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Good transcription companies? - Washington transcriptionist

Posted: Sep 05, 2013

Check out the Company Board tab...n/m - ???

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Good and transcription company - an oxymoron? NM - shipwrecked

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Um.....this IS the company board! - nm

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umm, post was moved by moderator. - N/M

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I thought this OP was on a different board... - ???

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I could've sworn this was originally posted on the Main Board that's why I said to check the Company Board. Apparently I was right. Oh well.

Anyway, I guess in answer to OP, maybe if he/she asks about a specific company, not just a "good" one, then maybe we could answer better.

that's why you should always use the password and give yourself - the option to delete. NM

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What is it with this ridiculous "umm"? - Elysian

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Very junior high.

Been looking for a good transcription company for years... - RareFind

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Good luck in your search! I've given up and start school today!

Define "good." - anon. NM

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Sorry, I got nothin' - Soon to be ex-MT

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I can hardly wait to be rid of this mess called MT. I just need another month or so to finish school and then I can send in my resignation letter to my nasty evil MTSO. I am starting to count the days! :)

Could I ask what you're transitioning to? - CaliMT

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I'm trying to figure out what I want to do now that MT has fallen so far from what it used to be. What can I do with my fund of medical terminology knowledge but no degree?

CaliMT - Soon to be ex-MT

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I am studying coding. A lot of people on this board are saying that what happened to MT can/will happen to coding. I guess only time will tell. I know I am not cut out for any type of hands-on patient care, so nursing, ultrasound tech, etc., were just not options for me. I sure wish I had gone to pharmacy school so many years ago, but it's definitely too late now!

Anyway, I've been in coding school for about a year now and it has definitely not been easy, especially while continuing to work as an MT. I have already passed the CPC and I am currently studying for the CCS. Good luck to you!

Thanks so much - CaliMT

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for the information. As a matter of fact, I was just over on the Coding Board checking it out for information.

I know what you mean about not wanting to do hands-on patient care. I went to nursing school eons ago, and I didn't enjoy patient care so I quit and ended up working as a pharmacy tech (back before you had to be licensed to do it). I enjoyed that a lot and considered going to pharmacy school, but I got pregnant before I expected to and wanted to stay home with the baby...you know how that goes. So eventually, I became an MT and hoped that it would last me until I retired, but it's not a viable choice anymore. If coding will stick around for another 10 or 15 years, that would be all I need. I'm going to check out the AHIMA site for salary and job information.

I hope you've enjoyed your studies and that you get a great paying job! I hate to see MT going downhill, but it's time for me to stop complaining about it and start doing something productive. Congratulations on your initiative. I wish you the best!

Also see the AAPC salary survey - sm

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It is on their website ... www.aapc.com.

You do want to consider working in settings other than just hospitals. The job market is larger outside hospitals. It is more likely to consider inexperienced, yet credentialed, coders. AAPC focuses more on outpatient coders, while AHIMA focuses more on hospital.

Coder salaries are good. There is a shortage of coders, too.

This is good to know...sm - CaliMT

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Thanks for the information. I will check their website, too. I'm finding it difficult to decide where I want to go from here. I do love transcription, but with the pitiful pay now, I can't continue to do this. I'm an IC, and I'm beginning to lose clients to the EHR. Soon, I expect that all of them will have one, and then I will be forced to work for a national. I've tried that and didn't like it at all because none of them respond to my e-mails or fix the problems with their programs that are costing me time and money. And in the search that I made over the weekend, I saw that many of them are now only offering 6 cents a line! That's ridiculous and insulting. So I'm off to check out coding sites and jobs to see how that stacks up. Thanks again!

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