how to get a home position

madaline in Cleveland, Ohio said: I don't thing experience has anything to do with being a MT. It is the school you get your training from. M-Tech, Andrews, and Career Step are the schools that companies will hire from, with no other experience needed. These schools will waive the 2 years needed. A lot of these companies will hire as soon as you graduate--some do not even require you to test for them--as long as you come from one of these schools. Those of you who went to Penn Foster, you wasted you time and money. This school is not going to get you a MT job. I am a graduate from CS and received a job offer four days after graduating. It is possible. Good luck to you all!

Sorry for the incorrect spelling **think**

mtathome in Yorba Linda, California said: Personally, I would be furious if someone, from any country, undercut me and took my job. I'm careful not to offer my services at such a low rate that it undercuts other American MTs; that's what brings pay down for everyone.

Again, it's the companies that offshore that should take the blame, but emotionally it's very difficult to watch people from India looking to transcribe for doctors from Ohio, Michigan, New York...our cities, our doctors, our American patients.

Well I think more than 25% of American doctors are belongs to India. :) Check it..

It isn't that there aren't any doctors in India that need their reports transcribed....there are many, many doctors, hospitals, and clinics in India

There are lots of doctors in India but there is no concept of medical records here.. I think this concept is only in US..

Well ones again I don't know ABC of MT Jobs but just visiting this site and I saw ur post so replying to u.. :)

I'm an MT. I've been one for several years. Here are a few facts. MT is one of the lowest paid professions (yes, it is a profession, not simply a job) out there. Literally, the average pay is only a few dollars above minimum wage. If you work for a company, realize that they are all about making money. You will have a line count you have to maintain. There is an excellent chance you will be required to work at least some of your shift on weekends. You will have to work at least several major holidays a year. If you work part time, you probably will get no benefits. Even if you work full time, if your line count drops for any reason (including low workload available) you will lose your benefits for that period of time. It is not unusual for major companies to pay somewhere between $0.08 to $0.09 a line. In fact, MT is one of the few professions where the average pay per line has decreased over the past 10 years! It used to be $0.12 or $0.13 per line. As far as voice editing goes, you will be compensated even less, somewhere in the range of $0.04 per line. MT is a production pay career. You are not paid hourly. Any time you are not typing, you are not making money. That includes researching correct terminology, deciphering foreign accents or (even worse) extremely poor grammar from American doctors, or even taking a bathroom break. Yes, there are people who make money at this, but there are a lot who only make 20,000 to 25,000 a year full time, and I guarantee you that they probably do quite a bit of overtime to reach that. For a profession that routinely requires 98% accuracy and above and an in-depth knowledge of medical science, that pay scale is a slap in the face. It is also pretty much a dead-end job with no advancement opportunities. If the children are small and you really need to stay at home and work, do it for a short time, but also explore other options for when they go to school. This is a profession burns lots of people out.

I agree 100%. When I retired, I worked with a friend out of her home office. I have a B.S. degree in Medical Technology, so I thought this is good getting back into the medical field after working in the airline industry for 23-years. I could not believe the laziness of the American doctors who wouldn't speak clearly. I just about mastered the foreign doctors as it was a matter of understanding the accent after a while. I let it go, because I seemingly was working a lot harder than I had done with the airlines for too little money and long, long hours. I would never suggest anyone do MT unless you have done it in the past and you are the business owner. I do believe most doctors are, however, going with the hospital department of MT.

I found your INDEED comments very interesting, especially since I am from the Towson area. I graduated Career Step a few months ago and I am OK with not making much until I get some experience, but I'm having a hard time finding someone who is willing to hire part time newbies. Comments?

Trish in Towson, Maryland said: I found your INDEED comments very interesting, especially since I am from the Towson area. I graduated Career Step a few months ago and I am OK with not making much until I get some experience, but I'm having a hard time finding someone who is willing to hire part time newbies. Comments?

