I wasn't being nasty - quit reading between the lines
Posted By: MT18years on 2005-11-14
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x - but do not think that you are just going to walk back into this like it's a walk in the park. It's not. Things have changed and it's not what it used to be and it is not where the money used to be.
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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.
Reading between the lines, the work is coming
from India and no experienced MT would be willing to work for peanuts to basically have to redo the report.
unfortunately looks like her post was deleted. It was in the middle of a nasty
mess where another poster was insinuating that anyone who lost work was incompetent. Too bad it was deleted. I was going to copy those messages and post them on the Company Board and ask the 150 Heartlander's who were just laid off to outsourcing if that was true-- they must have lost their jobs because they were incompetent.
Do not quit your old job
I have found the Medical Transcription field is a tough to get into. There are so many more qualified MT's who are looking at the same postings we are. I would suggest that you keep you day job until you have permanent employment. Job seeking is not for the faint of heart. It takes a great deal of determination and never ending cash flow.
Should I quit?
I was hired as an MT Editor two weeks after graduation. Needless to say, three weeks later I was told that I didn't have the experience and the trainer had quit so I was sent home to type. The first two weeks I couldn't even type because the software wouldn't work on my computer. Since then I only type two-three days a week because they never have enough work. Recently I was told that I have been on hold status too long and have been given a deadline.
Should I just give up? And should those first five weeks even count? How are you supposed to come off of QA if you rarely type? Also all of the QA editors are new (they started when I did even though they have transcription experience) and each one has their own preferences. So what one editor changes, another one doesn't. They constantly change the acct. specifics and when I complain they tell me that they are aware of the situation and working to get everyone on the same page.
I need the experience but this seems like an impossible situation. Any advice?
Should I quit?
Thanks for the reply. I think so too. I love medical transcription but I dread working every day and I work from home. I am just concerned about finding another job with so little experience.
That is why I quit doing VR.
I did VR when I started. I liked the work, but I could see the pay was never going to be what I needed. I only make 7.5 cpl for transcription, but because of my templates, macros, and Instant Text, I can get good line counts.
That is why I mentioned the future of this field and my Plan B. I will not do VR again unless the pay rate for VR seriously increases.
you overcome it by doing it..you'll never learn if you quit.
bn
I wasn't saying that you were
but I have also been told by a lot of people that you can get scammed...so I wanted to ask on here to see if anyone else had done something like this. They have never talked to us in class about interning for another 3 or 4 months after graduating.
I don't know I'm just getting really discouraged. It seems like after being in school for a year and half for medical transcription I should be able to start working when I graduate, not have to intern without pay. I mean this is a legitimate school that I go too, a real campus where I actually go and sit in class for four hours on Monday and Wednesday, and then take another class online. Does that not count for anything?
Jade I wasn't saying you were a scam, I just wanted to get some feedback from other members. I didn't mean to offend!
Well it wasn't
just one post in particular, I see it a lot.
Another thing, just because it doesn't come naturally, I still think it can be mastered, you just have to make a conscious effort. If I was to sit here and pound out an email to one of my friends mindlessly, it would probably not be the best example of correct grammar, but if I turn on my brain and pay attention to what I write, I can make sure there are no grammatical errors. So don't be discouraged if normally your emails need a decoder for someone to read, but just be mindful when you are on a professional board where future employers may see what you write. I know we can pretty much be anonymous on here, but I am sure there are ways to find out who it is!
Tulip thank you for your kind words!
I make good money at it, wouldn't quit for anything.
This particular board has a lot of "the sky is falling" mentality but in reality, there are many, many MT jobs.
I make about $30.00 per hour, well worth my time.
Quit telling people they HAVE TO GRADUATE FROM ANDREWS (sm)
to get a freaking job in this field. I didn't go to any overpriced overrated schools, I have my own accounts and I make well over $40K a year. I have plenty of work (too much in fact) and I am so sick and tired of you people saying the only schools that are qualified are Andrews or M-Tech.
If you want to work for a slave-wage national, sure, then spend your money and get the "good credentials" and see how long it takes you to get your $ back.
However, if you want to succeed, it's possible without being suckered in if you are willing to pound the pavement, sell yourself and do a good job. It is possible. I, for one, am proof of that and frankly I'm sick and tired of all the negativity towards people who didn't go to the coddled 2 schools.
Most smaller MTSOs don't give a flip about where you got your education. We care that you can do the job. Period.
It wasn't one - it was twenty. nm
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She wasn't being rude in any way. Perhaps
Or learn to ask the Administrator or Moderators if you don't know what a board is for.
