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« on: May 28, 2003, 03:26:03 pm » |
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I'm writing this on behalf of my friend:
Does anyone know how one could go about getting certified in medical transcription without having to attend a four year university?
For instance, to obtain a position in a hospital as a registrar or admin? The only things I'm coming up with are things that look like scams. She has an abundance of office/customer service experience with proficiency in Word, etc, but the med term isn't there.
Any ideas are much appreciated!
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countrigal
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2003, 01:43:17 pm » |
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She could try getting on as an admin in a general medicine office, where some of the work would require transcribing some letters and such with medical jargon. I did that for a year and came away with quite a bit of knowledge and experience at that type of thing. Then, for the certification, I would think you'd have to take a test of some sort, even if it's through maybe a temp agency. Just like they (supposedly) test your typing skills, one would think they'd be able to test your medical transcription skills.
I'll ask around here and see if anyone else has a different suggestion that's more along what you're hoping to hear.
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bethanial
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2003, 02:57:08 pm » |
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Several people I know have taken various courses for the "work-at-home" medical transcription. It runs approximately $1000 for the training and equipment, training time running in the vicinity of 6 mo-1 yr depending on how fast you work through the material.
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dharma
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2003, 03:33:03 pm » |
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Thanks for the suggestions. I will forward them to her.
Thanks again!
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twhfan
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2003, 03:48:56 pm » |
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I've seen courses like this offered at our local Adult Education center at our high school. They offer a six-month "Office Certificate Program", which delves into many subjects pertaining to office work, then they offer some special ones such as medical terminology and medical transcrption. Our local hospital has also offered these types of medical-related courses. I'd explore one of these routes before I spent a lot of money on a mail-order course.
Just my opinion. Good luck.
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