Preparing Yourself for the Workplace

Finding a job is almost always the ultimate goal of anyone in the healthcare documentation field. However, sometimes the good positions, or any positions for that matter, are elusive. This phenomenon is due, in part, to the emergence and acceptance of speech recognition technology (SRT).

In this article, Brett McCutcheon discusses ways to market your talents as a healthcare documentation specialist/medical transcriptionist, touching on areas such as qualifications, experience, credentialing, preparation, and job hunting.

The full article is available on page 8 of the September 2011 issue of Matrix magazine, an archived member-exclusive publication. Read more.