I had 10 years in radiology - sm
Posted By: mandiemt on 2008-01-28
In Reply to: Breaking into acute care - anony
I applied at a local hospital/cancer center and tested. They were in such dire need of quality transcribers that they took me right in. Now, I transcribe it all. You never know until you try.
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I've been doing radiology for 4 years--
and I think it's great. It can get a little dull because you tend to hear the same things over and over, but you can get good line counts with it.
I just went back to radiology after 12 years
doing another specialty. My biggest problems were the names of MR images complicated by fast talk and different images for different MRs and different language from many different docs. Sometimes 6-8 lines detailing acquisitions, sometimes not. Cardiac MR was the worst for me. I had 8 plus years of rad, but hadn't done it since PET was invented,lol...It helped when I had good dictators.I found a list on line of names of MR images, isn't complete. NM cardiac was another trip. I spent a lot of time going to google,just to make sure I was hearing what I thought I was hearing. I really like the job. You should get sample reports for the different docs for procedures, reading them will help, and you will have them for reference.
Have been doing radiology on Meditech for 15 years
It just depends on the version the hospital is using. It does have a spellcheck but again it depends on what is in it. I was there from the beginning so I had to input a lot of things through the years. The only Expander I found that works with Meditech is Shorthand.
20 years' experience in Radiology
Please email me privately and I'll be glad to give my 2 cents.
I'm learning radiology now after 19 years
in acute care. So far it's pretty easy. The phrases are familiar from the radiologic studies sections of consults, H&Ps and discharges. The internet makes short work of finding any new terminology. What is throwing me, though, is the sound quality. It's all pretty muffled. I don't know if that is typical of radiology or not. I thought maybe the proximity of the dictation equipment to the radiology equipment is causing it, but maybe they just have old phones.  Any radiology MT care to comment on sound quality?
16 years, 1 radiology, 7 clinic, 8 acute
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I have been doing Radiology only the last two years after several years (sm)
of acute care. I love it and find it easier although not as interesting as acute care. I was told by those who hired me that a good medical Transcriptionist will be able to do Radiology even with no experience in it. There are some specialized terms but easy to learn. I would never go back to acute care unless there were very good dictators and good sound quality.
Radiology transcription, what type of reports are considered radiology
I have lot of experience with everything and I would like to know what exactly is considered radiology so I know if I qualify for that type of work? I've had many types that I think qualify for radiology.
58, AHP/self-taught, trained at hospital 5 years, now with 2 of my own accounts for 10 years, employ
Also worn out 2 keyboards in 4 years. I will never retire. DH will come home some day from work and I'll be slumped over my keyboard. I put in 14 hours a day 7 days a week.
Pack years = packs smoked per day x years of smoking - sm
25 pack-years = 25 years of 1 pack a day, or 12-1/2 years of 2 packs a day.
I don't think pack-years applies to someone who smokes only cigars. But I don't know for sure.
I worked for Cbay for 3 years. I was also part of their lay off back many years ago. sm
Even though I got stuck in a lay off era, I still love the company. They paid well then. The people were nice (exception of 1 person) and if I had the opportunity I would go back again. Fortunately (or unfortunately - depending on how u look at it), I have a great paying job right now, so I am not looking for a change. I do know that at one time, they asked management to accept late paychecks, but never sure of the reason why. My check was never late.
I know it used to be 5-10 years back, but the laws changed within the last 2 years. They can only g
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6 years legal then switched to medical 17+ years ago. sm
I don't mind doing legal and will do it now from time to time, but be prepared to be totally bored out of your mind.
At least that's the way I feel. I love to transcribe, learned legal in college, went on to get my paralegal degree, etc., etc., but I did temp work when the kids were younger, which was about 90% medical and I would never go back to legal except for once in a while.
Booooooring.
Only 3 years away from reaching total years for retirement
but if I had to do this and raise a family, would feel exactly like you do. The pay is terrible compared to what I used to make. I work 32 hours a week, hope to be able to continue even after full retirement age. I have worked on VR now and unless places get to where they really do not care about how their reports look, think they will need MTs. I very seldom do a report and it is 100%, just cannot remember 1 like that and most take a lot more editing. Working now because want to, not have to anymore, thank goodness!!
RADIOLOGY
I used to type radiology in-house for patients in nursing homes. After I typed the report, I would fax them to the nursing homes and they would put that report in the patient's chart. Then I would send original report to doc to get signature. After those are signed, they are mailed out to the nursing homes. I am not really too sure why you are asking but hope this helps some. The doc's never read my reports because they trusted me but I am sure they would want to before they put their signature on anything. 
