Working for them and doing fine. I think you are reading into wrong. nm
Posted By: present employee on 2006-07-16
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I think you have the wrong person or someone else's resume. I have been working for 10 years. I
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YOU should be FINE!
You can find a lot of work IC status were you get to stay home. My first job was an at-home IC job (still at home).
GOOD LUCK!
I think that it is fine
I work for some verbatim accounts. I correct grammar and word agreement, split things into paragraphs whether they ask for it or not as you just can't have a billion things running together. I don't always transcribe in the top to bottom order either. I put it where it would normally belong. Doctors are not perfect and sometimes will mention things later on that should have been put in HPI or PE. Also adding the drug dosage abbrev. is standard practice whether dictated or not (but double check those always)
That being said, for verbatim accounts, I do not make complete sentences if that is not what is dictated. Basically I do the best I can to balance the verbatim with what will make the most sense.
You could probably do fine in
a single-specialty doctor's office, paid hourly. Transcription might not be your only task in such a position. I say this because your background is similar to what mine was. I could not do acute care until I was hired by a service that had a mentor who was willing to work side by side. You just aren't ready for all the specialites and accents right now.
You should be fine.
You are doing a fine job! Don't compare
yourself to others. As long as you keep improving and by that I mean even a few more lines per hour each week, you are well on your way! It sounds like you have exactly what it takes to succeed!! Best of luck to you :-)
Your speed is probably fine according to your
email. You would be best to go and apply at some companies with your schooling that you have on hand. You will build speed as you do more work. Quality over quantity, but quantity equals money in this profession since it is production based.
You're doing fine-just hang in there (sm)
You're doing fine. In fact, you're doing quite well for 8 weeks!
Just keep on doing what you are doing. You'll eventually improve as everything comes together.
You can look for ways to improve your efficiency, but you should not try to "go faster." Trying to speed up usually results in increased errors and correction rates.
It's easier to focus on not making any errors, on listening far enough ahead that you never have to erase and make a correction, and on eliminating wasted time and effort.
Eating and drinking, smoking, listening to music and/or office chatter, a disorganized desk, interruptions from children, phones, and housework, EMAIL, and inefficient work habits will be THE main things that reduce your productivity.
If you look at your work activities, you will probably see more time spent doing "other things" than doing transcription. What you want to do is eliminate all the things that are NOT transcription, by which I mean keying in text and/or truly necessary job responsibilities.
The easiest way to improve your productivity is to simply start spending 99.9% of your work time actually working. If you observe yourself closely, you'll be able to see the not-work things you need to eliminate.
Over time, for many MTs, this occurs naturally, but you can help it along!
My glasses are fine, thank you, you should check yours.
I never said the poster said those schools were approved, but when the poster makes a statement about the AAMT and then makes the following statement, "I also wouldn't recommend anyone to one particular "approved" school". That comment could be confusing for someone unfamiliar with the industry because the only approved schools are Andrews and M-Tec, which the poster than proceeds to recommend.
It's obviously somewhat confusing because it managed to confuse you.
I use Vista just fine with Bayscribe..nm
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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?
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I love reading your posts Patti!
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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.
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.
If you have spent any time reading this board you
would know M-Tec would be the better option.
I wasn't being nasty - quit reading between the lines
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.
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
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.
Nothing wrong in it.
Just Modify your resume and save it. It will get posted.
:))
Again you are wrong.
It is not a LAW. You are taking one kernel of truth and trying to make an argument. If you change the patient's name, to "The patient is a 35-year-old baker" and you live in a small town, you would also have to remove this, as it is PHI/PMI You are trying to protect your surgeon and he agrees with you, but you may want to get educated to what actually is PHI/PMI if you are going to try to hold yourself up as an expert. You don't have a clue about what you are talking about.
wrong
What do their techs in India have to do with anything? They might not be American, but they are extremely intelligent and do a terrific job. As for there not always being a lot of work, that all depends on the hospitals doing the dictating. I work on 4 different accounts for them and have enough to do.
You can't go wrong with either
school. They are both excellent, and give you assistance finding employment after you graduate. Good luck to you!
What's wrong with that?
Most of us are working at home. We don't have co-workers to talk to, so what's wrrong with coming here and getting a little contact. It's nice to be able to communicate with someone else, and it doesn't always have to be about transcription. We do have other interests and a life outside of transcription. It's just nice to share with other people about that and to find out what their life and interests outside of transcription are.
I don't know, you must be doing something wrong.
Because that doesn't sound right at all. I make that in 40 hours a week.
