Mission Medical Transcription

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Mission Medical Transcription

• The Career That Moves With You
• The Association for Healthcare Documentation
  Integrity (AHDI)
• and
• The Medical Transcription Industry Association
  (MTIA)

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What is Medical Transcription?

• Translation from oral to written form (on paper
  or electronically) the record of a persons
  encounter with a healthcare professional.

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What Exactly Does an MT Do?

• Histories and Physicals
• Consultations
• Operative Reports
• Discharge Summaries
• Expiration Summaries
• Clinic Notes/SOAP Notes/Chart Notes
• EKG/EEG/MRI/X-ray Reports
• Physician Private Practice Reports
• Virtually any report dictated by healthcare
  providers

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What skills does an MT have?

• Strong English language skills
• Knowledge of
• Medical language
• Anatomy and physiology
• Disease processes
• Pharmacology
• Laboratory medicine
• Privacy and security regulations

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What training do MTs need?

• Specialized Medical Transcription training
• ACCP-Approved programs
• Follow AHDI Model Curriculum
• Financially stable
• Placement statistics
• Typically 9-18 months in length
• Average cost 3000
• Funding/scholarships available
• Payment plans available

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Where do MTs work?

• Majority of transcriptionists work from home
• Hospitals
• Physician offices
• Laboratory, pathology, radiology departments
• Insurance companies
• Legal offices
• Veterinarian offices

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How much do MTs earn?

• Median hourly earnings of 13.64 in May 2004.
  Lowest 10 earned less than 9.67 highest 10
  earned more than 19.11. (Bureau of Labor
  Statistics)
• Advance for HIM Magazine Salary Survey for 2006
  showed the average MT made just over 25,000 per
  year (more if credentialed).

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What is the job outlook for MTs?

• Employment of medical transcriptionists is
  projected to grow faster than averagethrough
  2014. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 90 of employers surveyed expect to have
  increasing staffing needs over the next several
  years. (MTIA Workforce Survey, Nov. 06)
• According to recent estimates 25,000 jobs are
  currently available

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The Recipe for Success

• Attend an ACCP-approved school
• Earn the RMT credential
• Enter into the Registered Apprenticeship Program

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ACCP-Approved Schools

• MTEC
• Andrews School
• Career Step
• CanScribe
• Lakeshore Technical College
• Exact-Med/UTTC
• TRS Institute
• Everett Community College
• Central Texas College
• Richland Community College
• MedLine School of Medical Transcription
• Tranz-Med Limited
• Roane State Community College
• Andrews Holbrook Training Corporation
• Seminole Community College
• Minot State University
• www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/milspouses.cfm

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Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT)
Credential

• Voluntary credentialing exam
• Level 1 (entry level)
• Cost 120 members, 200 nonmembers
• www.aamt.org/scriptcontent/rhub.cfm

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RMT Exam Content

• Two-Part Exam
• Part 1 Cognitive
• Multiple choice questions
• Part 2 Practical
• Transcribe snippets
• Fill in blanks
• Multiple choice questions
• MUST PASS BOTH PARTS TO EARN CREDENTIAL

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Registered ApprenticeshipWhat is it?

• Medical Transcription has been classified by
• the Department of Labor (DOL) as an
• apprenticeable occupation, which means
• employers can partner with educational
• Institutions through the DOL-approved
• National Apprenticeship Program in order to
• Provide new graduates with a 2-year
• Apprenticeship experience that helps to bridge
• the gap between graduation and viability in the
• profession.

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MTIA Registered Apprenticeship

• Requirements to participate
• Attend an approved school
• Earn the RMT
• Enter into Apprenticeship
• Must be 18 years old
• Must be high school graduate (or GED)
• Must work 40 hours per week

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Why Apprenticeship?

• Bridge the gap from graduation to work
• Earn while you learn
• Work with excellent employers
• Gain acute care experience
• Prepare for the CMT

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Apprenticeship

• Application periods January, May, September
• Apprentices matched with participating employers
• 2-year commitment

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Apprentice Compensation

• Apprentices paid hourly
• Schedule of wages
• Starting wage 7.50
• After 4 months 8.25
• After 8 months 9.00
• After 12 months 9.75
• After 18 months 10.50
• Ending wage 12.00

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Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT)

• Voluntary credentialing exam
• Level 2 (expert) competencies
• Must have 2 years of acute care experience to sit
  for the exam
• Cost 195 members, 275 nonmembers
• CMT offers a competitive edge
• www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/chub.cfm

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CMT Exam Content

• Two-Part Exam
• Part 1 Cognitive
• More difficult multiple choice questions
• Part 2 Practical
• Transcribe more difficult snippets
• Fill in blanks
• Proofreading skill assessment
• MUST PASS BOTH PARTS TO EARN CREDENTIAL

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CMT Earnings Potential

• In a study commissioned by Advance for Health
  Informational Professionals Magazine in 2002, it
  was found that those with the CMT credential
  earned nearly 6500 more per year than their
  non-credentialed counterparts.

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Why Military Spouses?

• Work from home
• Highly mobile profession
• Flexible work hours
• Access to benefits
• A career with growth potential
• Many educators offer military discounts or access
  to funding

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MT Career PathWith Apprenticeship

• MT approved school graduate
• Apprenticeship
• Acute Care Work
• CMT
• Quality Assurance
• Team leader
• Supervisor
• Management

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MT Career PathWithout Apprenticeship

• MT approved school graduate
• Non-acute care work
• Acute care work
• CMT
• Quality Assurance
• Team leader
• Supervisor
• Management 
• Apprenticeship is like taking a rocket ship to
  the
• top since acute care MTs are the ones earning
• sign-on bonuses. 

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• For more information
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• www.ahdionline.org
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