Radiology
I currently am typing radiology and have for 27 years. I also have to type in patient information but not in the manner you do. Yor are right, it is extremely time consuming the way you have to do it. You should have some kind of patient log or the information should already put in the template. No, you will not have a high line count in the manner you have to do it. Radiology reports, as you know, can be very short and the time it takes for you to get the information overrides the length of the report.
Radiology Pay.
I was just wondering what other rad MT's are earning out there - and are U paid by report or by line? Which method do U think is better?
Radiology
It is interesting although as mentioned already, it lends itself well to voice recognition (because it is very repetitive) and many of us are currently unemployed because of that technology. Wish I had your experience in today's workplace.
Go for Radiology...
It seems hard at first but after a while they say the same stuff over and over, and don't go into huge detail - many MT's who do it are paid per report (like me), so the bucks can really add up. I've been on the same account for 8 years, no secondary account, never run out of work and find it much more interesting than the usual discharge summaries, H & P's, etc...of course TAT is pretty short, which can be stressful, but overall I love it! At my company radiology accounts are considered the creme d'la creme (sp?) so we are treated with a tad more respect (since we have the cash cows)...try it, you'll like it!
Radiology
Radiology
radiology
I was called by a former client of an old job to work radiology again, but at home this time. What is the going rate for radiology per hour and has anyone used RIS system? Thanks in advance
Radiology...sm
$1.25 per rad report, and the report can be lengthy or a normal report pulled from a list.
Sadly, I just changed MT companies, and I'm only up to 30 reports per day. It's not the terminology or the program - it's because of the dictators! Their voices are are muffled (which may be due to their dictating equipment), they roll the viewer while dictating, bang films, and dictate over each other. I listen to them over and over, trying to hear the words! I've transcribed acute care, and over 15 years of radiology, but never had such a problem with hearing the dictator.
I have noticed too, that when I'm transcribing by myself, I get alot of normal reports pulled from the list. When there's others transcribing, I never get any normal reports at all - they're all really long. That could be one of my problems also.
There are no benefits, but I was told that they do withhold taxes.
I have read in the archives where some rad transcriptionists get paid between $2.00 and $3.00 per report, but I have never seen anywhere near that amount advertised.
Sorry if I got off topic a bit!
radiology job
I noticed on this board a few days ago that Keystrokes was hiring radiology MT. Good luck!
Do I do radiology?
Yes, and about everything except I am not very experienced with oncology, as we have a girl that does strictly that. Thanks
6-7 cpl is very low for Radiology if you
have any experience at all. I work 2 jobs as an IC and make $1.25/report and 1 job as an employee and make $1.25/report. It is best to be paid per report unless you do nothing but MRIs and CTs then per line but not for less than $.10 a line.
Good luck.
radiology
Could some of you who type only radiology tell me approximately how many reports you transcribe per 8-hour shift? Thanks.
radiology
Thanks to all for your replies.
radiology
Do you mind my asking if you are you paid per report or by the line? Also, do you type for a wide variety of radiologists throughout the day? Thanks so much for the info.
no radiology
I do full med rec, acute care. never did radiology, too boring. mostly the big 4, but cardiac caths, EKGs, EEGs, etc. etc. by the way, Earth.
Radiology
In a perfect world where the doc dictates clear, has no marbles in his mouth, doesn''t talk away from the mic, doesn't run the alternator while he's dictating and has no hard accent, you could say that radiology is easy. I've been doing radiology for 30 years-believe me, I've had all kinds of characters dictating and I know what I'm talking about.
Radiology MT Job
Hello,
My name is Jennifer Ruiz and I would love to hear more about any positions you have for radiology MT's working at home.. I currently work at home and have been for the past 9 years doing strictly radiology. Feel free to contact me at 419-534-5552 or jendavidson888@yahoo.com.
Thanks!
ICs who do radiology....can you help?
Anyone out there who does radiology as an IC......can you give me an idea what you make and is it per page or report? I just want anonymous answers....no names needed....but I'm just trying to get some idea of what's fair for a radiology Transcriptionist as an IC. Thanks so much in advance.
radiology pay
By the report in my experience.
Anybody do radiology out there??
