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  • membership - Sandy
  • Thank you all who have answered! That's what I like... - Carly d
  • Here's the AAMTs latest treachery. Check out the - link inside! - nm
    • I joined when they first started. sm - MT2
  • Here's my take (I'm not in the mood for bashing, either!) - old MT
    • OldMT, don't you feel that AAMT is serving themselves more than the - American MT? Since they've (sm)
    • Very good post - was getting discouraged as a member myself. - So thank you! nm
    • Nice post! It is appreciated! Thanks! :-) - Useful
  • I agree with the rest, not worth...sm - Former CMT
  • It'll be the most expensive magazine subscription you'll ever get! No point in joining. nm - still wandering
  • Don't do it! I wasted my money when I joined, and - my membership is almost expired. - sm
    • Apprenticeship?? - MT
      • I wouldn't work as an MT for a lousy $7.50 an hour OR - $15.00 an hour. GET REAL. nm
        • To tell you the truth, I made a whopping sm - mlstoo
          • You could go to Home Depot and start out - at $10-12 an hour with no training. - nm
            • Not around here you can't. Minimum wage. sm - mlstoo
      • Ah, but actual statistics and things like that - Useful
        • The fact is and statistics will prove sm - MT
          • Statistics prove... - OTHMT
          • Well spoken. - nm
          • Your tone sounds 100% whining and bitter. - Honestly
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              • Bravo! - nm
            • Sorry you feel that way. Have a great day!!! nm - MT
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              • had to chuckle! - old MT
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                • Oh, I hear that a lot but really, it's no different than any other MT site. sm - MT
                  • Oh, long before then, AAMT will have gone the way - of the Do-Do! nm
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        • I'd join it! - nm
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Certainly can't hurt.

I will NOT be renewing. They support offshoring. They're trying to get an RMT exam up and running now, hoping that it will become essential to employment (right now it's elective). They support an apprenticeship program on which they helped get the ball rolling with AHIMA. This program hasn't come out yet but will if they can iron out the wrinkles. This program calls for TWO YEARS of apprenticeship making practically minimum wage to start and not ending much higher than that. It will only accept graduates from AAMT-approved schools, and it's going to drive the MT pay rate down even further! As if we need that!

And I could tell you more stories!

Sounds like apple doesnt fall far from tree if she made life changing move with no forethought.  You say this is 2nd tour. To me that that means she and her hubby signed up for second time so its not like this was sprung on all of you. You need to learn to look ahead and plan better.  And I dont mean plan on better ways to rob your fellow citizens.

monthly or have it deducted automatically from your account.  If you elected to pay monthly, I think the membership went up about $5 to $10.

There wasn't any high pressure sales.  I basically called them and asked could I come in a check it out and they give you like a week trial or two weeks (my memory is sooo bad!).  Then if you decide to become a member, you fill out the paperwork and they weigh and measure you (fun, fun) and file it all away.  And then periodically they will ask if you want to be weighed and measured to see how much you've lost.

They are really encouraging there (at mine anyway).  They gave way prizes for different things like if you came a certain amount of times in like three months, you got a T-shirt.  And then there are prizes for when you lose 10, 20, etc pounds.  And at mine everyone had a little paper doll that started out at 0 and when you lost weight you moved your little paper doll around on the wall.  It was kind of fun.

Well, I've just convinced myself! 

Not only were they liars and cheats but they are incredibly Dumb.  The VP of Human Resources has to be one of the most incompetent people on the face of the earth.  No, don't quit your good job for THIS MESS.  Run away!  Run away!

I'd be interested in joining that lawsuit... 

If you live in southern CA, on the job seeker board Chronicle Transcripts is hiring newbies.  I used to be a lead transcriptionist for them when they were located in my town.  Nice people and you will get very good training from them.  What I have found is the smaller trans companies usually are willing to take in trainees or medical trans school graduates.  Also, the federal govt and state govt have medical transcriptionists..You can check about testing with the govt.  Good luck!

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Delivered newspapers, did MT for 4 hours, went out for a few last minute things, went grocery shopping, finished wrapping presents, finished crocheting my new grandson's baby blanket, cleaned the kitchen did the dishes and looked after my 2-year-old terror twin granddaughters for 2 hours before I finally called my daughter at 6:00 p.m. and said, "COME AND GET THEM."

