Work At Home Medical Transcription
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Everybody has thought of working at home in some point in their life, i know I have and still do. With all the scams just crowding the search engines, it's no wonder people often think it isn't possible. Alot of obstacles,changes, dreams, and hopes led me on a search for real work at home jobs. I did manage to sift through the web and find some good information. I hope some of you will find this useful. If you do, i would love to hear some success stories.
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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
Each medical transcription company you apply too ( I will list as many as i can a little further down) will have different requirements for what you need to work with them. Here are some things for you to consider.
- Highspeed (dsl, cable) there are few companies that will hire you with only dialup, but keep in mind this will slow down your progress when downloading big audio files
- Internet Explorer (seems to be most compatible for all the companies i found)
- Footpedal (not required by all companies, but perhaps a good investment. more control, more speed=more money)
- USB Headset ( required by some, not all)
- Software (programs are used that enable you to slow down and/or repeat segments of audio. A definite must have. People come with many tones and accents, it's not as easy as you might think. The company you apply to will tell which program they use, but i find alot just require you to have express scribe, and best of all..it's free! I have used it myself for practice, and it works rather well.)
Medical Transcription Companies Known To Hire Home Workers
So here is a list i have come up with. However just because it is listed here, does not in any way guarantee that they are hiring at the moment. Always respect the requests and requirements of each company you apply too. Alot of these companies you will find, require at least 2 years experience in medical transcription, however there are a few companies who will hire someone with little to no experience. I will add more as i find them, so be sure to check back!
Med Scribe LLC
Medware Medical Transcription
MTC - Medical Transcription Corporation
MxSecure Inc
Northeast Transcription
Oracle Transcription
OSI Transcription
Outsourcing Solutions Inc
Phoenix Medcom
Preferred Physician's Transcription Inc
Rapid Text
RI Unlimited Transcription Solutions
Shapin Medical Transcription
Silent Type
Spectra Medi
Spheris
Sten-Tel
Superscript Medical Transcription
Terra Nova Transcription
Thomas Transcription Services
Tigerfish
Trans Health
Transcend Services
Transcription Relief Services
TransRx
TRX Inc
Unlimited Transcription
Webmedx
X-press Transcription
AbsMed
Absolute Transcription
Accurate Typing Services
Accuscribe Transcription
All Type, Inc.
Amphion
Ascott Transcription Services
Canadian MT Solutions
CMT Corporation
Cobb Medical Transcription
CPR Transciption Services
CyberScribes USA
DigitScribe
Digi-Tran Inc.
DTS - Digital Transcription Services
EFD Medical Transcription
Eight Crossings
First Choice Medical Transcription Service
Focus Infomatics
Gilbert Medical Transcription Services
iMedX
J.Morgan Transcription Services
JLG Medical Transcription Services
Katwa
Keystrokes Transcription Service
Lee-Perfect Transcribing Company, Inc.
Marian Medical Transcription
Mass Transcription
MedGarde Corporation
MediGrafix
MedQuist
Medical Transcriptionist In Action
Get Training Online
For those of you who are really serious about Medical Transcription and want to get a good training program online, Here are a few courses i rounded up that seem really good.
Canada
Canscribe, triOS, Thompson Career College
United States
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Work At Home? Share Your Triumphs And Failures
Wow.....I will look into this. I have searched for a medical transcription job oline with no success. I don't have formal training but I did get 100% on a college level medical terminology class....1000 terms correctly spelled and defined! My biggest problem is finding an online school that will accept financial aid. Great Hub! thanks
Thanks Zsuzsy :)
Debra...that is a great accomplishment! I took medical terminology in college too, but i cant say that i would ever have been able to perform that well on such a test.
Did you ever look into the career step program? It is used by alot of colleges even, I think they had a section on financial aid options.
That has been one of my obstacles. I was really impressed with the canscribe school in canada but i really can not afford it right now. On the site it talks about one company that will automatically accept you for work if you complete the course. They use the career step program as well for teaching.
As for other obstacles i have many, i live in a very rural area where "on-site" jobs are just as hard to find as a work at home jobs. There is no dsl or cable, and the company i have worked for 8 years is closing down this summer. I often wonder how many people like me are out there like me, educated, hardworking people, who have a lot to offer but just can't catch a break. I am sort of new to applying to work at home jobs online, so i am not ready to quit just yet. I have fun researching this stuff too, so i thought it might be good idea to share things i find.
This is worth consideration thanks.
good hub
Some useful information and so true.
Nolan Emmett
I can type and already in the medical field - if my arms would hold up to the repetitive motions, I would so very be interested in this!
Hey Night Writer, can you shed some light on how long training takes and what some pay rates might be?
Sure i can. If you are talking about training online, it seems that most can be done within a year, and maybe even less for those programs that allow you to learn at your own pace.
here is something i found on the canscribe training site. all companies differ in their pay rates, some will hire you as an employee and some as an independant contractor as well.
