Re: New & Question

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Thanks !

That is encouraging! Unfortunetly though, because of my health status, I need to

train at home as well as work at home. So I have been checking into online

training programs. M-Tech seems to me to be the best one that I have found, but

then again, I know nothing about Medical transcription. Have any of you heard of

that program?

Judy

[Guest guest]

THank you Aliceanne. " The Independent Medical Transcriptionist " I have ordered

at my library. They didn't have a copy in my local library so have ordered it to

come down from the city for me. It should be here by the end of the week. I will

look for the other titles you mentioned as well. Thanks again.

Judy

[Guest guest]

Hi, Judy:

Welcome to the group. The is the perfect place to ask these questions, and I

can guarantee you will get lots of excellent answers.

Yes, you can make a living working at home as an MT, although it's not like they

portray in those commercials you see on TV. As for my individual experience, I

took a course offered through the local hospital and went right to work (working

from home) for a local doctor's office. Now I've been doing it for six years

and will probably never do anything else.

Now, let's hear from some of those M-Tech students/graduates out there!

Good luck with your decision, whatever you choose to do.

New & Question

Hi:

My name is Judy and I just joined your list. I hope you don't mind, but the

reason I have joined is because I was hoping you might answer some questions for

me.

I am seriously considering enrolliing in a training program to become an MT.

I have some health issues that have left me somewhat house bound and therefore

had to quit working a few years back. I have a medical office background and

have done everything there is to do in a medical office, except medical

transcription.

Financially, things are very difficult for me since I am unable to work

outside the home.

A freind of mine has suggested I attempt medical transcription considering my

medical background. I have done some research online about Medical

Transcription, including different training programs. But I still have some

things that I am unsure about.

First, can I really make a living as an MT from home? Whatever I decide to do,

I need to be able to work strictly from home as I do not know if I will ever be

able to work outside the home again. I really am concerned about that because I

can't afford to spend the money for training if it will not help me work from

home. Can you tell me if there is a feesible future in working from home as a

MT?

My second question is in regards to the school of training I have selected.

From the research I have done, a school called M-Tech seems to offer the most

for the money. Can you tell me if any of you have heard of that school and do

you know if it would be a good place to enroll?

I appreciate any advice you can give me. I realize that you do not know me,

and hope you don't mind my asking these questions. Thanks for any help that you

can give.

Judy

[Guest guest]

Even though I didn't attend M-Tec, M-Tec has a *very* good reputation. Of

course, I think my school

is great too, LOL!

Just wanted to let you know it was a good school.

p.s. You *are* talking about the M-Tec a la http://www.mtecinc.com/, right? (So

many company names

sound alike.)

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Thanks !

That is encouraging! Unfortunetly though, because of my health status, I need to

train at home as

well as work at home. So I have been checking into online training programs.

M-Tech seems to me to

be the best one that I have found, but then again, I know nothing about Medical

transcription. Have

any of you heard of that program?

Judy

[Guest guest]

I finished the M-TEC course (www.mtecinc.com) in April 2000, and I have been

working at home ever since. I started with a local account which was very small,

but it was good experience. I now work for MedQuist part time. I did not have

two years of experience in acute care, which is what MedQuist requires, but they

agreed to test me when they heard I finished the M-TEC course. So companies know

the

name means quality education. MTEC also will help with job connections. They

have job contacts listed on their web site for grads, and once in a while I

still get an e-mail about a job opening. They also have some sort of training

program in conjunction with MedQuist. I don't know much about it because it

started after I was done. I know the course is expensive, but it is well worth

it. The

instructors were always available via phone or e-mail, and there is a message

board for students and grads.

If you have any other questions about the program, feel free to e-mail me!

Pattie

starlight71555@... wrote:

> Hi:

>

> My name is Judy and I just joined your list. I hope you don't mind, but the

reason I have joined is because I was hoping you might answer some questions for

me.

>

> I am seriously considering enrolliing in a training program to become an MT.

I have some health issues that have left me somewhat house bound and therefore

had to quit working a few years back. I have a medical office background and

have done everything there is to do in a medical office, except medical

transcription.

> Financially, things are very difficult for me since I am unable to work

outside the home.

>

> A freind of mine has suggested I attempt medical transcription considering my

medical background. I have done some research online about Medical

Transcription, including different training programs. But I still have some

things that I am unsure about.

>

> First, can I really make a living as an MT from home? Whatever I decide to do,

I need to be able to work strictly from home as I do not know if I will ever be

able to work outside the home again. I really am concerned about that because I

can't afford to spend the money for training if it will not help me work from

home. Can you tell me if there is a feesible future in working from home as a

MT?

>

> My second question is in regards to the school of training I have selected.

