You're a Medical What!?: A Lighthearted Peek into the World of a Medical Transcriptionist

by Sara Burns

Overview

An Entertaining and Informative Page Turner!Sara entertainingly depicts the real world of medical transcription - its humor, challenges, frustrations, accomplishments, joys, and pains.Seasoned MTs will laugh and nod in agreement, newbies and students will get an uncensored view of MT as a career, relatives and friends will better understand what MTs do and why, and physicians and other healthcare professionals will better appreciate their silent partners. A delightful read for all!- Claudia Tessier, CAE RHIA, Vice President, Medical Records Institute & Former CEO of The American Association for Medical TranscriptionThere is an abundance of resource books for current as well as aspiring medical transcriptionists, and there is a small handful of humorous books, but there is nothing on the market that combines lighthearted anecdotal content with sound how-to advice. At last a book that appeals to anyone who is curious about the world of medicine, and more specifically how medical transcription fits into that picture. It provides a peek into a part of that world, and informs and teaches as it entertains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934759004
Publisher:	Robert Reed Publishers
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.29(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Sara's work as a surgical secretary led to medical transcription, including an AA degree with a medical transcription major. Her articles were published in the association's journals, which she expanded into this book, her first. Sara's work as a medical language specialist and independent contractor continues.

Table of Contents

Dedication     V
Acknowledgments     VII
Foreword   R. Paul St. Amand, M.D.     XIII
Preface     XVII
Introduction     XIX
Transcriptionists Defined     XXI
A Little Background: How Did I Get from There to Here     1
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Medical Transcription: But Didn't Even Know What Questions to Ask     9
You're Doing What?!: The Pitfalls and Rewards of Living Your Dream     15
Tidbits from 29 Years as a Medical Transcriptionist: What I Hope I Have Learned     25
The Symphony: An Imaginative Sojourn to Help You Through Your Day     33
No, You Can't Be Dr. Smith: A Well-Known Truth-They Never Look Like They Sound     37
Ode to a Home-Based Transcriptionist     41
You Might Be a Transcriptionist If...     45
In Defense of Doctors: Some Pros and Cons on the Balance Sheet     49
These are a Few of my (Least) Favorite Things: Why Do I Stay in This Business?     55
Random Thoughts     65
Independent Contractor? Acute Care Setting? Choices, Choices, Choices...: Work at Home or at the Office?     71
In Search of the Perfect Subcontractor: Just Another Way to Complicate and Aggravate Your Life     83
Doctors do the Darnedest Things: AndYou Thought This Business Would Be Boring     87
The Dreaded QA: I Knew I Didn't Want to Come to Work Today     93
Transcription on Wheels: The Other Side of the Aforementioned Tropical Odyssey     97
Is the End of the Road in Sight?: The Engine is Slowing Down     101
The Last Mile     105
Where is the Industry Headed?: The Rapid Shift in the World of Transcription     107
The Sanctum Sanctorum: A Look Behind the Secret Doors     111
References     121