I guess most of us weren't responding to that...just commenting in general. sm
Posted By: MT on 2005-12-08
In Reply to: oh yes there was - Snow Bunny
...especially regarding the comments of the comment on the comment....ya know?
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No, dear. I wouldn't dream of commenting
on your "typo". It's more fun just to let it sit there and speak for itself.
Besides, you're just not worth the effort.
Umm...were you responding to me?
because I was saying daycare could be a good thing. Maybe your post just got mixed up somehow. I didn't think I sounded self-righteous. I agree with you 100%. Not everyone can stay home with their children. I couldn't stay home with my son, but it wasn't because I didn't want to.
Thanks so much for responding!...sm
It's actually for my niece. She became inspired by seeing me being home with my kids and realy wants to do the same with her little one. She just sent the test in so will see in a few weeks. I wonder why people look down on them? Do they have a bad reputation or something? She found them on another message board, and the price seemed reasonably priced so she went with them. I hope she can find a job out of it. Glad you're do well!
No, please forgive me...I was responding to the pers
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You could save others the same grief by responding to questions asking about the course you took so
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Have you tried general transcription?
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General Transcription
I go to a great site that has all the information you need on general transcription jobs. I'm not sure if I can post it here. You can email me if you'd like.
General Transcription
GT may be easier to break into. I worked for a large insurance company and did recorded statements (sometimes at work and sometimes at home). They were easy and fun, I thought. But then, I did medical transcribing when no one else wanted to do it -- a lot of people did not know what it was. And I loved it -- dictabelts, IBM Selectric, and all types of acute care --
H&P's, Discharge Summaries, Labor and Delivery Records, Pathology Reports, X-ray Reports, you name it.
If you love challenge -- you'll fit right in with whatever type.
You got lucky. See the tons of posts here of others who weren't so lucky. nm
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General question regarding transcribing
I have been doing a lot of tests lately trying to land myself a steady job. At the moment I only do overflow and fill in and haven't worked in over a week. I have noticed that when given a test file you are not told if it is a H&P, Discharge, Consult, etc. How do you know how to set it up? What I have been doing is just typing until I can tell what it is and then setting it up with headings and such. If I land a job than doing it this way would be time consuming. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Hi I'm a newbie. Has anyone done general transcription?
If so, I am curious how it compares to medical transcription. Is is easier? Thanks.
General critique on communication style
Perfect practice makes perfect.
I read postings from new or student MTs and I am appalled at the errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and the like. When the old pro's use contractions or abbreviations, I presume they are doing it for the purpose of saving time. When newbies (a contraction of a sort)do so, I wonder if they are aware of the impression they are making. Why not practice doing it right?
If I were looking at this site for someone to hire, and I did so several months ago, I would not touch a lot of you, because either you do not have good communication skills, do not care, or do not take the time to make your postings look good. This, obviously, does not apply to everyone.
Transcription is not like instant messaging. I know what im means, but I do not want to see it from a transcriptionist, unless that Transcriptionist is instant messaging.
Just a suggestion, if you are a new transcriptionist, or aspiring to become a transcriptionist, practice doing it well. Read your posting to see if it looks good and is grammatically correct. Again, perfect practice makes perfect.
If I am totally off base with the above, I know lots of you out there will tell me.
It depends on what type of General Transcription
Focus groups can be hard because there are multiple speakers, speakings talking over one another, background noise, etc. Some is just one person speaking which can be very easy. I once did a motivational speaker. The pay is usually by audio hour. The best thing I like about general transcription is that a lot of companies don't have production requirments. There are a couple companies that if they have work for you, they'll ask you if you can do it and if you can't that's fine. I guess it's whether you like that type of work better than MT. Also, when doing focus groups some are specialized and there's another whole type of terminology to learn which can be just has hard.
i'd guess
that employers are always looking for those willing to work weekends, evening or night hours; of course, someone with common sense, English skills and terminology knowledge, and esp someone they can depend upon. But above all, someone that does quality transcription, not just someone going fast for the money they can make. Blanks are much more acceptable than errors. When looking for a company, there are so many factors to consider. But definitely beware of any outfit that requires money up front of any kind (and avoid). Try to go with a company you see represented on this or other legitimate boards. Age should not be a problem. Most will try to hire cheap so have enough confidence in what you bring to the table that you don't sell yourself short, even while trying to break into the field. Good luck!
