May 25th, 2011 Published by: MedicalTranscriptionJobs.org

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An Over-All Review on MedicalTranscription from HomeAn Over-All Review on MedicalTranscription from Home «Medical Transcription JobsIsn’t it great to work at the convenience of our comfortable andcozy houses? To wake anytime we want, not worrying aboutbeing late at work? And who wouldn’t want to be free from thestress office work gives us? These are all possible for a work athome medical transcriptionist.

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A home-based medical transcriptionist listens to recordingsand recreates the audio material into a word document. Doingmedical transcription at home is indeed a very convenient job.It gives you the liberty to attend on home related problemsor concerns and yet still be able to work and earn a living.Working at home helps you realize more savings by notneeding to hire a house helper or nanny, by freeing you oftransportation expenses, also it eliminates expensive lunchouts and formal wardrobes. What you wear while doingyour job wouldn’t really matter. You get to see your childgrow everyday and provide guidance 24/7. You just haveto complete transcriptions on time and ensure good qualityof transcribed material. That’s one deal no one can resist.However, it is important to recognize the challenges that youwill have to face as a work at home medical transcriptionist.

A lot of medical transcriptionists fail to succeed on this type ofwork because they lack understanding of what the job requiresfrom them. They were attracted on the advantages of workingat home but were not able to see and identify that theseadvantages have to be enjoyed but not abused. One of thecommon problems is missed deadlines. At home you get to doa lot of fun things like watching TV, taking frequent snacks,and sleeping longer hours. There’s no problem with that. Theproblem comes in when you start spend more and more timedoing these things and being less mindful of the job you signedinto. At that instant you may think that you are only takinga while from your work hours and that you’ll catch up onthe following day. But as you get closer to the deadline you’llfind out that you are not even half-way the job because youspent more time doing unnecessary things and put aside thejob entrusted to you by your employer. Once this happen youstart cramming. Trying to complete the task on whatever timeis left for you to get it done. In doing that the quality of thedocumentations you’ll make will surely be affected. You mightmiss words and worse, misunderstand words that might give adifferent context to what you are supposed to be transcribing.

A successful home-based transcriptionist knows how tohandle and manage the freedom and the obligation that thisjob gives. You don’t just take advantage of what’s good foryou but you also have to be considerate and reliable for thosedepending on your output. The doctor you are transcribing forbelieved that you can deliver to his expectations, and that trustis something a responsible employee would always be mindfulof.

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