account I do just doesn't add up to what it seems like it should.
I'm afraid to ask, because I always get the feeling they want us to be compliant or else.
I think it's worse when no one is actually working in an office. We are all on our own, and no one knows what's actually going on with anyone else or the company.
I have wondered that...
and I appreciate hearing it can be done. Will come in handy on the days of my worst backache.
I have often wondered about this
By the time we get our quality check documents (or a facility sends back an error), so much time has gone by it's hard to remember if something was left blank, but one time I had a report come back with a drug name spelled wrong and not capped when it should have been. I had an Expander for this drug which was correct, so I was pretty sure it had been a blank.
When I asked my supervisor to check into it, he finally e-mailed me back saying that once the document is finished (blanks filled) and sent, there is no way to tell what was what. I then e-mailed back and asked if they pull our quality docs in the middle of working then (?); otherwise how would they know who made the mistake if they can't tell after a blank has been filled? He never responded back.
I'm sure QA would not want to take the blame for a mistake they weren't sure was not theirs, why should we?
Does anyone know anything about this? Anyone in QA maybe? I'd really like to know for future reference as I am sure something like that will happen to me again eventually.
I used to work there and wondered if anyone
What their platform is, do they have all three shifts, can we still work in-house. I would just like to go back to being in-house and I remember this company being very nice to work for as well as a lot of the women were wonderful to work with. Do you work there too?
Cute! I wondered what that was. :)
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I wondered that myself. How can you make a
normal for a doc and then take it with you. If a new doc would you not need a new normal considering the majority of them all dictate differently?
I have wondered about accupuncture sm
and wanted to try it. How do you know when you find a good one? What do you look for?
I always wondered that as well - how do they know if you do/do not use dial-up?? (nm)
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I wondered what you thought :-)
Me thinks Clay has had ~some work done~. Good for him. He was great!
Congrats on the win. Taylor is a fantastic entertainer and will go far.
I'm considering getting tickets (if any are still available) for the AI tour.
I wondered if it would be effective
To train a voice recognition to your voice, listen to the dictation and just restate it into your VR. Seems if the software learns you well, there'd be very little keyboarding needed. No more carpal tunnel, and typing speed would be irrelevant.
Anyone use this method?
I sort of wondered if it was that he would be
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You know I wondered how they knew...sm
My boss (the owner of Allstate) just said how many of you are cutting and pasting from word? And most everyone said they were. She said the client is having problems and I didn't even understand what she was talking about like what kind of problems. But they traced it back to cutting and pasting from word. The client asked if the MTs were doing that and she told them yes because our Expanders and spellcheckers won't work and they said DO NOT do that anymore. So I said you know I can't do this. It was just a pain. Wasn't worth it. So I don't know how they knew but they did.
I wondered if your NOLA = New Orleans LA!
Yes, I agree, I think that is not a bad wage for my area. I work for a medical school in NOLA (hint: Go Green Wave ) as my FT job, but transcription is not my primary job. I honestly couldn't do transcription FT every day! My hat goes off to all who do though.
I had wondered where Clay had been and I did not realize that...sm
he had been involved in all sort of scandal from a gay sex scandal to some upset fans wanting to file a class action suit to get their money back on his albums since he was not the wholesome boy they thought he was. Geez. I also saw where AI told reports they could not ask Clay about his sexual preference last night as it was off limits. I really do not care if he is or is not, I love his voice and always have, it is just sad he is going through all this right now.
No, I was just saying I had wondered if you had kept in contact with the family.
Well, thanks for posting...very interesting. Hey, even though it turned out so poorly, it's still something to tell the grandkids about, lol. Not everyday you're on TV. ;)
I wondered that as soon as I opened it earlier, LOL.nm
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Never in my life have I ran something over with my car, heard a thud, wondered what it was and
not the parents or cartakers, don't you think?
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