Hi, I was just contacted by our local hospital. They have an in-house opening for a Transcriptionist in radiology. I have no experience in this and was wondering is it easy to learn? Do you like it? How much could I expect to be paid per hour? Thank you for any advice.
radiology pay
Can anyone tell me how radiology transcriptionists are usually paid? Per document? Per line?
radiology pay
Can anyone tell me how radiology transcriptionists are usually paid? Per document? Per line?
Radiology going VR
I just heard my rad account is going to voice recognition. Apparently it is a trend in radiology so you may not have to worry about it much longer.
I do radiology
and this is soooo true! I have caught so many mistakes just from the radiologist, not to mention if they ever went VR! My sister was in the hospital and they did the VR type reports and she nearly died from being given medication that she was CLEARLY allergic to from all her regular typed reports. She has suit on them right now for their blunders!
radiology
Is radiology hard to do? What type of dictation do you transcribe doing radiology? I have always wondered about this. Thanks!
Radiology is like anything else
It has hard parts and it has easier parts. I like it because of not having to look up so much info on medicines. It is like anything else, though, the more you do it the less complicated it gets. The hard part is trying to get lines in. I have a good account, that pays by mean line, or report, and that is only way that I will do this particular type of report as rad reports are usually so short.
Radiology pay
Hi all....is $1.25 per report good for radiology? It is $1.25 per report and any reports over 2 minutes are an additional $1.25. So a 6 minute report would be billed as 3 reports. Is this a good rate?? It is using Meditech and a Lanier. Any info would be appreciated as I'm considering a position. Thanks!
RADIOLOGY PAY
Our radiology department is currently paying a part-time IC $3.50 a report.
Radiology going away
Don't count on having many more radiology accounts. They are all going to VR. However, as a caveat, these arrogant SOBs aren't proofing their work and are sending it through w/o editing. I am waiting for the first lawsuit to come through to make them come to their senses.
Radiology is all about
anatomy, views, contrast, and having a huge English vocabulary. Accuracy needs to be 100%, including listening for MD misspeaks.
The dictators I've done have been very quick and efficient for the most part, but most of them have PhDs on top of their MD, and they are super smart and worthy of really smart MTs because usually their dictation is so efficient.
I like the HPI radiology boook and I have The World's Best Anatomical Charts book that I found at Barnes and Noble. I also used Stedman's ortho book and HPI neuro book, and Stedman's ENT book, cardiology & pulmonology book, GI/GU, OB-GYN, and oncology book. I also used Sanders' lab book, especially the list of eponymic diseases and syndromes.
Never let your mind wander, no matter how repetitive it seems. Don't mix up the sound-alike anatomical terms. Always think about what part of the body you are in.
Bear in mind that radiologist's books spell certain terms differently than the Stedman's books do, but usually the MD's spelling is in the HPI books. It's a shame the publishers can't get all the books to agree because MTs tend to think the radiologists can't spell and the radiologists don't know why the MTs use different spelling from the medical books. Grrrrr.
radiology
How did your interview go for the radiology position?
QA for Radiology?
Does anyone know how to get into QA for Radiology? I very rarely see these types of positions offered. I don't know if it's because there are no specialty QA positions or if I'm just out of the loop. Also, if there are such positions, who is hiring for them? Thanks in advance!
Radiology is NOT all going to VR
Decent VR is really expensive and the majority of accounts can't afford the platform. There are at least three current jobs on another website for radiology and I have more work than I can do.
We are losing Rad accounts to VR, but far from ALL of them...
Radiology, probably sm
because it is where I started and was lucky enough to work two hospitals with nice doctors who would show me stuff on the films and it fascinated me. I went on to do acute care, like ortho and neuro, but came back to radiology. Guess it will always be my favorite, but I do miss the days of working directly with the docs.
Radiology, etc
"Does anyone think that one can go from Radiology to Acute Care or Clinical or should I be looking for a new career?"
I did this backwards -- I went from Acute Care to radiology and was able to transfer over the knowledge pretty easily. Maybe that works both ways??
I lost radiology accounts to VR too. The repetitiveness of the reports that made it so great to use word Expanders and make good $ at it apparently also lends itself well to voice recognition. Bummer -- I saw a really nice company that specialized in radiology go under because of VR.
Radiology
I have a friend in the same position. I tried to tell her not to get into the "groove" of radiology and lose her other skills. With work and the right company you could work on other accounts, but I wouldn't try to tackle acute care if you only have experience with radiology. JMO..
radiology
Okie - do you mind if I ask what company you work for? I have 30+ years in Rad looking for part-time work. You may e-mail me privately if you'd like. Thanks.
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