apprenticeship program
Posted By: burned out and fed up on 2006-03-10
In Reply to: MT recognized as apprenticeable occupation - sm
First we get downsized, next outsourced, then threatened within an inch of our livs by ASR. Now this. Cool website. Good article. Great idea.....but SHOW ME THE MONEY.
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Apprenticeship??
I'm not sure how you can possibly say that $7.50 is minimum wage, in most states that is still $5.15, which makes the starting about 68% above that. The ending wage of $15/hour is WELL above any minimum wage. Those guidelines, by the way, are established by the Department of Labor, who said get surveys about what the industry norms are for income and start the apprenticeship at 50% of that and move it to 100% at the end of two years.
Apprenticeship
What is the apprentice all about? Is that a new medical transciber program? Sorry, but I just had to ask as I have seen it mentioned a bunch of times on this board in the past.
Apprenticeship
Maybe you are thinking about the apprenticeship program that is going to be administered by MTIA. The Department of Labor has approved medical transcription as an apprenticeable occupation and it will now have an apprenticeship available. They have developed specific guidelines and one is eligible for participation only after completion of an approved program. I'm sure you can find more information on their website.
apprenticeship/internship
some companies now have apprenticeship or internship programs. You should try to get in touch with a recruiter from a company and ask about if they have such a program. That is how I got started at Medware. Good luck!
Well, we can write to the Dept. of Labor's Apprenticeship people
and tell them that the AAMT's proposal is not what MTs want, and that the AAMT has only a very tiny percentage of MTs as members. If a lot of people do this, then the Dept. of Labor might think twice about the proposal, especially if everyone gives reasons.
I have never found a program shorthand does not work with, it works outside the program (I think tha
nm
PRD is a DOS program. I don't think it work with Word, a Window's program.
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It will count everything if you go in the settings and program it to. Good program!
Sylcount is an awesome and accurate counting program also. That will count everything if you "tell it to".
You can use Shorthand in ANY program, it works outside your program
I have never found a platform it did not work with and I have worked on several different versions of Meditech. Just start using it.
M-TEC has a Basic program (12 month) and a Premier program (18 month). To WAH, you should take the P
:)
Shorthand works with every program, it works outside the program you use, does not interfere.
nm
PRD is a DOS program, so you just
copy the entire folder to a floppy or CD. It does not need to be installed like windows programs.
What program are you using?
nm
Value of SUM program...What would you pay???>>>
I asked this on the equipment board, but I think maybe I'll get a better response here, so I hope its okay to post it here, too.
Does anyone know what the SUM CDs are worth? There are some on ebay. The beginning one is 2005, and usually they are the older ones on ebay. I looked on the HPI website, but they come with books and are VERY expensive.
Anyway, does anyone have an idea of what they are worth without any extra books? I want to bid on them, but don't know how much. They are at $9.99 each now. There is a beginning one, an advanced one and a surgery one. Shoot. I want them, but don't want to pay too much, you know?
Thanks for any input. 
SUM Program
First, realize if you are able to study independently. The SUM cd's that are on ebay now are the new 2005 editions. You will be able to find the additional books you need on eBay over a few weeks. My advice to you is 1) go to the HPI/SUM website and print out the Student Syllabus and assignments for beginning and surgical (this will give you all of your assignments and a list of what supplies you will need, 2) email the eBay seller and make sure she is including the password codes to "unlock" the cds (Without these, they are useless to you.), then bid what they are worth to you. I have seen them go from $10 to well over $100. I sold a one myself (and not the new edition) for $125. Since I now have everything I need, I will pass on a little hint for buying cheap on eBay. Look for the packages, purchase them, take out what you need, then relist the rest. I now have a second computer (used but fine), desk (nice and new), all the reference books needed for the SUM Program, every Stedman's book that I could ever want (the latest editions), flash cards from Career Step (which come in handy), the extra AAMT cd's that M-Tec uses along with macros and every possible item I could ever want. In the end, not only did it cost me nothing, but I actually came out ahead in the end.
So, if you have the time, this is an excellent way to purchase training materials. Good luck and happy shopping.
DQS program
Hello out there - Starting position who has DQS program.
I find it to be very poor. (In fact those who know the Meditech program - I prefer Meditech over DQS anyday)
I have a lot of issues with the program; however, will just ask two questions, please. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
1. Does anyone have advice as to the quality of dictation. I am not referring to the physicians quality, but the inability of the DQS program to have more than 4 selections for speed, which are terrible.
Is it me or is this par for the program? 1-2 speed hash marks are draggy, 3-4 is distorted. There is not a happy medium for clear dictation but at a rate you can type quickly and accurately.