What is wrong with being a MT?
What is wrong with a MT profession?
Either one of those 2 & she can't go wrong!
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Yes, you can't go wrong with either M-TEC or Andrews.
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Wrong answer!!
This means they are interested enough that they would recommend me to apply at their sister company. They WANT to interview me. Got the call today.
Don't know what is so wrong with preschool
Many many kids go to preschool for 1 or 2 years before kindergarten, regardless of the work status of their primary caregiver. I don't see what is all so wrong about preschool. I went to 2 years of montessori preschool in the 70s and loved it! Did I need it? No. Did I enjoy myself and make friends? Yes.
My kids will be going to AM preschool next year (K3 and K4), and will whether I am working or not.
Even stay at home moms need a break. Why would work at home moms need any different? I was going on 7 years of SAHM when I started back to work. Between being new at MTing and burnt out on spending all of my time with the kids, often with no relief (dh is away a lot and we have no family near) for weeks at a time, care for part of the day while I work is pretty much necessary to my sanity. As it is, I am having a really hard time adjusting to working so many hours and still trying to keep up everything else I used to do.
There are going to be some people out there who think kindergarten and up are just state-sponsored daycare (I have family members who refer to public education as this), so this argument about when you work and where your kids are when you do it can go on until the kids are 18.
I honestly think it is best that we all acknowledge that what each of us is doing is best for our UNIQUE situation and not to judge someone else's choices. Some people say things a certain way to justify their choice precisely because they are afraid of being attacked. If someone said that they put their child in daycare at 8 wks because they wanted to return to work and did not want to be a stay at home mom, they would probably be run up the pole. So, by giving reasons, correct or not, why it would benefit the baby, the person is trying to avoid someone telling them how horrible a parent they are for the choice they made.
I'm not even going to couch my words - if I tried to work around my 2 preschool aged kids, it would be a very bad thing. They are much better off being entertained and cared for by someone else while I work than they are being yelled at by me because I am frustrated trying to work with them around, along with me being exhausted staying up late at night trying to get all of my hours in.
I'm no earth mother and I know it. It would be a horrible experience for everyone if I tried to get in 38 hours per week with my kids at home while I did it. I did not become a MT to stay at home. I did it because I want to work in health care and this is better paying than any medical office job I can get right now, with the added benefit of being able to be a little flexible with my schedule. I suppose someone who views the primary advantage of this job as being able to stay at home might see things a little differently.
She is wrong--- you cannot even take the CMT exam -sm
until you have 2 years experience first of all, and yes it is through AAMT - they use an independent company that has offices all over the U.S. to give the test. No community college can offer it either, and it costs a lot more than $150 to take; AAMT member can take it for less, and non-members pay a bit more (~$300 or so), not sure of the exact prices but you can go to the AAMT website and they lay it all out, requirements, prices, etc. This is the ONLY CMT exam in existence. All you get in a course is a "certificate" for completing the MT course you took, it is NOT the same thing. You need to straighten your friend out, any company will know she is lying (however unintentionally) about being a CMT if she has no job experience.
Of course you would not list your name as you know you are wrong. sm
If you are going to make such a bold statement that you see as truth why didnt you list your name? Of course you listed as anon. I am the MTSO for Proficient Transcription and have been in business for over 10 years. The start up cost associated covers the cost of the foot pedal which, by the way, is $79 alone. I dont think it is too much to ask for a MTSO to have a little bit of insurance when it comes to hiring a newbie. Why would anyone invest the money in the foot pedal for a newbie if this is their first position if the MTSO has no guarantee of their work? I am helping out and doing something not a lot of companies do and that is to give a newbie a chance. If that is perceived as a scam then so be it. My MTs receive work daily and are paid competitively for it. You have no idea what it is like to try and run a transcription business and unless you do then please keep your defaming comments to yourself. This kind of banter is what scares away MTSOs from hiring anyone without experience. I was given a great chance to get into this business without dropping thousands of dollars into schooling and all I was doing was trying to help someone else do the same. This girl was talking about purchasing hundreds of dollars in books and paying the same for schooling and I was offering on the job training but I cant afford to do that at my own expense of all the equipment. I dont understand what is so hard to understand about that.
This is wrong! Do NOT hyphenate
When it's used as a verb, it's follow up - 2 words. When it's used as an adjective or noun, it's followup - 1 word. You really shouldn't hyphenate it at all unless the client prefers it hyphenated when used as an ajective, but absolutely do NOT hyphenate when using as a verb. It's all in the BOS.
wrong school?
