I have been working as a medical transcriptionist, biller, coder for over 10 years.  My dream is to have my own business out of my home.  Any tips from anyone experienced in this?
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You can start by reading the free article "Starting a Medical Billing Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol71/medical.htm . The article covers the skills you need for this business, startup steps and costs, tips on marketing your business, and the scams you need to avoid.\n\nYou may also want to borrow from your library or buy from your favorite bookstore the following books:\n\n- Setting Up Your Medical Billing Business : Step-by-Step Procedures  \n- Making Money in a Health Service Business on Your Home-Based PC \n- Medical Billing : The Bottom Line \n- A Basic Guide to Starting Your Own Medical Billing Business \n- Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Professional Billing
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I've been there, I decided after many failed attempts to start my own business, which is what I am in the process of doing right now. a Great website I have found is www.businessownersideacafe.com, there is a link called "cybershmooze" and you can post questions there about legitimate, low cost oppotunities. They have a business plan section, a section to help name your business, and a lot more. and since everyone one is a small business owner or is looking to be, you will be in good company. Good Luck
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Most people who work at home and are successful are doing one of two things - getting paid a commission on everyone they convince to join the program (also known as MLM or pyramid plans) OR they have their own business. Your own business is something you create yourself, not find on the internet. You create it based on your skills, your passions not on what someone else tells you is the GREATEST thing going. This is something that you can do - and more importantly - take with you as you move around.\n\nIf you are looking at one of the endless "opportunities" out there be careful - most are scams. Here are a few questions you should ask to help figure out if the one you are looking at is for real or not.\n\nLegitimate work-at-home program should tell you - in writing - what's involved in the program they are selling. Here are some questions you might ask:\n\n* What tasks will I have to perform? (Ask the program to list every step of the job.)\n* Will I be paid a salary or will my pay be based on commission?\n* Who will pay me?\n* When will I get my first paycheck?\n* What is the total cost of the work-at-home program, including supplies, equipment and membership fees?\n* What will I get for my money?
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You can check with charity programs in your area, or check with your local church.If you like you can also buy your own and more by taking me up on my offer. My Name is Roy Williams and I am A business owner. I am currently recruiting people who want to work from home and earn $5,000-$10,000 a month using your computer,and the resources that I will train you to use. This is not a gag! If you are interested send your reply to roy_williams24@yahoo.com and I assure you that I will have you set-up in 3-4 days from today. Hope to hear from you soon! Sincerely Yours, Roy Williams.
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First of all, I'm not sure why someone answered most are scams. A lot of at-home job leads are scams, but I know of only one company that does transcription that has turned out to be a scam. I have been a transcriptionist for a lot of years now, and doing it from my home for the past seven. Before that I was an in-office paralegal and much prefer working from home. Also the person who talked about your qualifications, they are right to an extent if you are looking for medical transcription, although HIPAA is the correct spelling. If you are willing to take the courses offered by online reputable schools such as Career Step then you would have very little problem finding medical transcription work. To find legal or general transcription work is not quite as easy but it can be done by joining transcription boards, checking job sites for "general transcription" offers. I host a group at Google called Legal, Medical, and General Transcripton and we have people on there looking for workers all the time. Equipment needed is a digital pedal (anywhere from $50 to $200) depending on where you find it. The digital transcription program most people have migrated to is the free one called Express Scribe. (Google it--they also have pedals they sell at a reasonable price). If you are not set up to do files digitally, most people won't wait for you to do so. One Web site I would encourage anyone to check out, especially moms who want to stay at home with their kids and find legit at-home work, is www.mommyessentials.com. Good luck you homeworkers, I've been at home for almost seven years and loving every second of it!
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I am not a Medical Transcriptionist but I do make money for "medical training" and yes there are opportunities available for your field of expertise, thing is to find the right "fit" for you, it take a little effort and time..To try to be helpful check out the link below, just scroll down till you find "data entry" hopefully I was of help
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I don't know of any jobs that would work around your schedule but I do know of a work from home business opportunity that would. It could even replace your current income. I have been working with this company since around December. I have five children and a husband that I work around my business. They have been awarded the BBB and Inc. 500's hall of fame award. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip award among many other awards. I don't have to host parties, sell, stock or deliver products. I don't even have to worry about collecting money.
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Get a medical transcription degree and work at home
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I am not a Medical Transcriptionist but I do make money for "data entry"  and yes there are opportunities available for your field of expertise, thing is to find the right "fit" for you, it take a little effort and time..To try to be helpful check out the link below, just scroll down till you find "data entry"  hopefully I was of help
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well for my small home business my wife has become the accountant , the bill collector  bill payer , the answering service. so this year we have outsourced our billing to a CPA. they now run the payment and the collection of fees owed. this has allowed the wife to work less and allow me to do what i am skilled in doing which is appraisal work. \n\nso depending upon what you are trying to accomplish here i would say anything that can be outsourced is feasible. find out how wide of a target market you want to attract. if you want to be some ones answering service then how many different clients do you want or do you want to specialize say for just private practice Dr offices. that way you don't have to learn every ones terminology for  hey i am on vacation here. \n\nfor me letting me do my job instead of being the chief of everything was a big relief.
