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Medical Transcription
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on January 19, 2007
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I was looking into medical transcription and I am not sure where to start. I am very weary of these technical and online schools, but I am wondering if they are the be...
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- My sister does this. It's a tough business and you do not make much money for quite awhile. You get paid by the word (usually), and it takes a very long time to compre...
- Hi C., I am doing medical transcription online at careerstep.com. I emailed 2 of the big transcription companies and asked them which online schools they hired from, t...
- My Mom does this full time from her home in Arizona and she loves it! A few years ago I decided to take an online course in it and start doing it from home myself. T...
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 Transcription from Home?
Asked by J.C. from Davenport
on March 22, 2011
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My husband and I are trying to figure out a way for me to stay at home when baby number 3 comes and still make a little money to help our family. Yesterday he said he...
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- My friend went to the school for this. Took her approx 1 year to get the education...in order for her to complete this, she said she has to co-op for about 6 months or...
- After reading the rest of the answers you got on this it sounds to me like what i found myself doing by going back to school to get an education to find out it was not...
- About 2 years ago, I paid for, and took an online course to become a medical transcriptionist. The first part was all the medical terminology and various self-tests o...
Is Anyone a Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
Asked by L.L. from Chicago
on June 8, 2008
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Two and a half years ago when my son was born my husband and I decided it was best for my family for me to quit my job and stay home to care for our son. I have never...
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- I am a Medical Transcriptionist, but I can give you some pointers on billing/coding. The most lucrative of the 3 is coding, followed by transcription and then billing....
- I am not a specialist but I went to a vocational school for medical billing and coding. A very short 16 week course. I agree with the other response coding is where th...
- my mother in law just got a job doing this. It did require a 2-year degree, including courses in computers (basic use), anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, an...
What's Involved in Being a Medical Transcriptionist?
Asked by K.C. from Phoenix
on November 13, 2006
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I have heard about a lot of people who do this for a living. What's involved? How do you get started? How much can you earn? Can you do it part time?
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- Hi, I actually started the home course last month. My sister-in-law does it from home full-time and makes about $400 a week. I have been a stay at home Mom with my 6...
- Medical transcription is a great way to make extra money. It involves listening to doctor's dictation and typing exactly what you hear. There are books you can use to ...
- Karin, I started an on-line course so I didn't have to attend a traditional school. The school is Allied. Go to alliedschools.com. Scroll to find medical transcr...
I Don't Understand Depression!
Asked by M.S. from Houston
on May 1, 2009
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Many women in my church, young and old, have told me they suffer or have suffered from depression. Some of them have been treated (? I'm not sure if this means they w...
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- The brain is an amazing thing. VERY basically... your brain is both a reciever and a sender. It gives off, and takes in, chemicals and hormones. So, it has senders and...
- I have suffered with depression since my teens, and I promise you, I do not go around "feeling sorry for myself." I have chemical imbalances in my brain aggravated by ...
- I too am trying to get a grip on it. This is not an official answer but I am beginning to understand that like caffeine or an adrenaline rush can change the chemistry...
New Career Ideas for My Mom Who Broke Her Tail Bone
Asked by G.R. from San Diego
on September 19, 2011
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My mother is going through workman's comp right now (7 years and still going). She feel broke her tailbone in two places and has two degenrative disks form the fall th...
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- Really...she has been on worker's comp for SEVEN YEARS? No wonder the system is broken. She should be either healed by now or approved for full disability. I know t...
- Even if she has to start over with the coding, some of it will come back to her and be familiar so she isn't having to learn a whole new language. Medical Terminology...
- Honestly my mom has the same issue but not from a broken tailbone-just bad genectics. She is in the medical field and has been for several years now. She is a Medical ...
I Need Help with Taking on Education
Asked by J.R. from Columbia
on November 30, 2006
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I need help. I have recently started going back to school for medical transcriptionist.Its online course w pcdi. I have 4 beautiful children 10,7,5,17mo and a wonderfu...
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- J., I am in this situation right now! I decided to take online classes because being a single mom of 3, I cant afford to pay someone to keep them while I go to class...
- I am not sure of your situation, but this is relatively a short process and you can do it. I know it is hard, I am personally getting ready to go back to school in Ja...
- I am also working on getting my certificate in medical transcription. I am doing mine online. I know how hard it is. I only have 1 (a 5 month old) so I applaud you ...
SAHM Dying to Gt Out!!!
Asked by T.C. from Dallas
on May 13, 2011
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I am a 21 year old stay at home mom and would love to go back to school to pursue a career in the medical field. My fiance works and we are barely making ends meet now...
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- Do as many online classes as you can now. You can work on them during naptimes, or in the mornings or evenings while the girls are in bed. SOME, not all, schools do ...
- Do you like to work with kids? If so, try substitute teaching! Thats what I do . And now I am studying for my teacher certification. I already have a degree, but have ...
- I can certainly understand where you are coming from. Is it possible to go to school in the evening when your fiancee comes home? That way you can watch the girls du...
Life Insurance/Will
Asked by H.S. from Johnson City
on April 8, 2011
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My husband and I are the parents to a 2-year-old, and we are expecting our second baby in June. He and I are 25 and 27 years old. We are both non-smokers, are in gre...
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- As for the will, I would use an attorney as there are lots of things that you might not have considered. For example, if both you and your spouse die simultaneously a...
- I am a licenced life insurance agent - and I got my life insurance online. Go to an online broker and they'll show you quotes from a few different companies. selectq...
- I have a great guy who handles our life insurance and inexpensive: David Bjorklund - and you can contact him here if you click at the top right http://www.linkedin.c...
