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Depending on you in terms of experience - sm

Posted By: on 2007-02-23
In Reply to: Time it takes to type... - justmetypinme

and knowledge, 5 minutes can take anywhere from 15-30 minutes. I can do anywhere from 12-20 minutes of dictation in an hour, but it depends on the Dr. dictating, ESL, difficulty of specialty, how much I have to look up (addresses generally), etc. When I first started it I would take me an hour to do 10 minutes of dictation. Hope this helps.


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DOE = depending on experience
nm
This is one of the terms...sm

...that seems to have changed. I always put "metacarpophalangeal" before, but almost every doc I transcribe for these days says, very clearly "metacarpal phalangeal." I put the hyphen in because the words should be connected and that is the only way I can do it without changing what the doctor says.


Your book may list "carpophalangeal" as a word, but I am a former x-ray tech and I can tell you that none of the carpal bones attach directly to the phalanges. There is a metacarpal between the carpal bones and the phalanges. If you will look at a hand x-ray, there is a good 2-3" or more (filled by the metacarpal) between the carpal bones and the proximal phalanx of each digit.


That's why you can't depend solely on "word books." If they don't have a definition, you cannot be sure they are correct.


There isn't really a need to take med terms now
I'm not sure there is a need to take med terms before starting MT school. It will be part of your course.

If you are thinking that it will help you decide if you'd like MT, it might not. MT isn't med terms. Med terms is something that you need to know to do MT, but taking med terms might not tell you if you'll enjoy MT. Med terms classes at community colleges are often very boring, frustrating, and impossible. Students' grades are often unnecessarily low because a lot of schools use that class to weed out students who want to take nursing and health information management. They might use a book that isn't very good, too. You don't want that making you think you'll hate MT or that you don't have the ability for it.

When we teach it, we LIKE teaching it and we don't try to flunk people out with it. :)

Do you type really well? Without thinking? Or, at least, do you type 45 wpm without hating it?

Do you love to read? Do you consider yourself to be a good reader? Do you like to write? Do you read and/or write for pleasure?

Does medical stuff fascinate you? Do you enjoy watching medical science shows on TV? The ones with the operations? Do you enjoy reading medical websites and books?

Are you very, very detail oriented? Does your work, whatever it is, need to be just so? Have you always wanted to do the very best work for others?

Those things are better indicators of success in MT than a med terms class.

If you'd like to get a feel for MT, try typing up some practice reports. There are sample operative reports over on www.mtdesk.com. Type them over and over, noting the way they seem to be following style rules in the way they're done. You can also go to www.merck.com and type up some material from chapters of the Merck Manual for physicians. There is a manual there for lay people, too. If you enjoy reading it, that's a good sign.

You might have other reasons for wanting to take those classes that I don't know about, but I did want you to know that it's probably not necessary or useful to take med terms in advance!


I do too, sometimes $50-60, depending on the day! nm
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Depending on where you are sm

Experienced radiology MTs can be hard to find. I work for a local MTSO as a rad MT and my workload recently doubled so we have been looking for someone part-time to help with the extra work. It has been very difficult, and we are searching nationally, not just locally.


So I would say if you have someone lined up to do the work, go for it. Otherwise test the waters and see how many resumes or applications you get and how much experience those who are applying actually have before making a decision like this.


Just my 2 cents.


Oh, and I have been paid both by the report and by the line. I much prefer getting paid by the line.