Wasn't 5.1 the last DOS-based WP program? Not sure...nm
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I wasn't criticizing M-Tec. It is a very good
MT school. My point was, M-Tec notwithstanding, AAMT pronouncements should be viewed from the perspective of their championing of off-shoring. Simply having an endorsement from AAMT should not be the sole criterion for choosing a training program since AAMT does not have the interests of American MTs at heart. This should especially be borne in mind if (or possibly when?) poor training programs start getting AAMT "approval". M-Tec would be a fine choice for anyone considering an MT career. I was simply cautioning the OP not to base any choice of a school on AAMT endorsement. That's all. No need to get your knickers in a twist. Sheesh.
lol It wasn't for this case...the 1st answer was there
nm
If the OP wasn't pulling our collective leg,
then heaven help us all.
You know, some of the companies that offshore their work use the excuse that they can't find enough qualified MTs in the US. If the above is any indication of what's coming out of some of the schools, their excuse is actually starting to make some sense to me.
As I said... heaven help us all.
I wasn't aware that I was misleading anybody with my post.
Did you have a bad experience or are you just going by what other people have said?
OP wasn't asking about caps in diabetes mellitus
rather asked about if the word *type* after diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2) is initial capped. *S*
Posts from March said the pay was very low & there wasn't enough work to go around. Ask about
s
If you enjoy reading . . . (sm)
If you enjoy reading, then MT may be a good choice for you.
If you enjoy reading dictionaries and encyclopedias, then MT may be a good choice for you, because you'll be doing both those things big-time.
If you enjoy reading about medicine and you like the "idea" of medicine, but you don't like actual patient contact, then MT may be a good choice for you (there is no patient contact).
If you like the idea of medicine, but you're afraid of hurting someone or making some horrible, life-threatening mistake, then MT may be for you, because there is little chance of that in MT.
If you are able to decide to do something and stick with it in spite of some parts of it being not quite what you enjoy, then MT may be for you. There are boring parts of MT, just like there are boring parts of any job.
If you prefer to function in self-directed mode rather than in closely supervised mode, and if you are actually successful functioning in self-directed mode, then MT may be for you.
If your concept of "accuracy" is what most people consider to be obsessive and nit-picky, then MT may be for you. If your concept of accuracy is "yeah, whatever," then MT is definitely not for you.
after reading some of your questions,
I wouldn't say you got the best MT education to be had. I also don't see where you have interest in doing for yourself (that Stedman's Work At Home issue). While you are looking at your insular little world, you haven't been around the past, well, even 10 years, to see the changes that have brought down this industry. Ten years is not even considered one generation. There will be need for GOOD MTs still for many years to come, but those positions will be held by the very best MTs to be had and who are still willing to work for the pay that goes down over time. Many other positions that are now MTs will transition into something different, something still with a living to be offered but different just the same.
Just this year, my employer restructured its pay scale so that in order to make the same cpl, I had to produce an additional 4000 lines per month. If I didn't, I suffered a pay cut of 1 cpl. Obviously this has not happened to you. I've been at it much longer than I suspect you've been an adult. I do not plan to leave the industry although my alternate education is already in place. I'm lucky because my skill set is very much in demand. I am a high, accurate producer with flexibility and if I'm making money, my employer makes much more.
But I didn't get there by patting myself on the back and asking questions that some research would help with and save myself the embarrasment of my peers for not having done the research.
As to what school to go to, read the writing on the wall and take one of the top 3. This industry has changed just in a few short years and if you don't know everything that everyone is doing, someone without education from the top 3 will have a more difficult time getting placement after schooling.
JMHO, which is free, and you're welcome to do with it what you will.
Been Reading awhile
I just wanted to say, that I have been lurking here quite a bit. My husband and I are both wanting to get into medical transcription. We plan on starting with Career Step next month. I don't have any questions as of yet, but I just wanted to say hi, and thank you all for giving the good, bad, and the ugly of it all.
I don't expect to make $80,000 a year, I don't need to.. I would just be happy if we(my husband and I) can make $30,000 a year between us once we have finished school and gained experience.
Again thanks
If all you get from reading the MQ posts
is about ASR, you're not paying attention.
Just Venting!! Thanks for reading
How come we spend our time and our money to go to school for this for something that is such a high demand for and we cant get a job doing it??
This is messed up.
MANY people? I saw one! What board are you reading?
nm
I love reading your posts Patti!
nm
Working for them and doing fine. I think you are reading into wrong. nm
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You are good at "grammer". I suggest reading
your post again. I can't type but about 45 wpm if I'm typing from a piece of paper, but doing transcription I can type about 100 wpm. Some companies request you type so many wpm, but I don't know how they measure that or what difference you make. Many companies do require a minimum lph though. Of course accuracy is more important than speed, but if you are getting paid on production you want to be able to type fast as well as accurate.
