Re: Re: Since the board is busy today..Newbie questions

[Guest guest]

I agree with you and add on that if someone does get their foot in the door

without the education and does nothing to increase their education once

they are in the door they won't last long. I keep looking for ways to

increase my skills but also my education by reading over the community

college and SBA classes. We all need to be increasing our knowledge.

The lead article in Advance this week mentions with the ongoing technologiy

it is not possible for us to succeed without educating ourselves on a daily

basis.

Aliceanne

At 09:30 AM 1/25/2003 -0800, Hope Kremer wrote:

>Valeria,

>

>I think this whole thing is getting misunderstood. My point being that you

>can do medical transcription without formal education if you find the right

>person to allow you.

>

>It seems to me that many of these replies are insisting that I stated that

>formal education is not important. That was not my point at all. Formal

>education is important for various professions, such as doctors, dentists,

>etc. as you pointed out. As a matter of fact, I have an Associate's Degree

>in Business Management and would not have considered even starting my own

>business without the degree plus the experience I gained through my previous

> " real " jobs. The experience and knowledge that I have gained was not from a

>classroom or textbook but rather it was from real life situations such as

>the clients I have obtained.

>

>I'm a firm believer that it is not what is on paper that is important but

>the experience you actually have in doing what needs to be done. Would it

>matter to you have someone with a degree doing transcription for you or

>would a person with no degree who knows what they are doing be just as

>equal?

>

>Anyway, no offense taken. I still feel as though this post was

>misunderstood. I was merely pointing out that it can be done without

>education NOT that education was NOT IMPORTANT.

>

>Hope

> Re: Re: Since the board is busy today..Newbie questions

>

>

> Hope, no offense intended, and I hope you take none.

>

> Being in the education business, my basic belief is that education is a

>good thing. I also have a deep-seated belief that any occupation will gain

>more respect if it is considered a profession than if it is considered as

> " just a job " by both the people who sign the paychecks and the public at

>large. If the people doing the job believe that no education is necessary

>and no special training is necessary, anyone who is warm under the armpits

>can do the job, then that occupation is going to have a hard time gaining

>respect and commensurate pay.

>

> By the way, I think 98 percent accuracy is excellent for someone with no

>prior training who's been on the job for only a month. I would give a 98

>percent accurate document a failing grade if it were turned in for a class

>assignment, but then that's the difference between a classroom and real

>life. I'm not sure I'd want to have a physician working on me who thought

>98 percent accuracy in treating patients was sufficient, either. In fact,

>that is a scary thought.

>

> Nurses didn't start to get paid what they are worth until nursing became a

>profession, complete with education and certification requirements. Dental

>assistants didn't get the respect and pay they deserved until they became a

>profession. Medical assistants didn't start to get paid what they are worth

>until they became a profession. The physician's assistants had a hard time

>getting their profession up and running, and now many offices would be hard

>pressed to do without the PAs--and they have education and certification

>requirements, and they get paid what they are worth. And so on and so on.

>

> I truly believe that medical transcription SHOULD be a profession,

>complete with required training and entrance exams--I also believe that the

>current situation with AAMT and their certification process is

>counterproductive, not productive. You may disagree with me. Heck, I could

>be dead wrong. I am gratified to see that we are all talking about it,

>though!

>

> At 04:01 PM 1/24/2003 -0800, Hope Kremer wrote:

>

> Since I'm finally caught up I figured I would jump in here also. I don't

> find it so hard to believe that someone who has no medical terminology

> training to be able to do medical transcription. This is how I got my

>start.

>

> I had/have no formal medical terminology training and having been in the

> right place and the right time (at my office when my phone rang) I was

> presented with the opportunity to meet with a local family physician to

> provide this service for him. I will admit, the first two weeks were

>hell. I

> had no clue as to what he was saying or if what I was typing was correct

>(at

> that time only about 50% was correct).

>

> It has now been a little over a month and I am at 98% accuracy. So why

>is it

> so hard to believe that this cannot be done? It can be done and it has

>been

> done, not just by me but by a lot of other people. I believe that if it

>is

> something you want to do then you can do it by being persistent and open

> minded to learn from your mistakes. Also if you have the same dictator

>each

> time, then there will be things that are redundant and routine which you

>can

> create the macros, short cuts, or whatever you want to call them.

