Accredited basically means they offer financial aid. Did you mean AAMT-Approved?
Posted By: ? on 2006-06-06
In Reply to: New MT - Amy Hale
If it's an AAMT-approved school, you won't have a problem. Schools that provide financial aid are required to be accredited. That means their financial records are reviewed to make sure the government's money is being handled right. They aren't evaluating the value of the course or qualifications of the course to teach medical transcription.
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I know what accredited means.
That is why I inquired as to the intent of the OP's use of the word. When she explained what she meant, I gave her an answer as to the intended question.
I am also aware that there are no accredited MT programs, and to the quality of most of the schools on the ADHI listing. I was attempting to politely and logically steer her in the direction of a school that would not give her a sub-par education and cause her to return to this board in a few months lamenting her inability to find an entry-level employment opportunity because her education was inadequate.
Do you have an opinion of the school she inquired about? Do you know anyone who has attended the school? If so, were they successful in finding legitimate, gainful employment?
The AAMT and the "Top Three" just feed each other - so-called approval by AAMT means nothing
a lot of community college programs are far better than the "top three." Just make sure you get plenty of actual dictation. If you don't have good grammar skills and aren't a literary-type person this may not be the field for you. I can't tell you the unbelievable applications I get for MT jobs - misspelled words, sloppy grammar, and how about those st*pid email addresses THEHOT1@aol.com, etc. Sheesh. If you're one of THOSE, then be prepared to look for a l o n g time to get your first job LOL
MTEC does offer financial assistance.
While MTEC is expensive it is also one of the top 2 MT schools out there. You get what you pay for. Also, they do accept financial aid. Check out their site, they have a person on staff that handles situations just like yours!
(Oh yea, I am a student at MTEC!)
M-TEC is AAMT approved
M-TEC would get my vote, because they are the only school that has been approved by the American Association for Medical Transcription.
AAMT-approved
My school was AAMT-approved. But so far even the local companies in my area won't hire without experience. I live right outside of Nashville and have several companies including eTransPlus, Transhealth, and Spheris close by. Medquist recently moved. TransHealth was at least nice enough to reply back to my application. The others haven't done anything. Thanks for your responses.
CS is AAMT Approved
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There are only two approved/certified by the AAMT.
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AHDI (AAMT) approved list
http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/mtapproved.cfm
You say CS, is this Career Step? Is this one of the AAMT approved schools? sm
I know there are several, but can't remember their names. If so, you probably don't need to worry about a local college. The AAMT approved schools (I am not an AAMT supporter) will at least get you a good chance at a job, if you do well.
Don't worry about the grumblers. Complaining is human nature, I do it myself. If you get good training, work hard and are a flexible, fast learner, you can make a good living. Those of us from the old school miss the "gravy days," but they'll never come back. It's still a good profession, especially if you approach it as one, not a sideline. Good luck.
Forget "approved" schools. AAMT set the criteria, then approved schools that didn't meet i
Stick with Andrews or M-Tec (both of which happen to be "approved") but forget about any others, they are not worth it.
Basically (sm)
clinic notes are from office visits and acute care is something done in a hospital.
All basically set up the same way as an H&P, maybe
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MTSO is basically medical transcription
Check Job Seeker's Board. Also you can do a search on google. MTSO just means medical transcription service owner. That's all that means. MTSO could be a national (large), midsize, or small (some independent contractors will sub work out).
What do you mean by accredited?
accredited
FYI: Maybe you should look it up. MEANING IS BELOW.
Main Entry: accredited
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: officially recognized
Synonyms: vouched for, certified, authorized
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Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Andrews isn't accredited.
I'm looking into online MT courses, too, and thought Andrews looked promising. When I wrote for information, they were vague. It sent up a red flag when they said they "greatly appreciate" it when you pay for the tuition in full as opposed to making payments. I also felt uneasy about the contact person being Ms. Andrews. I felt like this was a woman's new business and not a true educational institution.
Just my two cents.