If you have spent any time reading this board you
would know M-Tec would be the better option.
If you spent any time at all reading this board you'll
see what a struggle it is for newbies to get jobs at home. If you go to one of the better schools your chances are better, but still no guarantee. I think anyone looking to get into this field now is crazy. Lots of work being offshored and lots of working going to ASR, which leaves fewer jobs for available. j
Spend some time reading through posts on this board
and you'll find your info about the preferred schools and the ones to avoid. I don't know of any MT company that is setup to work with MAC.
My deepest apologies because in reading my response and that icon, it came out much more sinister
of a remark, which was not intended as so sarcastic.
Here are some great links and I hope they help!
Grammar errors: http://esl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsu.edu%3A8080%2F%7Ebrians%2Ferrors%2Ferrors.html
Miriam Webster Online: http://www.m-w.com
OneLook Dictionary: http://www.onelook.com
Grammar Slammers: http://englishplus.com/grammar/mistcont.htm
Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
Along the same lines
I went to a Community College in my city and received my MT certification. Most of my classes were online (only one class required me to go to campus). I could have opted to take them on campus, but because of my other obligations at the time, online was easier for me. I was hired by a national right out of school.
lines
Dont feel bad I am fairly new too. 7 months. I don't know exactly how many lines per hour I can do but I don't think it is even 150.
500 lines per day?
I was wondering about how long it takes to type 500 lines per day. I am just starting as a transcriptionist, and they want me to type at least 500 lines per day. Is this a lot?
500 lines
I am also a newbie. 500 lines isn't really a lot. It is possible even as a newbie to do that. As a newbie your first few days or week on an account you may not get 500 until you learn what you are doing. But then 500 is easily possible.
how many lines
How many lines do you put out per pay period??
lines
I think you need to specify the pay period. One week, two weeks, a month?
I am a new MT. I have only been working for 6 weeks. I get paid every two weeks. My first pay period was 3500 lines, second was 3000 (I went on vacation), and my third, which ended yesterday, was 7400. I expect that by the beginning of the summer I will be up to 1000/day, 5000/week, and 10000/pay period.
But I also have children who need to be picked up from school, and I cannot exactly get a bunch of work done while they are home, nor do I want to. I am not sure how things will go this summer. I may have to work at night while they are sleeping.
lines
how many lines per pay period???
# of lines
What is an average number of lines per day for a new MT (typing 60 WPM)?
On average, how long (in minutes) is the typical dictation?
# of lines
I realize I will be stopping to look up words for whatever reason and that it won't be straight typing without interruptions. I was just trying to get a ball park figure, that's all. Thanks anyway
500 lines
If it is ASR it should only take about 1-1/2 hours or less. If it is regular transcription it should take a little longer.
Lines
Lines are counted different ways. Sometimes they are counted gross lines, sometimes 65-character lines, sometimes 65 characters without spaces. You should really ask your teacher how they would like you to count them. I do not think that blank lines would count though.
Lines
Build your expansions, that is the key. After many years at this, I am still adding expansions almost every day. A split keyboard also helped me as the poster below suggested. I also started out very slow also. Don't worry, you will get there.
My very first day as an MT I did 667 lines. I had had no
MT training, wasn't a fast typist, had no expander.
You can't compare number of reports because reports vary. If you are doing clinic note they are usually short. If you are doing acute care history and physicals they can be quite lengthy, same with consults. I can do 40 reports one day and only do 28 reports the next, but still get the same number of lines both days.
As a newbie you should do the best you can and not worry about what everyone else is doing.
Or more lines as indicated below - nm
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I would not take less than $48 as 60 minutes is est. at 600 lines - sm
$48 would be .08 a line. Granted he is giving you 48 hours to do it, and it will take anywhere from 3-6 hours to do depending on degree of difficulty, if you have to look up addresses, Dr. spelling, etc. All that SLOWS you WAY DOWN. $40 is only .066 a line IF it comes out to 600 lines, granted if it is less than that you make more $$$, but if more than 600 lines (say he is a fast talker) then you will get reamed. I'd get a sample first before you agree to anything. Good luck.
How much lines per hour?
Thanks everybody for providing me information few days ago, but I still dont get it how a new MT can type 75 to 100lph because I am able to type hardly 350 lines in 8 hours, this is after the correction i mean grammer, trying to find drug names, etc.
350 lines in 8 hours?
That really isn't much. You should be spending time when you aren't working studying *grammar* and such. I am a newbie, have been at this since January, and can get at least 150 lph. So far I am able to get about 9,000 lines per pay period...that's 10 days. Not trying to bash you or anything, but it sounds like you really need some practice. Websites like www.rxlist.com are great for drug names as well.
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