The Trouble With Low Quality Medical Transcription Training

There was a time when someone wanting to get started in medical transcription could

find a mentor and have a pretty good chance of finding a job simply by proving his or her skills. It doesn't happen that way so much anymore. These days you need excellent training to get the attention of potential employers.

The only trouble is, there are a lot of medical transcription schools that aren't worth your time or your money. How do you spot them?

The answer is, by researching them.

You need to know that they are trusted by employers. If a school has no reputation or a bad reputation, you aren't going to get a job after graduation.

There are a lot of fly by night schools out there, as well as better known schools that really aren't so good at training medical transcriptionists as they may be in other areas. They added medical transcription because it's a high demand area, not because they're really ready to teach it.

So why do people choose a particular program?

Often a particular program is chosen because the student saw an ad. Not knowing better, but liking the pay rates quoted for medical transcriptionists, they sign up without doing any research on the school or the career. They end up wasting valuable time and money, and feel that medical transcription isn't a legitimate work at home opportunity after all.

That's a pity, since it's very much legitimate.

Others search on price alone. It's hard to blame people for wanting a bargain, but there's also an old saying about getting what you pay for.

That saying isn't perfect, as you don't absolutely need the highest priced program - indeed, some poor quality programs charge more than some good ones - but a course that is significantly cheaper than others probably won't teach you what you need to know.

Take a little time and evaluate the programs you're considering. AHDI approval is one excellent gauge of a program, as AHDI is the largest medical transcription association in the United States. They approve very few programs, and only approve them after reviewing the course and making sure the school has been around for a certain period of time.

Don't sign up for a training program if you haven't really looked at what you're getting into. No one can afford to waste their efforts like that, and the waste of money is a major issue as well. Take some time and get into a program that offers you a future.

by: Stephanie Foster

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