https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x en-us 2016-07-15 05:28:49 UTC 2017-05-17 05:57:27 UTC hello@padlet.com allen_ashleighmorgan https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453456 2016-07-15 05:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453456 allen_ashleighmorgan https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453461 Medical Transcriptionists transfer information from voice recordings taken by the physician to written reports. They can also review and edit existing patient files or medical documents that were created from speech recognition technology.They convert medical terminology and abbreviations to simpler, full terms when creating medical histories, discharge summaries or other documents they may be creating or editing.]]> 2016-07-15 05:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453461 allen_ashleighmorgan https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453466 Medical Transcriptionists are usually paid around $34,890 per year. This means the average salary is about $16.77 per hour. However, this can depend on years of education, prior experience, and location.]]> 2016-07-15 05:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453466 allen_ashleighmorgan https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453467 It is predicted that medical transcriptionist jobs will decline by 3% between now and 2024. This would make  employment numbers decrease by 2,200. Numbers are expecting to decline not because less medical transcriptionists are needed but because it is predicted that many jobs will be lost due to outsourcing and increases in efficiency due to advancements in technology.]]> 2016-07-15 05:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453467 allen_ashleighmorgan https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453474 Medical transcriptionists should be able to listen and type at the same time in order to convert spoken information as quickly and efficiently as possible. They should be comfortable with the internet as most of their job will depend on them knowing their way around the software as well as the recording device and any software used in the production of creating files  or transferring info. They should be able to decipher medical terminology so that they can transfer these terms into simpler words for patients and understand abbreviations so as to convert them. Medical transcriptionists should also be very time efficient and understand that files that are being converted may be needed under a deadline and they must be able to meet it. Like any health care professional they should take pride in their work and do their best to produce clean, concise, and finished work that is both of a high caliber and easy to understand.]]> 2016-07-15 05:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453474 allen_ashleighmorgan https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453727 In order to become a medical transcriptionist, you must have a post-secondary nondegree award. It may help to have prior experience as well as several desired qualities when applying for a job, however no special training is required, only a post secondary non-degree award. A post-secondary nondegree award is a program that leads to the awarding of a certificate but not a degree.]]> 2016-07-15 05:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/allen_ashleighmorgan/ai8n5uj9839x/wish/116453727