Any Medical Transcriptionists Out There????

georgia girl · November 30, 2007

I am looking into online training for Medical Transcriptionist. Just wondering if there is anyone in this career that could answer some questions. I want to work from home, so my questions are:

1. Did you get your training online? If so, which training program did you go through and were you happy with the institute.

2. If you have completed your courses, how long did it take you to find a job?

3. Were you able to pretty much set your own hours? (I have a son who's almost 2 and he keeps me very busy)

Thanks in advance!

Jachut · November 30, 2007

I did this for a while as a home business but I'm in Australia so totally different.

Basically I set up my own secretarial business, I was open to taking any sort of work, but I had previous work experience as with dicta-typing and I'm a very fast and accurate typist, PLUS I did 2 years of a physiotherapy degree and have good medical terminology and knowledge. So I just simply sought out work, I did lots and lots of work for CRS Australia, a govt organisation assisting with return to work following workplace injury and I also subcontracted to a medical typing agency.

It cost me a lot to buy my own dictaphone - about $800 for a dual tape size one, and I soon had terrible shoulder problems from typing for hours on a non-ergonomic desk - home set ups can be a problem, and I certainly wasnt going to a) invest the money and ruin my loungeroom with proper office furniture. I did it for about a year but I couldnt afford to pay daycare too and it was really really difficult with a 4 year old and 2 year old in the house, I spent lots and lots of nights up all night typing.

It was satisfying for me, not really worth the money as I didnt have the time to put into it to work full time hours, but I am proud of the business I managed to build, and I did actually sell it for a nominal sum when I decided it was just impacting family life too much.

Good luck, I found it rather interesting, especially when I ended up typing psychological reports on people I knew well who had made workcover claims over the awful situation going on at DH's work with a takeover, lol. That was VERY interesting! Especially since people made a fortune from payouts and my DH suffered years of depression and never claimed at thing. Not in his nature.

georgia girl · November 30, 2007

Thanks for the info Jachut. This is something I have been wanting to do for years, even before I was a SAHM. I love being a mom, but I feel like that is all I am, just a mom. So I would love to be able to do both from home. Thanks again.

sfeiner · November 30, 2007

Hi Georgia girl. My daughter is a medical transcrip for a company called Amphion. She works at home. Very flexable hours. They supply the computer and all equipment. She's sitting right here and telling me that 1st you have to know medical terminology. 2nd you have to be a very fast and accurate typist and 3rd you have be a good speller. She said to look at Amphion medical solutions to see if they noffer any training. (you can see why I don't do it)

georgia girl · November 30, 2007

Hi Georgia girl. My daughter is a medical transcrip for a company called Amphion. She works at home. Very flexable hours. They supply the computer and all equipment. She's sitting right here and telling me that 1st you have to know medical terminology. 2nd you have to be a very fast and accurate typist and 3rd you have be a good speller. She said to look at Amphion medical solutions to see if they noffer any training. (you can see why I don't do it)

Thanks for the info. I just signed up at Penn Foster Career School to go through the program and hopefully I will have my diploma in 6 to 8 months. I checked the school out with the Better Business Bureau and they are in good standing and have been around since 1962. Did your daughter get her training through the company or did she go through a career school? Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it.