Medical Transcribing - Page 2

[abiyhayil]

Originally Posted by Purple Sage

You took the final after only doing 20 reports?

Yeah we can't afford the extension right now so I figured I might well try I was good with the parts I did transcribe, but I had too many flags for the mushed phrases I couldn't interpret. I'll just work on the cassettes while we save up for an extension.

[Purple Sage]

Originally Posted by abiyhayil

Yeah we can't afford the extension right now so I figured I might well try I was good with the parts I did transcribe, but I had too many flags for the mushed phrases I couldn't interpret. I'll just work on the cassettes while we save up for an extension.

I thought about taking the final before I finished, too, but I chickened out. Now they're requiring that you complete all the reports (and score above 85 on all of them, I think) before you can schedule the final.

[NaturalMama311]

Wow I'm glad all of you ladies chimed in on this thread, I'm learning a lot! I've started my course through Future MT and I really like it so far. I'm on chapter 5 of 17 and its all self paced so I can complete each chapter as I have time. I'm trying to get the entire course completed by Christmas, that's my own personal goal.

FWIW, I'm experiencing some of the same problems with slurred speech and mumbling doctors on the audio files. I guess its something you have to deal with in a work environment so the experience is good. The thing I like about this course is that all of the answers adn transcript keys are provided so you can check your own work. At first I thought it was kind of weird that they give you all the answers up front, but in reality if you cheat and just copy everything you only cheat yourself and will most likely never land/keep a job.

[Fuamami]

Originally Posted by Purple Sage

I thought about taking the final before I finished, too, but I chickened out. Now they're requiring that you complete all the reports (and score above 85 on all of them, I think) before you can schedule the final.

I read this on the CareerStep forums, but never heard anything from them! So I'm going to protest if they try to make me do that. I see nothing to gain from re-typing a report that I just reviewed and scored an 83 on. Or, sometimes I get a drug name wrong and so the whole report scores low, even though that was basically the only mistake. What is to be gained from re-typing the whole report?

abiyhayil, I've heard and read that there are quite a few IC companies that will hire newbies. I don't think they pay very well, but at least it's a foot in the door. That's what I'm hoping for, anyway.

[GAmomto5]

Originally Posted by abiyhayil

Thanks so much for the info, sorry I just read your post! So getting hired is pretty much based on luck?

There are a few companies that hire newbies, which will depend on how well you test for their company, and you won't start out making very much but it is a way to gain experience. Check out www.mtjobs.com and you can get an idea of what is out there and what is expected. Good luck!

[GAmomto5]

Originally Posted by Fuamami

I read this on the CareerStep forums, but never heard anything from them! So I'm going to protest if they try to make me do that. I see nothing to gain from re-typing a report that I just reviewed and scored an 83 on. Or, sometimes I get a drug name wrong and so the whole report scores low, even though that was basically the only mistake. What is to be gained from re-typing the whole report?

abiyhayil, I've heard and read that there are quite a few IC companies that will hire newbies. I don't think they pay very well, but at least it's a foot in the door. That's what I'm hoping for, anyway.

This is very important. I understand that you are only doing reports for school, but you have to pretend as if it is "real life." A mistake like this could be deadly and doctors don't always review the report before they sign it so the mistake could go unnoticed. You are typing medical-legal documents, which is why accuracy is extremely important. Thats probably why they give you a low score on a mistake such as this. It would be different if you didn't put a comma in the right place or something like that. Just a heads up

[Purple Sage]

Originally Posted by GAmomto5

This is very important. I understand that you are only doing reports for school, but you have to pretend as if it is "real life." A mistake like this could be deadly and doctors don't always review the report before they sign it so the mistake could go unnoticed. You are typing medical-legal documents, which is why accuracy is extremely important. Thats probably why they give you a low score on a mistake such as this. It would be different if you didn't put a comma in the right place or something like that. Just a heads up

In Career Step training, you score your own reports based on their scoring system, so you can give yourself any grade you want. I think their new rule that you have to have every report completed with a score of 85 or higher in order to take the final encourages people to not be exactly honest in their self scoring. Of course, if you aren't learning from your mistakes during training, then you won't do well on any employment screening tests. This is why it is taking me so long to finish training - I know I won't get anywhere in this business if I don't learn what I'm paying them to teach me.

[becoming]

Originally Posted by Fuamami

I read this on the CareerStep forums, but never heard anything from them! So I'm going to protest if they try to make me do that. I see nothing to gain from re-typing a report that I just reviewed and scored an 83 on. Or, sometimes I get a drug name wrong and so the whole report scores low, even though that was basically the only mistake. What is to be gained from re-typing the whole report?

Your job will be in danger if you get drug names wrong (or even dosages) after you're hired. The doctors/nurses will be reading your reports to determine the patient's treatment, and that kind of mistake can cost a patient his/her life. Many/most hospitals have e-signature where the doctors don't even read the reports before they sign them -- they certainly don't read them carefully enough to notice an incorrect drug being on the report.

[Fuamami]

Originally Posted by GAmomto5

This is very important. I understand that you are only doing reports for school, but you have to pretend as if it is "real life." A mistake like this could be deadly and doctors don't always review the report before they sign it so the mistake could go unnoticed. You are typing medical-legal documents, which is why accuracy is extremely important. Thats probably why they give you a low score on a mistake such as this. It would be different if you didn't put a comma in the right place or something like that. Just a heads up

Originally Posted by becoming

Your job will be in danger if you get drug names wrong (or even dosages) after you're hired. The doctors/nurses will be reading your reports to determine the patient's treatment, and that kind of mistake can cost a patient his/her life. Many/most hospitals have e-signature where the doctors don't even read the reports before they sign them -- they certainly don't read them carefully enough to notice an incorrect drug being on the report.

Well, what I meant was that if I really couldn't tell and it was IRL, I would flag it. But I got every other word right, it's not worth it to me to re-type the whole report. I just don't think it adds much to the learning process.