From the research I have done, a school called M-Tech seems to offer the most

for the money. Can you tell me if any of you have heard of that school and do

you know if it would be a good place to enroll?

>

> I appreciate any advice you can give me. I realize that you do not know me,

and hope you don't mind my asking these questions. Thanks for any help that you

can give.

> Judy

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Judy,

Yes you can work solely from home, once you have a solid foundation. You didn't

say specifically what your former medical office background is, but I'll tell

you about mine. I worked as a medical assistant for several years, then

gradually transitioned to medical secretary, and now I'm becoming an MT. I've

done transcription as PART of some of my prior jobs, though never as the only

thing. Now I'm retraining to be solely an MT.

Depending on what your background is, it can help somewhat or a lot. Although

I've been away from the field for several years, I'm finding that much of it is

coming back to me pretty easily. Any little bit certainly helps, as you'll get

those " memory jogs " from, say, doing ECG's or assisting with PAP smears, if you

did that kind of work. Anything extra helps.

Now, as far as M-TEC goes, I think it's a fantastic program. I looked online and

at local community colleges, and decided that they has the best of what I needed

to get back into the swing of things. Their course isn't cheap, but you'll get

an excellent set of basic starter books (though I'm already ordering more), and

support in so many ways. The instructors are available very easily by phone and

email, there's a wonderful set of message boards for help from fellow students,

and regular Monday evening online lectures on a variety of topics. Plus those

lectures are logged and available to read up on if you can't make it " in

person. "

I've been very impressed with the course content, relative to what I had when I

trained to be an MA. That was a 2-1/2 year course, and reasonably extensive.

There are a lot of 6-month wonder courses out there, but I think a lot of them

leave their students ill-equpped to deal with the realities of transcription.

M-TEC does their best to get your ready.

Good luck in your search. It really CAN be done!

J

M-TEC student and soon to be working part-time

[Guest guest]

I can see where you background will be a big help. I am disabled and in

the past I had also worked in hospitals and doctors office in a variety

of positions, mostly transcription. Started on a manual typewriter. Only

got a computer a few years ago. As mom became more and more mentally

unstable I moved in to help her and started a search to work at home. It

is not easy to get in to the field per say. You need to keep your eyes

open and usually it is being in the right place at the right time. My

first clients were actually my own physicians and I filled in for their

regulars. A couple of books that I found extremely helpful when I was

starting out on my own are: The Independent Medical Transcriptionist by

Donna Avila-Weil, CMT and Glaccum, CMT, From the Kitchen Table and

Beyone (If-I-Can-Do-It-Guide) Creating a Home-Based Medical Transcription

Business by Rhea, LPN, MT and also Making Money in A Health

Service Business on your Home-Based PC by Rick Benzel. There is a tiny

book also that was not as detailed but good and that was The Medical

Transcription Career Handbook by A. Drake.

Good reading.

Aliceanne

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:20:16 EST starlight71555@... writes:

> Hi:

>

> My name is Judy and I just joined your list. I hope you don't mind,

> but the reason I have joined is because I was hoping you might

> answer some questions for me.

>

> I am seriously considering enrolliing in a training program to

> become an MT. I have some health issues that have left me somewhat

> house bound and therefore had to quit working a few years back. I

> have a medical office background and have done everything there is

> to do in a medical office, except medical transcription.

> Financially, things are very difficult for me since I am unable to

> work outside the home.

>

> A freind of mine has suggested I attempt medical transcription

> considering my medical background. I have done some research online

> about Medical Transcription, including different training programs.

> But I still have some things that I am unsure about.

>

> First, can I really make a living as an MT from home? Whatever I

> decide to do, I need to be able to work strictly from home as I do

> not know if I will ever be able to work outside the home again. I

> really am concerned about that because I can't afford to spend the

> money for training if it will not help me work from home. Can you

> tell me if there is a feesible future in working from home as a MT?

>

> My second question is in regards to the school of training I have

> selected. From the research I have done, a school called M-Tech

> seems to offer the most for the money. Can you tell me if any of

> you have heard of that school and do you know if it would be a good

> place to enroll?

>

> I appreciate any advice you can give me. I realize that you do not

> know me, and hope you don't mind my asking these questions. Thanks

> for any help that you can give.

> Judy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I know your finances are tight but you might want your own copy of The

Independent Medical Transcriptionist. I know I underlined and indexed and

use it often. (Unless you are gifted with

On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:38:08 EST starlight71555@... writes:

> THank you Aliceanne. " The Independent Medical Transcriptionist " I

> have ordered at my library. They didn't have a copy in my local

> library so have ordered it to come down from the city for me. It

> should be here by the end of the week. I will look for the other

> titles you mentioned as well. Thanks again.

> Judy

>

>