Sorry I really don't have any insight to that. I totally gave it up. You may want to call your local hospitals to see what their hiring practices are. When I discontinued, the local hospitals would hire you fulltime/partime. You would be given a code to dial into the center and you would take whatever was in the que. I absolutely loved I was able to get back into the medical field, but I just found that I was working 3X harder than I had with my airline job. $22/hour versus 7 cents a word and possibly taking a hour or more to get one case done just wasn't worth the time it took. Understanding the doctors was the key to getting things done in a timely manner AND as I mentioned before caused too many headaches because of accents etc.

Now I work from home with my own business. Good luck to you as I hope you find something soon.

Mary
workathomelivewell.com

pdsmith2002 in Woodridge, Illinois said: Many companies will only hire transcriptionists with experience. Schooling is one thing - actual work is another. Especially withthe "online classes" the employers - especially the work at home ones will want to see that not only can you transcribe, but they will also want references showing that you do your work and on time. They want to make sure that theis is your career and not a hobby.

There is a lot of banter and bashing out here - but I do know with this being the digital age, MT jobs are not what they used to be. Why hire somone totype when the technology is headed in the direction of voice recognition?

I AGREE, FAR AS VOIC RECOGNITION.

Robbye in Cedar Hill, Texas said: I know the feeling. I have been laid off 3 times as a medical transcriptionist. I've recently started working as a benefit specialist/recruiter from a company based out of Plano, Texas.

They are hiring. You can work from home PT/FT. No experience necessary, will train and offer daily pay with dental, vision, prescription and chiropractic benefits.

To check them out, visit:
www.freedomathometeam.com/rhoard

i went to the website, Is this a sales position?

KIM E in Hampton, Virginia said: i went to the website, Is this a sales position?

No Kim there is no selling. It is a business opportunity for you to start your own benefits company. Free training and websites and free benefits for you and your household.

THANKS, I'M INTERESTED. HOW MUCH MONEY TO I HAVE TO INVEST?

NO, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT NATURE GAS, OTHER THAN, I HAVE TO PAY IT.

KIM E in Hampton, Virginia said: THANKS, I'M INTERESTED. HOW MUCH MONEY TO I HAVE TO INVEST?

Let's talk. My email address is rhoard@swbell.net and so is my Yahoo IM.

Robbye in Cedar Hill, Texas said: Let's talk. My email address is rhoard@swbell.net and so is my Yahoo IM.

What a rippoff!!

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What a joke. I can't believe you people fall for this crap!! These companies are using you to get their products sold and they brainwash you into thinking it's some kind of job opportunity.

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zurvita is MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING!!! It's just like AMWAY. You purchase their products and then recruit others to do the same.

RUN AWAY!!!!!

Hannie in North Carolina said: Hi I do have a business opportunity in electricity and natural gas but I am not sure your request was for me???? If so, you may call tonight depending on the time zone you are in for example 8 cenral or 9 eastern and you can just listen in and see what we are all about......712-338-82251#
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"Hannie," aka Patricia, has been shilling her schemes on Indeed on and off since the winter. Either she's stupid for getting involved with them or think others are stupid enough to fall for them. Thanks for pointing out this one.

Is Fay soaking you?

Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado said: How're you doing, Bosco? "Hannie," aka Patricia, has been shilling her schemes on Indeed on and off since the winter. Either she's stupid for getting involved with them or think others are stupid enough to fall for them. Thanks for pointing out this one.

Is Fay soaking you?

Hey Displaced - How are you? Yeah, this one is pretty funny though. You have to pay $329 to "join" and then $20 for a website. They expect you to be your own first customer and purchase products and then, of course, recruit your friends and family to do the same. It's amazing that people will fall into these scams thinking they are legit.

Anyway - yes, lots of rain and pretty heavy winds.

Take care!

