Do NOT consider a career in medical transcription. I am one and Obamacare is putting us OUT of business. Myself and all my coworkers are being let go. Also, lots of medical facilities are using India based transcription services.
Hi hi! Have you ever tried the intellitus cash system (do a search on google)? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cooworker made tons of money with it.
BrainStorm Medical Transcription Services is a secure and reliable transcription services company. In the last ten years, our transcription service has maintained an impressively high client retention rate.
None really. You don't have to do calculations. You need to listen to what the dictator says though and catch errors. For example, aspirin 81 mg. (milligrams). the dictator MAY accidentally say grams but you have to KNOW that is incorrect. But it's not that hard.
Please do a LOT of research into this field before investing time/money. Horrible on your body, pay is not at all what is being advertised in the majority of situations, extensive experience necessary beyond school, and it is very hard to get hired as an employee. Most positions are IC with no paid days, no vacations, no insurance, no 401K - nothing. If you are hired as an employee with some benefits you will find yourself working all the time in order to keep them. Please research this!
@frananne58 Yes! Everything you said is exactly the case. One must work very long hours to make decent money as one is paid by the line - that's lost time for horrible dictators, long silences in dictation, deleted reports after transcribing them in full, etc. It's not the same really as it's advertised to be, but there are still many benefits in this business.
I have a medical transcriptionist for 15 years and I have worked from home since Nov, 2003. I can help you get started. I have a legitimate list of companies that will pay you while you are being trained. Don't be mislead you do have to work, but you can work in your PJs like I do with my pets at my feet. For more information email me at transcriptioninformation@yahoo
hi there im tryin to deside if this is wat i want to do but first i would like to know the startin salary and how well can i do with this and will i find a job right after school plss i need help
I have been a medical transcriptionist for 10 years, and I can tell you that although the job description of transcriptionists is definitely changing and evolving with technology, it will never be phased out. For newbies...watch out for companies who want you to transcribe on speech or voice recognition accounts. They pay you half the money, and all you do is read what a computer has already typed out for you, and you correct the computers mistakes. Would be happy to answer any questions.
MTs may not be "phased out,", but we WILL end up as "Medical Text Editors.". EMR is here to stay, and we can either try to make a niche for ourselves or become obsolete. I have my own MT company, and while I have the same clientele as 10 years ago, what took me and several subcontractors to do daily then may end up as enough work for just me and a part-time sub as yet another client practice goes to EMR in the next 30 days.
I personally think that voice recognition is awful. I had a horrible personal experience with it. I went to school to become a medical transcriptionist and it took me year of experience to get my certification, and I simply refuse to do voice recognition accounts for half the money. Although I will always have my CMT, I have chosen to get out of this field as a career and am currently in nursing school. Nurses will never be outsourced or phased out!
Do a job search for 'Medical Transcriptionist' and you will see plenty of openings. It seems unlikely to me this field will be phased out. Doctors will continue to need someone to help transcribe their notes. Outsourcing to India? The quality of work there is poor and it is not always so cheap as you might think...in my opinion.
I've read the comments on other videos about this field and most were negative. I'm researching training now but those comments sure did put a damper on it. I heard the field is being phased out!
Yeah it does, thanks for the insight into this career field. I now feel more confident than before. I just have to get the typing part down and I'll be on my way. Thanks so much!
If you go to a good school and get trained well and study hard, you may be able to start working directly from home. But, working in a hospital or clinic first would really be a good solid start, as you would be less on your own to start out. I've worked at home for an MT company for 9 years. I worked in-office first for about 3 months. In school, I did study obsessively though. Good luck if you decide to go for it.
Im enrolled now in a home study course that is pretty inclusive in all areas of the career. Do you get paid by the line or the hour....And if you do get a line rate what was your first CPL?
I get paid by the line plus production bonus, which is how most national companies pay. If you worked in a hospital, it would most likely be per hour. I think I started at about 7.5 CPL, if I remember correctly. Companies these days are trying to get away with paying the least they can. Feel feel to email me if you have any other questions.
Thanks for the answer. I do have a couple more questions tho. What type of production bonus do you recieve or is typical? Was your line count per day above 1200 or near 1600 when you started?
There really is no typical amount. However, I usually get in between 150 and 300 per month production bonus, depending on many factors.
My first day I think I produced about 500 lines per day! Luckily, most companies pay you hourly for a period of time to give you a chance to get your production up. I think it took me about a month to break 1200 consistently.
That sounds pretty nice. Are the line rates any better after you have experience? Do you get to work from home? And what type of equipment is necessary to be successful?
Line rate can go up the more experience you have. However, on the down side, some of Nationals (telecommuting companies) are off-shoring the work to places like India and paying them a LOT less, so that is pretty much keeping US MT's pay down.
I do work at home, as I work for a National. To be successful, the more experience the better. Studying over and beyond what the teach in schools will go a long way for you. You have to pass a pretty difficult test to be hired.
As for the equipment you need, some companies provide you everything you need, but a lot don't. You'll need a computer (of course), foot pedal/headset, plus a medical spell-checker and word expansion software. Hope this helps!
I want to go in to the medical transcriptioning field and wanted to see if, I get my degree..will I be able to work at home first, or do I have to work at hospital.
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Do NOT consider a career in medical transcription. I am one and Obamacare is putting us OUT of business. Myself and all my coworkers are being let go. Also, lots of medical facilities are using India based transcription services.
rphelps513 3 months ago
Hi hi! Have you ever tried the intellitus cash system (do a search on google)? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cooworker made tons of money with it.
crook916 5 months ago
BrainStorm Medical Transcription Services is a secure and reliable transcription services company. In the last ten years, our transcription service has maintained an impressively high client retention rate.
brainstormworldcom 10 months ago
What level math does this degree require?
