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Want to Get into the Medical Field
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on April 9, 2007
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I'm looking for some advice on getting started in the medical field. I know I want to work in the hospital, but now I'm trying to figure out exactly what field. I like...
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- J., Hi my name is liz, I saw your request for help in your decision in the Medical field. I was in your shoes for a while. Going from Medical Assistant to Nursing t...
- I am a HealthCare Recruiter for a west suburban hospital organization. The healthcare field that is in demand right now is nursing. I would suggest a 2 year Associat...
- I understand. I always wanted to join the medical field but I did not want to go to school for 6 years!! Thats when I found Diagnostic Medical Sonography aka ultrasoun...
Medical Transcription
Asked by B.S. from Columbia
on December 3, 2006
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Does anyone know a good way to get your foot in the door to do Medical Transcription from home?
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- B., I'm going to have to be honest here and let you know this is one of the most difficult jobs to get from home unless you've had years of experience. Doesn't m...
- I went to school for MT and worked in offices for a few years doing it, under the impression that I could move to doing it from home when I wanted to do so. I was wron...
- I know that Metro Heart Group lets people do medical transcription from home. I hope this helpes you out. You also may try putting a resume on monster.com
Medical Transcribing...
Asked by B.B. from Portland
on March 7, 2010
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I have been gathering information about training for medical transcribing. All the information I have found is coming from schools trying to sell me a course so natura...
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- My friend makes a pretty good living doing this. Im not sure about MT schools, but our local community college offers courses and that is what she did. And they were...
- I know only one person who does this. She works a lot and does not make a lot of money. I recently researched this, thinking about doing it as a side job. One of th...
- I do not work as a transcriptionist, but also did research. I also didn't do enough research. I was a nurse before having children, but wanted to work from home. I ...
Medical Bill
Asked by D.C. from Lubbock
on June 19, 2010
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ii live in texas and i have 8000.00 in medical bills after insurance. i called and tryed to make payment arrangements. they said i had to pay $100.00 a monh which i ca...
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- I believe they have stated the minimum on a non interest rate bill and you should try to cut corners somewhere else to pay this off. At that rate it will take you 6 1/...
- By law if you wrote on the check 'balance paid in full' and they accepted it, no matter the amount, they would legally be making and accepting a new contract. But sinc...
- At $25/month with no interest, it will take you 27 years to pay off that debt; they probably perceived that as a slap in the face. I suspect the real reason they sent...
Jobs That Don't Require a Lot of Schooling?
Asked by J.M. from Philadelphia
on December 28, 2011
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So I'm asking for my bf he wants to get out of the laboring job he has and start a new career. So what are great jobs that don't require years of schooling. So far I...
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- There are *tons* of jobs in a wide range of fields that require a two year certificate or less. Have him schedule an appointment at the local community college. He ca...
- I think the first thing he has to establish is what it is he is interested in doing! Can he talk to a career counselor? Take a job aptitude test? Usually the dpts o...
- What does he like to do? I love this question, and I would like to narrow my suggestions.
Legit Work at Home Jobs
Asked by A.K. from Charlotte
on November 3, 2010
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Okay Moms, this is my first question on here. I am a huge bind. About a year ago my husband switched jobs, and we lost about 15k a year, It needed to be done though...
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- Contact some local hospital's Medical transcription is huge, done from home and is legit if you are working through a hospital. They typically have minimal trainings o...
- Use the computer skills you have for an admin position, possibly for a person on sales who also works from home. This can be done virtually. Talk to temp agencies. ...
- I work from home and help others do the same. I'm currently looking for motivated business partners. If you'd like to learn a little bit more about me and what I do ...
I Need Advise on Legitimate Work at Home Jobs
Asked by M.O. from Tampa
on April 28, 2007
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I am currently a SAHM thinking of returning to work in July(medical field) but would much rather find a legitimate stay at home job. I look on all these websites that ...
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- Hi M.- I am a SAHM and started my own online travel agency. If you want to check it out my website is www.landontravel.com you can go on there and check out the comp...
- Hi M., I am a SAHM of 2 boys 3 and 12 months. I never thought I had enough confidence to talk in front of people — let alone run my own business. But guess what? Pr...
- There are many legitimate work at home jobs, but what exactly do you want? If you would give further details about the type of job that interests you, it may be easie...
Medical Coding and Billing
Asked by S.F. from Columbia
on November 21, 2011
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I am considering going back to school for medical coding and billing but I dont know if I should go to the local technical school or do the online classes at AAPC. Wha...
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- If you are going to do this, see if you can have a job lined up before you start. My cousin checked into this and it was very expensive and not that many places hirin...
- There is one major problem with this: For coding, billing and transcription, employers want someone with experience. So you have to find an entry-level spot to gain ...
- None of our coders had any formal training. They learned as they went. Some offices require it, others don't. It is considered a violation of HIPAA to allow charts ...
Medical Billing for SAHM
Asked by B.D. from Washington DC
on October 27, 2011
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Just wondering if any of you SAHM's do medical billing from your home and if so, what school did you go to?
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- Please check carefully into whether there is a market in your area for medical billing before you pay money to learn to do this work. Many online schools still offer c...
- I do it at a friend's office from her home and in two offices, didn't go to school, learned on the job. Not the job for everyone though! A lot of people do the school,...
- I just interviewed someone who went to school for this and now can't find a job. Just like many college students that are graduating and can't find jobs in their fiel...
14 Y/o Medical Employment
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on April 8, 2011
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My 13 y/o son will be turning 14 soon and expressed a desire to get a job in a medical field?!?! He does not want to volunteer at the hospital because he was told that...
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- Between the issue of licensing/malpractice and the issue of confidentiality, a minor is going to be extremely restricted. I understand that he is impatient to do some...
- I also agree with those who said to encourage your son to volunteer, there are plenty more areas to volunteer. I volunteered at the hospital in high school. I star...
- straight up, i sure wouldn't want some untrained 13 year old doing 'real stuff' on me when i'm in the hospital! what's wrong with learning the ropes at an entry level ...
