and yes, my children go with me to pick up tapes on their off days from MMO...nm
Posted By: NC Newbie on 2007-01-19
In Reply to: just don't give up...sm - NC Newbie
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have 2 children
I wouldn't mind starting in a physican's office. The problem is that I have 2 small children. That is the reasoning for this career choice. It would be more expensive to send them to daycare than what I would make. I also wanted to stay at home with my children. I have applied to many companies, but I'm not sure what ones will give me a chance. Any ideas? Although I have 2 children, my schedule can be somewhat flexible due to my husband's hours of work. Any ideas would be appreciated.
This is such a sad way to look at raising children
If you really believe that you are going to be productive with 2 little ones under foot and with no experience and with no one to give you a listening ear, you are setting yourself up for failure. I've been doing this for over 12 years. I have a 2-1/2 YO at home. She goes to a mother's day out program 3 days a week. If I don't do that, she gets very jealous of my being at the computer and it doesn't matter what "good videos" I have. I wouldn't subject this child to being raised by the television and disabling her success in life by forcing a lack of social skills on her. Kids who don't talk to other kids don't talk to grown ups when they are grown.
I almost have to wonder if this is just a troll post with your poor writing abilities, being incognizant of the reality of being an MT and I hate to say it, your defeating attitude toward raising happy, healthy children.
sigh.
I do not have to run after children, etc. so making a
schedule is just great with me. This is a place where I was up and running right away with the work because it was work I have done for the past 16 years. I was so happy to find who had the acct when the other service lost it, just luck in that a person from MTs told me who had it. I love op notes and was working a 12-5 p.m. and guess what, that is exactly what they wanted so see we fit just like a glove. I am so lucky to be able to choose what I want now. They wanted those, I wanted those. I think the IRS could care less as long as they get their money. I have yet to find out much I need to sit aside but again will have to talk with my tax person pretty soon. I just started at this new job at the end of November. By the way, read on this post about how others are treated in their jobs with QA, etc. This job is a DREAM. They leave you the heck alone. Anything coming from QA in an email and really constructive criticism and taken as such. I love my job and my life. Happy, happy!!
thanks for the pick me up :) LOL!
what is really funny is that she has posted using several monikers and gave contradictory information about how long she has been working. She repeatedly states she started her job in October...now it is January...isn't that less than 6 months as she was leading others to believe her OTJ experience is? Maybe I just don't know how to count, though!
She also expressed her appreciation on an initial post when I gave her sound advice to stay where she was until she got her skill set stabilized and productivity up before changing jobsm but you see how that sunk in. I think it would be more helpful if she had taken the four-year course instead getting that "associate degree" in two! No, it wouldn't have helped. 
Just trying to pick a school
I have been researching different schools and home courses and was getting confused which one to join, I was leading toward the AHP courses,now I am scared after reading all your reply's. I glad you asked about AHP or I would have never known.
THANKS, I don't want to waist my time or money.
Need some pick me uppers!!
I am a newbie that just started working last week. I am having a hard time. To the point where I just started crying today! I love looking this stuff up, typing, medical language but ughhhhh I am struggling with hearing drugs. Please tell me this will get better. My boss is giving me more work because she thinks I am doing pretty good. If she only knew how long it takes me to get these reports done. Please someone give me advice or some pick me uppers.
Thank you for pick me uppers!
Wow! I cannot believe how many people responded to my frustration. Thank you, Thank you. I feel so much better. The warmth and positive feedback that is given on these boards is unbelievable. MTs are one of a kind!!! I chose the right profession. Thank you again.
pick up the pace
There is a great book called "Saving Keystokes." I bought it on Amazon. I have been transcribing for almost 30 years and just found this book last year. I figured I had hit my max quite a while ago and was satisfied with my line counts, thought I was using Expanders extensively and appropriately, but this book has really helped me increase my line count even more.
what if you offered to pick up your check from them?
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tapes
I don't have any tapes but I did purchase a cd-rom off the internet that cost me $124 including shipping. It has the specialties of Family Practice, General Surgery, and Neurology. I want to sell it now that I have a job. I will sell for $85, the original selling price is $115.00. If you want to verify that you are getting a good price you can go to medword.com. It comes with the transcriptions so you can check your work. Let me know if you are interested
you can buy SUM tapes. That will help you
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If you don't have them already, get a set of SUM tapes
nm
Dictation tapes
Where can someone get dictation tapes for practicing? I am already set up at home and would like to keep practicing until I get a job. I would not like to invest alot of money into these tapes.
Dictation tapes
Thanks
Tapes from Rachel
Thank you
I have quite a few already. I don't think that I will need them.
Can you get some different practice tapes?