M-TEC financial assistance
Did you actually speak with someone from M-TEC? If you go to their website under Prospective Students and then under Tuition/Financial Assistance, it states they offer plans, and other info is listed as well. If you have not actually called them yet, then do so. I would not recommend At Home Professions.
Financial Assistance???
I am currently a full-time-college-student-but-otherwise-SAHM. Pretty soon we'll be needing more money, but I have neither time nor resources (day care around here is INSANELY expensive) to work outside the home. I've been doing the reasearch and have come to the conclusion that MT is a good job option for me.
The problem is the training is sooo expensive! I mean,if we didn't need the money I wouldn't be looking for the training to begin with--so obviously I don't have $1600-4000 up front for the training. And most of the payment plans I see aren't looking much better--like $1000 up front, $350 every month after that. Right now that's just not feasable.
Are there any MT schools that offer reasonable financial assistance? Or, I'd even be cool with a payment deferment plan or something!
Anybody know of a school that's willing to help the financially strapped?
financial aid for MT online school
I am currently pursuing a career in medical transcription. I have been searching the net for over six months for an online course. I have applied to Fafsa "Pell Grant" for many schools which offer the online transcription course. Unfortunately all of the courses are listerd under "continuing education" which apparently is not covered by federal funds.  At this time I am unable to pay for my education, but it is something I want badly. If anyone out there knows of any online MT schooling that can covered by financial aid, please let me know. Also, if anyone knows of any funding that is available for this course, that would help me tremedously.
Is the Andrews School accredited sm
so I can get a student loan to attend? The guy at the bank asked this question and I am not sure even after going to their website. Thanks for any info.
FINANCIAL AID FOR CAREER STEP TRAINING
This is a message for everyone who would like to become an MT but can't afford the training. Career Step training is now available through San Juan College, in New Mexico and Everett Community College, in Washington. Career Step has partnered with both schools which are now using the Career Step program.
Th The San Juan program has already started its fall session, but Everett College does not begin its fall session until September 25. Both programs require that you fill out a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
I hope this information helps someone.
approved course
What is the difference in being an Institutional Member of American Association for Medical Transcription and being an approved AAMT course?
Approved schools
First, I think M-Tec is the best school out there. As far as I know, they are the only one who includes technology training in their curriculum.
I would recommend looking into approved schools on the AHDI site (http://www.aamt.org/scriptcontent/mtapproved.cfm). Your friend can then consider getting her RMT and participating in the Registered Apprentice Program right afte graduation. (http://www.aamt.org/ScriptContent/apprentice.cfm)
Are they actually AHDI approved?
You can find a list of AHDI-approved schools on their website.
Which AHDI approved school is best?
I want to become a MT. Which online school/course should I go through? Once I am a MT will I have steady work if I choose to do it from home? Thank you.
MSU-Bottineau AHDI Approved
Hello, I work at Minot State University - Bottineau and we were recently approved by the AHDI. We offer a Medical Transcription Diploma program online. We are an accredited school and financial aid is available for this program. After you have completed our program, the AHDI will set up an apprenticeship for the student so he/she can start working right away. We are a small campus located in North Dakota. At our school, you get one-on-one attention and you aren't just a number. I just wanted to get our name out there. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks!
M-TEC and Andrews are the two best. Forget about the approved schools ...
they approved Career Step despite the fact that it did NOT even meet their criteria!
JOB OFFER.
If this is my first job as an MT, and I got offered 7 cents a line would you take it. IC status, part time. Should I take it, or I should I keep looking?
Any suggestions would be helpful..
JOB OFFER.
Thanks so much for the advice!
had one co. offer
3 c per minute dictation and another one for 2 c per line so that offer is better than what I had as a newbie. What was worse was that I got all the bad dictations, i.e., lots of static and purely poor dictators (the kind who mumbles). Take that for experience and then move on once you get your feel.
job offer
Does anyone know anything about MediVoxx or Accuscribe? Thanks.
So because YOU don't do it, that means NO ONE does?
