Can I work at home as a Medical Transcriptionist without experience working at a medical facility?

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Can I work at home as a Medical Transcriptionist without experience working at a medical facility? I'm reading that you -need- to have a year or two of experience working at a hospitol or drs office before you can hope to work from home. I always thought of this as a career that could let me stay home with the kids, aside from the education and certification process of course. Anyone? Thanks very much.