I was living in Vero when Andrew hit Florida. I was new to Florida and for a time Andrew appeared to be bearing down on us. Scary for this hurricane neophyte!! The stores were sold out, but I noticed few homes had been boarded up. I took that as a sign the locals figured little would happen and it didn't. As it turned out, a couple of the rain bands dumped a little moisture on us. The wind kicked up to about 30 mph and knocked over a newspaper box.

In any event, my friend, stay dry.

Susan in Springfield, Illinois said: I completed a Medical Transcription course at college with a GPA of 3.85 and I can't seem to find a job for a newbie. I take pride in my work and would give 110%. I can work any time, any days.
Thank you.

You can easily start as a casual in the Medical Transcription Department of a hospital. This can often work into full time work for you. At least you will have the experience and can then easily apply for at home positions.

Good luck

Tonya in Burnsville, Minnesota said: I am a single mother of 3 and interested in starting a MT course soon. After reading the comments, I'm wondering if it is going to be a good 2nd job, or just a big waste of time.. seriously. $1000 for an online course is not chump change for me, is it worth it??? Thanks alot for your help.

I would not do it Tonya. I got into med trans when I was a 2nd year biology student in college and thought I might as well make some money off the terminology I was learning, which I did. However (back in the 80's and 90's, it was never more than $10.00 an hour. In the Northeastern U.S. they specifically did not want college grads but only high schools grads who could type as they didn't want to pay.) I just finished a 7 1/2 year job with a large medical group where I was a radiology transcriber. The pay was much better, however nowadays they are simply working their transcribers to death. When I was first hired it was 80-100 reports a day, by the end it was however many they threw at you, literally between 300 and 500 per day without thanks. No mistakes were allowed. Reports had to be 100% correct or they would not get paid by the insurance companies. We were not allowed to speak to our coworkers for the entire 8 hrs we worked. The company even refused to pay overtime, which is illegal and is now (so I hear) offering 12 cents a line for anyone who works over 40 hours a week. This reduces the person to an independent contractor while they are actually still an employee. My point is that in medicine nowadays with transcriber jobs there is alot of ripping off of employees going on and I certainly would not pay $1000 to get into the field. Alot of the jobs are either being shipped offshore, being outsourced to home workers but mostly (slowly but surely) the doctors are going to voice recognition systems. They don't like have to proofread themselves but it saves them alot of money in salaries and benefits.

someone who knows in Brownstown, Indiana said: Good luck Kim in Springfield, Missouri. I recommend consider some other field. Medical transcription coursework actually means absolutely nothing in the real world no matter what they state on paper. I am formally trained and have 17 years experience even only with digital systems, etc. I refuse to work by the line, because I have seen and know how the system can be and is manipulated by speed, etc. It is a very abusive job and most all of the people that I have worked with are very hateful women, and if they aren't hateful at first they soon will be. I have been trying to get out of transcription for many years, because it is dead-end job. No one once to hire you for any other type of job no matter what you have done or what kind of education you have, because they either want to pigeon-hole you into that position or just plain think you are stupid. I will soon graduate from a Big Ten University with a degree in another field, and I am still having a time getting out of transcription because of the stereotyping that accompanies it. I may have a big break by volunteering in the field of my new degree; so, that may be my open door at this point.

Don't be persuaded by the hype. Please invest in yourself and your future and do something else.

If you hate it so much, why do you stay in it? Get a new career.

Hi, I am interested in doing Medical Transcription course online, can anyone suggest a good university or college to do the course please. I want to know how long will it take to complete the course. Thanks

I am currently taking a Medical Transcription course and I am having a really difficult time with the transcription. Are there any other jobs besides MT that I can get once I finish my course?

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get through the transcription part of the course without going crazy? I seem to be having trouble with commas and understanding some of the fast talking dictators that no matter how much you slow them down doesn't make any difference in trying to understand them. I have heard of run on sentences, but how about run on words or a better term would be mumbled words.

Citygirl in Irving, Texas said: Hi, I am interested in doing Medical Transcription course online, can anyone suggest a good university or college to do the course please. I want to know how long will it take to complete the course. Thanks

Allied Medical School. I am going through them and they are great...even got a laptop with my course. They have a good resume program and even work with some staffing agencies.

