As you'll hear 1000 times, there IS no school that SM
Posted By: SH on 2005-10-01
In Reply to: I'm on the verge of choosing between - Anne
can offer an MT certificate. You have to take the test through AAMT.
Also, what offices and hospitals want? A person who can sit down and do their work without a lot of discussion or BS. Just get the work out, make it correct. I was in a hiring position for several years at the largest hospital in my state. I didn't care about certification. I cared about test performance.
Of course a CMT behind your name means A LOT. That test is very difficult and, for the most part, if you have passed that test, no more discussion is necessary.
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I'll believe it when I hear from others getting their money.
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Gotta know your stuff or you'll have to look up everything you hear. Must
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Bad school. If you do a search using abbreviation you'll
get more info. I'm not sure what other abbreviations you are talking about, if company abbreviations or the usual internet appreviations like DH for dear husband. You can look on the classified board here for a foot pedal, you need USB-1. You can also look on E-bay, or do a Google search for companies that sell new. A new one would cost anywhere between $65 and $80. If you go to the ExpressScribe website I think they sell them now.
If you can afford it, a college program or business school that teaches it. You'll make contacts,
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1000 lines
I do clinic notes and it still took me nearly 4 weeks to get to 1000 lines. I only hit 1000 lines once, maybe twice a week. Other than that I stay steady around 700. I would imagine ESL dictators in acute care would have taken me 6 to 8 weeks to hit 1000 and I probably would not hit 1000 very often either.
If you'll check the company board you'll find
they have been talked about several times recently. They are an Indian company and no one has had anything good to say about them.
Most places offering PT want minimum of 600 lpd. 1000-
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what company can I do about 1000 lines/week from home?
Hi, I just got an offer for a day job with benefits but I want to do about 1000 lines of MT a week from home.
Anyone have any recommendations about a company I can do that with?
I just graduated Everett Community College's program.
A lot of companies required 1000 to 1200 lines a day. If you are just
starting out you can expect to do about half that unless you have an easy account.
You'll just come to trust yourself as you go. You'll stop replaying the
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How many times can you
take a test for the same company? If you don't pass the test the first time will they never hire you? Or do you keep taking the test until you can pass to their expectations?
I can't count how many times (sm)
I've seen insurance companies request notes on a patient just to get an MRI authorized, for a patient to get a nonformulary med, etc. The canned templates in the EMRs I've seen create sloppy notes and most look like they've been pasted together like a ransom note, not a clean, concise document. One doc told me he would never use his EMR system to document a visit because it was rude not to make eye contact while a patient was talking to you! There has already been one EMR company that threatened clinics with "freezing" their software if they don't hand over their wallets! EMRs have a long way to go before I ever feel threatened by them.
Maybe it would help if posts had times on them
so we could see when each was posted. Sometimes it's two people posting at once, and one person got interrupted in the middle and took a while to finish and send.
Thank you a hundred times over. = )
I don't know. I have asked my recruiter a couple times .....sm
about the line count and I have received no answer.
Maybe try a specialty doctor's office first. Most times
they will hire you, in-house, and go from there.
It is very difficult to find an at-home MT job just starting out; however, there are some companies who will hire you. I personally do not know of any, but if you do a search, maybe you will come across one.
When I started 25 years ago, it was in a private physician's office and I just moved on up from there.
Good luck!
India is hardly ahead of us. I have posted this several times now.
MTs required to do the same amount of work. Do you call that being ahead of us? I don't think so. The only reason there are a lot more Indian MTs, or from other countries for that matter is because it's about a 3 to 1 ratio. Yes, there is a lot of dictation going overseas, but keep in mind that the quality coming back is very poor and requires American editors to clean up the mess, which equals jobs to Americans.
I make 2-3 times what I made as a nurse. nm
Linked the website. They've never responded the few times I've tried. nm
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I hear ya...
I'm new too and typing clinic notes only for an ortho clinic. I have about 2 wks under my belt and what I found to be very helpful was that the QA person would point out to me some of the common phrases used by the different docs. He even made a list of terms the podiatry doc uses often. There are a few new MTs on this account - perhaps that is why he made the list. Not everyone will have this resource, but you can slowly create one yourself. I keep a notebook next to me and write down the phrases that I have gotten stuck on.
