Medical transcription was a hot-selling cake in the 1990s and at the turn of this century in India. There were a lot of institutes offering medical transcription course. It created such a hype that every Tom, Dick, and Harry who couldn’t find a place elsewhere wanted to make hay in medical transcription, either as an … Read more
One of the greatest disadvantages of a telecommuting job is the easy access to your bed at home that whenever boredom or lethargy steps in, you would be there crashing for a couple of minutes or hours unless you’re self disciplined. For me, it’s ten long years into medical transcription profession (out of which six long … Read more
One of my friends who is totally new to the concept of blogging raised me the question, “Why do you blog?” A pretty good question! Why do I blog? Well, I dived into blogging one fine day in May 2007 fully inspired by the revelation of Steve Pavlina making $1000 a day from his blog way back … Read more
Update, January 20, 2014: In accordance with Google’s quality guidelines, I have stopped accepting guest posts on this blog. No communication regarding guest posts is solicited hereafter. I am always happy to have people smarter than I do a guest post here on Raj & Co. However, before you make a guest blog request, I … Read more
Social media site Twitter is a double edged tool. The pro being that it’s an amazing tool for you to stay informed even before CNN, Reuters or Associated Press; twitterers were the first informed with Twitter breaking the news of Hudson plane crash. The second pro being it can be used to network with people similar to … Read more
The 2008 salary survey results reveal that the number of HIM professionals working from home doubled, from 12 percent to 24 percent, and despite economic woes most HIM professionals saw an uptick in salaries with full-time medical transcriptionists reported bringing in $33,500 an year, making medical transcription still an attractive career choice despite outsourcing woes. The … Read more