>

> My first transcription client was gained the same way I gained the

>medical

> account. Being in the right place at the right time. I knew nothing

>about

> the psychology field when I met with the psychologist in need of

> transcription service, but now she is my biggest client and wouldn't

>trade

> for me the world (tooting my own horn, but it is true). So in my

>opinion,

> that little piece of paper that states you have completed a medical

> transcription course is not necessarily needed (in my case any way). It

>can

> happen and it has happened without formal training.

>

> Hope Kremer

> Administrative Assistance

> Phone:

> Fax:

> <http://www.secretarialsos.com>http://www.secretarialsos.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with you and add on that if someone does get their foot in the door

without the education and does nothing to increase their education once

they are in the door they won't last long. I keep looking for ways to

increase my skills but also my education by reading over the community

college and SBA classes. We all need to be increasing our knowledge.

The lead article in Advance this week mentions with the ongoing technologiy

it is not possible for us to succeed without educating ourselves on a daily

basis.

Aliceanne

At 09:30 AM 1/25/2003 -0800, Hope Kremer wrote:

>Valeria,

>

>I think this whole thing is getting misunderstood. My point being that you

>can do medical transcription without formal education if you find the right

>person to allow you.

>

>It seems to me that many of these replies are insisting that I stated that

>formal education is not important. That was not my point at all. Formal

>education is important for various professions, such as doctors, dentists,

>etc. as you pointed out. As a matter of fact, I have an Associate's Degree

>in Business Management and would not have considered even starting my own

>business without the degree plus the experience I gained through my previous

> " real " jobs. The experience and knowledge that I have gained was not from a

>classroom or textbook but rather it was from real life situations such as

>the clients I have obtained.

>

>I'm a firm believer that it is not what is on paper that is important but

>the experience you actually have in doing what needs to be done. Would it

>matter to you have someone with a degree doing transcription for you or

>would a person with no degree who knows what they are doing be just as

>equal?

>

>Anyway, no offense taken. I still feel as though this post was

>misunderstood. I was merely pointing out that it can be done without

>education NOT that education was NOT IMPORTANT.

>

>Hope

> Re: Re: Since the board is busy today..Newbie questions

>

>

> Hope, no offense intended, and I hope you take none.

>

> Being in the education business, my basic belief is that education is a

>good thing. I also have a deep-seated belief that any occupation will gain

>more respect if it is considered a profession than if it is considered as

> " just a job " by both the people who sign the paychecks and the public at

>large. If the people doing the job believe that no education is necessary

>and no special training is necessary, anyone who is warm under the armpits

>can do the job, then that occupation is going to have a hard time gaining

>respect and commensurate pay.

>

> By the way, I think 98 percent accuracy is excellent for someone with no

>prior training who's been on the job for only a month. I would give a 98

>percent accurate document a failing grade if it were turned in for a class

>assignment, but then that's the difference between a classroom and real

>life. I'm not sure I'd want to have a physician working on me who thought

>98 percent accuracy in treating patients was sufficient, either. In fact,

>that is a scary thought.

>

> Nurses didn't start to get paid what they are worth until nursing became a

>profession, complete with education and certification requirements. Dental

>assistants didn't get the respect and pay they deserved until they became a

>profession. Medical assistants didn't start to get paid what they are worth

>until they became a profession. The physician's assistants had a hard time

>getting their profession up and running, and now many offices would be hard

>pressed to do without the PAs--and they have education and certification

>requirements, and they get paid what they are worth. And so on and so on.

>

> I truly believe that medical transcription SHOULD be a profession,

>complete with required training and entrance exams--I also believe that the

>current situation with AAMT and their certification process is

>counterproductive, not productive. You may disagree with me. Heck, I could

>be dead wrong. I am gratified to see that we are all talking about it,

>though!