I have found that going back and listening to the unclear parts after finishing the report helps, and sometimes I hold the ones with blanks in them until I am done the batch for that particular dictator. I then go back and by that time, my ears and brain have adjusted to that person's style and I can hear things I did not hear. I am lucky that out of the 6 or 7 dictators, only one is ESL and I have gotten used to the regional accent of the other one that was hard at first to figure out.
Good luck. I don't know what is expected of newbies, and I would bet that it differs from place to place. It can be overwhelming at first getting up to speed. My first few days were simply awful. I am sure if you work hard and get good QA feedback, you will find that you get used to the account and your blanks will go down quite a bit.
Hear! Hear!
MRS is absolutely right. Anyone offering to perform skilled work for free undermines the economic base of the whole profession.
Please reconsider, if not for the sake of the rest of us, then for your own sake. There are any number of unscrupulous people who would be happy to take you up on your offer and string you along at no or very low pay for a long, long time.
If you have received a good MT education, with a little time and effort invested in the job search, you WILL find paid employment. It seems hopeless when first attempts meet with rejection, but good training and persistence will pay off. You do not have to work for nothing.
Sorry to hear that
Sorry to hear that. I personally would not all the negativity get you down. I think they just are unhappy and are just trying to share their sorrow.
Good luck in what you decide to do.
I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but here goes...
I only hire new grads from M-TEC, Andrews, and Career Step (sometimes). Of those grads I've hired, they were ready to hit the ground running even without experience. Granted, they made mistakes and were not as good as someone with years of experience, but they definitely heard more than 3 or 4 words out of each sentence.
You probably don't want to hear this, but you likely received an inferior MT education, and that is going to hold you back from being successful. If you are truly driven to succeed in this business and want to treat it like the career it is, your best bet is to get a better education. I know M-Tec has a course (by the way, it's "course," not "coarse") for people with prior medical knowledge, and maybe one of the other AAMT-approved schools do as well. If money is a concern, I also know there are payment plans and loans available.
I strongly urge you to look into more education before trying another MT job. The path you are currently on is designed for failure.
Anybody ever hear of TTS, LLC
Are they a good company to work for?
Sorry to hear that
The lack of new MTs to fill the shoes of those who leave will cause companies to continue to look for oversea's MT's. This will probably continue to make the wages drop for those still trying to thrive on a MTs pay. As for me, My degree was obtained through the University system, why would I pay 4,000 more for one online. It makes no sense. Good luck to you all ...I hope things work out well for you ..as they evetually will for me.
I hear ya...
I actually researched this profession for a few months before actually taking the plunge into extra school. I have an extensive medical background. But I started by calling different hospitals, transcription companies, etc, around the state that I live in. They all told me the same thing, experience, experience, experience. So I asked them what would make me hire-able without experience. A few of them gave me names of medical transcription schools that they would waive the requirement for. I followed up and am now extremely happy with my choice. Being a lurker here, I know that many people who are extremely bright and smart cannot get hired because of lack of a certain certificate from only certain schools, which I think is crazy to limit the hiring process based on that only. BUT what matters at the end of the day is who signs your paycheck. So instead of standing on my soapbox and shouting all that is wrong, I bit the bullet and enrolled. I am only a few weeks away from graduation and every graduate from my school has been able to find a quality job in a matter of days or a couple of weeks.
I hear you!
Were we separated at birth or what?!? I used the word "pest" when I emailed my mentor last night!
I hear you.
Good luck to you.. I am a new graduate with one year experience.. and finding NO luck... I always wonder how the people in this field break in.. and I think the only answer I've found is persistence... majorly.. hopefully before long we'll both find our way in.
When you don't hear from QA anymore nm
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Same here. Took me two weeks to hear anything
I still work there today. Just took a little while to get things sorted out, I guess. Call them! What will it hurt?
Also still waiting to hear...
I sent my assessments back on Friday the 28th and haven't heard anything yet. They were very quick to reply after I sent my resume and sample transcription. I was hoping to hear something soon, but I'm sure they have tons of people to sort through.
Now that's good to hear!
As in any profession, you will come across people that feel they are greater than thou. You've made the right choice. Now, take that education and go with it! What I have found is that it is not so much being corrected by QA, it is the manner in which it is done. I always felt I'll take all of the advice I can get, but only use what I need, and let the worthless advice come in one ear and out of the other! TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS! When it is all said and done, you are helping people even if it is behind the scenes. Proper documentation to a caregiver means the world and do not ever forget that! 