I completed the medical transcription program at Penn Foster in January 07. I am not having any luck finding a job now. Has anyone else been to this school, if so did you have luck finding a job??
I think you take my remarks the wrong way.
Sorry to get your panties in a bunch! LOL
You can't go wrong with either one, both are excellent. NM
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You're wrong
This is VOICE RECOGNITION work so you really should learn to read. (let me know if you don't know what voice recognition means.) I have been in the transcription business for a very long time and absolutely know your type which is why I declined to put our company's name. We are actually offering a fantastic internship which many people are required to do. Personally I absolutely love to help people get into the transcription business and love to train as I know how hard it can be to get your foot in the door. However, I absolutely detest people who have no idea what they are talking about make it seem like everyone is out to do something that is shady or unethical.
Wrong, you CAN get a job with education.
You CAN get a job with just an MT education, if the education prepared you well enough. I know slews of MTs who did this. Certification in MT isn't necessary, either.
You CAN get a job with just coding education, but certifications help. I did it. I know someone who just a few months ago got a really nice inpatient coding job with no experience at all. She completed school, got 2 certifications, and was hired after testing successfully with a hospital.
In fact, I work with about 15 coders who got their jobs straight out of school with no experience.
If you are well-prepared and are able to present yourself appropriately, you CAN get a job straight out of school.
I really think I made the wrong choice
All I keep hearing about is how hard it is to land a job in this profession. No one wants to go to school and then find out there are no jobs available. I have almost given up on finishing my school for fear of there being nothing at the end of the rainbow for me. I was naive in thinking that I could just work from home immediately and have no cares in the world. Oh well, live and learn - right? I guess I better just go back to college and get a degree in something else.
I emailed this person and you are wrong
Out of curiosity, I emailed this person. He is not trying to sell anyone anything. He has his own resume writing business (hence his email address) and he also does transcription. He had a lot of good ideas. I do agreee with you about sending professional letters though. Flyers seem cheap and impersonal. But I really think you should have gotten your facts straight before posting this reply.
You're wrong, there was nuttin' in there about only new MT's...sm
this is a discussion board. The first post, if you remember, was something like an "open letter to newbies." That means it went to all newbies not just one. And I think the questions were **hypothetical**? I mean, come on, do you think someone is going to sit there and really think about "why would I apply for a job when I don't have the equipment?...hmmmm." I think the MTSO was just frustrated at having to weed through some poor applicants. Too bad. If people really want to be MT's as badly as they post on this forum, you would think they would put a little more effort into the application?
oops....sorry....wrong board
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Nothing wrong with preschool. I think what the poster was saying is...
That there is a difference between preschool (two or three hours a day two or three days a week) is not daycare (six to twelve hours a day monday through Friday). There is nothing wrong with preschool. I am also someone who agrees that daycare is a necessity for some parents, it certainly does not have to be for the creative MT!
I also agree with the poster who wrote that people are kidding themselves by using "daycare" and "preschool" interchangeably because one sounds better. My daughter goes to preschool at our church two days a week for two hours. Daycare kids go in the morning and are picked up after six hours or so. There is a huge difference. One is primarily for "social skills" (preschool)and one is a place for the kids to go while Mom and Dad work (daycare).
As a former teacher who did work in daycare in college, I agree with "No Way, No How". I would not put my child in daycare unless I HAD to, and that would never, ever be if I were at home!
Yes, that is correct...sorry if I worded it wrong.
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Sorry you are wrong --you can have spouse overwithold
If you have joint income the IRS does not care where the tax comes from (either partner), as long as it is paid. You can take out a loan to pay your taxes or pay by Visa. They just want their money. I have done this for 18 years and I do know what I am talking about. When I was married I always had my husband over withold and so we never paid quarterly taxes. After you do your schedule C to see what your "NET" income is after deductions you add that onto your husband's should you be married and then you pay your taxes on that plus if you owe for social security taxes. If he holds enough out to pay for your SS tax, that is also fine. All they want is for the bottom line of taxes to be paid. If you don't believe me go to an accountant as I have suggested to get you started. Also if you have held out too much, they will refund to you even though the money was held from his checks and not yours. This is no different than if you were both employees working and filing a joint return, you are basically your own employer, hence "independent contractor". You lump all income into one pot and pay the taxes. We even had to pay before but the penalty we had to pay was so little it was not worth it to me to do quarterly. At the end of the year the IRS just wants their fair share or unfair share shall we say. Again that is why I suggest when starting out you get information from the "experts" as it is money well spent. Good luck. Patti
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