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Open Question: My boyfriend is fixing to buy me a laptop of my own because I am fixing to start doing medical transcription?
from home, whats the best one I can get that will have the things I need on it like the medical dictionary, micro word or wordperfect, plus all the other things I will need? Also which is the better program, micro word or wordperfect? As u can tell I am new to all this stuff, its been a while since I have worked with computers, 16yrs. read more...

Open Question: How to use the Medical transcription s/w Instant Text?
Hi.. I am not getting how to use the Instant Text software when typing medical reports. I can see the glossary below, but not able to drag the term itself inside the report. If anybody knows ..please let me know.. Thanks! read more...

There are many great jobs out there that people can do from home. Though they are not as wide spread as some ads you find online would like you to believe, there are many you can train for then work out of your home if you wish. These jobs often have office equivalents, and you may have to start there before you can work at home. There is always a need for more people in the medical field, and one great career in that area is in medical transcription.

Most don't even know what medical transcription is, but it's very simple. When doctors see patients they must take notes and update charts. Many have too many patients to see and they simply do not have the time to write everything down and update the charts. This is a huge problem for those working in the emergency room, as they really have to hustle between patients. Many times, those doctors talk into a microphone and then someone else has to type out and enter the information by listening to the tape. That is what medical transcription is all about.

If you want to work in medical transcription, you have to be a fast and accurate typist, but there is much more to it. You also have to understand medical terms of all kinds. If you don't know much about anatomy, you will have to learn everything a doctor knows about the parts and pieces of the human body. Otherwise, you will not understand anything you hear when listening to doctors tapes. You also have to know much more, and you learn all of that when you take a course in medical transcription.

As with medical coding and billing, you can usually find many great medical transcription courses online. You may not be able to do all of the courses from home, but you can complete some of them this way. You can learn at your own pace this way, and you can save money by not having to travel. The extra expenses that go along with attending class can add up, and you can avoid some of those when you choose to study medical transcription from the comfort of your own home. Make sure the program you choose is legit, and then go ahead and see what various places have to offer. These courses should move rather fast, but it will depend on how much time you can put into your studies each week.