Guess I still need
A LOT of help! ;) Thank you for everything. I will definately remember that one since I embarassed myself on here.
Guess what
My doctor recommended this course to me. He and his fellow doctors perfer AHP graduates.
And guess what? I am smart enough to research online and in other books about transcription. I love reading the word help postings and trying to find the answer myself. That is good practice. I have purchased extra dictation to transcribe too. If you want to do anything well you have to give it your all.
It's okay for a newbie I guess
Generally (not always though), 1 minute of dictation equals 10 lines of transcription. So, a 60-minute dictation would be 600 lines. At $40 per dictated hour, that would be equivalent to 6.66 cents per line.
Thanks!!! =) Could be better, could be worse I guess!
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Guess I got lucky!
I worked with a great group of people who were more than happy to answer a quick question if they could, and after a while it went both ways. I really didn't understand the competitiveness until I worked for a national inhouse when they had an office here in town. What a rude awakening.
I guess I have two questions?
1. Why is it such a shock to newbies that the field is so hard to break into?
2. Why aren't the people who sell these MT training programs telling newbies that it is so?
Well I guess I have never had a job then. I must have imagined that I did.
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I guess I was lucky
I graduated in June from At-Home Professions. I had a job a few weeks before I was finished. Now four months later I am done training and making 10-cents a line! I had a mentor until last week and now I am completely on my own working for a hospital in California in Neurology. I guess I was just lucky...keep on trying. I could not afford the "top three" schools. I feel that my school was adequate, it gave me a start and I've had to work really hard, but it has been well worth it-I am making awesome money, work about 4 hours a day and get to stay home with my 2 boys. Find someone to mentor you-the best thing I ever did.
I guess no one, huh? Wow! Bad sign maybe?...nm
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I guess you did not understand
what I said then.
I guess I should proof my work better too...ha ha
guess it's true what they say about newbies...sm
a bunch of eager-beaver pants-wetters who know everything from their 20 hours of transcribing "real" tapes, plus entitlement attitudes
I guess I'm just not willing to work THAT hard
But you are right, if you are IC you have no health care benefits, 401k, etc, so you'd get paid more. Also working for 3 different companies helps. Good luck to you.
Should be exception....... I guess my emotions
i guess when they moved your post
they deleted my answer. Did you (OP) see it first?
I guess I should have clarified this since posts have been
what I meant was why anybody would go to the trouble of starting out now to be an MT..the intense training it takes. I certainly can understand those of us who have been in the biz for a while... but now I see the post above is about "being a part time MT" Do newbies not understand the amount of training it takes? That is my point...it takes years to be proficient to cover all acute care...and only to make a small wage...that was my point.. And I stand by it. It is a profession that absolutely does not pay off for new hires.
Agree with below, leave blanks, don't guess
You should never guess. If you are not sure, leave a blank. I don't know for sure, but companies will most likely hold you to the same QA standards as everyone else, but they may be more understanding that you have to send more blanks to QA. Ask QA to send the corrections back to you so you can review them.
I guess you don't mind working for $5-10 an hour.
I don't feel 5 cpl is worth my time. Even doing 200 lph (it took me 7 months to get to that point), I would only be making $10 an hour. Why would anyone waste their time? Their are companies out there that offer new MTs much better rates. But if you don't feel you are worth more than that, by all means, go ahead and accept minumum wage.
Guess I didn't link it! Pasted inside...sm
http://www.unitedtran.com/default.htm nm.
Guess what, it's not just the testing. MANY doctors are terrible dictators.
Sometimes the dictation they use for the test is from the actual doctors they are hiring MTs for. If you can't do it on the test, you can't do it, period.
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