2. Also minutes - never measured my work in minutes how many minutes a day approximately to produce 1500 lines a day ??
35+ years transcription experience - this is the worst program ever. Hey that is just my opinion, I could be wrong (5000 lb gorilla).
DQS program
Thank you so much for your information. You have hit the nail right on the head.
I too did the same as you. It seems almost impossible to get more than 700 lines. I am so confused as I usually average 200+ lines/hour on all other typing plateforms I have ever used. (Even Meditech)
Your reponse has really helped realize the program frustration is not completely my fault.
THANK YOU - God Bless
What program are you using?
nm
program
Top gray keys - press left key (program), press again and it will say keys, choose which black button you want for the headset and press it, type #*11, hit the select (X) key, hit the black button you chose again and the hit the top right gray key (no). If you hit the black button you chose, it should light up, indicating the headset is working.
See Clearly Program. Has anyone every tried this?
If so, did it work?
I believe you would need a program also.
I don't know of any free ones that could be used with a pedal but I certainly could be wrong. Some companies have you test within their platform and it might work there. Good luck!
? on sum program
Sorry not sure which board to put this ? on but I have sum program with 12 tapes side a and b, machine and answer key and have no idea of what kind of a price to put on this. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
don't know what program UR using but I NEVER
My reports, especially with ESL, come in better than they (the ESL dictators) can actually dictate. I have to do editing, sure, but it's mostly punctuation, or wrong word(s), setting up paragraphs, doing some headings - it's very rapid for me (used to edit in a previous setting but not medical) but, yes, it is less $, so you work smarter, not harder, in this biz.... I'm much faster on VR than straight transcribing and wish I had more VR.....
is that the program that is - sm
specific to futurenet?
IT program
is it easy to download? have you had a problem with it like the other post? thank you so much!
In what program?
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You don't say what the program is.
Line counts can vary for several reasons and it's not fair for you to blame MS Word or the line-counting program for the discrepancy.
You need to check with the MTSO about the EXACT settings they're using. For example, are you counting for formatting such as Bold or Caps? Maybe they're not. Are you counting for tabs and they're not? Headers/Footers? There are any number of reasons for the difference so until you check with the appropriate source (the MTSO) about their settings, you won't know.
RE: Program
I use Transcription Gear and
have no problems.
So, you were able to use this program from
I was going to try it for an account that I have where I transcribe from progress notes. A lot of these patients are established and the med list stays the same. I currently save my documents by date of service, but I am wondering if it would be worth my while to build a patient database even if just for this account. My fear was having to recreate the Word documents in a separate program.
There is a way to program, but I can't get
it to work. What I do is take the phone off and stick it in my desk drawer and the headphones work fine and no speaker phone. If you do get the speakerphone hit stop and it will go away.
You don't say what program you are using, but if I
need to make a change that isn't offered I just cancel out, I'm at the spot I need to change, I change it, and then I run spellcheck again.
Tell me a little more about this program
Is it something you do from home? How long does it last? What does it entail? Or perhaps a website you can direct me to.
try this program
Hi there!
I went onto a site and somehow got some goofy bad stuff I downloaded Windows Defender and ran scan it got rid of it and it has not been back since!
Seriously if you don't have it already download it and let it run on you system for good! It is free and it will help greatly! You need to go to the Windows home site click on downloads it should be in a list of suggested/recommended downloads. Trust me it helped me, my dad and my friend when we have had issues once you have Windows Defender on your system it will act as mote does to a castle so to speak. Let me know how it turns out for you! MT from SD
Try getting the SUM program on your own
Since you are an MT and only need the exposure to acute care material, you really do not need to take a course like that. You'd just spend a lot of money to "learn" typing, punctuation, phrase drills, etc.
With your background, you might look for a school that assumes students have that already, begins right away with acute care material, and then goes on to train beyond the basics.
Another option would be to get the SUM program material and just plow through it on your own. You should be successful with this, given that you have experience and good English skills. You have training, after all. You just got it on the job.
The only problem with the self-study approach would be that you might not be able to get a job with a national. When they require a certain number of years of experience in acute care, they are serious. The only way around this is to take a course like Andrews or M-Tec.
You might want to compare the cost of the SUM program, including the advanced and ESL dictation sets, with the cost of Andrews (or MTec if they use all of them). The difference should be worth the nearly guaranteed job you'll have upon graduation. You'll be able to make that up in earnings quickly.
I don't think either school would require you to waste time on spelling and punctuation. :) You'd be able to scoot through fairly quickly, since you already have the basic skills down.