I learned with the SUM Program and can attest to their ability to train your ears well.
i know that ahp uses ESL doctors on their tapes
because they want you to get used to listening to accents. my original question was asking if there was anyone on here who is taking course 5 of AHP because then we could help each other, but mostly so i could get some help on a particular report. hahaha. i hate sending in reports with so many blanks. i actually really like ahp and they do send your reports back with corrections and tell you what they think your weak areas are.
my intention when i get done with ahp is to get a job working at a hospital and then when i have experience work from home. is it harder to get a job with a hospital than to get a job with a company like MedScribe or ProTrans?
Used transcription tapes
Does anybody have any used transcription tapes they'd like to sell, I'd like to get MUCH more practice, I can tell already!
Focus hires newbies and she can probably pick her hours
nm
60 days is too long even for me
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Thank you all. I will give it a few more days
I will call them. I still feel really uneasy, but maybe this is just the way it is. I'm too much of a newbie to know any better! Thanks!
A Few Days Late?
My Discover Card was billed for the first payment on August 10th. I finally received a dictionary on September 8th - nothing else - no study aids - just a dictionary. I authorized the charges for the foot-pedal and CDs on August 17th. I still have not received them. So after 10 emails and several phone calls, and the 4th week since I paid for the second part of the materials, "a few days" is not an accurate depiction of their shipping practice. As for Carol, she writes short, precursory responses to questions - I'm not quite sure why you're singing her praises over that. I've gotten too many responses from students who have had my experience - not yours. Several said that they never even received the certificate after completing the course. So, good for you - but don't criticize others for telling the truth about their experiences. Last time I looked, there was free speech in this country. The VLC erases grades when someone speaks out.
What hours/days are you available. sm
Please email me with your the above info and where you received your education.
Ha! Some days are less productive
than others. He has times where he plays by himself. We also have a swing. Other times he just sits on my lap and we deal with it. I love nap time! Thankfully, my husband is in school and is home during some of the day to watch him.
Why the gross is 2 days before . . .
You may very well be missing something, and that something is the date the gross exam was done.
If they did not tell you, then you would have no way to know when it occurred.
Here's what happens. A specimen (biopsy, some organ removed at surgery, etc.) arrives in pathology. The pathologist looks at the specimen, describes what he sees, and then slices it up into pieces small enough for processing. That is the "gross exam." He dictates this. It's transcribed with that date.
After the tissue has been processed in the lab and slides prepared, the pathologist looks at the slides. This is the "microscopic exam." He dictates his impression and it is transcribed with THAT date.
In actual practice, you would not know the date of dictation unless you saw it somewhere. It's either on the tape or on the dictation system.
In your example, it looks as though the gross was dictated and transcribed on the 5th, two days before the microscopic was dictated and transcribed on the 7th.
This was a good question. It shows attention to detail, which is a good trait. Rest assured that there is nothing in MT -- no rules, no fancy calculations -- for determining dates of dictation or transcription. You just use whatever the dates actually are, and someone has to tell you what they are in order for you to know.
Redpen
Andrews School
work for MTSO as an IC - days
nm
From my typing school days
I recall learning that a word consists of five characters, spaces, symbols, etc., so it seems to me that they are asking for a 65-character line rate.
That company that asked you what days/hours
As an independent contractor, a company cannot dictate your days/hours unless they "employ" you. Glad it works for you! However, the IRS does not see it that way. You are providing a service whether it is transcribing or building a brick wall. They can guide you with what tools to use, how they want the job accomplished, and for that matter in regards to time constraints, but they cannot have you punch a time clock. With that said, I also IC for a company that requires 24-hour turnaround, which I am willing to accept as "part of the business". In this business, the vast majority of companies gain these accounts for you and I to work on by providing 24-hour turnaround. Most companies will train you on their equipment if you do not have experience. They will provide samples of reports if you are not meeting QA and also provide input to bring your QA score up to par. I make my own hours in that I will not say to this company, I'll work, for example, 9a-5p, because there may be days when I cannot do that due to the fact that I have other commitments whether it be with my children or with the fact that I have my own accounts that I need to tend to, which quite frankly is not their business to know. You are providing a service, which just happens to be transcription. If this company is getting away with setting your schedule, then you should most definitely be an employee. That is your choice, however, to allow them to dictate that to you. Most companies do not pay, as you already know, for your benefits. Bottom line really is you are a subcontractor. The MTSO is the contractor actually, and then you subcontract for the contractor.  Thank goodness the company I work for knows the difference. 
I started working from home within 2 days of graduation.
I have been with my same company for coming up on 6 years now. I had some tough days in the beginning, but I dug in, learned as much as I could, and made it through the hardest part. In-house may be better for some starting out, but it worked for me being at home as long as I was willing to work hard. Good luck to you. :-)
I find that lots of companies are using ShortHand these days.
They have a 30-day trial.
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