I guess no one, huh? Wow! Bad sign maybe?...nm
Posted By: MTFriend on 2006-11-16
In Reply to: Anyone know anything about CAI School?...sm - MTFriend
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Sign me up!
I would be honored to be signature #2 on the EvaEv banishment petition!
Hope this is not a bad sign
I just finished a dictation that the dr. cancelled 20 seconds into it because he "already did it on EMR".
Acct still has a large volume of work, but I wonder if they are easing into EMR.
Has anyone else started to run into this?
I work for a service so at least this one account is not my only source of income, but it does provide a lot of work.
Keeping fingers crossed.....
That is definitely a good sign,
because there will be MANY times you have to research, so good thing you like it!
Sign off blocks - Pathology
I'm taking the Gatlin online course and muddling my way through it all. My facilitator does not respond very quickly and my frustration with trying to figure these things out alone is mounting. [img]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7072/dry4hz.gif[/img]
On a Pathology Consultation I am supposed to put in an additional signoff block after the Gross Diagnosis. My question in concerning the dates. The answer key gives an earlier date than the Transcriptionist would have obviously received it. The D: and T: are the 7th at the last block, but the first block is supposed to be two days before, according to my answer key.
So, is this just standard acceptable cheats on dates or am I missing something?? [img]http://img116.exs.cx/img116/934/z0tdntknw.gif[/img]
Wow! This is a sign to beware of her start up costs.
what your MTs will get. By not giving an answer you are causing us to jump to conclusions...
Ready to sign up MTEC/Andrews - Confused
I have taken the pre-enrollment test for both Andrews and MTEC and I am really torn between which school to go through. They both look like excellent schools, especially after reading all the posts from the graduates out there.
I know that MTEC's Tier 1 Premier program is about $400 or $500 less than Andrews, which is a plus, but I want to make sure I'm making the right choice.
As of last week I was ready to sign up at Andrews, but for some reason I am leaning towards MTEC. I have done transcription in the past, but I am definitely needing to start over because that was a long time ago.
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
I'll sign that one...I quit reading her posts about a month ago
because they are so negative and condescending. If she was nearly as smart as she thought she was, she would be kinder. I haven't read one of her posts in at least a month. If I see her name as the poster, I simply skip that particular message. She is a nasty individual, in my opinion anyway.
i'd guess
that employers are always looking for those willing to work weekends, evening or night hours; of course, someone with common sense, English skills and terminology knowledge, and esp someone they can depend upon. But above all, someone that does quality transcription, not just someone going fast for the money they can make. Blanks are much more acceptable than errors. When looking for a company, there are so many factors to consider. But definitely beware of any outfit that requires money up front of any kind (and avoid). Try to go with a company you see represented on this or other legitimate boards. Age should not be a problem. Most will try to hire cheap so have enough confidence in what you bring to the table that you don't sell yourself short, even while trying to break into the field. Good luck!
Guess I still need
A LOT of help! ;) Thank you for everything. I will definately remember that one since I embarassed myself on here.
Guess what
My doctor recommended this course to me. He and his fellow doctors perfer AHP graduates.
And guess what? I am smart enough to research online and in other books about transcription. I love reading the word help postings and trying to find the answer myself. That is good practice. I have purchased extra dictation to transcribe too. If you want to do anything well you have to give it your all.
It's okay for a newbie I guess
Generally (not always though), 1 minute of dictation equals 10 lines of transcription. So, a 60-minute dictation would be 600 lines. At $40 per dictated hour, that would be equivalent to 6.66 cents per line.
Thanks!!! =) Could be better, could be worse I guess!
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Guess I got lucky!
I worked with a great group of people who were more than happy to answer a quick question if they could, and after a while it went both ways. I really didn't understand the competitiveness until I worked for a national inhouse when they had an office here in town. What a rude awakening.
I guess I have two questions?
1. Why is it such a shock to newbies that the field is so hard to break into?
2. Why aren't the people who sell these MT training programs telling newbies that it is so?
Well I guess I have never had a job then. I must have imagined that I did.
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I guess I was lucky
I graduated in June from At-Home Professions. I had a job a few weeks before I was finished. Now four months later I am done training and making 10-cents a line! I had a mentor until last week and now I am completely on my own working for a hospital in California in Neurology. I guess I was just lucky...keep on trying. I could not afford the "top three" schools. I feel that my school was adequate, it gave me a start and I've had to work really hard, but it has been well worth it-I am making awesome money, work about 4 hours a day and get to stay home with my 2 boys. Find someone to mentor you-the best thing I ever did.
I guess you did not understand
what I said then.
I guess I should proof my work better too...ha ha
guess it's true what they say about newbies...sm
a bunch of eager-beaver pants-wetters who know everything from their 20 hours of transcribing "real" tapes, plus entitlement attitudes
I guess I'm just not willing to work THAT hard
But you are right, if you are IC you have no health care benefits, 401k, etc, so you'd get paid more. Also working for 3 different companies helps. Good luck to you.
Should be exception....... I guess my emotions
i guess when they moved your post
they deleted my answer. Did you (OP) see it first?
I guess I should have clarified this since posts have been
what I meant was why anybody would go to the trouble of starting out now to be an MT..the intense training it takes. I certainly can understand those of us who have been in the biz for a while... but now I see the post above is about "being a part time MT" Do newbies not understand the amount of training it takes? That is my point...it takes years to be proficient to cover all acute care...and only to make a small wage...that was my point.. And I stand by it. It is a profession that absolutely does not pay off for new hires.
Agree with below, leave blanks, don't guess
You should never guess. If you are not sure, leave a blank. I don't know for sure, but companies will most likely hold you to the same QA standards as everyone else, but they may be more understanding that you have to send more blanks to QA. Ask QA to send the corrections back to you so you can review them.
I guess you don't mind working for $5-10 an hour.
I don't feel 5 cpl is worth my time. Even doing 200 lph (it took me 7 months to get to that point), I would only be making $10 an hour. Why would anyone waste their time? Their are companies out there that offer new MTs much better rates. But if you don't feel you are worth more than that, by all means, go ahead and accept minumum wage.
Guess I didn't link it! Pasted inside...sm
http://www.unitedtran.com/default.htm nm.
I guess most of us weren't responding to that...just commenting in general. sm
...especially regarding the comments of the comment on the comment....ya know?
Guess what, it's not just the testing. MANY doctors are terrible dictators.
Sometimes the dictation they use for the test is from the actual doctors they are hiring MTs for. If you can't do it on the test, you can't do it, period.
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