CMT

Posted By: grasshopper on 2008-06-07
In Reply to: what gets me - old lady

We're transcriptionists not nurses or doctors. It's not our job to know treatment for diagnosis. Of course over the years, you pick a lot of it up but it's not in the job description.

I think an accurate CMT test would be a very difficult ESL doctor dictating very difficult H&Ps or Op notes. If you can get through some really difficult ESL in various medical specialties without any blanks and get 100% accuracy, you have passed the test.

Just like everything else these days, nobody knows what the H... is going on. It's like all of a sudden your 30 years of experience is no longer valid unless you pay them to take some stupid test and of course, the test is totally inappropriate and has no bearing on whether you will be successful as an MT or not. Maybe they would prefer a nurse or a doctor to type up the reports. Do you think they could do it? I doubt it.
It's just another money-making scheme and pretty shabby.

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Question about CMT test - old lady
- cmt -- - sue
- CMT - Trish Merrill
  - CMT TEST - MIV
- CMT TEST - TEXAS-CMT
- CMT TEST - CMT
- Those who make remarks about SM - my opinion
  - Nope, you got that wrong. What we're afraid of is - supporting a pro-offshore, anti-US-MT bunch.
  - I don't think that's true, as I've - heard QA people complain that
- Someone with 30 years experience does not need CMT after their name. - In my opinion!
  - The employer is asking for it, so - sm - really now
    - It's not. The employer has been, (like many) - BAMBOOZLED by AAMT
    - After 30 years, you should have - your pick of jobs.
- Maybe you could ask for the "Indian rate." - anon
  - The fact that her employer won't allow her to - sm - (Proudly NOT a CMT)
  - They took American out of the name... - MT
- It's hard so that you'll fail the first time and - have to pay to take it again. (sm)
  - My bunch - old lady
- Didn't make me cry but wasn't a breeze. - MSMT
  - what gets me - old lady
    - CMT - grasshopper
      - I agree - old lady
    - Don't waste your time, with your experience, you don't need those initials (nm) - midwestMT
      - yes i do - old lady
        Don't let anyone EVER tell you that you are a nothing... - sm
        Keep putting your head in the s/m - you are the anti-CMT/QA poster
        Most state they 'PREFER' a CMT, not REQUIRE. - See msg.
        I don't have a CMT and probably never will - but that doesn't make me below anyone else.
        You don't need a CMT - what you DO need is a - NEW EMPLOYER! - (nm)
        We also need an organization to - REPLACE AHDI
        AMEN SISTA! - old lady
        Digging a little deeper into the CMT debate - - see msg.
        47 and proud - TEXAS-CMT
        47 and a CMT here. - what's your excuse?

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