Health Care Career Articles

Surviving Surgery—4 Phases of Surgery Technology
A bad day in the OR can turn into a life-threatening emergency. Find out if you have what it takes to work in the OR and how other surgical techs react to surprises...

Dental Assistant Resume Advice
Dental assistants know that a good smile makes a great first impression. But in the job market, great first impressions are made by great resumes...

Before Starting an At-Home Medical Billing Coding Business...
The hype will tell you that there are great opportunities for at-home medical billing and coding businesses. But starting an at-home business before getting the correct training and experience is a recipe for disaster.

Top At-Home Medical Businesses
The health care industry is booming. Thousands of entrepreneurs are starting businesses in rapidly growing fields such as massage therapy, medical billing and coding, and medical transcription...

Making a Career out of Medical Transcription
How fast can you type "anterior cruciate ligament"? That's how fast you can switch careers and become a medical transcriptionist. Learn more about the courses you'll need to start your medical transcriptionist career.

Working as a Respiratory Therapist
Living and breathing . . . you can't have one without the other. Most of us take healthy lungs for granted. But breathing is a daily struggle for some people, so their respiratory therapist is literally a lifesaver.

Avoiding Medical Billing Coding Software Scams
Medical coding software is a useful tool to anyone with their own medical billing coding business. But installing software on your home computer does not a medical billing coding business make.

Finding a Health School
The search for the right school can seem like a daunting task, especially when you begin to think of how many schools there are to choose from. In the back of your mind you know that this one decision will influence the rest of your career in health.

Careers in Allied Health
In a health career, your professional skills can really make a difference in the world. Allied health professionals are competent, caring and compassionate. Each role involves not only working with your mind, but also with your hands to solve problems and provide quality care.