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Medical Information Station is a cyberspace resource center for the medical office worker. The site's primary objective is to supply useful data, tools, and handy tips, which will aid medical administrative assistants, transcriptionists, billing specialists and coders in achieving on-the-job excellence throughout a variety of healthcare settings.

In addition, the site contains facts and job descriptions for those just thinking about pursuing a medical office career.

Developing a foundation in basic medical terminology is necessary when communicating with physicians and other medical professionals. Medical terminology is known as the "language of medicine." This is how doctors talk to each other, and physicians may also use this jargon when they communicate with you.

An education in human anatomy and physiology, as well as an understanding of how the human body reacts in heath and disease is a must for both medical transcriptionists and medical coders.

All medical office workers must demonstrate a proficiency in English grammar, spelling, and proper document editing and formatting.

Computer proficiency and keyboarding skills are considered necessary for most medical office jobs. Extremely fast keyboarding skills are vital for the financial success of medical transcriptionists, because many positions are paid according to the quantity of work produced.

Compassion, patience, and respect for patient privacy have always been required of medical office workers, but now it is also the part of the law. Today, medical office workers must be familiar with acts such as HIPAA (Health Information and Portability Act) regulations in order to maintain legal compliance.