Kathy in Springfield, Illinois said: I do not feel sorry for you at all!!! Now the India MT's understand what they did to us in the United States....What goes around comes around!!! India destroyed the job industry for us MT's in the USA!!!!!!!

Excuse me Kathy but it is you Americans yourselves who have outsourced the work out to India in order to make fast bucks. Look at the fingers pointing towards yourself before talking about India.

I have to agree with you in part. I was in the Medical Transcription field for 15 years until I quit to have my daughter in 2003. I was able to move up and become an account coordinator and then a Manager for a major company, but I was very lucky. Once I had some experience under my belt I never had to worry about being employed during my entire transcription career. Sometimes I had two jobs to make ends meet or I had to change jobs because of the various reasons listed above but as I said I was never without work. It is a very laborious job and most companies do not treat their MTs as well as they should. However, if you really want to work at it, you can make a decent living. It is also a great job to have if you want to work at home. However, that in and of itself can be difficult if you are not disciplined enough. I am trying to get back into the business on a part-time basis now that my child is in school. My 5-1/2 years away is proving to be a hindrance. Good luck to all of you.

shawne said: I am a nurse and was wondering if that would cut down on the courses required to be a medical transcriptionist. Also how long does it take to complete a legitimate online course and is it realistic to think i could get an at-home position to start. Thanks shawne

I have a friend who is working out of her home and has for sometime doing medical transcription work. She encouraged me to take online classes and I am doing so through Ashworth College. I also have experience in transcribing notes for court reporters and was wondering if anyone knows how I can also get back into this. Thanks. Libby

I beg to differ with your comment about income. I have a friend who is making great money at doing this. It's all about who you find to work with. Plus, do not forget that you have a big tax writeoff by working out of your home. You can take a portion of your home -- i.e., one-fourth based on one of your rooms and also claim any other expenditures such as electric, computer, printer, paper, etc.

I am still looking for my part-time, in-home transcription job. I retire from teaching in 5 years and am wanting to do this part-time. My graduation date from Midland College was August of this year. Hopefully, I can find someone that will higher me without experience so there isn't a big gap in graduation and work. Anyone have any great ideas?

madaline in Cleveland, Ohio said: I don't thing experience has anything to do with being a MT. It is the school you get your training from. M-Tech, Andrews, and Career Step are the schools that companies will hire from, with no other experience needed. These schools will waive the 2 years needed. A lot of these companies will hire as soon as you graduate--some do not even require you to test for them--as long as you come from one of these schools. Those of you who went to Penn Foster, you wasted you time and money. This school is not going to get you a MT job. I am a graduate from CS and received a job offer four days after graduating. It is possible. Good luck to you all!

HI! I, too, graduated from Career STep this past July. I, however, CANNOT find anyone even willing to interview me! Do you have any advice for me? I'm getting desperate!!! Thanks!

The reason you cannot find work is because most of it has been outsourced to India, Japan, etc. I have 25 years experience, with 8 years of it being in Radiology, and a bachelors degree in Biology. Our entire chart transcription department was outsourced locally. The work went to a local company who does transcription for many doctors and pays their typists something like a half a cent a line with no benefits. You have to do a huge volume of work even to get a small paycheck. The job that we had was a decent job with good wages, health benefits, pension, etc. But the company hired a new CEO who was specifically brought in there to downsize and that is what she did.

Let's face it, if work can be electronically transmitted to India and be typed overnight by a large typing pool, it can also be electronically transmitted back the next day before the doctor who dictated it ever gets into the office. This is something that would not happen in the U.S. where transcribers in any one office are limited due to relatively high salaries. Shipping the work out is cheaper and faster to get it done.

I have gone into a 4 year nursing program and am almost about to graduate. I have given up on transcribing as there simply are no jobs around anymore.

Good luck to you.