I love them dearly, but they are 175% wired with the whole Christmas thing and I am just getting over the flu.

I know, I know. . . .I'm TYPE A all the way.

I can't believe I've made it this late. I'm going night night.

$450 bucks will get you everything you need to get started. Here is the item:

Transcription Kit.

That transcription kit comes with the digital recorder you can give to your client, and for you-all the software, foot pedal and the headset. That will be enough to get you on your feet on your own.

Get hold of some practice dictations, and then dive in!  If you have the proper references and good skills to begin with, you'll do fine.  Go for it! 

I'm not going to get into it.......that's for sure.  Suffice to say he idolizes his dad who emphatically states in his late 80s that the holocaust never happened.  

Yeah, right.....don't get me started......I'll hush for now!

1568 so far and two tapes left to do before noon. 

Can any one give me advice on how to get started doing medical transcription on-line?  I have been working for a group of local physicians and have decided to change the way the keep their charts.  They are actually going back to hand writting some of their abnormals.  They have a 2 sided form with review of systems, physical exam, assessment/plan and they just check the approrpiate boxes and write in the abnromal findings.  I see a lot of companies offering transcription being done on-line, but I have no idea how to do this since I have always used a micro cassette recorder.

Thank you,

Cheryl

When you say a background in English, are you referring to something more than high school and college english, writing classes?  I always did very well in English.  I also took medical terminology, of course, got an A, and am certified as a nurse's aide.  I worked in surgery for four years as a medical secretary typing surgical reports and entering them into the computer, as well as scheduling and typing the surgical schedule daily.  I've worked in a psychiatrist office as well.  The Medical Transcription agency here tested all of the applicants, and I was the only one with no experience that they hired, because I aced the test.  So I guess that I thought that starting out with an agency that is willing to train me is worth the trade off of the low pay.  I will be an IC, so after a while, can branch out and make more $.  Do you still think I have no business getting started in this business?  I do appreciate your advice!

One of the doctors - American MD - I transcribe for regularly says "tender to palpitation."  I used to have an ARNP who said "libidio."  And I just LOVE it when they do me the favor of spelling something -- I've already typed it, doc, thanks so much -- and then they wildly MISspell it. 

Did one 13-minute (but only 40-line) dictation today from this ESL doc who had the hardest time pronounding "fluoxetine."  Can't tell you how long it took me to figure out that's what he was saying... but I finally did... then on about the 5th or 6th time he's struggling thru this word, he says "just go back and change those all to Prozac, it's easier."

Any advice on how to get started on this online transcription? I just finished my externship at surgeons office, mostly gastroenterology and do not have a clue as to how to get noticed for a job.

Any suggestions will help, thanks.

Anna M.

Hello everyone, I have been an MT for about 7 years now, and I just kind of fell into the job at a local hospital.  Once I worked there for about 3 years, I had the experience required to work from home and had no trouble finding jobs.  However, I have friends that are asking me how to do what I do, and I honestly have no idea where to tell them to start.  Some of them have enrolled in college courses, some are trying to take them online, but it seems none of these companies will hire you without any experience.  So, if anyone has any advice of a legitimate way to start a home MT career, I would much appreciate anything you can tell me.  I know there are a lot of scams out there that promise you jobs and then take all your money, and I am not about to send anyone to them.   Anyways, thanks everyone for any information you can give me.  I really appreciate it.

~Meg

I've been in this business for 20 years.  QA?  Never heard of it!  We took it straight to the dictator.  These were the old days of working on-site.  People didn't have computers.

Now with all the digital components and can work from anywhere on your PC, there needs to be QA before the document can go the client so the company looks good.  We usually had each other when we were on-site to help with a s/l, and if we couldn't figure it out, then it went to the dictating physician.  Never had a problem.

QA is highly over-rated in my opinion.  You can probably thank AHDI for that fiasco.  Who else should know the answer but the dictator?????  JMO.

supervisor told me if I was uncomfortable doing a certain type of work to leave it until I was more comfortable. Same with dictators. I didn't do it long, just a week and would try the odd work I never did before in between the good stuff.

Could this be the case with your company?