Make Money at Home--Medical Transcription

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If you are looking to supplement your income or find a new career, then medical transcription could be the right move for you.

There are many benefits to becoming a medical transcriptionist. Some examples:
*You can work from home.
*Make your own hours.
*Save wear & tear on your vehicle.
*Save money on gasoline.
*Save money on buying office clothes.
*Save money by not having to pay for a babysitter if you have children at home.

It is quite easy to become a medical transcriptionist. You can go to school at a technical college for one year to get your medical transcription degree or you may opt to take the classes online to receive your degree.

Classes you will have to take to become a medical transcriptionist with a degree:
Medical Transcription I and II
Medical Terminology I & II
Human Anatomy
Body & Disease
Communications
Psychology
Law & Ethics
Pharmacology
A year long computer program.

The classes are quite interesting, especially Body & Disease. You will learn how to spell diseases, the causes of the diseases and the symptoms of the diseases. If you are interested in the anatomy of humans you will enjoy this program.

The Medical Transcription classes will teach you how to type the medical terms correctly. You will learn how to listen on head phones and type what the physician is dictating.

Medical Terminology is interesting as you will learn how to spell huge medical words and how a lot of words are a combining form. Such as “itis”. Itis means “inflammation.” You have heard of appendicitis. Appendicitis simply means inflammation of the appendix. Or another example is dermatitis. Derm means “skin” and “itis” means inflammation. So dermatitis means inflammation of the skin. You will have to learn how to spell the medical terms and define the medical terms to pass this course.

Human anatomy will teach you the names of the body parts, bones, muscles; you will learn how the heart functions, etc.

Some technical colleges will have you take communications and psychology as two courses you need to get your degree.

Law & ethics will stress the importance of confidentiality.

Pharmacology will teach you the medications, how to spell the medications and what the medications are used for. Many medications sound the same when you are typing them, so it will help you if you know the disease(s) the patient has so you can associate it correctly.

You will learn how to use macros and many tips on how to type and finish a document as quickly as possible. You can become a medical transcriptionist even if you are a poor speller. Study hard in school. Once you are at a job you will have a medical terminology spell check program or you can invest in the program if you work at home.

Medical transcription is truly a wonderful career choice or a fantastic way to supplement your income part-time. Do not let the courses scare you. Many people have found that the program is much harder than the actual job. This is great as you would rather go into a job highly knowledgeable and have the job be a breeze than vice versa.

There are many jobs available online. You will need to have a computer, headphones, and a Dictaphone to do the medical transcription job. Accuracy is highly important. After some time you will become very quick and make great money. Most companies pay-per-line.

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