Ange,
thought I would tell you about a book that I found VERY informative and helpful in helping me make my decision to get into this field. "The Independent Medical Transcriptionist" by Donna Avil-Weis and Mary Glaccum. You can probably get it at the library thats where I got mine. It answers all questions you might have and has info that you can use for future reference. I'm going to buy a copy to keep. Hope this helps!

Hello everyone:

Nadine: Everything I said still stands. No hard feelings and I don't want to make a "mountain out of a molehill." As I said, go ahead and make any plans here for your chat sessions. At least you're visiting here and still contributing to other forums. I hope all that is behind us and there are no hard feelings.


Jeany: What if I started a new Forum for correspondence courses? - not the same as chat though. Also, if you set up your Gab member profile so you are e-mailed whenever a comment is made in the forum, you can get a decent flow of conversation going. We have had a lot of people purchase "Personal Edge" Training courses, so I was considering opening a forum up on correspondence and "at-home" courses, as people often find this support helpful.

mum1218:

Ditto for my comment to Nadine. Also, you said to Nadine:
I would hate to think I put the brakes on anything that lets people communicate or learn, so that is why I said that you can continue to make plans here at the Gab if you need to.

ange42:

You said:

This is one of the reasons we decided on a bulletin board rather than other communication systems. BBs are also cheaper to buy, easier to set up, and much easier for inexperienced people to use.

mum1218:

I don't believe in the paranormal, but I do believe in coincidence, something that just happened. I was reviewing our book sales (looking for the top 10 books) and right after I determined that our #2 seller since October 1998, is "The Independent Medical Transcriptionist" by Donna Avil-Weis and Mary Glaccum. Right at the moment I realized that, I got a notification of your post - wherein you discuss the same book. (Insert Twilight Zone music here ).

If anyone is interested in purchasing (sorry for the sales plug) or reading more about this book, here is the link:
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1877810231/medword

By the way, we hope to be adding a new page on the top 10 requested books at our site soon.

SOMara

[This message has been edited by SOMara (edited June 05, 1999).]

SOMara,
Wow!! Lots of answers there! I think the forum you mentioned would be a great addition. Things are so much more complicated now than when I went to MT school a million years ago, so I'm sure it will benefit many. Also, regarding the EMail, I don't think mine is set up that way, but when I take breaks from work, I check out MTGab. I actually come here before checking my mail. I use a different computer than this one to work on, so I get a little exercise walking from one room to the other LOL. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Great Idea on the book site! The first thing I did when I became interested in learning more about MT was to search the library for books on the subject...I found 1. Then I went to the bookstore and they had lots of medical books but none specific on MT. They said they could order but I had no titles or knew what was available. I'm sure every MT wanna be has went thru this. I think having a list of books on the subject available would be SOOO helpful. Especially in a top 10 sellers list so we would know what is worth purchasing. Go for it!

Nadine, Jeany et al:

A new forum under "The Pit" has been opened where people taking MT courses can exchange ideas and experiences.

mum1218:

We already have two pages devoted to medical books only on our website. The page to which I was referring was a page showing our Top 10 sellers, that we hope to add soon. Glad you like the idea.

Editor Note: Content Above No longer relevant, but link below has been updated.

Our Medical & other book pages are at:

Medword's Amazon Store
2010 / 2011 Medical Coding Books

SOMara

MUM1218,
Thanks for the book tip. Will try my library again. As you said in another message, libraries are very short on MT books. Checked out Amazon.com but found the books so expensive I wouldn't want to buy without being able to know something more about them. Exchanging info on books would be very helpful.
Ange42

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ange42:

I'm surprised you think the books at amazon.com are expensive - or do you just mean that the books are expensive - regardless who is selling them?

Unfortunately, you will find (or already know) that almost all profession-specific books, university required-texts, and not just medical books, are more expensive than many other books.

Some people who have mainly purchased "bestsellers" or non-technical books for most of their life are often quite surprised at the cost of some books. Do you think this was your experience?

SOMara

SOMara,
I guess I meant the cost in general. You're right. Technical books cost much and I can understand why but that is why I want to look and hear about before I take the plunge. I have been used to using libraries so I have been spoiled. Now that I'm interested in something that libraries don't have I'm experiencing "sticker shock".
Ange

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