So sorry to hear about your husband.
Have you tried your local hospitals or do you need to work from home? That would be one of my suggestions since it sounds like you are not a newbie. That is how I got my job. I had gotten several calls from potential employers here, but only one solid offer. Unfortunately, it came after I started the job I have now.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do.
Obviously you're not going to believe anybody unless they say what you want to hear.
So just go ahead an spend your money, and then come back here like all the others and complaint that no one will hire you without 2 years' experience, because NOBODY will waive that experience requirement for graduates of Allied. MANY places will waive that requirement for Andrews and M-Tec grads, and let them take their employment test (which they will most likely pass). The companies know that grads of Allied can't pass the employment tests because they are not trained well enough. So if somebody comes on here and tells you Allied is a great school and they had no trouble getting a job afterwards, go for it. Maybe you'll be one of the RARE lucky ones. Just don't hold your breath.
I hear you, Sasha!!
I have had the same issue. I graduated in November from one of the top 3 schools, only to find the same thing as you - testing with so many companies I have to keep a log to keep them straight, no responses from e-mails, "we'll be hiring in a few weeks" responses, "you need 2 years of experience", etc. I graduated with a 95% average and thought I would get a much warmer response than I have. Granted, the economy does affect some, but I would not think it would affect all. I landed a phone interview with a national, but the message boards are making me a little paranoid about even thinking about it. I'm in the same boat as you, Sasha!!
Thank you! I am so glad to hear
that using the pinkie to shift will not interfere with the program.
Hear ya loud and clear!!
I am also having trouble getting my foot in the door anywhere. Frankly, my toes are a little sore!
Sorry to hear that. I hope you can find one
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When you hear "big 3" in that post sm
it has to be Career Step - Andrews and M-Tec students identify their schools. As I have said forever, CS students have a harder time.
Sorry to hear about your lost business. We aren't seeing that.
I'm seeing more business than ever before. I hope yours will pick up. Don't get discouraged.
But didn't you hear? Goji got her refund!
Yeah, I ALMOST believe it!
Anyone hear of TTS? (Transcription, Technology, and Support
I have been offered a job with TTS and can't find any info on them. They are located in New Hampshire. They had a job posting on the job seekers board here so I was hoping somebody had some information. Thank you!
Glad to hear such good news!
I am happy for you and your family, and I hope he continues to improve.
You will hear responses from both ends of the spectrum and everything in between on these boards. (s
Personally, I LOVE MT. I went to The School That Dare Not Speak Its Name (not one of the "big three") and I had a job before I finished my course. I have had plenty of work since then working for a local service.
I only work about six hours a day. I could work more if I wanted, but I have children and would like to spend my time with them. I make about $1500 a month, which was what I needed to make to supplement our income.
You will read here about people who say they make $60K a year, and you will read here about people who swear they have no work and that the end of the world is nigh. Take it all with a grain of salt.
For what it's worth, I love what I do. I spent six years in college getting a BS and an MA, and I will never use them again... I love MT! Good luck, and feel free to email me if you like. I think you'll be just fine.
It makes me livid to hear the line of BS these schools are handing out-
such a disservice. Why are they misrepresenting what remains of the MT field? Cha-ching!
I'd also rather hear from a successful employer with a good plan for continued success
Success breeds success. When I look for a leader or mentor or someone to give me advice, I look for someone who has been successful. That person will have to be able to identify his or herself and have verifiable proof to back up their claims. There are ways to do that. Blind posts on message boards don't do it.
Just type what you hear. Lots of things are repeated in differnent notes.
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I never hear of those who attended decent schools unable to find work
You can pay now or later. I had job offers with every company I tested with when I graduated from M-TEC, which was more than 8 years ago. I have worked from home since day 1 doing both clinics and mostly acute care. I do not know of anyone who graduated with me who has ever had problems finding a job. Employers are catching on as to which schools offer enough training so that the grads actually have some experience under their belt or are worth bringing up to speed. I also did not have to start out at 6 cents a line. That is absolutely insane.
I think I'll be done in about ....
2 months, give or take. I'm in good ol' Texas :)
You'll get there!!
I just wanted to let you know that it is possible for a new MT to get a job with a national company. I did it, and I just graduated in December. Just keep putting out those resumes and testing. It will happen!! God bless!
Julia
Thank you! I'll let her know that!:-)...nm
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