As a relatively new MT who graduated from CareerStep, I can tell you that I had six job offers within one month. All but one of the places that offered me a job called for experience, which was waived because of where I graduated and how high my grades were. Believe it or not, there are others out there who operate differently from you.
oh my gosh - don't take the offer
they are a scam!! Huge SCAM!! Please do a search on this board to see.
NM just means No Message. SM means See Message. SM
MT4 was the poster in question, not "nm."
There are companies that offer
"internships," but a lot of them are scams. If any company requires you to pay $$ upfront or to buy equiptment/software from them you can be sure they are a scam. If in doubt ask about them here. You can post your resume on the various free job boards and you may get a response from a company who might not post ads on the boards.
Just thought I offer (sm)
this link to HPI's website. They have helpful books and other resources. I don't work for them, but I like their Radiology Imaging Words and Phrases book and some others.
That's why companies offer less and less.
They know newbies will take whatever the company offers for experience. Don't you think you're worth more than that? I turned down every offer that was less than 8 cpl after I graduated. It's insulting yet fruitful because of "experience."
Means don't wait around for us to contact you. nm
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NO courses can offer certification
Just to clarify, there are no courses which can offer "certification" in medical transcription, so there aren't any "certification courses."
If you want certification, you have to take the AAMT certification examination, which, if you pass, will grant the CMT certification.
Other than that, you can take a course which will give you a "certificate of completion." And that is only worth the price of a piece of paper. Having that piece of paper is not what will get you a job.
What gets you a job is the ability to transcribe well enough that an employer doesn't have to train you all over again.
And then you have to keep it, so the transcription skills you pick up in school had better be top-notch or you'll be wishing you had just gotten a job at MacDonald's.
her point was if you don't like the offer, don't apply...nm
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you've studied well, perhaps, but by no means
your school doesn't even offer pharmacology? lol
now, i'm not discrediting your grades, study efforts, etc., but be careful throwing around boasts of I've mastered it when you haven't even begun doing the work.
i've done this work over 25 years. i know exactly what it takes. lol
New MT needs advice on at home job offer...
Hi, I am a new Medical Transcriptionist and I need a little advice. I received a job offer through CompuSystems, Inc. Has anyone heard of them? They offered me 6 cents per line transcribed. They also told me I needed a voice recognition device...what is this? What does an "Independent Contractor" involve exactly? Is 6 cents per line good for new MTs? I know this is alot...I apologize...just need some advice... 
independent contractor means you are sm
working for yourself and not for them. You must pay all your taxes including the other side of your SS tax called self-employment tax.
Six cents per line is a good rate for a newbie with no experience but not for an independent contractor especially having to invest in equipment. I would work for a company that made me an employee for a couple years.
offshore means another country
nm
I believe she means Focus Infomatics - NM
NM
The CMT is pretty worthless and all it means
is you passed the test, doesn't mean you are a good CMT. Some people get stuck on the initials and use then every possible opportunity as if it were MD instead of CMT. I've been told many times that my work is better than lots of CMTs and I've always been paid the higher line rate, same as CMT. Very, very few MTs have any respect left for AAMT - whatever they are called now. If it makes you feel better to have it, got for it, but you don't really better yourself by having it. You have to have 2 years of experience first. If you really want to better yourself you'll find another line of work. This one is going down the tubes so fast that I wouldn't waste any more of my time with it.
World-wide capabilities just means they
offshore, without actually saying the offshore.
A footpedal is around $79, so if they offer one it sounds good to me.
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DeVenture MIGHT offer only hours required, but not
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The worst schools would like you to think the approval process means nothing
but it's pretty obvious why they want you to think that. They can't pass it. They may not even be eligible to take it!
I will agree that the AAMT Approval Process does not mean that every school on there is good, but it does mean that they have been able to pass a fairly tough process and the others have not done it.
or it means the job market has shrunk while you were busy studying...welcome
to reality. You may want to just cut your losses and get back in school for Medical Assistant, nursing or something. From here, it only gets worse, honey.
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