Thursday, May 30, 2013

Military Family Grants for Educational Assistance

Working as a military man is a peripatetic career. While being a military man has its perks—such as being able to see the world and learn real-life experiences outside one’s comfort zone— it could also hinder one from pursuing other interests and most of all, one’s education. Military spouses also face these challenges just as much as their other halves do—in which case, a portable career is needed and highly recommended. The US military recognizes this fact, thus providing military spouses the right to education and pursue a vibrant career in their own time, and in the comfort of their home....

Friday, May 24, 2013

What the Medical Transcription Working Environment Is Like

The job of a medical transcriptionist is a comfortable job, set in offices found in clinics, doctor's offices, transcription provider headquarters, laboratories, hospitals and the transcriptionist's own humble abode. With the advent of internet technology reconciling the pulls of family life and career, more and more medical transcriptionists are telecommuting from their home offices. These individuals are either fully employed by healthcare management providers and medical institutions or work as subcontractors (work for hire). What Offices Are Like Medical transcriptionists work in their...

Monday, May 20, 2013

Three Popular Fields of Computer Training

If you’ve been watching a lot of 30 Rock, you must be familiar with the scene in Season 1, Episode 1 where Liz Lemon gave a hooker a few dollars and told the latter to use the money to “go to computer school.” While it’s interesting to see how being computer illiterate is made fun of in hit TV series, in the real world, many people still lack the right kind of knowledge in using computers and rely on computer training to get their foot right in the door. The case isn’t that complicated, however, for folks who already have an information technology background; some of them may only have to take...

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Medical Billing and Coding Salary Expectations: Forecasts for 2013

Medical billing and coding is a fast-rising industry in the United States. As a former cottage industry, medical billing and coding has risen to become one of the most in-demand sectors of the medical field—with the demand far from hitting plateau in the next couple of years. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the employment of medical records and health information technicians—to which medical coders belong—is expected to grow by 21 percent between the year 2010 and 2020. This phenomenon is considered faster than the average for all professions. The Changing Demand for Medical...

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Work at Home Jobs for Healthcare Industry Professionals

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