Go for it! Good for you! I am in the review
Posted By: CMTHopeful2 on 2006-12-18
In Reply to: CMT application questions - Chris
stage of my CMT exam and plan to take it ASAP as well. No discounts here, either, but I really want to earn this! I think its a great thing to strive for, and so do lots of companies, despite the naysayers!!
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What are some good review books?
Hi everyone,
I have a question that I hope you can help me with. In short, I graduated in 1997 from college with a certificate in medical transcription. (I took a 1 year program) Even though I never worked in transcription, I have recently been offered a chance to work and do transcription from home. I was required to take a test and actually made 88% on it with no review at all. I needed to make a 90% though and am wanting to find a way to review and boost my score. I was wondering if any of you could give me the name of a good book or program that might help me out. I have seen one book called "The Do's and Don't's of Medical Transcription" but would like to have some opinions on it and other books out there. I would appreciate any and all help on this as I'm really looking forward to getting into the medical transcription field for the first time.
Many thanks,
RT
Same theme, but CBS on Wed. is to review the top 100 inspirational movies. Should be good! nm
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I think it should depend upon your experience and possibly the difficulty of the dictation. I have been working at the same place for a VERY long time, so I rarely have to listen to dictation twice. However, I have found that if I am doing a difficult doctor or cannot understand something, I will mark the spot, so that at the end of the report, I can go back and maybe after finishing the rest of the report, I may hear that portion now! Miraculously, sometimes if I go back, I have familiarized myself with that doctor's dictation and TA-DA, I get it!
If you were a newbie, and were maybe in training, etc., I think it could be a great idea. It just seems sometimes that between trying to obtain a reasonable production, it is just impossible to listen to every single report twice! Hope I helped!
here's a review
-- i don't have the actual
experience.
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/sony-mdr-nc7-headphones/4505-7877_7-33352178.html
what is their points review
doesn't sound like its in our favor, is it part of the new mt/me rewards plan??
Hospital is probably up for review by....sm
JCAHO. If the charts are incomplete, then they could face penalties. Or, perhaps they already have gone through an audit and were found lacking.
to "me", you should further review
because there are MANY negatives posts still on this Main Board. Just look at posts where "Kikki" had anything to add to the mix. LOL. The OP is correct in his/her assessment.
Review guide...sm
It was my experience that the dictation portion was exceedingly easy, not nearly like the "snippets" on the CD that comes with the book. Pay more attention to the rest of the book.
Does anyone know? I am using the CMT Review Guide...
to study for the CMT exam. There are practice tests on the CD. What is considered a passing grade for the CMT? I can't find this info anywhere online, or in the guide. Thanks!
performance review
How do you find the performance review going. Are yout satisfied with the way the QA people are checking your reports? I will get a correction from one and another QA will let it stay the way I typed it. One MT said that most of her reports were OP notes and the doctors say mostly the same thing over and over, so she made templates and she just has to punch in a few strokes and the OP note is done. How can you do this when the QA people are checking it word for word. I cannot set up any templates because a few words may be changed. Just curious. .
You can purchase the CMT Review Guide-sm
from Stedman's. The title is "The CMT Reveiw Guide." This book was just released last year (2005) and was developed for the current version of the CMT exam. You might also want to consider a CMT Study Group. Contact the nearest chapter of AAMT as they do have CMT Study Groups. I know that the Online Chapter of AAMT is about to start a study group that will complete in time to take the CMT in the end of July/begining of August. Oak Horizons also offers and online CMT Prep Course which I have heard is really good. You can get more info on the Oak Horizons class on www.aamt.org and do a search for CMT prep course. For more info on the OCAAMT Study Group contact certconnector@aamtonline.org.
think you need to contact the medical review
try the insurance company's medical review board for a reassessment of your bill(s). Good luck! 
A "peer review"! Sure never heard of THAT, before! (nm)
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My last QA review was a BIG surprise. Here I thought I SM
always topped 98% and routinely cut into my potential earnings to maintain my own standard. Wrong! The QA person's explanations for my mistakes were confusing and seemed in some cases to contradict the guidelines and in others just plain wrong, but I figured my job was to pass the review and get back to work, so I tried again. Failed so completely I was going to be put on probation, allowed to do something like 10 or 15 reports a day until my performance came back up. So I contacted my account manager, who told me she'd take care of it, and that was the end of it. Something I heard later suggested that QA person was still there causing trouble months later. Maybe you should talk to your supervisor. I'd also start gathering documentation of prior reviews for the Labor Board if that raise doesn't come through. There are plenty of companies out there looking for skilled MTs.
Do you listen to every report twice, to review it,
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Why? Why should we review every single report and in its entirety? SM
The QA bar has been set at 98% by both of my employers. I BEAT, not just make but BEAT, that QA rate every single time.
I've good a great balance between speed and quality.
If you want to take your time to do that with every report, that's great for you! Your choice.
I guarantee you that even if you score 100% on your QA'd reports, because you are not being QA'd on every single report, you're still making mistakes somewhere. So, the line has been drawn in the form of the level of QA expected.
Funny, I just got my 3rd 100% review and asked for a raise
I was told SEs are paid on a sliding scale and there are no raises at all EVER.
The CMT Review Guide is great and geared
toward the current CMT test. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, publisher of Stedman's. I believe you can buy it from them, or from AAMT. Good luck!
SmarType users please give review...sm
I'm thinking about investing in SmarType. I have heard good things about it. Can some of you how use it give a review? Does it take long to get used to?
TIA
CMT review guide. I'm glad I read it.
Good luck!
Review in great detail with the company first....
