Why MTs are leaving Medical Transcription in Droves

Why MTs are leaving Medical Transcription in Droves - Linda Andrews, Director Andrews School of Medical

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I keep getting referrals from people who heard about us from MTStars and other medical transcription forums. I appreciate the referrals from these sites! I was a Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) and we taught medical transcription for years. Then I realized that even though medical transcriptionists have top-notch skills, they were not being paid appropriately for the work they did. Employers want perfection in the transcription (as they should), but they weren't willing to pay for the time, effort, and excellent skills required. So my school turned its focus entirely to Medical Coding.

If any of you are interested in looking into a career in medical coding where you have greater job potential, greater income, and more respect from employers - using all of the terminology, anatomy & physiology, pathology (disease processes) and pharmacology knowledge that you have, your knowledge of the patient's medical record... just write to me and I will be happy to answer your questions with no pressure to enroll.

The most important factor when you consider training options for medical coding is

whether the course prepares you for the right credentials.

Andrews School prepares students for both AHIMA's CCS and AAPC's CPC, the most marketable Medical Coding credentials.

Our students are ready to take AAPC's Certified Professional Coder (CPC) exam at the end of our third module, about three-quarters of the way through our course, and they have ~96% first try pass-rate. Our graduates have ~97% first try pass-rate on AHIMA's Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) exam. The national pass-rate, according to AHIMA's web site, is 75%.

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Why MTs are leaving Medical Transcription in Droves - Linda Andrews, Director Andrews School of Medical (Views: 2216, 2023-02-22, 12:31 pm)

and now you are on 2 sites today for free advertising - nm (Views: 1097, 2023-02-22, 12:53 pm)
- :) - Linda Andrews (Views: 817, 2023-02-22, 12:54 pm)
- you're wrong - it's three sites now - SM (Views: 1186, 2023-02-22, 4:25 pm)
  - She thinks she's slick, posting for attention and free advertising - No respect for someone like that. NM (Views: 896, 2023-02-22, 11:25 pm)
    - This has happened before - Posting for attention (Views: 694, 2023-02-23, 5:12 am)
      - The only people "hijacking" the coding board were - disgruntled transcriptionists (Views: 1083, 2023-02-25, 9:08 pm)
        That isn’t exactly how it was - I was there (Views: 685, 2023-02-28, 11:21 am)
        Umm yea, that pretty much is exactly how it was - Why do you think the coding forum is dead (Views: 722, 2023-03-01, 9:07 am)
    - I love how, when coding comes up on the MT sites, - sm (Views: 1153, 2023-02-23, 1:44 pm)
      - Andrews Used To Have an MT Program - Posting for attention (Views: 993, 2023-02-23, 2:14 pm)
        no, sorry, I do apologize - I should have (Views: 886, 2023-02-23, 4:24 pm)
        Thanks for the clarification - Posting for attention (Views: 1045, 2023-02-23, 5:23 pm)
      - Coding - Rae (Views: 829, 2023-02-26, 5:03 pm)
        impeccable ethics hahahahaha - yeah, right (Views: 777, 2023-02-27, 6:08 pm)
        Hi - baba66 (Views: 13425, 2023-08-18, 7:51 am)
      - Andrews School - Karla Morrill (Views: 649, 2023-02-27, 10:27 am)
      - And who would this person be??? - RHIA, CHDA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC (Views: 777, 2023-02-28, 11:11 pm)
      - aaaand the goofball is at it again - lol N-M (Views: 736, 2023-03-06, 6:01 pm)
    - Hello - baba66 (Views: 532, 2023-03-15, 4:51 pm)

We just enrolled several MTs in our coding course this week - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 897, 2023-02-24, 11:57 am)
- suckers are born every minute - NM (Views: 978, 2023-02-24, 2:32 pm)

already super tired of the posts everywhere - sm (Views: 944, 2023-02-24, 2:31 pm)
- Coding class - Maryann (Views: 763, 2023-02-24, 11:26 pm)
  - I found a job 2 months after getting my credential - Paulette M (Views: 897, 2023-02-27, 8:50 pm)
  - Not true - Peggy (Views: 724, 2023-02-28, 11:21 pm)
    - Peggy - Fact check (Views: 719, 2023-03-01, 5:59 am)
      - You are misrepresenting - the facts (Views: 752, 2023-03-01, 5:06 pm)
    - So, has "Peggy" admitted somewhere that she WORKS for Andrews? - lol (Views: 660, 2023-03-01, 8:13 am)
      - I don't work for Andrews - sm (Views: 661, 2023-03-01, 4:52 pm)
      - Hello all - ssss (Views: 588, 2023-04-22, 1:27 pm)
- I had to finally block her on an MT FB site - could not take any more (Views: 840, 2023-02-25, 11:54 am)

