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Posted By: barnold on 2007-04-27
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I guess it boils down to the luck of the draw (not skills). You will either double your line count and be happy, or you will lose a lot of money. If you are a gambler, your odds are 50/50! Fair statement?
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Good Summary but
don't forget the advice about not putting all your eggs in one basket ( I could count the months that I worked solely for one service as an IC, or even as an employee )
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dont forget the advice about not quitting your day job.
I wish you well!
Good summary. I would add....
Quite honestly, I think medical transcription is a dying field. With advances in voice recognition software, eventually the only jobs available for transcriptionists will be editing reports created with VR software. In Oklahoma City (near where I live), the Integris hospital system has already gone to VR software, and they only employ about five transcriptionists for two huge hospitals, a huge rehabilitation center, and many other smaller facilities.
No, VR may not take over the field in my lifetime, at least during my working lifetime (I'm in my 50s). But it is not a field that I would advise someone in their 20s or 30s to go into.
Just something to think about.....
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I just tested for acute care. My appointment was set for Monday, so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully it doesn't get changed. :)
Excellent summary! Kudos!
I couldn't have said it better. I am cautiously thinking our stock might go up down the road because the brick and mortar schools are slowly dropping MT training from their curriculum. No more ads on TV about going into MT. So those of that are left and haven't run for the hills may be at a premium soon. I've seen it before back in the 70s when we were paid too low and we all just walked off the job. Maybe they will get a clue before we do that again.
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