This is not true at all -- completely false.
Posted By: Insider on 2006-05-07
In Reply to: Spheris and Medquist get commissions for referring to Career step... - get out into the real world
You don't know what you're talking about!
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You are advocating false credentials???!
A person who believes in copying certificates and using them illegally is advising others what to do? I think your message speaks for itself.
So it's okay with you if they gave false credentials?
Just wondering what you are trying to say.
False claim on their website...sm
I graduated from M-TEC's Premier Program, and there are 2425 minutes of dictation available (with an extra 1000 minutes of optional dictation available). My training at M-Tec prepared me VERY well, and I had a job within a week of graduating and had very little problem transitioning from M-TEC's practice dictations to real live dictations.
If the school does claim it, it's false, unethical, and probably illegal
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That is a completely different
That's a better description of your situation than just saying you were certified and couldn't get a job.
Unless you completed one of the courses whose students typically get jobs with national services, you're not going to get a job with that unless you do some planning.
With the HIT in progress, your best bet is to take ANY job in ANY medical records department at a hospital or large clinic. Try for a part-time one now. File room, release of information, secretary . . . it does not matter. You have enough qualifications for an entry-level job. You can put the lapsed CPC-A on your resume, too, but be clear it is lapsed.
Once you have that job, you should find it quite easy to move into a coding position. Coders are very hard to find. If you want to begin helping out in coding, or doing a little extra, or getting some on-the-job training, I know few administrators who would refuse you.
If you are attending an accredited HIT program, it is preparing you for the RHIT exam. That's the one you should take first. The CCS is going to be more difficult unless you have actually worked in inpatient coding. You'd be more likely to pass the CCS-P, and you could probably do it now.
The easiest way to get a job in transcription is to go through one of the schools whose grads are accepted by nationals. The easiest way to get a job in coding is to get a certification, preferably one each from AAPC and AHIMA, and, if you cannot get a coding job outright, take any job in a HIM department in order to shift into a regular coding slot. That's quite easy to do.
I agree completely ...
It is a very good option for some ~ and the ONLY option for several. I referred a nice lady there this morning who learned that the CS online course would not suit her needs financially.
Completely agree!
I got my start doing PT transcription. I had no prior experience in MT and had no difficulty at all with doing PT reports. I found that I loved PT. For the account I had there were tons of normals. I rarely had to type a full report.
Good luck!
Completely agree.
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Agree completely.
My heating bill this month was almost $400!! It used to be right around $100. I also have to have high-speed internet, which I didn't before, so that is an additional $45 a month. I also have to buy new reference books quite frequently when my accounts change (references were provided when I worked on-site). I also had to have a landline, so I now pay $33 a month for that (only used cells previously). I have also had to pay to upgrade my computer and purchase Word (again, a cost a company would pay if working on-site). So there are additional costs to working at home as well.
I agree completely
I know others who have complained of the same thing. They really struggled with their test, but they were still hired on. Just do the best you can. Good luck!
Well-stated, completely honest (nm)
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This is not true
Obviously, you have not taken the time to look at careerbuilder.com. There are several hospitals and legitimate transcription companies. If you are going to make a blanket statement like you have, please be sure that you know what you are talking about. My roommate does work from home for a Florida hospital. She found that job on careerbuilder.com. Some of us here are really trying to help the newbies. People like you just make my blood crawl!
That is true
I don't know if they are the only one to go through the process. I just know that they are the only one there that is approved. You may be correct about what you said, but that does not mean I was not being honest either.
true...true
I've only been in this business for a short time and competition does keep the rates low. I don't mind working for 7 cpl as long as I can work around my own schedule. Now, if somebdy offers me more than that I wouldn't complain.
is it true?
Good day to all,
I am a Physical Therapy gradute here in Philippines and currently working as a medical Transcriptionist for a year. I am looking for a homebased medical transcription job, though Im having a hard time.
I hope there would anyone would like to help me.. just mail me at dlorf07@yahoo.com
Thank you for taking time reading it.... God Bless..
