Medical Transcription Editing 

The medical transcription career field has changed over the past few years with the evolving changes in both technology and the healthcare industry.

Medical transcription has been around for years.  It dates back to the early 1960’s.  Over time this profession has evolved with the technology.  Many years ago a medical transcriptionist would listen to the dictations on the current audio device and type out the reports on the older typewriters.  As computers became more popular the medical transcriptionist (MT) would transcribe the reports on the computer system while listening to the dictation on cassette tapes.  Click Here for our Medical Transcription Editing Article.

Medical Transcription Career - Getting your first job. 

Tips on what you can do to help you get your first medical transcription job sooner.

Most doctors and hospitals that advertise jobs on the Internet will only post job ads for MTs with prior experience because when they have posted jobs for new MTs with no experience in the past they've been flooded with resumes from all over the world for all types of skills.

Many people see the word no experience and automatically send the resume not even realizing what medical transcription is. They receive resumes for data entry, word processing, etc.

These doctors’ offices simply do not have the staff to sort through thousands of resumes that come in from one job ad. Therefore when they have job openings for new MTs that have just finished their training they usually post this job directly with the schools. Click here to read our article on getting your first job as a medical transcriptionist.

Medical Billing & Coding Career Information 

MTatHome now offers Medical Billing & Coding classes.

One of the most common questions we are asked is: “What is the difference between medical transcription and Medical Billing & coding?”

Medical transcription is when a doctor dictates notes for a patient’s visit, symptoms, test results, operation, etc. into a digital audio file.  The Medical Transcriptionist then listens to this audio file while transcribing it (typing) into a medical report.  Of course there is more to medical transcription then just typing the report; MTs must know medical terminology, proper style & formats, etc. in order to properly transcribe the report.  They also must have excellent grammar and proofreading skills. Most medical transcriptionist can work from home.

Medical Billing & Coding is normally done at the location of the facility.  Unlike medical transcription, very few medical billers / coders work from home. This is because Medical Billing & coding involves billing the insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid for services rendered. This usually needs to be done from the hospital or doctor’s office.  Click here to read the full article about the Medical Billing and Coding Career.

Medical Terminology  

Medical Terms for this issue.  Learn new terms in every issue!

Facial nerve paralysis - Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial nerve (also known as the 7th cranial nerve) which supplies those muscles. Facial nerve paralysis is also called Bell's palsy.

Familial cylindromatosis - A genetic syndrome in which numerous benign tumors of skin adnexa (such as the sweat glands) develop, principally on the head and neck. This disorder is inherited in an autosomal manner and is caused by mutation of the CYLD gene on chromosome 16q12-q13. Mutation of CYLD has been likened to having faulty brakes on a car. Instead of a pileup of cars, a pileup of cells results. Topical application of aspirin, another type of brake on cell proliferation, may possibly be useful. Also called the turban tumor syndrome.

Click here to view all of the medical terms for this newsletter issue.

Useful Medical Career Websites and Resources. 

We have put together useful websites for those in medical transcription, medical billing or medical coding careers.

http://www.ahdionline.org

http://www.medterms.com

http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/

http://www.speedtype.com

http://www.interfix.biz/knowledgebase.aspx

  Click Here to view the complete list of resources.