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I'm sorry, but the physicians are supposed to review the medical records for
accuracy, then sign off on them. THEY are the people who went to medical school, did their internship, and actually saw the patients. THEY know what they were trying, often badly, to say. THEY are the ones making the big bucks. NOT US. We go to maybe a year-long correspondence school, make crappy money, and watch our butts spread wider every day while we TYPE, yes, I said TYPE, medical records for them. Anyone who thinks it's more than that is kidding themselves. And save your speeches on patient care and work ethics. I know all about that stuff. The harsh reality is that this job does not require a college education to get into, and your income is tied to your production level. The doctors don't care enough about the medical records to speak slowly, enunciate, and double check everything before signing off. How are we supposed to read their minds? Anyone in this field who knows more than grammar and medical terminology ought to be working as an RN or MD, because you'd be better at it than half the medical providers we type for.
Are you talking about full QA where you send every report for review?
If you are not a newbie and are full time, then it does not seem fishy at all. If you can't figure out the platform and account specs in 3 days' time...
If you are new and will require mentoring, then that may be different depending on the quality of education you received.
I agree. Eyes are always scanning, but never review enitre report.
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Are you kidding? After reading the health department's annual review, I NEVER eat out.
Especially at a fast food place. They always have long lists of violations, plus, after a look at the fingernails and hair on some of those people, I wouldn't feed my dog there.
They do list restaurants that maintain high standards of cleanliness with no violations, so if I'm in the mood for a long drive, I'll go to one of those.
I do miss eating out.
I think she is talking about full QA review not occasional blanks with a new dictator.
As a newbie I was off full QA at the halfway through day 2 working on acute care. However, I had an excellent trainer/mentor available to answer any questions, and I could send unlimited blanks to QA.
Now when I work on a new account, even with a new platform, I am off full QA within a day. If the platform instructions and account specs are clear, it should really not be a problem.
Hospital where I worked cut raises from 12% possibility to 6% with excellent review. Which means
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That is a good offer. Pay is not that good at UIMC. Good luck! nm
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Agree with other poster.. good price..good service
I definitely think they are one of the best out there. We also have been talked through issues over the phone and also had a warranty in which they came out and fixed it right at our home. My only complaint..and I am sorry for saying this.. but... when you call their customer service 9 out of 10 times...you get someone who barely speaks English and I just hate that. I think that is true of a lot of customer support centers these days, ironically they are rarely American anymore. I am not prejudice at all. I just find it frustrating to call in for help and the help you get barely understands you and you do not understand them, thus making the experience very frustrating..
Expensive is right -- around $300 per credit hour! But they do have a good rep. Good luck! nm
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Good for you. Sounds very interesting and a good chance of pace - sm
but I live in the northeast and not much need for that where I live. I also live in a small town so that limits my options. I have spent the last couple of years as a substitute teacher to supplement my MT job and just completed 4-1/2 months as a long term sub which I enjoyed and was a change of pace from MT. The only problem is as a sub or ed tech you only get paid during the school year so I would have to keep my MT job for summers and school vacations. With the way things are going in the MT world I hate to rely solely on that. I don't want to find myself without any job whatsoever.
Thanks for all the responses.
8 is NOT good if never going any higher - good to get the rust out in the short term though
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Is the dictation quality good, are the dictators good, are you
a newbie and you still have to look up lots of words .... The very first day I typed, with absolutely no education way back when, when you didn't have to have a degree/certificate or previous experience, I typed 665 lines. This was without an expander and I was not a fast typist. I can do 1000 lines in about 4 hours now on average.
LOL! Well, good! I've done ONE good thing today, then. NM
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You have a good, realistic attitude about it. Good luck to you. nm
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So? Take the good will and good wishes and smile. When the first day of Hanukkah comes up, SM
have a doughnut and a latke on me. I'll wish you Happy Hanukkah then. You know we spread Christmas out over a month!
Good money? Can we ask how much is considered GOOD in your books????
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Especially for Iowa, that is pretty good. UI can get good over time, but that's because of the u
No I did not sit here all day and wait for you. I have a good job that pays me a good wage for an e
I am sure MQ will change their policies now because of the actions you took. Congrats.
Yep, a good MTSO will get rid of the crappy doctor, not the good MT...sm
unfortunately, there aren't many MTSOs out there who will confront a poor dictator and nip it in the bud to begin with.
In the old days we used to do this all the time. A doctor was put on report and told to shape up and if he didn't he would either be charged more because they had to pay an MT more to do his lousy dictation, or he was always given the option to do his own reports if he wouldn't comply.
Believe it or not, almost every physician my former company did this to straightened up their act became good dictators and found that it was actually less stressful and less time consuming for them too!!
The MTSOs just don't have the guts to do this anymore... and they should. I can make more money on good dictators with a lower line rate than crappy dictators at a higher rate, and would rather have the better dictators and lower rate than the other... it's a win-win for both the MT and MTSO because the MT is making more money per hour and the MTSO gets to pay less for her MTs and make a better profit. I can't believe the MTSOs haven't figured this one out.
This is not a good choice. There are too many good schools
that have proven their worth. Andrews, MTEC and even Career Step, but I would not choose a school that has spammed the internet in every crack there is as the one you have mentioned. Find some graduates and see what they have to say. Go to mtchat.com and do a search of this school.
Thank you too! A good laugh is a good thing.
I really wish you good health and good luck!
I know that what you are doing is a major undertaking. Just remember that this is what you want and that you CAN do it! It won't be easy by any stretch of the imagination, but once you have accomplished it, you will truly know what you are capable of. I think you are very brave. Please know that all of us are pulling for you and are here to help you if you need it. Go to the hospital if you are feeling at all unsure or unstable. Don't give up because the reward will be great. Please let us know how you are doing.
Pulling for you!
good for you; you'll get more from it, with good socialization,
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