You are doing a fine job! Don't compare
Posted By: sm on 2006-02-16
In Reply to: I'm new, but am I still too slow? - green green green
yourself to others. As long as you keep improving and by that I mean even a few more lines per hour each week, you are well on your way! It sounds like you have exactly what it takes to succeed!! Best of luck to you :-)
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Why don't you check out Andrews and MTec's websites to get an idea of how much actual dictation you should have had to transcribe. Radiology is mostly anatomy, so if you had thorough training in anatomy and physiology along with concentration on acute care, you had proper training for radiology, IMO.
How to compare MT training classes? I have 3 in mind...SM
For comparing M-TEC, Andrews, and Career Step, what is the easiest way to narrow this down? A person would hate to make the wrong choice, but how do you know before starting? Is one of these more flexible as far as time frame to complete? What if a person started the course and had to stop it for a while before resuming (such as taking some time off while caring for a newborn)? Are payments made as you go or do you have to pay ahead?
Is picking any of these 3 generally a safe bet? They stand out to me as the 3 that I hear the most about that aren't the scams that I have been warned about.
I guess a speedier time frame for completion would be a plus, but then is that shortchanging the education?
Any advice would be great.
Thanks!
YOU should be FINE!
You can find a lot of work IC status were you get to stay home. My first job was an at-home IC job (still at home).
GOOD LUCK!
I think that it is fine
I work for some verbatim accounts. I correct grammar and word agreement, split things into paragraphs whether they ask for it or not as you just can't have a billion things running together. I don't always transcribe in the top to bottom order either. I put it where it would normally belong. Doctors are not perfect and sometimes will mention things later on that should have been put in HPI or PE. Also adding the drug dosage abbrev. is standard practice whether dictated or not (but double check those always)
That being said, for verbatim accounts, I do not make complete sentences if that is not what is dictated. Basically I do the best I can to balance the verbatim with what will make the most sense.
You could probably do fine in
a single-specialty doctor's office, paid hourly. Transcription might not be your only task in such a position. I say this because your background is similar to what mine was. I could not do acute care until I was hired by a service that had a mentor who was willing to work side by side. You just aren't ready for all the specialites and accents right now.
You should be fine.
Your speed is probably fine according to your
email. You would be best to go and apply at some companies with your schooling that you have on hand. You will build speed as you do more work. Quality over quantity, but quantity equals money in this profession since it is production based.
You're doing fine-just hang in there (sm)
You're doing fine. In fact, you're doing quite well for 8 weeks!
Just keep on doing what you are doing. You'll eventually improve as everything comes together.
You can look for ways to improve your efficiency, but you should not try to "go faster." Trying to speed up usually results in increased errors and correction rates.
It's easier to focus on not making any errors, on listening far enough ahead that you never have to erase and make a correction, and on eliminating wasted time and effort.
Eating and drinking, smoking, listening to music and/or office chatter, a disorganized desk, interruptions from children, phones, and housework, EMAIL, and inefficient work habits will be THE main things that reduce your productivity.
If you look at your work activities, you will probably see more time spent doing "other things" than doing transcription. What you want to do is eliminate all the things that are NOT transcription, by which I mean keying in text and/or truly necessary job responsibilities.
The easiest way to improve your productivity is to simply start spending 99.9% of your work time actually working. If you observe yourself closely, you'll be able to see the not-work things you need to eliminate.
Over time, for many MTs, this occurs naturally, but you can help it along!
My glasses are fine, thank you, you should check yours.
I never said the poster said those schools were approved, but when the poster makes a statement about the AAMT and then makes the following statement, "I also wouldn't recommend anyone to one particular "approved" school". That comment could be confusing for someone unfamiliar with the industry because the only approved schools are Andrews and M-Tec, which the poster than proceeds to recommend.
It's obviously somewhat confusing because it managed to confuse you.
I use Vista just fine with Bayscribe..nm
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Working for them and doing fine. I think you are reading into wrong. nm
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