Anyone else doing medical transcription at home?

[olddoglover]

Not much work and low pay but not much choice if you can't go out to work unfortunately.

@Carosel2 - here's the new thread.
@olddoglover - slightly concerned but covered it by going in the garden instead while the weather is fine. DICT8 has been very poor as well this week.

I agree the work is very slow this week. Clinics seem to have disappeared again!

Yep down to scrapings yet again!

Hi what is this job please? I am clinical working in the private sector and must say it’s very quiet at the minute

@1AnotherOne - it's working from home, typing. DICT8 is a medical transcription company, there's also Accuro and WeType as well. I've tried Wetype and would not recommend it as you need your own software.

Thanks. Is it contracted hours or could you do it ad hoc when free?

@1AnotherOne each company differs - DICT8 you can work as and when, WeType I had to stipulate mornings or afternoons and they wanted a minimum set hours each week (ie 30 hours per week) and I think Accuro is much the same, when I spoke to them I was told I would have to indicate my availability the week before, but I never signed with them in the end so things might have changed.

Thanks. Do you need to have experience as a medical secretary? I am clinical working in theatre with 16 years medical experience. I have good computer skills, fast typer, have an IT qualification and also competent in deciphering medical abbreviations and understanding strong varying accents. I know I’d be capable but like I say no secretarial experience as such.

ahh never mind just read their website and they want experienced secretaries only.

@1AnotherOne yes, you need med sec experience, for example DICT8 is something like 5 years plus a reference from your consultant.

And suddenly there's loads of work, think there's been an IT glitch

@olddoglover I've done lots of letters where they said they had no access to notes/results/bloods tests etc as IT was down.

Wait so this is an outsourcing service that hands patients' information to people outside the clinics they've attended?

@OptimismvsRealism - you're clearly not a medical secretary who are usually based outside the clinic scenario.

Yes must have been a glitch. I suppose these things happen but all good again!

not been paid yet, so will be Tuesday or Wednesday now.

@Gally123 Oh no, I'd forgotten the bank holiday, thanks for reminding me!

@Gally123 - me too! Fingers crossed its Tuesday!

we've been paid - must have been in the system from Friday

@olddoglover - yes.Im.well happy, did.not expect that at all.was thinking more Tuesday but they must have been quick off the mark to get that sorted. ☺️

@olddoglover thanks for starting the new thread. There was something strange as work also appeared on Saturday afternoon from Friday!

Yeah..bit like the government selling off our medical records to strangers for a profit....how you feel about that !

spoke too soon about quantity, list going down again fast!!

Does it stipulate you must have been a medical secretary? I am a former (non medical) secretary and English teacher - any point in me applying?