Customer Reviews

The Independent Medical Transcriptionist

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This is the best career resource I have ever read. It was packed with detailed information and resources about medical transcription, setting up a business, taxes, education - you name it. I found it all in this book. The authors tell it like it is and are clearly are keeping abreast of the industry trends and they live and breathe their topic. I highly recommend this book to potential MTs, MT students, and seasoned MTs. There is something to learn for everyone here! Thank you for this outstanding resource! KM, South Lake Tahoe.

This has to be the most comprehensive resource written about a career field in which very little information was available. These authors just get better and better, and this, the third edition has to be the best yet. They know their topic inside out and provide up-to-date resources about the medical transcription field. I can't think of anything they have left out! I refer this reference to everyone I talk to about Medical Transcription...there is no other resource that compares to this one. Thank you authors for this outstanding career guide that has helped so many people launch their careers in medical transcription.

Transcriptionists can make quite the living establishing themselves in the medical field. Now in a fully updated fifth edition, "The Independent Medical Transcriptionist: The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success in a Medical Transcription Business" is a manual anyone in the field needs to get started and make themselves profitable. With tips on turning it from just another job to a full-fledged dream job, and using technology to increase efficiency, it leaves nothing to guesswork. With opportunities all around, including chances to travel the world, "The Independent Medical Transcriptionist" is required reading for any who want to take part in the profession.

This book can be informative at times but most of the time, I felt like I was reading the book version of the home shopping channel. If you're already a transcriptionist, you don't need this book. And if you're a newbie, The Medical Transcription Career Handbook has more and better eye-openers to help you get started.

Despite being revised in 2002, much of the information in this book is still quite dated. For example, it still assumes WordPerfect is the standard for word processing software, and it talks about upgrading your computer to a 486!! Not sure what they did in that 2002 revision... Given how behind the times the book is, it is of limited usefulness. However, there are some good sections and it is a reasonable general overview of setting up your own independent transcription service.

Probably the most common reason to purchase this book is to gain information about becoming an independent medical transcriptionist, but I really was disappointed with this book as far as that is concerned. Technology and medicine both advance and change on a daily basis which leaves this book, printed in 2002, in somewhat of a dark age, especially now that the most cost effective, time efficient, and popular way of transferring all sorts of data is electronically.

While there is some good information in this book, I don't think the amount of information that is relevant is worth the price. Most of this stuff can be found on the internet more accurately than in the pages of this book.

The book I received was in very good condition. Pretty much brand new. It was also the cheapest one I found. It was delivered to me in a reasonable time limit as well. I would buy from this seller again.

I bought this book when I started thinking about going into medical transcription. It answered a lot of my questions. It also includes some good ideas about what to do with your current medical transcription career.

I've been an MT for years, and even worked as an IC for many of those years, but needed new information on contracts, liability insurance, and HIPPA compliance. Found it all in this book....and more. I think it's a great reference!

I read this bokk, this to to let all you people related to Medical Transcription that this book is great. Has useful material for Medical Transcriptionists. Book gose into details on setting up and becoming a good Medical Transcriptionist. This book is being kept in our library and we will ask all our Trsnscriptionist to read it and but it, as it has useful tips. ...