That is not true at all.
and choose to type from home. You just need to set boundaries. You will have to use areas where your children are safe. You will have to come up with a plan, and then try to go with it. Life is full of ups and downs, but this job can be done while taking care of children. I am living proof of that. My children are well-adjusted, are very smart, and boy am I glad I could be at home to teach them and enjoy all their new wonders in life. Maybe not for everyone, but it can be done.
That's Not True
EvCC students receive the same benefits. They also get access to the CS forums.
Why are you always pushing CS? They are still getting credit when someone goes through a community college that uses the CS program.
Not true
I didn't use one the so called "big three" and had an at home offer with MQ the week I graduated. I am still with them.
No, it's not true.
Some of Career Step grads are hired, if they pass the application process and testing. Other school grads do, too.
OP is telling untruths! lol
True.
True, but I don't know where else to look. I've tried many search engines and lists of companies. I must have applied to over 100 places. Any ideas?
Sadly true
Many employers will hire new MTs from certain training programs, but won't even test grads of other programs because of bad experiences with applicants from those programs in the past. It's a shame that certain schools put so much into advertising to get people to hand over their money, then don't prepare them properly for employment. Maybe you can find a position with an individual doctor's office helping with overflow or vacations. That way, you could get some experience and have a chance to see where you might need to supplement your training. Have you contacted your school to see if they can give you the names of any MT companies that are willing to hire their grads?
Your statements are not true. (SM)
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Not True Information
Not sure where you had heard this info, but we never would hire anyone and allow them to work for free. We pay competitive rates for every single new hire. Our training program that we used to have was a FREE program offered to new grads.
Exactly true--they DO suck
They do favor the military but even worse, they constantly lose good teachers, don't tell the students and then say they made "changes" and nobody is there to help you or answer emails or anything. The staff is rude, too. I wasted my money there.
Not true, FAQ says 2 yrs required.nm
That's true, but you can get a Sallie Mae loan & pay only $30/mth
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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
That is simply not true. CareerStep's course is NOT
through the entire course. And you get everything you need to become an excellent MT. I know because I took the course and am now working in a good job. But don't take my word for it. Call some MT employers. Ask them about CareerStep. Ask them which course they recommend. You will see how many employers LOVE CareerStep! Don't listen to any naysayer with an axe to grind.
You know what they say, if it sounds too good to be true ...
It says you can be reimbursed for 100% of the cost of the 16 "Advanced Practice Packages" which cost $59 each. This would be a total of $944, which is not the cost of the entire program.
While the textbook they use is a good one, it is also the only one that they say they use. Andrews & M-Tec use a lot more books. Although lots of practice is good, I believe the training you get before all that practice is the most important. What good are all those reports if you haven't learned what you need to know to transcribe them?
In five years I have heard nothing but raves about Andrews School and M-TEC. I have heard next to nothing about eSmartMed. That alone would be enough to steer me away from it.
That's not true at all. Statistics prove that Americans
work more hours than workers in other countries. We are not lazy. We are also faster and more accurate at MT than anybody else. That's why every single offshored report has to be checked over by an American employee. However, we won't work for peanuts like EVERY offshore worker out there. THAT is the bottom line. CEOs want their six figure salaries and bonuses. They can't get mucho deniro unless they screwo the employees. They don't give a darn about anybody but themselves. You can say what you want to stroke your own ego, but it's completely untrue. The only thing offshored workers are to anybody is CHEAP labor.
Thank you so much for you honesty. The things you said are very true. I only wish I had read some
Not true. I score tests for new and experienced MTs.
I'm shocked at what should be basics that newbies do not have. Shocked.
There are a few good newbies but most have not a clue what they are typing. Applying knowledge to actual transcription is FAR different than just spouting off what a term or value means.
Not true, I made a 95 once. But grammar and spelling
are key issues as stated below.
Not true. Plenty of newbies get work everyday.
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It is true. Those have tested and meet AAMT's minimum requirements
The Approval Process does mean something to me. It means that those schools have been tested and at least meet the minimum requirements, according to AAMT's standards. It doesn't say if they have gone over and beyond those minimum standards, but people in the industry know that already.
TV commercials promoting their MT schools also misrepresent the true essence of the MT world. nm
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