Does the same to me depending...
on what kind of sound file I'm opening. Other times it doesn't do it, but sometimes it does because it's going through some conversion process. I think it might have something to do with a codec but would like to know how to avoid it as well.
I do anywhere from 20 to 30, depending on
the dictator and type of report.
Radiology terms A-Z

  • abduction
  • activity
  • adduction
  • air-fluid level
  • airborne radioactivity
  • angiocardiogram
  • anteroposterior
  • arteriogram
  • arthrogram
  • atom
  • atomic mass
  • atomic mass unit
  • atomic number
  • attenuation


  • betatron
  • Becquerel (Bq)
  • binding energy
  • Bohler calcaneal angle
  • brachytherapy
  • build-up


  • cardiothymic silhouette (on chest x-ray)
  • cholangiogram
  • cholecystogram
  • cineradiography
  • Compton effect
  • computed tomography
  • contrast studies
  • curie


  • decay constant
  • dose


  • echocardiography
  • electron volt (eV)
  • electrostatic field
  • element
  • eversion
  • excited state
  • exposure
  • extension


  • film badge
  • flexion
  • fluence, particle
  • fluorescence
  • fluoroscopy


  • gamma camera
  • genetically significant dose (GSD)
  • gray (Gy)
  • ground state


  • half value layer
  • half-life
  • hysterosalpingogram


  • in vitro
  • in vivo
  • interstitial therapy
  • interventional radiology
  • intracavitary therapy
  • inversion
  • ion
  • ionization
  • ionization
  • ionizing radiation
  • irradiation
  • isobars
  • isomers
  • isotones
  • isotope


  • Kerley('s) [s/l curly] A, B, or C lines
  • Kerma


  • lateral decubitus
  • lethal
  • linear accelerator
  • linear energy transfer (LET)
  • lymphangiogram


  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • mass attenuation coefficient
  • mass effect
  • mass energy absorption coefficient
  • mass stopping power
  • megavoltage
  • mucositis
  • myelogram
  • myelosuppression


  • nuclear medicine
  • nucleon
  • nuclide
  • oblique


  • orthovoltage


  • pair production
  • palliative
  • perfusion studies
  • photoelectric effect
  • positron-emission tomography
  • posteroanterior
  • prone
  • pyelogram


  • quality factor (Q)


  • rad
  • radiation
  • radioactive contamination
  • radioactive decay
  • radioactive equilibrium
  • radioimmunoassay
  • radioisotope
  • radiology
  • radiolucent
  • radionuclide
  • radiopaque
  • radiopharmaceutical
  • radioresistant
  • radiosensitive
  • radiotherapy
  • recumbent
  • rem
  • roentgen (R)
  • roentgenology


  • scintillation camera
  • sestamibi
  • SI
  • Sievert (Sv)
  • sonogram
  • specific activity
  • specific ionization
  • stopping power
  • supine


  • teletherapy
  • tenth-value layer (or thickness)
  • therapeutic
  • tomography
  • tracer studies
  • tram tracking (on chest x-ray)


  • ultrasonography
  • ultrasound
  • uptake


  • venogram
  • ventilation studies


  • xeroradiography

Links for terms
Try this link...it has almost anything you might need.
http://home.adelphia.net/~ktm58/links.html
surgical terms
Why don't you invest in ref. books? Trying to do this job without them is like trying to build a house without a hammer for goodness sake. I don't understand you people - always looking for top pay and taking the cheap way out to do your job without proper tools.
or in layman's terms
making sense out of nonsense that the doctor's dictate.
Here's one with a lot of terms/glossaries.
http://www.mtdesk.com/frame.php?frame=glossary
Psych terms...thank you!
I have put this on my favorites and will check it out further.....I appreciate your response:)
with what you are getting in terms of payment...

 


Then outsources like us are getting ripped off...


I barely make $5 for 8 hours.. you think that's fair. .. cause I sure *&%# don't.


 


You are confusing your terms.

Software is the computer interface that allows you to perform a certain task, in this case, FTP software allows your computer to connect to an FTP site. If you're looking for an FTP site that is secure, you will more than likely have to pay for it. You can try www.ftptogo.com, although it is not free, it is a good site.


Opthamology Terms

I am testing for a company and I need a good website with Opthamology terminology?