This chart will give you the low end of what you can expect to make as a Medical Transcriptionist. This is figured at a STARTING RATE of 8 cents per line. The dollar figure is the GROSS ANNUAL INCOME.
Days Worked per Week Number of Lines Typed Per DayGross Annual Income 500 1000 1500 20002
$4,160 $8,320 $12,480 $16,6403
$6,240 $12,480 $18,720 $24,9604
$8,320 $16,640 $24,960 $33,2805
$10,400 $20,800 $31,200 $41,600 hope that helps.that didn't work too well when i cut and pasted it, i will give you the link where i found the info. keep in mind this example is only for 8 cents per line. Many companies will not have the same rate.
Hmmm....mental math.....if you type at least 30 words per minute, how many lines per hour does that come out to? : )
lol, good question. from what i have read most lines are based on 65 characters per line, and this often includes spaces.
I am not sure it can be figured out that way, because a certain amount of your time will be spent listening to what is said. and slowing down or repeating the audio etc,
I could do this! Sounds interesting
I studied with Career Step online for eight months. It was very intimidating due to the comprehensiveness of the course and I can tell whoever might be interested that they do not have financial aid. The course is $1800-$2000. It was well-organized but my problem was I could not keep up with the memorization of all the tons and tons of words and abbreviations you are required to memorize. I'd get one long set memorized, then go on to something else and would have to continually go back and re-memorize the groups of word lists from before. It was a constant struggle. It demands a person who is a good speller in general and one that can type fairly well. I just got burned out on it. Another thing for me was the fact that you pretty much have to be smarter than the doctors as far as terminology goes because they rattle everything off quckly and you have to decipher it all and turn it into a professional legal document with correct spelling, correct punctuation and correct grammar. I wish the best of luck to those who go this route because they will certainly need it. You will be learning a whole new language with some words up to 20 characters long. You also have to memorize drugs, diseases, medical procedure, body parts and functions, etc. in addition to the correct spelling of all of them. So think long and hard before you dish out the dough. I lost money on this one, but I gained back my peace of mind thankfully!
NICE COLLECTION
topstuff..thanks, i will add more as i find them. thanks for dropping by!
bluebird..thanks for sharing your experience with us. I am sorry it didn't work out for you. Comments like that are really good to hear though. Knowing exactly what you are getting into or should be prepared for, will help alot of people in making a good decision rather than a hasty one. Medical transcription is not going to be for everyone. But if you think you can excel at that type of learning, i still believe it is an excellent work opportunity.
Nice hub. Currently in my country many are looking for a medical transcriptionist job. They would really love to read your hub. This is a great help..
I am a medical transcriptionist who works from home. I have been in this field for 10 years. For those of you who think you can do this because you 'can type' - you might want to think again. I do not get paid for my typing skills. I get paid for my medical knowledge. If you are serious about a position such as this, I suggest taking a transcription course at a local community college. Another thing to remember is that all of these companies have strict turn around times. So even though you are working from home, it should still be considered a job and takes a large amount of discipline to sit in front of your computer for numerous hours a day to complete your assignment.
Good luck to all!
hi i am a doctor and this was great help i can help some people with terms too
Thank you for this great hub. I enjoyed the linked "Customer Sercive" Hub too. Very informative.
Thanks Alot got some usefull info.
Great list, a lot of research! Just to mention, Navesys was hiring "newbies", but must be able to access their system including zip files.
Watch out for InScribe - they grade your tests as "many misspelled words" in order to get you to enroll in their transcription course.
If anyone wants to verify which courses are accredited/accepted, check AAMT (now AHDI) for the listing of approved schools, both online and at a facility.
SUM program is excellent, but not a school and may not be as accepted. They have a great training program.
Beware of MedTrans and TransAm, they say they will hire you after you complete their course, but they do not.
I have been searching since October 2008 for a work at home transcription job. The job market is very intense with so many people out of work. I have seen graduates from M-Tec also having a difficult time (this course and Career Step are both approved through AAMT), usually they are hired within a week. It is a bad economy, but DO NOT GIVE UP!
Good luck!
Great information!
Thanx for you members a useful tips. You did the nice job. Keep it on.
Work At Home Medical Transcription
Very creative
wow, what a great article, very useful..
being medical transcriptionist is a good idea, we can work at home with fine earning, but we have no "career", we still be a med transcriptionist for another ten years later
Good work.check my blog it has lots of medical trancription works currently available on the net.
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I am getting ready to take medical terminology class and then I will be moving on to my Medical Transcriptionist training. I wish to share with everyone that for people who want to take it online, it is very challenging. I suggest if you have a local Community College to check it out and go that route. My class is &175 and it is 14 weeks.
Zsuzsy Bee says:
2 years ago
Good information! Warrants another look.
great HUB
regards Zsuzsy