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Ngokuyinhloko, umsebenzi womsebenzi we-medical transcriptionist ukulalela amarekhodi okulalelwayo avela kodokotela nabanye abahlinzeki bezempilo bese bewafaka emibikweni ebhaliwe. Kepha iqiniso lale ndima linzima kakhulu kunokumane uthayipha nje. Ngakho-ke, yini eyenziwa yi-medical transcriptionist nsuku zonke?
Imisebenzi yabo eyinhloko ihlanganisa:
Yibo abahlohlwa bokugcina, into yomuntu eqinisekisa ukuthi indaba yempilo yesiguli itshelwa ngokunemba okuphelele.

Lapho ucabanga umsebenzi omusha, imibuzo emibili ebaluleke kakhulu yilena “Ngingathola malini?” futhi “Ngabe umsebenzi udingeka?” Ake sihlaziye izinombolo ze-medical transcription.
Ngokwe-U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), i-median annual wage yezisiqophamazisi zezokwelapha yayingu $37,550 ngoMeyi 2023, okudabuka cishe ku- $18.05 ngehora (umthombo).
Kodwa-ke, umholo womsebenzi we-medical transcriptionist ungahlukahluka kakhulu. I-BLS igcina ibanga elibanzi: * Amashumi aphezulu 10%: Athola ngaphansi kuka- $27,150 * Amashumi aphezulu 10%: Athola ngaphezulu kuka- $53,730
Izinto ezithinta ukukhokhelwa zihlanganisa izinga lakho lokuhlangenwe, izitifiketi zakho, indawo yakho, nomqashi wakho. Isibonelo, izibhedlela namahhovisi odokotela abanekhethelo avame ukunikela ngemiholo ephezulu kunezinkampani zenkonzo ezijwayelekile zokurekhoda.
I-BLS ibikezela ukwehla okungu-5% kwemisebenzi yezisiqophamazisi zezokwelapha kusuka ngo-2022 kuya ku-2032. Lapho ubuka nje, kungase kubonakale kukhalisa, kepha kubalulekile ukuqonda i-kungani ngemuva kwenombolo.
Isizathu esiyinhloko salokhu kubikezela ukuthuthuka kobuchwepheshe bokuhlonzwa kwezwi. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akusho ukuthi lo msebenzi uyanyamalala—uyaguquguquka. Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, indima iyaguquguquka kusukela ekubhalweni nje kuya kokuthi kube ochwepheshe bemidokumenti yezokwelapha noma “abahleli bezokwelapha.” Bachwepheshe bayadingeka ukuze banikele ngekhwalithi eyibalulekile yokuqinisekiswa ukuthi izinhlelo ezizenzakalelayo azikwazi. Bahlola, bahlela, futhi bafeze umbhalo owenziwe yi-AI ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi u-100% unembile kumarekhodi wesiguli.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-BLS ibuye ibikezela cishe izindawo ezingama-6,100 zezisiqophamazisi zezokwelapha minyaka yonke, ngesilinganiso, phezu komnyaka. Lezi zindawo kulindeleke ukuthi zibe umphumela wesidingo sokubuyisela abasebenzi abahambela eminye imisebenzi noma abaphuma emsebenzini, njengokuthatha umhlalaphansi. Ngakho-ke, noma isikhathi esiphelele sincipha kancane, imisebenzi yezisiqophamazisi zezokwelapha izohlala itholakala kubantu abanekhono nabaqeqeshwe kahle.
Ulungele ukuthatha isinyathelo sokuqala? Indlela yokuba yi-medical transcriptionist iyacaca futhi iyatholakala. Nansi indaba yekutsi ungaba njani yi-medical transcriptionist.
Lokhu kuyimfuneko eyisisekelo yanoma yiluphi uhlelo lokuqeqesha oluthunyelwe esikoleni futhi yisinyathelo sokuqala esibalulekile endleleni yakho yomsebenzi.
