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Your Internet Connection as a Medical Transcriptionist – Does it Matter?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. I already talked in the Common Denominator blog that all three types of transcription (medical, legal, and general) will want you to have high-speed Internet if at all possible, and that you may not get hired on at some transcription companies if all you have is dial-up. If you’re way out in the boonies, your only other choice for an Internet connection other than dial-up will … Continue reading →

Medical Transcription: Expanders are Your Friend

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. As any medical transcriptionist will tell you, expanders truly are your friend. For anyone new to the transcription business, a text expander is a program where you can type “hpi” and it will expand out to “History of Present Illness,” a phrase used often in the MT world. This is just one example–there are literally millions more. Text expanders, when used right, can save a transcriptionist … Continue reading →

What Basic Equipment do I Need to Be a Medical Transcriptionist?

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. One of the biggest reasons to go into medical transcription work is the ability to start up and run a successful business off a shoestring budget. Most jobs require you to have a four-year Bachelor’s degree–medical transcription only requires a certificate of completion after finishing a specialized course dedicated to just MT work. You don’t have to take Psychology 101 or Advanced Physics, just courses dedicated … Continue reading →

The Common Denominator in Transcription

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This blog is part of a series on transcription. If you haven’t read the other blogs in this series, make sure to check out the summary page for a listing of all transcription blogs. Today, I wanted to dedicate one blog to what each type of transcription (general, medical, and legal) all have in common with each other, before I dive into all the differences between them. Number One: Most companies require you to have a high-speed Internet connection in order to work for them. Why? Because the files you are working with can be very large, and with a … Continue reading →

An Introduction to Transcription

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Hello, and welcome to my series on the transcription field! I decided to focus on transcription because many of the readers here at Families are stay-at-home mothers and fathers who are interested in finding work they can do at home, and transcription is one of the few legitimate work-at-home jobs out there that does not require you to be on the phones all day long. I hope this series helps people who have never heard of the field to understand what it is, what personality traits you ought to have to be a transcriptionist, and how to get started if … Continue reading →

Week in Review for April 21 – 27

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Hello, and welcome to the Week in Review for April 21 – 27. This is my way of catching you up on any blogs you may have missed in the past week! This week, we had a lot of fun talking about transcription, and then medical transcription in particular. If you have any feedback or comments, feel free to either leave a comment below or get in touch with me at Hava L {at} Families dot com! Thanks for reading! Saturday, April 21 Are Medical Transcriptionists Going the Way of Dinosaurs? talks about the idea that most people seem to … Continue reading →

Have You Got the Right Stuff?

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Having studied to become a medical transcriptionist myself, and having worked as a general transcriptionist for several months, I can tell you right now that this field isn’t for just anyone. First off, it helps if you’re a bit of a recluse. LOL! I’m not kidding though! If you are someone who is the life of the party, or who feels lost if left by themselves, do yourself a favor and find yourself a different profession. Transcriptionists make money when they chain themselves to their computer for hours on end, transcribing–talking to other people, even over the phone, is nowhere … Continue reading →