I have 2 main accounts with a scattering
Posted By: so tired... on 2007-12-22
In Reply to: How many different accounts or - Misha
of 3-4 others. I'm not one ot give up easily, but, it seems like they change the rules quite often. It's my pure stubborness that keeps me going. I really do hate defeat. Thanks to everyone for their words of wisdom.
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3 main books I use are
Quick Look Drug Book
Stedman's Abbreviations & Acronyms
Book of Style
I have the full Stedman's line, but use those 3 books every day; the others are used only on occasion.
new MTs -- see angry MT on main board and never
NEVER work for free to get your foot in the door. No company worth working for will require that. You may have a hard time getting that first job -- but think enough of yourself, your qualities, your training to expect a fair wage for services performed. I started 30 years ago in the office with 2 podiatric surgeons. Thought i'd never use most of the terminology i learned: wrong! Start whereever you can, it may not be at home, but the upside to that is that you may have a stronger foundation and less stress when you do bring your job home. Good luck!
There is a thread on the Main Board
There is also a lot of info if you search for AIM or Allstate.
One main problem with AutoCorrect is that the normal.dot and .acl files
If you're going to rely on AutoCorrect as your Expander utility, make sure you back up your normal.dot and .acl files regularly. If the files become corrupt (and with Word it's usually just a matter of time), you will lose all your AutoCorrect and AutoText entries, macros, and some other customizations.
Read the awful comments about SoftScript on the Main board! nm
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She is trying to get her own accounts so
experience or not doesn't matter as far as what she charges. If she only charged 6 cpl she'd probably have every doctor in town calling her (provided her work was good enough). If she were working for a service 6 cpl would be about what I would expect her to be paid, but own accounts is different.
How many different accounts or
dictators and worktypes are you dealing with?
Have you learned to make normals where you have already set up most of the report and just fill in the specifics?
There are techniques, but long distance makes it hard to mentor newbies effectively IMO.
ACQUIRING ACCOUNTS FOR SELF
I was wondering if any of the newbies ever thought of acquiring their own accounts. I have a friend who is doing this. She got 250 free business cards (from Vista Print) and also had them create a pamphlet. She is about to take her final exam at MT school and has decided to work for herself and is just starting to solicit business; she lives in Georgia.
I have other friends in the Chicago area who do this. Their accounts are mainly with solo practitioners and small group practices. Believe it or note, some physicians are still using microcassette tapes and some MTs still pick up the tapes and drop off the work.
Phyllis
Acquiring Accounts
Currently, I'm working at home as a subcontractor right now, but I thought the recent graduates might want to try this. (I am thinking about it myself.) However, I would try to get American dictators who speak clear English; I would not try to acquire ESL accounts as a newbie working from home.
I got my own accounts & started an MTSO.
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The newbies working on clinic accounts for me..... s.m.
leave one blank every other report or so. Usually it's due to some random phrase they're not used to hearing. It's rarely an actual medical term.
Try hospital accounts with psych units
The only psych reports I've ever were through hospital accounts that had psychiatric units. Whether the psych report come through the ER, a consult or the unit, I find psych notes are always interesting. Good luck. I hope you find a great psychiatric account.
Ashley, have you considered getting accounts directly with a doctor's office?
I have been very successful as an independent contractor. You should really consider it.
Thank you Admin for removing the posts below regarding people who lost accounts.. Appreciate it.
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Do you work nights and produce very high volume for your 12 cpl? Are these your own accounts?
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