Thanks


MT911 has some terms
and medications for oncology
Depends on the terms (sm)
There is all the world difference in saying your insurance is $500 a month (and therefore $250 a check for every 2-check month) versus saying it is $250 per check (no matter how many checks per month there is).

cancer terms
http://www.onelook.com

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/


layman's terms

FTP is (very) basically a secure connection to the client's mainframe.  It is like your computer picking up a phone and dialing the employer's system.  Once you are connected the only thing you have to do it keep the window open and the connection should stay active.


FTP is faster than a connection through the internet because it makes your computer a part of the actual system, instead of just a satellite.  Think of it like a meeting: the internet is a group of people just standing around talking, anyone can just pass by and listen in and hear all or part of the conversation.  FTP is like a closed and sound-proof conference room where only those in the room can hear.  Yes, there are ways to breach the room, but they are much more difficult and, for most, too much of a pain to bother with. 


The client should give you information how to use their FTP, but to understand, learn DOS commands (remember that from the 80's?).  FTP is easy to learn but confusing if you don't understand DOS.  Beyond that I can't really help you without a set of instructions and a netmeeting :)


Depending on the company....sm

you would probably finding yourself typing as much or more than in a MT role.  With the companies I've supervised with, there were not only the generalized e-mails to the MTs but also those answering questions from clients as well as employees.  I currently receive 150-200 e-mails a day alone to respond to, plus do a lot of other typing with the various aspects of the job.


I suggest you talk with the HR department at the company you work with to see if there is a position you can apply for that would be less typing. 


Actually, you can get one for about $500+ depending on the purse.
nm
Depending on where you live in the US, sm
I think its a good deal.  The great thing about working for a hospital is that once you add all their benefits (health, dental, vision, 401 K, etc.) you are much making much more per hour.  My wage is very similar to yours, but if I add all my benefits with it, I making more like 25.00 an hour.  They cover my spouse and children for insurance as well.
Yup - 3 to 4K, depending on the day and the dictator. NM.....

Yes it is possible, depending on how good....
incentives are. It was very possible with MQ pre 1/1/2006. Now it's hard to make $20 an hour, let alone $100,000/year.
I average anywhere from 350-400 lph depending on the day! nm
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depending when you filed,
I used to Efile with them every year, and it was always the 2nd Friday from when I filed that I got my refund, but if it was towards the end of the week, thurs/fri, it may be the 3rd, which would be about 2 full weeks.    Good luck!
Depending on your company...sm

they will go by different names, or titles.  But its usually your supervisor assigning the work. Most are called Lead MTs and often are the direct supervisor for each shift -- thus assigning the work.  The QA has no part in assigning work... they are there for that specific function only, for the most part.  HINT: WHOEVER HAS RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING TAT -- that's you gal (maybe guy) -- that assigns the specific jobs.  The Lead MTs also have their own lines to make... and will usually keep the best for themselves.  If you work on more than 1 shift, you'll notice this. 


Don't believe for a moment, though, that jobs are assigned at random, first come, first served... just look at the time/date of the transcription.  I, myself, have been known to e-mail a Lead and ask why I was getting the sh---y work and cc'd the supervisor.  Often works bec. they're not supposed to be cherry picking for themselves.


Experience on top, current experience first. Education second. Leave out ALL fluff.
Recruiters don't need your life story. They need to know if you can do the job. If you want, put your current employer, then state "I have 20 years in the profession doing....." Keep it simple; keep it clean. If you want to go into more detail, do it during the interview. A HUGE red flag is to see that you've worked for 10 different companies, for months at a time. I know that someone who has worked for the same company for 2 years or more is going to have some degree of loyalty and will work through issues rather than cut and run.
or in lay people's terms, a cross between
 
As I go for terms, but glance back over
for headings and necessary elements, blanks.
psychology terms and tests
anyone know of a good website to get some basic psych. terms, tests, etc?  I am soon to start a new psych account, and have done very few psych reports of any kind....thanks for any input!
I don't know how to explain it - but it has more depth - in terms of
how far the key actually depresses, but I think it is an easy touch because my fingers fly on it.  This is the original IBM keyboard.  You know how on newer keyboards you are not even sure if you've hit the key at times - with this one it is easier to tell - I know that probably sounds crazy. 
Need site for optometry terms. nm
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There are a few terms I am constantly misspelling...
I make a shortcut so when I type it my (wrong) way it is "expanded" to the correct spelling. 
I always try to leave on good terms, even if

I really dislike the company.  Years and years ago I worked for a small local MTSO.  I wanted to work at home and she wouldn't let me so I quit.  I did tell her I would work PT at home only if she needed help and I knew she needed the help, but she was ticked at me and wouldn't give me any work.  About 2 months later she called me practically begging me to work for her, and I did.


