work at home ideas
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Pcramer
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I have been working from home for the last 5 years or so as a medical transcriptionist/medical editor. I work for a company based in the United States, work a 40 hour week, M-F, with full benefits.
Working at home has its pros and cons, as does medical transcription, but it has worked out very well for me.
Also, DH works from home. He is in the IT industry. He has been in the industry for over 25 years, but just started working from home in the last 2 years. Again, a 40 hour week, M-F for the most part, with full benefits.
Working at home has its pros and cons, as does medical transcription, but it has worked out very well for me.
Also, DH works from home. He is in the IT industry. He has been in the industry for over 25 years, but just started working from home in the last 2 years. Again, a 40 hour week, M-F for the most part, with full benefits.
wgilchrist
Cathlete
Do you work from home and have children?
I would love to earn an income from home but have 3 young children. 40 hrs seems overhwhelming. If so, how do you manage?
I would love to earn an income from home but have 3 young children. 40 hrs seems overhwhelming. If so, how do you manage?
looking good
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Pcramer do you mind saying who the company is and how much you make? If you are uncomfortable saying I totally understand.
Therese
Therese
Pcramer
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I have three sons (18, 15, and 13). When I started I was homeschooling 
Not something I recommend doing !!
I went to M-TEC. M-TEC or Andrews, IMO, are the only schools to even consider. There are a lot of other schools out there, but just because you graduate from a school does not guarantee that you are ready to work. If you graduate from M-TEC or Andrews you will be ready to work. School was HARD, but I was determined. Medical transcription is like learning a whole new language, and there is a time investment in ear training also (you need to be able to understand doctors whose primary language is not English).
I work for Webmedx in acute care. I do ALL specialities including OP notes for 4 different hospitals. I believe the average wage for a transcriptionist is $25,000 to $35,000 annually, though there are those who make less and some who make much more than that. My first annual salary was much, much less.
It is not a job to do at home, it is a career choice. It takes constant studying and learning. We are required to be 98% perfect at all times and there is the production factor involved also. But....it can be done with hard work and determination
Not something I recommend doing !!I went to M-TEC. M-TEC or Andrews, IMO, are the only schools to even consider. There are a lot of other schools out there, but just because you graduate from a school does not guarantee that you are ready to work. If you graduate from M-TEC or Andrews you will be ready to work. School was HARD, but I was determined. Medical transcription is like learning a whole new language, and there is a time investment in ear training also (you need to be able to understand doctors whose primary language is not English).
I work for Webmedx in acute care. I do ALL specialities including OP notes for 4 different hospitals. I believe the average wage for a transcriptionist is $25,000 to $35,000 annually, though there are those who make less and some who make much more than that. My first annual salary was much, much less.
It is not a job to do at home, it is a career choice. It takes constant studying and learning. We are required to be 98% perfect at all times and there is the production factor involved also. But....it can be done with hard work and determination
looking good
Cathlete
Do you have to work 40 hours? Could you work less if you wanted too?
Thanks,
Therese
Thanks,
Therese
JennieR
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You could look into Medical Coding. That's what I do for a living. I'll be working at home within the next week or so. It does have it's pros and cons for sure. I worked at home a few years ago, but went back in house (for a promotion), but I stepped down from that and now I'm going to go back to home coding.
JennieR
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I work for a company called TeamHealth. We contract out to a bunch of Emergency Rooms around the U.S. I think we have around 50 to 60 hospitals we code for. Besides our Billing Center in OH, we have one in TN, CA, FL and NJ.