Any of you thought of switching to dental laboratory technician, you can work independently a lot of times and they make pretty decent money. Or do any of you know a dental lab tech and if they like their job, just looking around for something else to do besides MT ...
I have been enrolled in college for the last year while still working. Found out today about a whole new carrer that has just come out and being created because of EHR/EMR and now being offered and will become even more popular.
My teachers in college informed me of a meeting they had in the city where I live. This meeting was held with physicians, PA's, NP's, MT's, Medical Assistance, nurses, etc.
Because of EHR/EMR, most doctor's (about 78%) do not like ...
If you are a MT that actually enjoys your career choice please leave a post or send me an email. I would like to know how you make it work and stay happy with your career choice. All i see on this forum is people complaining about their career choice, low rates and no available work. So how do you handle this? How many jobs do you have, how do you schedule more than 1 job, materials & resources you use to assist you and any other info you can give me. Just like every other career there are ppl u ...
google "TAA petition" and read the website to start one against MQ for displaced workers since they are sending all the work to India, especially those displaced due to buyouts. This is an excellent way to get school paid for to change careers and to make MQ pay for their indiscretions. Finally, a way to gain from all of this. I think you can contact your department of labor in your state if you have any questions also. ...
I am considering going to school to get a certificate/AA type of training, possibly in MA, pharm tech, or massage therapy, that sort of thing. If you have experience with this, did you run into the "newbie" catch-22 thing where you have to have experience to get a job or can you usually find something right out of school? ...
I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any other honest work at home companies other than transcription? I recall a while back someone mentioning their son working for a company at home basically taking incoming calls for I think Direct TV, but didn't directly work for Direct TV, he worked through a different company. I've been doing MT work for 15 years and like many I'm tired, I'm bored. I don't want to search for days just to find a ton of scams or jobs that pa ...
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Future Careers: What's Hot, What's Not
by Gina Pogol, FindtheRightSchool.com
Preparing for a career is a serious business, and the wrong choice can be costly. You don't want to graduate after several years' work only to find that your industry has relocated to China. Technology has affected labor markets in two ways: First, companies jumped on labor-saving devices ...
HAS ANYONE HEARD THAT TRANSCRIPTIONISTS WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED IN THE YEAR 2013 AS PHYSICIANS WILL BE GIVEN INCENTIVES TO CARRY LAPTOPS AND ENTER ALL INFO IN? ...
Hi all
It seems alot of people on here are discouraging people from getting into the field. But, I've been wondering, what then would be some good alternative fields to get into?
I can type 90wpm and am good at organizing things. I haven't worked in like 2 years (due to agorophobia) and I need to get my life back on track. I need to go to school for something, but I'm just not sure what to get into if not medical editing. ...
What type of careers are any one of you who are leaving MT or who are former MTs are retraining for? I'm very undecided. I'm not too crazy about being in school a long time or least longer than 1-1/2 to 2 years. I thought about coding but heard that that field is changing too like MT. I would like to stay in the medical field but I'm not sure about the degree of direct patient contact I want. I thought about radiology technician but not really sure. Any ideas to at least all ...
Hello,
Worked as an MT from 1994 until 2010. Starting have problems with my hands in 2003. Becoming an editor saved my life in 2005 and was able to work on broken hands a couple more years. The editing became even more painful with changing every other word, pay went down, and I found myself with a repetitive stress injury (tendinitis). Lost my workers comp case, although doctor said injury was caused by being an MT for 16 years, however, judge wasn't hearing it as workers comp had ...
Copied and pasted from YAHOO News just now. 01/17 at 10:55 p.m. just popped up.
Career #5: Medical Transcriptionist
When physicians and medical professionals need to communicate important information, they turn to medical transcriptionists who translate doctor's notes into medical reports and other files.
Why it's hot: A large percentage of medical transcriptionists work in hospitals, but there will be an increased need for their work in editing transcr ...
That's what I found MQ advertising while I went searching for another job. Just what does it mean though? They certainly aren't listening to us. Are we supposed to be listening to their innuendos of salary cuts, unattainable demands, losing our jobs to India to understand and get inspired to find another career? Who comes up with this double-talk anyway? Probably the same person that writes our corporate e-mails. ...
