I also would like to know if you have to pay to start making money if it is possible. Also how would I go about getting started?
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Nobody is going to hire you as an "online medical transcriptionist." If you have your proper credentials as a medical transcriptionist, and if you have experience and references from your employer, and if you have computer, software, Dictaphone equipment in your home office, then you can market your services to local medical facilities to start your own home-based business.
BTW, this has been asked & answered many times on YA.
I am currently taking online classes for medical transcription, medical claims and billing, medical and dental assistant…You can work from home with this job..but you have to find a doctor to work for (not an online job)..I am going to try to work from home after finishing schooling..good luck!
I highly doubt there is even one person out there that holds this job title.
First rule of thumb, never pay for an opportunity such as these, unless it’s going to give you a return on investment controlled by YOU.
I DO work from home as a Medical Transcriptionist. =)
As a previous poster mentioned, you can advertise your services and start your own business OR you can do as I do and work as an employee (or Independant Contractor) for a Medical Transcription Service Owner.
The US Department of Labor states" Employment of medical transcriptionists is projected to grow 14 percent from 2006 to 2016, faster than the average for all occupations. Demand for medical transcription services will be spurred by a growing and aging population. Older age groups receive proportionately greater numbers of medical tests, treatments, and procedures that require documentation. A high level of demand for transcription services also will be sustained by the continued need for electronic documentation that can be shared easily among providers, third-party payers, regulators, consumers, and health information systems. Growing numbers of medical transcriptionists will be needed to amend patients’ records, edit documents from speech recognition systems, and identify discrepancies in medical reports."
"Wage-and-salary medical transcriptionists had median hourly earnings of $14.40 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $12.17 and $17.06. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $10.22, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $20.15."
If your hoping to get into this field, though, you will most likely need training from an AHDI ‘approved’ program. Most employers require experience or participation in one of the top AHDI approved schools. If your looking into Medical Transcription pay the extra in tuition to attend an ‘approved’ school. The top three schools are Career Step, Andrews, and M-Tec.
Attending any other school would be a waste of your time and money. Many people have received training through inadequate programs only to find out that they are unable to find a job. AHDI sets the standards for MT courses. Employers know that graduates of these ‘approved’ courses have gained the skills necessary to begin their career as an MT. —— AHDI is the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity – www.ahdionline.org (formerly known as the American Association for Medical Transcription).
I attended Career Step and recieved a job (at-home) less than a week after graduating. I’ve received several more job offers since, but have stuck with my original employer because of the flexibility they offer. Career Step is an AHDI approved program and they are partnered with many of the major MT employers. In other words, their graduates get the jobs. Many companies require 2-3 years experience, however, a lot of these companies will waive this requirement if you graduate from the right school.
I recommend CS because they are partnered with MANY employers, self-paced (you can finish in a few months or take as long as over a year or two), and more affordable than the other top 2 courses. Plus, I have personal experience (and success) with the program. Attending your local community college will give you a good chance at a job in-house, but if you are wanting to work from home, an online ‘approved’ course is the way to go. Choosing the right school is so important! They do offer financial aid and payment plans.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me: bcharmed01 at yahoo dot com
It is usually the transcriptionists with a few years of experience who are hired online. Some transcription companies will hire you directly, while many home based transcriptionists market their services to physicians and medical facilities.
After getting the training, the best route is to work in a medical facility to get the experience, and then work from home after that. My best year as a home based transcriptionist (marketing my services directly to physicians) was about 36K, about 5 hours a day.
There’s an online guide to how this industry works at the website below. Not affiliated with any school or product, just good free info.
The site I use http://makemoneyintoughtimes.blogspot.com/ is great. All the links around it are legitimate money making sites. If one doesnt work depending on age, country etc then click another. It toke me a few times before I found one that suits me