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The Independent Medical Transcriptionist: The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success in a Medical Transcription Business
The Independent Medical Transcriptionist The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success in a Medical Transcription Business Author:Donna Avila-Weil, Mary Glaccum The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success in a Medical Transcription Business NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENT MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS Fully Revised & Expanded -- For Novice & Seasoned MTs Medical transcription is a multibillion dollar industry that offers flexibility and independence in a respected professional career. THE INDEPENDEN... more »T MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST gives you a comprehensive guide to the profession: HOW TO start and successfully run your own professional independent medical transcription business. HOW TO blend your career and lifestyle, working when and where you choose. HOW TO save time and money using the latest technology. HOW TO tap into medical transcription telecommuting opportunities and access a global client base. The new 2002 edition includes updates on telecommuting, global services, time-saving equipment, marketing tips, software, voice recognition, Internet resources & networking, professional issues, education, working smart, resources & references. Tables show standard regional billing rates and number of hours of daily transcription needed to generate $80,000 a year in billings in order to make $40,000 net income. Hundreds of topics & numerous resource lists. Covers skills vital to success, education, home office set-up, software, telecommunication, pricing, business operations, ethics, risk management, finances, taxes, insurance, contracts, legal issues, much more. Telecommuting has never been more appealing or exciting, and medical transcriptionists (MTs), who have long enjoyed the benefits of working from home, can now take advantage of the latest high-tech innovations to build and expand successful businesses while traveling and living in remote locations. The steps to worldwide MT success are clearly and comprehensively described in the fully revised fourth edition of The Independent Medical Transcriptionist, A Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success in a Medical Transcription Business by Donna Avila-Weil, RHIT, and Mary Glaccum. In the burgeoning healthcare field, skilled medical transcriptionists play a vital role, transcribing and fine-tuning physician dictation into the comprehensive, accurate medical records required by law and essential to quality patient care, medical reviews, third-party (insurance) reimbursement, and many other purposes. Both novice and seasoned MTs benefit from The Independent Medical Transcriptionist, which is recognized as the bible of the independent medical transcription industry. The book covers hundreds of topics and virtually every factor necessary for independent MT success. Extensive fourth edition updates include new information on innovative telecommuting technologies, equipment for mobile transcribing, resources for mobile and remote transcribing, the Internet, websites, resources for blind transcriptionists, and much more.« less