Medical Transcription

Medical Transcription Career - Medical Transcription Is Not For Everyone by Julie KinsellaMedical Transcription Career At HomeMedical Transcription was one of the type careers that could only be done in the office of a physician or hospital at one time. However, since the career field has gone from the micro-cassette tapes to digital transcription

the jobs have opened up for those wanting to work at home.Medical Transcription is a career that is interesting to work in. You will be listening to the physician's notes in regards to how the patients visit went on things such as symptoms, diagnosis, referral tests, and much more. Many notes are in regards to the results of tests done by radiology, blood work, etc.Each report has its own report format for the type medical care they receive. Other words a GYN might have a little bit different format than an Oncologist might have.The main thing is learning the terminology and report formatting. Of course there is more to it then just that, however that is the main thing you would be learning.Now that Medical Transcription has went from tapes to digital you can live in one state and work from home for a doctor or hospital that might be thousands of miles away from you.

This is because it can be delivered through your computer, Internet and the Dr.'s server.It is important to know that when working at home it does take strict self discipline, self motivation and the ability to be organized. You would not have anyone telling you when to work or make sure you meet your deadlines.While your typing speed is important in Medical Transcription; accuracy is a MUST!

Your typing speed will determine how much you make per hour on average. Even though you are usually paid by the character line it still averages out per hour. However, your accuracy can determine if you have a job or not. They will only allow a 2% error in most cases. This means your accuracy must be a 98% or better to work at home as a Medical Transcriptionist. Of course you can use a typing tutor to improve both your accuracy and your typing speed. There are also text expander programs you can use to help with the typing speed part of things.If you are considering a career in Medical Transcription it is important to do your research! Click here for the rest.