As some of you know, I have a few pages on the web about Home Medical Transcription.
Basically these pages are about how to know if the field is for you so you don’t waste hundreds if not thousands of dollars training to do this kind of work and then finding out you have to type or know medical words. (It’s true, the first week in training someone complained to my wife “I didn’t know I’d have to spell all these medical words!”)
I actually would rather see people buy a used textbook from Amazon.com, review it at home and decide this business isn’t for them than waste their time.
I really need to update these pages.
So I may take them off the internet or may not, I’m just not sure what I’ll have time to do.
But they’ll be up here for a while if you want to read them so you can decide if home based medical transcription might be for you.
My Heart On My Sleeve on September 22nd, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Was a stay home MT. Thought I would rather work in-house, but now I wish I had stayed at home. I laughted out loud about the part about actually having to know how to spell medical words. However, an MT also has to know what the words MEAN, and in what context, and medications and what they’re for. It is actually our job to catch mistakes a Doc might make in his/her dictation as well. A Good transcriptionist can do that. An excellent one is even more knowledgable and can command up to $35+ an hour. And yes, typing skills are a huge plus.
Marilyn Roberts on October 27th, 2006 at 8:42 am
I am a home based MT, have been for some years now. My medical transcription business grew so much that I was working sometimes 18 hours a day. I have cut way back now to only doing one or two doctors a day. That has given me time to try my hand at having a web site and even blogging. I just started my web site about three weeks ago. I think I will really enjoy it, plus I can keep transcribing also.
lyn on January 8th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
I am a medical transcriptionist. I would to find out on how to obtain a client or customer to do some transcribing. Can you please help me.
Phyllis on January 28th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Lyn,
I would suggest that you send flyers and letters of introduction to local physicians. (You could also build a free website for your business via geocities.com) On your flyer, you could list your specialities, experience, fees, etc. If you know other MTs, you could also network with them. Additionally, you can find sample business contracts on the internet, and I believe, on MT Daily.
I hope this is helpful.
Steve Morris on May 4th, 2007 at 12:45 am
we have an immediate requirment for some Home based medical transcriptionals in and around Tx and LA.If interested please revert me with the updated resumes to steve@aryasystems.com
** * positions are very urgent