When thinking of employment, most people don't think of working from home.  They may have the desire, but don't care to start up a business of their own.  Even with a strong desire, they are still left with questions of what they could possibly do from home.  If you've ever had the desire to work from home in a full time position or even part time, there is a stable career field that you may be interested in.  The medical field is one that is always growing and in need of skilled workers.  If you're like me, then you don't care to have patient interaction.  That is where non-clinical healthcare comes in!  Two of the fastest growing careers in non-clinical or allied healthcare is Medical Transcription and Medical Coding.  Both can be learned at home and performed at home.   

Medical transcriptionists translate doctor-dictated audio files into an electronic typed format for documentation. Generally, medical transcriptionists sit at a computer and listen to audio files through a headset and type the dictation into a word processor.  

Medical coding is translating medical language/jargon into numeric language... CODES!! As the name implies, coding is the process of assigning formal, standardized codes to diagnoses and procedures performed by physicians.  Medical coders work with medical records documents and patient charts. They are responsible for identifying diagnostic and procedural information and converting this information into simplified numerical codes that can be electronically processed for payment by 3rd party payers such as Insurance companies and Medicare. 

 * Recent high school graduates who cannot afford to pay for college, but want something more than working at the local fast food joint. * Anyone wanting a good paying job that can fund a future college degree. * Individuals who are currently working full time, but want to try something new. * Individuals how are looking for part time employment, but seek to work from home. *  Individuals who do not possess a past work history, but need to become a part of the workforce.  These are widowed individuals, stay-at-home moms, and new graudates. * Individuals who are retired, but need to suppliment their income. * Individuals who need to fund their own college education and don't want to work a 9-5, but need to work. * New mothers or fathers who do not want to return to work after their child has been born, but cannot afford to quit their jobs. * Retired nurses, teachers, nursing assistants, medical record directors, medical record specialist, etc. * Those who want to work in the health care field, but prefer not to have patient interaction. * Anyone desiring to work at home in a legitimate at home based business.