2007-04-05 03:35:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
lot's of them. Learn to type, to spell medical words, and to decipher sounds emitted from recorders with dead batteries. Learn to be yelled at when you are two or three days behind in your transcription. Learn to accept, gracefully, credit for losing, mistyping, or misfiling records, and you will be in line for a great carreer as a medical transcriptionist. You will then be able to progress through the ranks, becoming a billing clerk, a coder, or even (hold your breath and be ready to gasp) an Health Information Technician. Expect to earn minimum wage plus a little bit, to be put in a cubicle with a cup of coffee, a computer, and a tape player, or perhaps even better, to be able to buy your own equipment, provide your own space, and work from home...
While it may make it for some, I would not recommend this area as a life choice, unless you have no other choice.
2007-04-05 03:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by jpturboprop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is always a demand in areas where there are a lot of medical offices. Anyone with typing skills can take a training course (offered by community colleges for example) that will familiarize them with the terminology they need to know. It pays well and you can work from home in many cases.
2007-04-05 10:47:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