...the company's server goes down and you're left hanging ready, willing and able to work for hours with no communication for such hours and NO compensation? Even fast food restaurants would have paid me even if their fry machine went down. Finally, at the end of the day, just a nonchalant email saying the server is back up and please send your work. Aagggghhh! I have so had it with MT. No timeclock involved, so I guess we MTs have to "eat" yet another loss. Sorry, small rant is over. ...
I have been applying and studying the "online transcription world" for about 2 months, so I realize I have am a neophyte. BUT-it seems to me that what is happening here is a huge waste of time and money. If the companies paid enough, ACTUALLY had work when they hire, were able to ACTUALLY pay the employees at all, and treated employees well, then the transcriptionists wouldn't go looking for another job and leave. THEN the companies wouldn't have to maintain recruiters, pos ...
I keep seeing this ad and it seems so interesting but I also feel it is probably as scam. Does anyone have experience in this at all? It seems like it would be so easy for a good transcriptionist to do this. I'm just starting to so loathe my job and want a change. I even attempted the court reporting but I couldn't get past using phonetics instead of spelling words correctly. It drove me crazy and it is very hard to train for one and work for ...
I know I have read things about "scoping" on this board in the past but do not know what it is. Anybody out there who can tell me what scoping is? Any and all info would be appreciated. if possible, I would appreciate a response on this board rather than email as I am experiencing some issues with my email currently. Thanks in advance. ...
Sick of the virtual sweat shops of medical transcription. Anyone had success with switcing to scoping?? How do you get employed in this field. I never see any particular companies hiring for this. I would guess that after you finish the program you would just advertise your services? Any insights apprecitated. ...
I am considering taking a scoping course/do reports for court reporters, may be in the future to make a switch from medical transcription. Anyone has any advice for me. Thanks. ...
All of my work seems to be going to EMR or voice recognition. I have three kids and I need to stay financially stable. As I hang on to my last account, I am looking to go back to school. I dont know where to go. I was thinking about court reporting and/or scoping work. Does anyone know where I can find information on these careers? Better yet, does anyone have personal experiencing working within this field? ...
I have seen the scoping discussed in the archives and just wondered if this school was still in business as I see nothing new about it online since a lawsuit in 2010. Anybody know anything? ...
Position available for full-time EMR Transcriptionist/Medical Assistant Applicants must have some EXPERIENCE in Electronic Medical Records data entry to qualify. Medical Assistant skills are necessary. For example, how to put on an EKG. Other important skills and qualifications of the ideal candidate are: Strong data entry skills - accuracy is also very important Good patient and people skills Dependable and a good team player ...
Does anyone know if you have to request your PTO be paid out when you change status? I know we don't accrue PTO as PT so I would assume they would. Just didn't know if I should request those hours on next payperiod or not. Communication now is rather sketchy, so I thought I would ask here first. ...
What are the chances of changing TSMs or accounts? I am on an account that has a lousy ESL who won't budge on his "speaking better". I can never get the man right. Always, always have errors on his reports. Told my TSM that if I didn't understand and left blanks, would probably end up the whole thing being blank. ...
I always thought it was optional to spell out 1st, 2nd, or 3rd per AAMT BOS so now I will go look for it. I am so frustrated though because not only do I get paid less on ASR but it takes longer to do it! My accounts have to be put into standards and the dictators sure as heck do NOT dictate it that way! On the physical exam in one of my accounts we have to do headings caps on the left margin, which isn't so bad, but I said they sure as heck don't dictate that way and ...
I recently discovered that another employee has been making changes to transcription that carries my initials along side the doctor's initials, which indicates me as the transcriptionist.
I feel that this is not only inappropriate, but possibly also illegal.
Is it illegal for someone to change transcription done by someone else without their knowledge and/or permission? Can I be held responsible for her changes within my reports?
I do have copies of my original transcripti ...
This message is to everyone who posts on this board, especially those who are advising/telling others to get out of the medical transcription field. It seems that things have changed overnight with voice recognition and electronic charting but it is still very new and probably too soon to tell for sure how it will impact us. Many of you are imagining the worst and every directive from a company or news item that appears is taken out of context and blown out of proportion by certain p ...