Thanks! will definitely pass these ideas along to my friend -- nm.
Posted By: memt on 2006-07-13
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Ideas
Rather than trying to come up with an idea and then seeing if you can back it up with HIPAA, try going about it the other way around.
You've probably studied the HIPAA regulation and other laws, and probably ethical statements from AHIMA. This assignment can help you understand those by getting you to look at them more closely to come up with scenarios. When you do that, you'll learn and remember what's in the law or ethical statement.
Just read what's included in HIPAA. That can be either the actual regulation itself or your textbook summary. There is a whole part on privacy that is loaded with possibilities.
The AHIMA ethics statement is available online at www.ahima.org. If you just read it, you'll see several possible scenarios.
friend
I would post the company's name here. Alot of us MT have been around and can let you know about the company. There is no need to give her name or yours for that matter just say "hey anyone know anything about this company."
Mentor/MT friend
Hi, that is a good idea about a Mentor. I have been transcribing for about a year and have been where you are. I can help, I think. No, I am not a 20-year-vet, but I work very hard on the quality of my work. I would love to talk to you. You can e-mail me privately if you want. I am at home all the time, because I stay at home with my babies and only work in the evening and weekends. I have a wonderful mentor and feel everyone deserves someone to help them out a little bit. Good luck and hope to hear from you. 
Mentor/MT friend
I wanted to add something, Sometimes it helps to have someone to call if you just cannot figure something out. I have someone and you should too. I feel very strongly about having someone to talk to about this job. It can be very isolating, working at home and I was getting upset that I had no one to call or bounce stuff off of. Since I had a mentor/friend, my production has gone from 50 lines an hour to consistently 150-200 lines an hour. She tought me how to use my ShortHand efficiently and helped me with my resume and how to use my books and online tools quickly and efficiently. I was not the best student, but went to a very good school. Later.
Friend interested in MT
I have a friend interested in getting into MT. Does anyone have any info on a good school, good advice, etc. She is in the Ohio area. I have been with MQ for 10 years, so I'm not up to date on the training aspect. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!
Helping a friend
Hello,
I'm trying to help a friend who started a P/T medical transcribing job from home. She's been getting rather frustrated of late because she can't seem to get her quality scored up. She has been isolated from anyone within her company with the exception of her QA people that she turns the reports into. She says she spends a massive amount of time proofreading her reports and correcting any mistakes she makes. The issue is that the QA people always seem to find new mistakes to ding her for.
Does anyone have any useful advice they could give her? Is this sort of growing pains period standard for the industry? Part of the problem is they only gave her a limited reference guide to use for proofreading. Is there any way to get more comprehensive guides? Lastly, what is the best way to find out a company's reputation? I would prefer to find out that sort of information without potentially getting her in trouble.
Thank you for any assistance. It is greatly appreciated.
Did you pass?
Just wondering if you have been able to pass a test yet?
Well, it's the only software my friend was asked to buy!
Do you have an answer for that?
I have a friend who did Career Step (sm)
She is a very motivated, studious person - even teaching herself to speak fluent Spanish. Even so, Career Step was a challenge because there isn't a lot of feedback.
I have met MTs who took MTEC and Andrews and had a lot of interaction with the course instructors and support. They also have come out of the courses with a pretty good understanding of the MT working world which is always going to have surprises compared to schooling.
Perhaps this helps in deciding which school might be best for you.
PS. I learned through training on site at a clinic. I am a big fan of getting lots of support from skilled MTs. I'm not sure I would have stuck it out with a course like Career Step.
Even if you could take it, you probably couldn't pass it.
Anymore than I as an MT could take a nursing exam and pass it. MT is a lot more than just medical terminology, and nurses are not qualified to work as MTs -- just ask anyone who hires MTs.
If you can't pass the tests. . .
If you can't pass the tests, that is an indication that your knowledge and/or ability isn't what it needs to be to do the job.
If you're getting a chance to test, they ARE giving you a chance. THE TEST is the chance.
You can improve your chances by learning more. Get some materials that Allied didn't use and study with them. Get the BOS and learn it by heart and be able to apply it. Get some HPI training materials and transcribe them. Then try testing again.
The one thing that won't help is begging for "a chance." Employers can't afford to spend money on that chance--they have a job that needs doing at 98% accuracy. If you can't show them you can do that, they're not going to give you a job.
Without good grammar you would not even pass - sm
the test(s) you take in order to get a job. They ask a zillion grammar questions, which word to use (affect/effect; their/there; advise/advice), spelling, etc. Also all MTs, no matter how many years experience, be it 1 month or 15 years, must be able to take criticism (and learn from it). That is the first lesson you must learn. No matter how good a MT course is reputed to be, you will still have plenty to learn at the end of it. Many have the attitude that they all the all-knowing diva of MT and everyone else is full of it. So the OP needs to get rid of the chip on their shoulder, I know people here can be quite harsh and some of those here could be a bit more tactful, but bottom line is that they are right. 
You have to pass the employer's test.
No services hire solely on the basis of what school the MT graduated from.
Most of them do require an applicant to score at least 98% on their employment test. If you can't do that, how will you be able to meet their accuracy requirement when working? Their clients expect about 98% accuracy, so they have to deliver. There is no room for MTs who can't do the work.
This is why big companies require so much experience. It goes hand in hand with accuracy. The more experience you have doing acute care, i.e., hospital, dictation, the more you know and the better you'll do. If you don't have the experience, the companies know you'll flounder. They don't have time to hand-hold you or provide remedial training.
The reason some schools' graduates are granted a waiver for experience is that their training has prepared them well enough to do acceptable work even without the experience. They are trained so thoroughly that they are able to pass the employment tests with 98% accuracy and they understand the employer's expectations regarding accuracy and professionalism.
The most successful schools teach students in an atmosphere that mimics an MT work environment, with the same expectations that employers have, so the students have a firm grasp on the requirements by the time they graduate. They behave much like experienced MTs, perform much like experienced MTs, and go about getting up to speed just as an experienced MT would. That's why it's important to choose a school that tests constantly and provides competent, personalized CMT instruction, not just an answer key and a computer grader.
If you pass "if"??? And just where do you teach.
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Have a friend who is a recent graduate for MT, does anyone know of a company who hires with less
than one year's experience or has a mentoring program? TIA!
I'm not wondering at all why you can't pass the test! Sheesh...nm
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LOL, Thanks! ..... when I'm ready to be hired, wouldja pass the word around?? LOL ... nm
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I think people with their eyes wide open are just trying to pass the news along...sm
to some unsuspected starry-eyed matchbook cover readers. A lot of MT's ARE going back to school and the ones that aren't are posting desparate posts saying "what else can I do?" I believe in being prepared...how are you going to go back to school if you don't have a job (or aren't saving some money now?) Believe me, I've been home with my kids too, and make a pretty penny doing this job. But I feel bad for all those people who A) sink thousands of dollars into getting their MT "certificate" from the schools, then B) come and post on this board with everybody else saying "how can we get experienc if no one will hire us, and C) knowing the MT rates are falling, not rising. Just want to give them a heads up on what the rest of us are seeing. Sure, there's a few folks that are still making good money BUT I've been in this field for 25 years now and there's a definite trend afoot here...
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