| If you are looking to do some type of typing from | | | | physician for payment. |
| home, Medical Transcription might be of interest to | | | | There are many online correspondence courses |
| you. This article will reveal to you the steps you need | | | | available for you to learn Medical Transcription from |
| to take in order to do Medical Transcription from | | | | home. Taking a home study course may be the best |
| home. | | | | opportunity for you while you are working or taking |
| Medical Transcription is a process by which an | | | | care of your children. After passing your online |
| individual learns how to type or transcribe quickly, | | | | course, most employers require that you have at |
| doctors notes or other items that will be discussed in | | | | least 2 years of service under your belt before you |
| a moment. It does involve receiving the dictated | | | | plan on working from home. You may want to |
| reports via a digital system, tape or voice mail. It is | | | | contact a local physician in your area to do work for |
| very important to have the right equipment for this | | | | them. The going rate for working as an employee |
| job. You will need a good transcriber, the use of ear | | | | can be anywhere from $8 - 12 per hour. As an |
| phones and a foot pedal for start-stop control. It's | | | | independent contractor, physicians will usually pay you |
| also important to have a good word processing | | | | 6-14 cents per line. It depends in what area of the |
| program. Some types of dictation you may be | | | | country you want to work in. |
| performing are office notes, history files, discharge | | | | Becoming a Medical Transcriptionist can be a very |
| summaries, letters to other physicians, radiology | | | | rewarding job especially if once you have done the |
| reports and pathology reports and many more items. | | | | required 2 years experience, you can pick up many |
| Once you have transcribed the necessary notes on | | | | of your clients and work from home. |
| typing paper, you will then return them to the | | | | |