I have applied to a company and been offered a position but turned it down and then have gone back later and applied again, but I haven't actually worked for a company and then asked to go back.


It is frequently recommended here to not quit one job before you have time to test the waters on the other, just in case. 


I would reapply or call them.  The worst they can do is say no. 


 


If you leave Co#1, do it on good terms so you
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Typing test, Terms
They may give you a typing test or a medical terminology test.  Just brush up on your skills and know your stuff, just like any job.
Check out this for psych terms

Lots of psych terms and phrases on this one.


http://medicaltranscriptionwordhelp.googlepages.com/psychiatricterminology


I avg. anywhere from 3-5 minutes depending on the dictator-nm
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i dunno, maybe 20? it varies depending
on hot topics, mental duldrums, needing breaks from bad dictators, etc. Its usually very momentary.
it does matter depending on what part of LA
Shreveport pays much less than New Orleans. There are some backwoods towns they still use tapes in the hospitals, so I do not need to tell you how much they pay - I'm sure you can guess. Outside of New Orleans can pay better than certain hospitals in New Orleans. Oschner is not, in my opinion, very good pay - $12/hour to start
Try FT for a service as an employee. Depending on your
area of expertise, many are flexible as to hours and offer insurance. Not cheap, but with kids you need it no matter what.
No to tax relief agencies. Depending sm
on your situation, you can do this yourself through an offer in compromise. Most are a scam or a ruse to flush out people who do not pay taxes. I answered an ad on TV for NADN for help with taxes, and ended up with someone from the Treasury Department at my front door. That was just the beginning of my nightmare.
Probably 8 to 10 an hour, of depending on what part of the

Depending on the quality of the dictation...

you could figure on 2-3 mins transcription/1 min dictation. I would say $50/hour is low.


$1.10 - $2.20/report depending on modality (sm)

?'s to ask:


- # of CTs/MRIs of account you'll be working on.  Lots of CTs/MRIs = lots of lines, usually not worth $1.25/report.  If there is a good mix of x-rays, normals and CTs/MRIs, then you're good; it balances out


- Pay for links, e.g., right ankle and foot = two reports


 


FT range out here is 32-40 hrs. depending on company. nm
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Depending on size, $100 per article is
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Another Hoosier... I've seen depending on ofc 11-14. nm
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I am heavy by society's terms. I weigh
about 210 and am 5'6" tall. Every single female in my family tree for generations had the exact same body habitus. We are all German with big bone structures. I cannot lose weight - period. Been there, tried and done that save for gastric surgery. It is genetic in my case. Seriously, it really can be. I am totally comfortable with my body and how I look - I even love clothes, shoes, jewelry, until....I have to go to the doctors for anything - a hang nail, and its because I'm -- OBESE -- you name it, a cough - its because of that. And THAT makes me MAD!  My cholesterol is normal, I don't have high BP and am 50. I am what I am what I am, and am happy with it until the med profession makes me feel like pond scum. All my relatives also lived into their 80s and 90s, the old healthy as a horse body types. I am super strong and in shape. I guess you get the picture. I have no arthritis, either, or any of the normal problems of mid life. I also drink milk - I LOVE MILK. I would probably lose 10 pounds max if I eliminated milk, but then I feel sick and run down. Its been a long time until I did get happy and satisfied with my body structure, but I still honestly hate doctors for their bias. And sometimes it is bias.