RaineyWM 1 year ago
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None really. You don't have to do calculations. You need to listen to what the dictator says though and catch errors. For example, aspirin 81 mg. (milligrams). the dictator MAY accidentally say grams but you have to KNOW that is incorrect. But it's not that hard.
aedsell 1 year ago
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hangelbel 1 year ago
Please do a LOT of research into this field before investing time/money. Horrible on your body, pay is not at all what is being advertised in the majority of situations, extensive experience necessary beyond school, and it is very hard to get hired as an employee. Most positions are IC with no paid days, no vacations, no insurance, no 401K - nothing. If you are hired as an employee with some benefits you will find yourself working all the time in order to keep them. Please research this!
frananne58 2 years ago
@frananne58 Yes! Everything you said is exactly the case. One must work very long hours to make decent money as one is paid by the line - that's lost time for horrible dictators, long silences in dictation, deleted reports after transcribing them in full, etc. It's not the same really as it's advertised to be, but there are still many benefits in this business.
GregW984 9 months ago
I have a medical transcriptionist for 15 years and I have worked from home since Nov, 2003. I can help you get started. I have a legitimate list of companies that will pay you while you are being trained. Don't be mislead you do have to work, but you can work in your PJs like I do with my pets at my feet. For more information email me at transcriptioninformation@yahoo
MomWith2Kidsincolleg 2 years ago
hi there im tryin to deside if this is wat i want to do but first i would like to know the startin salary and how well can i do with this and will i find a job right after school plss i need help
gymboy19 2 years ago
I have been a medical transcriptionist for 10 years, and I can tell you that although the job description of transcriptionists is definitely changing and evolving with technology, it will never be phased out. For newbies...watch out for companies who want you to transcribe on speech or voice recognition accounts. They pay you half the money, and all you do is read what a computer has already typed out for you, and you correct the computers mistakes. Would be happy to answer any questions.
dmbart1967 2 years ago 2
MTs may not be "phased out,", but we WILL end up as "Medical Text Editors.". EMR is here to stay, and we can either try to make a niche for ourselves or become obsolete. I have my own MT company, and while I have the same clientele as 10 years ago, what took me and several subcontractors to do daily then may end up as enough work for just me and a part-time sub as yet another client practice goes to EMR in the next 30 days.
cyncyn0824 2 years ago 3
I personally think that voice recognition is awful. I had a horrible personal experience with it. I went to school to become a medical transcriptionist and it took me year of experience to get my certification, and I simply refuse to do voice recognition accounts for half the money. Although I will always have my CMT, I have chosen to get out of this field as a career and am currently in nursing school. Nurses will never be outsourced or phased out!
dmbart1967 2 years ago
@dmbart1967
Hi Dmbart,would really ,like to know if it really pays well for a person,who wants to do it as part -time...
roninsuth 1 year ago
Do a job search for 'Medical Transcriptionist' and you will see plenty of openings. It seems unlikely to me this field will be phased out. Doctors will continue to need someone to help transcribe their notes. Outsourcing to India? The quality of work there is poor and it is not always so cheap as you might think...in my opinion.
Edu411 2 years ago 3
I've read the comments on other videos about this field and most were negative. I'm researching training now but those comments sure did put a damper on it. I heard the field is being phased out!
hj351 2 years ago
Yeah it does, thanks for the insight into this career field. I now feel more confident than before. I just have to get the typing part down and I'll be on my way. Thanks so much!
knollrook 2 years ago
If you go to a good school and get trained well and study hard, you may be able to start working directly from home. But, working in a hospital or clinic first would really be a good solid start, as you would be less on your own to start out. I've worked at home for an MT company for 9 years. I worked in-office first for about 3 months. In school, I did study obsessively though. Good luck if you decide to go for it.
akaheba 2 years ago
Im enrolled now in a home study course that is pretty inclusive in all areas of the career. Do you get paid by the line or the hour....And if you do get a line rate what was your first CPL?
knollrook 2 years ago
I get paid by the line plus production bonus, which is how most national companies pay. If you worked in a hospital, it would most likely be per hour. I think I started at about 7.5 CPL, if I remember correctly. Companies these days are trying to get away with paying the least they can. Feel feel to email me if you have any other questions.
akaheba 2 years ago
Thanks for the answer. I do have a couple more questions tho. What type of production bonus do you recieve or is typical? Was your line count per day above 1200 or near 1600 when you started?
knollrook 2 years ago
There really is no typical amount. However, I usually get in between 150 and 300 per month production bonus, depending on many factors.
My first day I think I produced about 500 lines per day! Luckily, most companies pay you hourly for a period of time to give you a chance to get your production up. I think it took me about a month to break 1200 consistently.
akaheba 2 years ago
That sounds pretty nice. Are the line rates any better after you have experience? Do you get to work from home? And what type of equipment is necessary to be successful?
knollrook 2 years ago
Line rate can go up the more experience you have. However, on the down side, some of Nationals (telecommuting companies) are off-shoring the work to places like India and paying them a LOT less, so that is pretty much keeping US MT's pay down.
I do work at home, as I work for a National. To be successful, the more experience the better. Studying over and beyond what the teach in schools will go a long way for you. You have to pass a pretty difficult test to be hired.
akaheba 2 years ago
As for the equipment you need, some companies provide you everything you need, but a lot don't. You'll need a computer (of course), foot pedal/headset, plus a medical spell-checker and word expansion software. Hope this helps!
akaheba 2 years ago
I want to go in to the medical transcriptioning field and wanted to see if, I get my degree..will I be able to work at home first, or do I have to work at hospital.
ARABIANKNIGHT25 3 years ago