Test Preparation and Scores - Questions (Views: 708, 2023-02-28, 11:15 am)
- That's a very good question - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 749, 2023-02-28, 11:43 am)
- You're right. It's all anecdotal - and they can (Views: 651, 2023-02-28, 6:13 pm)
- Good Day - baba66 (Views: 745, 2023-03-04, 7:46 am)
  - hi - hikoster (Views: 246, 2023-10-09, 5:21 pm)
  - hi - baba66 (Views: 268, 2023-11-01, 2:27 pm)
  - hi - baba66 (Views: 317, 2023-11-01, 7:13 pm)
- Hello guys - DenisBrown (Views: 385, 2023-10-04, 5:29 pm)

hope others have a better experience - ya know (Views: 670, 2023-02-28, 6:57 pm)
- Thank you for your kind comments - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 875, 2023-02-28, 7:43 pm)
- Thank you for your kind comments - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 725, 2023-02-28, 7:44 pm)
  - reason why I didn't get the CCS - ya know (Views: 719, 2023-03-01, 10:58 am)
    - That makes a lot of sense. - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 775, 2023-03-01, 11:09 am)

Why I didn't pick Andrews - SM (Views: 916, 2023-02-28, 8:32 pm)
- Unfortunate choices - Peggy (Views: 720, 2023-02-28, 11:35 pm)
  - Money Doesn't Grow On Trees - Another Opinion (Views: 717, 2023-03-01, 5:46 am)
    - True, but there is a reason that Andrews students are successful - You follow the advice of the people who have done (Views: 656, 2023-03-01, 9:19 am)
      - Hello - baba66 (Views: 690, 2023-03-28, 6:30 am)
        Hello all - baba66 (Views: 731, 2023-04-17, 2:16 pm)
        Hello all - baba66 (Views: 296, 2023-06-19, 10:58 am)
  - Y A W N - NM (Views: 607, 2023-03-01, 8:03 am)
  - I know plenty of coders with CCS plus degrees - s/m (Views: 803, 2023-03-01, 8:08 am)
- "Payed?" - Check your spelling (Views: 723, 2023-03-02, 2:42 pm)
  - Where was that? - Could not find it (Views: 608, 2023-03-02, 3:24 pm)

Gosh, Linda - suggestion (Views: 729, 2023-03-01, 10:52 am)
- Thanks for the compliment - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 699, 2023-03-01, 11:05 am)
  - Real names are not a good idea in a public forum - cmm (Views: 600, 2023-03-01, 11:37 am)
    - My opinion on that - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 687, 2023-03-01, 11:57 am)
- I am not her backup, lol. - Peggy (Views: 595, 2023-03-01, 5:32 pm)
  - Nice - cmm (Views: 641, 2023-03-02, 9:38 am)
    - I started out at a brick and mortar school for coding - I would not have done as well (Views: 781, 2023-03-02, 11:00 am)
      - Thank you - cmm (Views: 641, 2023-03-02, 11:12 am)
        You are welcome - Why it matters (Views: 604, 2023-03-02, 11:17 am)
        Yes, you did make false claims about coding - Peggy (Views: 647, 2023-03-02, 7:05 pm)
        Thanks for sharing the numbers - My claims are not false (Views: 673, 2023-03-03, 12:58 pm)

National Company Job Announcment - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 675, 2023-03-03, 3:22 pm)
- To those who e-mailed me earlier about jobs - Linda Andrews, Director, Andrews Medical Coding Sc (Views: 673, 2023-03-04, 11:12 am)

Reality of coding is this....sm - My 2 cents (Views: 764, 2023-03-07, 8:00 am)
- Great advice - sm (Views: 709, 2023-03-07, 8:57 am)
  - Completely untrue - I wish I could have been trained onsite (Views: 722, 2023-03-09, 11:19 am)
    - That is what I was thinking - Working offsite (Views: 801, 2023-03-09, 2:31 pm)
      - Where did that come from? - sm (Views: 615, 2023-03-13, 10:00 pm)
    - Okay, so tell everybody who - SM (Views: 749, 2023-03-09, 7:50 pm)
      - If they have the right education, they don't need my help - I got my job the same as many others (Views: 766, 2023-03-10, 9:59 pm)
      - Nothing special about onsite - sm (Views: 905, 2023-03-13, 10:08 pm)
      - Why are you so snotty - and hateful? (Views: 721, 2023-03-19, 4:44 pm)

alternatives - Becca (Views: 893, 2023-03-10, 8:59 am)

Why MTs are leaving Medical Transcription in Droves - Linda Andrews, Director Andrews School of Medical

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