I made 7.75 with MedQuist my first year.

• Job question - Angela
  • it's interesting to me that newbies want to make the same as experienced...sm - JoV
    • I got 6 cents right out school. - gmg
      • you wouldn't consider it an insult if...sm - JoV
    • Reply - Angela
    • I can understand your viewpoint .... - Sara
  • Hunt locally, make cold calls to local MTSOs, you can get a job that way- - I know, as I did - sm
  • I can understand your frustration..... - 15+ years
  • To Angela - Trombone
    • 6 sounds sleazy to me! - Don't listen to that bologna!
      • when every newbie gets a job right out of school at 6 cents per line, I will say they are worth 6 nm - JoV
      • IC or employee? There's no way you're working for a national - six
        • I made 7.75 with MedQuist my first year. - Not second. sm
      • just curious........how can you, a newbie, say that is a rip. - MT 15 Years and then some
      • You go girl - Newbies Rock
        • a lot of newbies seem to have an entitlement attitude...sm - JoV

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first start and are in full QA?  I know Focus Infomatics does not and they expect you to work for 2-3 weeks in training before you get what they call DSP (direct submission priveleges), plus they expect you to spend approximataely 600 minutes long distance (don't know where to) during that training.  So, I was thinking about taking the MQ or Spheris plunge because of the NAZI QA where I currently work.  I've been doing fine for a year, no complaints or problems, then they put me on a new account with a ton of specs with little explanation and no examples.  I kind of feel like I've been hung out to dry.  But, I can't really afford to work for free, which is why I did not take the Focus job even for a couple of weeks.

I've read negatives for MQ and Spheris, but realize lots of people still work there anyway, which makes me wonder just how bad bad really is..  Is Spheris a better option if I don't really need health insurance?  What's the pay like and QA like for both.  Which would be considered better and why?  The "cesspool" madness sounds like a real turnoff.  Thanks in advance for any shared information or opinions.

Some companies have you work on their platform.  Word is required sometimes, but not 2007.  You're best bet is Word 2003, which is compliant with most MT platforms.

As far as convincing your husband, don't expect to make a whole lot in the first probably 2 years at least.  This business takes a lot to get up to speed.  Nothing lucrative until your probably 5 years in, and that's definitely not working part-time.  You'll probably need to work at least one full-time job and a part-time to make any great money in this business unless you get your own accounts.  If you get your own accounts through local physicians, then you're looking at being a contractor, which means no insurance help.

Good luck with whatever you decide!   

I recently received a reply from an application I filled out for Medquist and was wondering exactly how they operated and what to expect if it turned out to be promising.  Do any of the companies provide all of the equipment?  My MT instructor said that there were companies that did provide everything from computers to software and the hardware, too.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed...I'm willing to do just about anything to get my foot in the door somewhere.

I just finished school this summer and passed all my requirements for MT...I applied to these online companies and wasn't real sure if they were reputable.  I've heard from previous students about companies that don't pay on time and are a little shady.  How can I know if I apply to online MT work at home companies if they are OK?  Better Business Bureau?

I was going to post my resume on Monster.com.  Can anyone tell me if that would be a good decision?

I would appreciate any and all feedback. 

the whole point of EMR is not to type the notes into the system - it's to choose from a menu and point and click to get the information in.  Think

chief complaint:  sore throat.     choose:  erythematous   edematous  purulent drainage and so on

if it's a speciality with a lot of redundancy, i.e. podiatry, they fly through their notes. If it's more unique situations a little tougher. But don't worry... the EMR companies will soon figure out the missing link...

The School That Dare Not Speak Its Name.  I then left that job for another one making 8 cents.  I am now making 8 cents a line from home, and my one-year anniversary of graduating from MT training is not until May. 

Six or seven cents?  Not in THIS life.  And I have had NO trouble finding jobs.  I still get people calling me based on the resumes I sent out back when I first started looking, and I have to tell them I am no longer looking for work. 

Nice try, MTSO.  But trying to convince people to work for 6 or 7 cents a line shouldn't play as long as some of us are here to bring a little reality into the situation.