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NIACC Medical Transcription Diploma

Are you looking for a career with endless opportunites and options? If so, medical transcription may be the perfect choice for you. Medical transcriptionists provide an important service to both physicians and patients by transcribing (typing) dictated medical reports that document a patient's medical care and condition. They are medical specialists who interpret and transcribe dictation by physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Career Opportunities

Medical transcriptionists work primarily in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, transcription services, insurance companies, and home healthcare agencies.

New technology allows voices to be transported digitally over the Internet. This is creating even more flexibility in the medical transcription field because it is secure and allows a transcriptionist to live and work anywhere! In fact, more and more medical transcriptionists are working in their homes as independent contractors.

Benefits

• Increase your income.
• Opportunites to work at home at your own pace.
• Ability to work day or night depending on your preference.
• Job security. There is always a demand for medical transcription, especially as the baby boomers grow older and demand more healthcare products and services.
• Lifetime skill.

Employment Outlook

Quality transcriptionists are in high demand in today's workplace as the healthcare industry continues to grow and insurance companies require more and more documented information.

According to the 2006 salary survey located on America's Career InfoNet, the median salary for medical office professionals and related positions was $30,000 ($14.40 per hour) at the national level and $27,000 ($12.99 per hour) in the state of Iowa.

For more information on the Medical Transcription Diploma, please contact Diane Frank at 1-888-GO-NIACC, ext. 4252 or frankdia@niacc.edu