A Remote Career for Stay-At-Home Moms Are you a stay-at-home mom who is still interested in the possibility of having a remote career? Consider training to become a medical transcriptionist, sometimes referred to as a healthcare documentation specialist or medical record transcriber, as a remote career option. As a medical transcriptionist, you can work from…
Curriculum Update for Online Medical Transcription Program February 2025: Last month, Blackstone Career Institute relaunched the online Medical Transcription Program with a curriculum update. The revised program now includes the cost to sit for the Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist (RHDS) certification exam, among other features. The program tuition was raised to incorporate more resources for…
3 Online Career Programs for Busy Parents Introduction In today’s fast-paced world, busy parents often find themselves juggling multiple responsibilities, from caring for their children to managing household duties and maintaining a job. Amidst all this, the thought of pursuing further education or switching careers might seem overwhelming, if not impossible. However, with the advent…
The Unexpected Ways Professional Organizations Can Boost Your Confidence and Career Whether you are a student in training or already working in your chosen area, there is an important way to jumpstart your career: membership in a professional organization. Joining a professional organization can improve connections with others working in the same field, enhance a…
5 Quality Skills Needed of a Medical Transcriptionist Understanding the Career Before Beginning: Do your Homework! Before starting a career, it is important to have an understanding of what skills are needed to effectively perform tasks. This knowledge can help you determine what job or specific career field is right for you. Finding the right…
Understanding Dictation as a Medical Transcriptionist What to Keep in Mind with ESL dictators: English as a second language (ESL) physicians or dictators with their foreign accents can be a challenge to medical transcriptionist/healthcare documentation specialists (MTs/HDSs) as well as other medical language experts. Keep in mind, however, that the ESL physician or dictator often…
GENERAL MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION VS. SPECIALTY MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION After graduating from the Blackstone Career Institute Medical Transcription Program, students will obviously be looking for a job—part-time or full-time—and maybe more than one job. The easiest way to get into this career field is as a specialty medical transcriptionist/healthcare documentation specialist (MT/HDS). This means working in one…