>

> At 04:01 PM 1/24/2003 -0800, Hope Kremer wrote:

>

> Since I'm finally caught up I figured I would jump in here also. I don't

> find it so hard to believe that someone who has no medical terminology

> training to be able to do medical transcription. This is how I got my

>start.

>

> I had/have no formal medical terminology training and having been in the

> right place and the right time (at my office when my phone rang) I was

> presented with the opportunity to meet with a local family physician to

> provide this service for him. I will admit, the first two weeks were

>hell. I

> had no clue as to what he was saying or if what I was typing was correct

>(at

> that time only about 50% was correct).

>

> It has now been a little over a month and I am at 98% accuracy. So why

>is it

> so hard to believe that this cannot be done? It can be done and it has

>been

> done, not just by me but by a lot of other people. I believe that if it

>is

> something you want to do then you can do it by being persistent and open

> minded to learn from your mistakes. Also if you have the same dictator

>each

> time, then there will be things that are redundant and routine which you

>can

> create the macros, short cuts, or whatever you want to call them.

>

> My first transcription client was gained the same way I gained the

>medical

> account. Being in the right place at the right time. I knew nothing

>about

> the psychology field when I met with the psychologist in need of

> transcription service, but now she is my biggest client and wouldn't

>trade

> for me the world (tooting my own horn, but it is true). So in my

>opinion,

> that little piece of paper that states you have completed a medical

> transcription course is not necessarily needed (in my case any way). It

>can

> happen and it has happened without formal training.

>

> Hope Kremer

> Administrative Assistance

> Phone:

> Fax:

> <http://www.secretarialsos.com>http://www.secretarialsos.com

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Aliceanne,

Absolutely, that we need to be increasing our knowledge constantly. If you

can get paid to learn then it is all the better. Without the technology

today, I would not know half of what I know now.

Hope

Re: Re: Since the board is busy today..Newbie

questions

Hope, no offense intended, and I hope you take none.

Being in the education business, my basic belief is that education is

a

good thing. I also have a deep-seated belief that any occupation will

gain

more respect if it is considered a profession than if it is considered

as

" just a job " by both the people who sign the paychecks and the public at

large. If the people doing the job believe that no education is

necessary

and no special training is necessary, anyone who is warm under the

armpits

can do the job, then that occupation is going to have a hard time

gaining

respect and commensurate pay.

By the way, I think 98 percent accuracy is excellent for someone with

no

prior training who's been on the job for only a month. I would give a

98

percent accurate document a failing grade if it were turned in for a

class

assignment, but then that's the difference between a classroom and real

life. I'm not sure I'd want to have a physician working on me who

thought

98 percent accuracy in treating patients was sufficient, either. In

fact,

that is a scary thought.

Nurses didn't start to get paid what they are worth until nursing

became a

profession, complete with education and certification requirements.

Dental

assistants didn't get the respect and pay they deserved until they

became a

profession. Medical assistants didn't start to get paid what they are

worth

until they became a profession. The physician's assistants had a hard

time

getting their profession up and running, and now many offices would be

hard

pressed to do without the PAs--and they have education and certification

requirements, and they get paid what they are worth. And so on and so

on.

I truly believe that medical transcription SHOULD be a profession,

complete with required training and entrance exams--I also believe that

the

current situation with AAMT and their certification process is

counterproductive, not productive. You may disagree with me. Heck, I

could

be dead wrong. I am gratified to see that we are all talking about it,

though!

At 04:01 PM 1/24/2003 -0800, Hope Kremer wrote:

Since I'm finally caught up I figured I would jump in here also. I

don't

find it so hard to believe that someone who has no medical

terminology

training to be able to do medical transcription. This is how I got

my

start.

I had/have no formal medical terminology training and having been in

the

right place and the right time (at my office when my phone rang) I

was

presented with the opportunity to meet with a local family physician

to

provide this service for him. I will admit, the first two weeks were

hell. I

had no clue as to what he was saying or if what I was typing was

correct

(at

that time only about 50% was correct).

