what is all about medical transcriptionist?
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diciphering doctors tape recoded notes and writing them down so they can be read.
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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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Get some Medical Transcription training and then you can work from home.  Or get into doing Ebay sales or Ebay auction programming from home, if you are trained in Computers.
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I am a medical transcriptionist...I work at home, as much or as little as I need to.  I make realistic money...not millions but way more than working in an office or other normal middle class job.  There really isn't a ceiling to what I can make...only my desire (or lack of) and ability to do the work.  It isn't a get rich quick thing in any way...but if you are looking to honestly work from home and make your own hours it is a good one.  I did an at-home course and am an Independant Contractor not an employee.  This is an area that I doubt will disappear anytime soon...sick people, old people, and doctors who eat while they dictate their notes are job security.
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Have you considered training for medical transcription online?  If so, you could check out these sites as they are probably the best and your chances of obtaining transcription work would be greatly improved if you are a graduate of one of these schools.  These schools might possibly be more expensive than others, but you are almost guaranteed a job.  Anyway, you can check these.  Good luck!\n\nListed below are the some of the more popular MT schools.  Hope that helps!
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Well, learning to spell correctly would help.  It is important that you be accurate.   \nWhat is......usin or mtdaily?????\nI do my husbands medical transcription.  I also have a cousin, an aunt & a sister-in-law who also do medical transcription from home.  This is a field that will fall by the wayside once the voice recognition software is perfected.  I would not rely on it to be your long term career.  My aunt, cousin & sister-in-law have each lost a physician or more to this new software.  My suggestion is NOT to rely on it for the long term.
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There are many programs, if you are a doctor or someone who is authorized to write.  There is an EMR (electronic medical records) program called Chartmaker that does scripts.  There is also a program call IScribe.
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I am an at-home, self-employed medical transcriptionist.\n\nThere is really little to no start-up.  You need the proper equipment, which varies depending on whether or not you use tapes or have digital equipment.
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"Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) are health professionals who perform laboratory analyses and provide information to physicians. They help doctors to diagnose and treat patients, as well as monitor and prevent disease."\n\nFull list of classes for one Lab Tech school can be found here:\nhttp://www.michener.ca/ft/medlab.php
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The Medical Transcription field is one of the fastest growing home-based professions in the country. There is a big demand for quality medical transcriptionists. To get started you have to have training. Pay the extra in tuition to attend an 'approved' school. Many people have received training through inadequate programs only to find out that they are unable to find a job. AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription) only has three 'approved' schools. Check out: http://www.mteducationonline.com It is an affiliate site for Career Step. Career Step is an AAMT approved program and they are partnered with many of the major MT employers. In other words, their graduates get the jobs.\nStarting out the pay may be quite low, but with hard work and dedication you can make up to $40,000 (gross annual income). Not bad for being able to work from home, choose your own hours, and be there for your family.\nGood luck with your decision!
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Hello, I live pretty close to you.  I am a Medical Transcriptionist.  When I was looking into training options, I was considering a couple of courses in Reno.  I did a lot of research, though, and instead chose an online course out of town.  \n\nIf your looking at working from home:  AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription) has a list of approved schools on thier wedsite. The top 3 are M-tec, Andrew, and Career Step. Check out: http://www.mteducationonline.c... It is an affiliate site for Career Step. Career Step is an AAMT approved program and they are partnered with many of the major MT employers. In other words, their graduates get the jobs. Career Step has a competitive curriculum in comparison to the other 2 approved AAMT schools, but I believe their course is the cheaper one of the 3. They do offer scholarships and if you take the course through one of thier partners (one of the community colleges) you can get a Sallie Mae loan.\n\nI received a job less than a week after graduation. The platinum level offers job placement assistance. The school forums offer a vast amount of information regarding who is currently hiring, the best companies to work for, and much more. \n\nHowever if you are looking for an in-house position call a few of the hospitals there in Reno and ask them how they recommend getting started in the field.  \n\nAnd.... if your willing to relocate, contact me.  I do know of a current job open outside of Reno, but still in Northern Nevada.  Experience is preferred.  They offer health insurance, pension, vacation/sick leave, open to creative scheduling, and relocation allowance.  Good luck!!
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My friend has been in that field since last 8 years. She is an editor in the Medical tras=nscription. \nShe is doing good earning as well
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Medical Terminology \nHealth Insurance/Coding \nMedical Ethics \nCustomer Service \nMedical Billing Software \nProblem Solving \nApplications Software (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) \nMedical Transcription of Medical Documents \ncheck with monster jobs and find the comparable pay scale in your area.....
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The good thing about the medical profession is that there are so many types of jobs that require varying levels of education, so there's a lot to choose from.  I started out as a historian (just taking patient histories) and worked my way into transcription, which offers more money and the chance to use my writing skills -- lots of doctors, when they dictate, don't speak as one would write, so they depend on the transcriptionist to take what they say and rework it.  Being a medical assistant will offer you the chance to work with people, and if you like doing that, you might continue your education (even while keeping your job) to become a nurse, a physician's assistant or a nurse practitioner.  Since you especially like working with children, you could work in a pediatric office or hospital.  Considering the fact that there are so many options, my opinion is that if you're in a medical assisting program right now, you should finish it and then get a job in a medical office or hospital before deciding if you want to do something different.  By actually working in the field, you'll see firsthand what all of the jobs consist of and you'll get a better idea of just where you'd fit in.  Best of luck!
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You should be able to do a search for this with yahoo.  Just type in medical transcriptionist in the search block and it should bring up some choices for you.  I am thinking of doing that and I searched this way and it gave me several suggestions.
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I don't know if my job is the most interesting here on Yahoo Answers, but I own a medical transcription business. In addition to doing work for doctors, I also do work for private social workers and private investigators, which is pretty interesting.
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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