Noma kungenzeka ngokwekhwalithi ukungena emkhakheni ngaphandle kokuqeqeshwa okusemthethweni, kunzima kakhulu futhi akukhuthazwa. Abaqashi bavame ukukhetha abazongenela umkhakha abaqedele uhlelo lokufundisa izisiqophamazisi zezokwelapha oluzinikezele. Unazinketho ezimbili ezinkulu:
Uhlelo oluyikhwalithi luzofaka izifundo ku: * I-Anatomy ne-Physiology * Igama Lezokwelapha * I-Pharmacology * Uhlelo Lolimi kanye Nokubeka Amaphuzu * Umthetho Nezimilo Zezokwelapha (kuhlanganise ne-HIPAA) * Ukuhlela Imibhalo Yezokwelapha * Ukuzilolonga Kwezisiqophamazisi Ezisebenzayo
Izinhlelo eziningi zokuqeqesha ezihloniphekile zifaka i-practicum noma isipiliyoni somsebenzi esibhekiwe. Lapha yilapho uzosebenzisa khona isoftware yokurekhoda, izinyawo, nama-headset ukubeka amarekhodi ezokwelapha wangempela (angaziwa). Lokhu kuzilolonga okunemisebenzi kusiza kakhulu ekwakheni isivinini nokunemba abaqashi abakufunayo.
Noma isitifiketi somsebenzi we-medical transcriptionist singadingwa ngokomthetho, siyithuluzi elinamandla lokubonisa ikhono lakho nokuba ochwepheshe kwabaqashi abazoba khona. Okuningi kwamahle imishanguzo yezokwelapha ngenye ivuna noma idinga lokhu.
Inhlangano eyinhloko yokunikeza izitifiketi yi-Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). Banikeza izitifiketi ezimbili ezibalulekile:
Ukuthola isitifiketi sakho se-RHDS kungaluleka kakhulu i-resume yakho futhi kuvule iminyango eminingi lapho uqala ukufuna umsebenzi.
Ukudlulela kulo mkhakha, udinga ukuhlanganisa amakhono obuchwepheshe kanye nezimfanelo zomuntu siqu. Nawa amakhono ayinhloko omsebenzi we-medical transcriptionist ozodinga ukuwaqhakambisa:
Amakhono Aanzima
Amakhono Athambile
Enye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ngalo msebenzi ukuguquguquka kwawo. Abasebenzi bezokwelapha basebenza ezindaweni eziningana eziyinhloko:
Into enkulu kunazo zonke, noma kunjalo, ukusebenza kude. Inani elikhulu nelokukhula kwabasebenzi liyizingcweti zokurekhoda zezokwelapha ezisebenza ekhaya. Lokhu kuvumela ukuguquguquka okumangalisayo, kunciphisa izikhathi zokuhamba, futhi kunikeza ukulinganisela okungcono komsebenzi-ukuphila kwabaningi.
Kulula ukudida lezi zindima ezimbili, njengoba zombili zihilela ukurekhoda ukuhlangana nezimo zeziguli. Noma kunjalo, i-“kanjani” kanye ne-“kuphi” kuhlukile ngokuphelele. Ukuqonda ukuhlukana kwe-medical transcriptionist vs medical scribe kuyinhloko.
Medical Transcriptionist:
Medical Scribe:
Ngamafuphi, isiqophamazisi sibhala esidlulile, kanti umbhali ubhala samanje.
Ukuba yi-medical transcriptionist ukukhetha okuhle komsebenzi kubantu abanemininingwane abafuna ukufaka isandla emkhakheni wezokwelapha endaweni yokusekelwa ebalulekile. Ngumsebenzi ofuna ukunemba, uthando ngolimi, kanye nokuzibophezela ekufundeni okuhlala njalo.
Noma kunini indima iyaguquguquka ngethekhinoloji, isidingo sokugadwa komuntu okunobuchwepheshe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukunemba kwamarekhodi esiguli kuhlala kubalulekile njengoba kwake kwaba njalo. Ngenze ukuqeqeshwa okuhle kwe-medical transcriptionist nesitifiketi, ungakha umsebenzi ozinzile futhi ovumelana nezimo, ngokuvamile kusuka enduduzweni yekhaya lakho.
Uma lo mhlahlandlela uvuse isithakazelo sakho, isinyathelo esilandelayo ukuhlola izinhlelo zokuqeqesha ezinikwe amakhredithi endaweni yakho noma ku-inthanethi. Uma usahlangabezana, cabanga ukubheka imisebenzi efanayo yokusekelwa kwezokwelapha njengokukhomba izinto zezokwelapha noma ukuba ngumsizi wezokwelapha ukubona ukuthi iyiphi indlela ehambelana kangcono namakhono akho nezinjongo zakho.
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