It has now been a little over a month and I am at 98% accuracy. So

why

is it

so hard to believe that this cannot be done? It can be done and it

has

been

done, not just by me but by a lot of other people. I believe that if

it

is

something you want to do then you can do it by being persistent and

open

minded to learn from your mistakes. Also if you have the same

dictator

each

time, then there will be things that are redundant and routine which

you

can

create the macros, short cuts, or whatever you want to call them.

My first transcription client was gained the same way I gained the

medical

account. Being in the right place at the right time. I knew nothing

about

the psychology field when I met with the psychologist in need of

transcription service, but now she is my biggest client and wouldn't

trade

for me the world (tooting my own horn, but it is true). So in my

opinion,

that little piece of paper that states you have completed a medical

transcription course is not necessarily needed (in my case any way).

It

can

happen and it has happened without formal training.

Hope Kremer

Administrative Assistance

Phone:

Fax:

http://www.secretarialsos.com

[Guest guest]

Aliceanne,

Absolutely, that we need to be increasing our knowledge constantly. If you

can get paid to learn then it is all the better. Without the technology

today, I would not know half of what I know now.

Hope

Re: Re: Since the board is busy today..Newbie

questions

Hope, no offense intended, and I hope you take none.

Being in the education business, my basic belief is that education is

a

good thing. I also have a deep-seated belief that any occupation will

gain

more respect if it is considered a profession than if it is considered

as

" just a job " by both the people who sign the paychecks and the public at

large. If the people doing the job believe that no education is

necessary

and no special training is necessary, anyone who is warm under the

armpits

can do the job, then that occupation is going to have a hard time

gaining

respect and commensurate pay.

By the way, I think 98 percent accuracy is excellent for someone with

no

prior training who's been on the job for only a month. I would give a

98

percent accurate document a failing grade if it were turned in for a

class

assignment, but then that's the difference between a classroom and real

life. I'm not sure I'd want to have a physician working on me who

thought

98 percent accuracy in treating patients was sufficient, either. In

fact,

that is a scary thought.

Nurses didn't start to get paid what they are worth until nursing

became a

profession, complete with education and certification requirements.

Dental

assistants didn't get the respect and pay they deserved until they

became a

profession. Medical assistants didn't start to get paid what they are

worth

until they became a profession. The physician's assistants had a hard

time

getting their profession up and running, and now many offices would be

hard

pressed to do without the PAs--and they have education and certification

requirements, and they get paid what they are worth. And so on and so

on.

I truly believe that medical transcription SHOULD be a profession,

complete with required training and entrance exams--I also believe that

the

current situation with AAMT and their certification process is

counterproductive, not productive. You may disagree with me. Heck, I

could

be dead wrong. I am gratified to see that we are all talking about it,

though!

At 04:01 PM 1/24/2003 -0800, Hope Kremer wrote:

Since I'm finally caught up I figured I would jump in here also. I

don't

find it so hard to believe that someone who has no medical

terminology

training to be able to do medical transcription. This is how I got

my

start.

I had/have no formal medical terminology training and having been in

the

right place and the right time (at my office when my phone rang) I

was

presented with the opportunity to meet with a local family physician

to

provide this service for him. I will admit, the first two weeks were

hell. I

had no clue as to what he was saying or if what I was typing was

correct

(at

that time only about 50% was correct).

It has now been a little over a month and I am at 98% accuracy. So

why

is it

so hard to believe that this cannot be done? It can be done and it

has

been

done, not just by me but by a lot of other people. I believe that if

it

is

something you want to do then you can do it by being persistent and

open

minded to learn from your mistakes. Also if you have the same

dictator

each

time, then there will be things that are redundant and routine which

you

can

create the macros, short cuts, or whatever you want to call them.

My first transcription client was gained the same way I gained the

medical

account. Being in the right place at the right time. I knew nothing

about

the psychology field when I met with the psychologist in need of

transcription service, but now she is my biggest client and wouldn't

trade

for me the world (tooting my own horn, but it is true). So in my

opinion,

that little piece of paper that states you have completed a medical

transcription course is not necessarily needed (in my case any way).

It

can

happen and it has happened without formal training.

Hope Kremer

Administrative Assistance

Phone:

Fax:

http://www.secretarialsos.com