A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry
CMT & CHDS exams--They don't help u get a job - Discouraged
Posted: Mar 08, 2014
I don't think I am surprising anyone with the observation that CHDS or CMT credentials don't help you get a job.
I have applied at several companies and I don't even get a courtesy of a response--even from companies that say they "care if you are certified."
The bottom line for the companies is to pay the lowest you can and quality doesn't matter.
No surprise here.
You're right - Im not surprised
[ In Reply To ..]Could have told you that 15 years ago.
I'm not surprised, either - Berkeley gal
[ In Reply To ..]The AHDI (and its former incarnation as AAMT) has, IMHO, never had the interest of the MT at heart.
Similar Messages:
CHDS Exam
Apr 22, 2015
I got my CMT originally in 1990 and was continuously certified through August of 2014 but let it lapse due to its "value" in the industry diminishing (no one EVER asked me for certification through the years). I know have the possibility of a great job but they require CMT status. To regain my CMT status will have to RETEST! Anyone taken the test lately .. and has anyone tested to regain their status. Any information welcome. I cannot imagine I would have problems w ...
Exams
Sep 18, 2010
I have a question that I hope is being posted to the correct forum. This question is for anyone who has taken a final transcription exam to complete your course with the online school you attended. Were you allowed to see your transcription exam after it had been graded, whether it was a pass or fail? If you failed, were you allowed to have the transcription portion of the exam back so that you could review your errors? Does anyone know if it's standard p ...
Not Passing Exams
Dec 15, 2009
I just did my final exam and did not pass. I got a 98% on the written and 82% on the practical. What happens if you do not pass (after alotted tries)? Can I still work in a clinic or doctor doing transcription or is all my training a big waste?? ...
Two Physical Exams?
Apr 19, 2010
I transcribing a dictation where "physical examination" was already dictated after the history of present illness and before the past medical history. Now she's dictated it again after the review of systems. Is it possible that the first one should have gone under the history of present illness heading? Also, in her review of systems, she numbers each heading...should I transcribe it as such or leave the numbers out? ...
Certification Exams
Mar 08, 2012
I'm seriously considering going to school for coding and have started to make plans accordingly. This isn't a big question, but one my husband brought up: Do you take the certification exams online or do you have to travel to a facility to take them? Do you take the exams through your school or through the agency doing the certification? Thanks in advance. ...
Just Received An Message From A Professor Regarding Coding Exams.
Mar 28, 2014
The following is the summation of a message I just received from one of my professors, the HIT department chair, regarding upcoming coding exams. This is just an FYI for those of you scheduled or scheduling your exams. Coding Certification Exams - Contact your test centers If anyone is signed up for any of the coding certification exams, they have been delayed for about 30 days. Be sure to review the information below and contact your test center. The coding exams hav ...
SURVEY: Name Your Coding School, And If You Passed The AAPC Or AHIMA Exams!!
May 09, 2010
this may help so many of us. Name your school that you got your coding education from. Name which organization you sat for certification exam and if you passed OR how many times it took you to pass! Thanks ...
AHDI "rebranding" CMT To CHDS...sm
Aug 24, 2013
current CMT exam is being rebranded and renamed to Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist (CHDS). Since you earned your CMT before January 2011*, the Credentialing Commission for Healthcare Documentation has created a simple way for you to bridge to the updated credential. The CHDS Bridge Course is now available and open for enrollment. Sign up today to be among the first CMTs to earn their CHDS! Complete information and FAQs on the rebranding of AHDI’s credentialing exams are post ...