WP Program
Does anyone know if there is a site to download for free Word Perfect? I googled but was unsuccessful in finding it, yet I've heard there is a free version out there.
If anyone can link me up, TIA!!!
On the program I use...
which is taxactonline.com, they have a section where you calculate what portion of square footage you use for your office space and that is how they calculate the percentage of deduction. So, if your house is 1,000 sq total and you use a 10 x 10 room for your office, or 100 sq, then the deduction would be 10% for utilities (if I am calculating that right, it's been a long day).
I went through the M-TEC program
I wouldn't say I liked it exactly. It was a lot tougher than I expected and sometimes I got discouraged. However, I finally finished and was hired right off the bat. My employer loves M-Tec grads! In addition, I continue to get emails from M-TEC about other employers who would like to hire M-TEC grads, so I guess all that hard work was worth it. If you really want to be an MT, I don't think you can go wrong with M-TEC, but search your soul and make sure it is really what you want because it won't be easy.
What program? nm
nm
Is Beyond TXT a VR program? Any ideas on it? Anyone like it?
TIA
Please share which program your are using.
From what I have read, it seems that EditScript is the only VR program that seems to work quite well. I hope this is not the one you are using. Could you tell us which one?
Abbreviate program
Hi, I was wondering if anyone can give me some info on an Abbreviate software program or which is best. Is it feasible to make my own on autotext or should I invest in a program. Or do I have to also make my own on the software program? Thanks so much.
it's not the program I have the problem with (sm)
it's the fact, as mentioned in other posts, that we don't get the headers/footers, CC's, etc, anymore. Also right after starting on DQS, I got put on a totally new account, not even one from my home office, which NEVER EVER has the ADT screen completed, and the patient's names are NOT in the ADT search...so I have to fill out the whole screen, hoping that I've got the correct name, cause the dumba** docs don't seem to realize that I have to type it in!!! I'm just disappointed because I thought my line count would go UP, not DOWN, considering I now have the quickcorrect with DQS, and also the ability to use more templates, normals, etc.
Oh, well, gues that's what I get for thinkin'  anyways, thanks for all the replies ya'll!!!
Re: Virus Program
My computer tech also advised against Norton. He said he personally uses AVG and has not had any problems. Their website is
www.grisoft.com
I've got the AVG free edition and have had no problems. I got it after Norton froze up my Word program. It didn't release until I removed it from my computer. I don't know anything to tell you about Panda, but most techies know a good program when they see one, so it probably is better than Norton.
virus program
AVG is what I use, recommended by computer tech at www.worldstart.com or Avast is good, and both of them are free, as is Spybot Search and Destroy, does a good job for spyware. World Start has a forum where you can ask any computer questions, and their people have always been very helpful. Hope this helps you.
Maybe it depends on the program you use.
I've heard Dragon seems to be good. But do not work with the Dictaphone version. It sucks. I'm on it right now, and have hated it from day one. If I'm forced to stay on this speech recognition, I will eventually quit and go elsewhere. It's more trouble correcting, fixing, and re-typing than what it's worth. I could type it easier by myself the first time, than constantly cleaning up a speech mess.
Some are good dictators, and that's fine. But the bad ones outweigh the good ones.
If you're on the same account/dictators consistently, yes, you could make good money. But in a big facility, with a pool of 20-30 dictators, always switching, NO.
mentoring program
Worked for free for months
We did this. We went through HUD or some federal program
that loaned us the closing costs and down payment on a second mortgage. It was paid off within five years.
what program is the other company using?
So many of them work like DQS.
I had to learn the same program sm
Whether it is worth it - is only a question you can answer.
Personally, the platform is so easy; however, I do not get the high line counts I am used to even with their expander. I am so used to working in a Word-based platform with over 5000 auto-correct entries. For me, the transition was not worth it. I could only average 240 lines per hour compared to my usual 350 - 400 lph.
You have to realize, every one is different with different needs and wants.
The packet of policies you mention really is no big deal. Just print them out and read them over and within a week you won't even look at them again. Starting any job is overwhelming at first, but then it becomes routine.
I would suggest you give it a shot. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
As for the ESL account, I have no idea which one that would be - mine is a good mix of all.
It's not you, it's the program. You'll get
used to it. You can't slow it down or speed it up, distorts it. Sometimes if I have a very slow talker, I can speed it up and manage.
Second question, I do about 60 minutes a day and usually end up with about 500-700 lines, so figure you'll have to shoot for 130 minutes. I can't do that anymore, takes forever. It is the worst program I have ever used. Feel for you.
I know you cant use stedman's program
I use Shorthand as it works with just about everything.
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