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I went from a tangible selling Optics to DR offices to an intangible Home health selling services.\nFirst you have to find out who your market is to set down and make a list. \n\nWhat I did is I made a list I could sell to other companies  like home health’s and hospices and do trades I could sell to private individuals family for there loved ones providing a service ,to attorney's  ,To reverse Mortgage people  Long term care insurance people and also refer them. Funeral counselor ETC.\n \nThen you ask yourself why is our product better different or more reasonable then every one else.\n\n I would also practice in a mirror what I would say about the company so it would become natural.\nI would also ask myself what would I ask about this company if it was brand new to me what would some of the questions I would ask of the person who would present this company and why do I want to go with them. I would also ask my friends to ask which questions they would ask.\n\n I would I sell it to each person differently so they would want to go with our company a DR would be sold differently then a Hospice per say. A doctor when I go in I ask the Dr do you have a lot of patients that cancel, well would you like to fix that problem and have a better retenion rate? Well my company does transportation. When the patients say they can't make the appointment because of no car you tell them I know a company who wait while you’re at the DR. for a small fee. They either find a ride or they would call us. I would also mention that we do post surgery and end of life issues \n\nA hospice I would mention my aide’s do12/ 24 hr shifts as needed when The poor family is worn to a frazzle and really need to step back and be the family instead of trying to be the care taker. To give that much needed break.\n If I knew what you were marketing I could have help better I am sure.\n\nHope this helps Diane
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What are you good at doing? Maybe you can turn that into a business. You say you are a mother, would you like to run a day care for other mothers who work outside their homes? Good luck in whatever you do!
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I worked as a receptionist (after school while in high school) at the company that my dad owned; I worked in a daycare center at a migrant farm laborer camp, I worked as a secretary for a construction company, I worked in the secretarial pool at the District Attorney's office, I worked at various clerical positions through a temporary employment service, I worked as an emergency medical technician, I worked as a pumper in the oilfields (taking care of the oil wells on a small oilfield lease and heating and shipping the oil once the production tanks were full) for a friend of mine who had a contract to operate the lease - I did this while I was going to college part-time. I also did home health care for awhile. About 5 years ago I graduated from a medical transcription program, and recently started my own medical transcription business. Best of luck to you and stay in college - you will NEVER regret getting a good education.
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There are many different work from home businesses that you can get into... Many offer a way to promote them on or off line.\n\nI know our company can be done successfully either way (or using BOTH if you prefer)  I love the versitility of it all.  If you would like more details on what we do you may visit my site: http://learn2.momsmakemore.com \n\nTo help you in your search here is a little advice you should consider:\n\nWhat should you look for in an "ideal" internet/home business? \n\n- No or minimal start-up fees (Our business start-up is $29.00)\n- A product or service you feel good about (Consumable products used in every home… safer, more effective, less expensive, things people use and need on a daily basis)\n- A duplicable system (work FOR yourself- NOT BY yourself… we are a TEAM of individuals working to help others… “Enhancing the lives of those we touch by helping others reach their goals from Home!!!”\n- Residual income (Residual Income PLUS bonuses for helping others!!!)\n- Customizable web sites to promote your business (Free website for ALL Members)\n- Free training and support (Free Company and TEAM Training… we will work with you to reach YOUR GOALS!!!)\n- Free marketing materials and ideas (Our support team has 70 members who are there to help you every step of the way… Training and support from people who have been there and done that. Training provided via email, internet, or telephone)\n- Company in business at least 18 months and in good standing with the Better Business Bureau (Inc 500 Company in business for over 20 years with over 700 Million in annual sales. As for the Better Business Bureau: “The Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming division of the Better Business \nBureau recently presented Our Company AND CEO with its 2005 "Hall of Fame" award. This prestigious award honored Our Company for its example of ethics and integrity in \ndealings with customers, employees, and the community. We have received many other Prestigious Awards.)\n\nContact me, through Yahoo360 or IM, for more information.
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My aunt is a medical transcriptionist, and works from home. She seems to like her job.\n\nI would suggest a visit to HotJobs.com. Enter "medical transcription" as the keywords and enter your zipcode to see if there are any jobs near you. I did a quick search in the San Francisco area, and there were 49 job postings. Seems promising!\n\nBest of luck,\nEric
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I love both of my jobs.  In my salaried job I work as a consultant to the US government in a research and development software engineer.\n\nI have a home based business in network marketing.  I believe that I can retire from the income produced in this business within 4 years.  I work for the people below me for free, and the people above me work for me for free.  It is wonderful!  If you are more interested in this kind of business, please write me at: jstdadd@yahoo.com
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Have you considered working for Yourself from Home?\n\nThere are many different work from home businesses that you can get into... Many offer a way to promote them on or off line.\n\nI know our company can be done successfully either way (or using BOTH if you prefer)  I love the versitility of it all.  If you would like more details on what we do you may visit my site: http://learn2.momsmakemore.com \n\nTo help you in your search here is a little advice you should consider:\n\nWhat should you look for in an "ideal" internet/home business? \n\n- No or minimal start-up fees (Our business start-up is $29.00)\n- A product or service you feel good about (Consumable products used in every home… safer, more effective, less expensive, things people use and need on a daily basis)\n- A duplicable system (work FOR yourself- NOT BY yourself… we are a TEAM of individuals working to help others… “Enhancing the lives of those we touch by helping others reach their goals from Home!!!”\n- Residual income (Residual Income PLUS bonuses for helping others!!!)\n- Customizable web sites to promote your business (Free website for ALL Members)\n- Free training and support (Free Company and TEAM Training… we will work with you to reach YOUR GOALS!!!)\n- Free marketing materials and ideas (Our support team has 70 members who are there to help you every step of the way… Training and support from people who have been there and done that. Training provided via email, internet, or telephone)\n- Company in business at least 18 months and in good standing with the Better Business Bureau (Inc 500 Company in business for over 20 years with over 700 Million in annual sales. As for the Better Business Bureau: “The Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming division of the Better Business \nBureau recently presented Our Company AND CEO with its 2005 "Hall of Fame" award. This prestigious award honored Our Company for its example of ethics and integrity in \ndealings with customers, employees, and the community. We have received many other Prestigious Awards.)\n\nContact me, through Yahoo360 or IM, for more information.