It was long feared that the aging of the baby boomer generation would bring about a healthcare crisis in the United States, and our nation’s politicians have planned accordingly. Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits have been implemented several times over the last decade, and congress has recently proposed a package that would reduce benefits 40% over the next 9 years, while raising premiums 20%. Still, every cloud seems to indeed have a silver lining, as one positive to result from the increased burden to the health care system can be seen in the number of health ...

RNs make up the largest portion of jobs in healthcare. About sixty percent of the over two and a half million jobs are in a hospital setting. Others work in skilled nursing facilities usually with a role of manager or supervisor, in home health care, or doctors’ offices. There are other job opportunities for Registered Nurses such as occupational health, addition recovery services, hospice care, and holistic medicine.SpecializationWorking in a hospital gives a RN the chance to specialize in a particular field of medicine just as a doctor would. These opportunities include, ...

Medical transcription is one of the fastest growing professions today, which gives an option to work from home. This is a well paid, yet comfortable job because this gives the flexibility to work from home. Medical transcription is the process by which one accurately transcribes the medical records dictated by the doctor, physician, nurse or any other health care professional into medical records. Some of the documents they produce include case history, discharge summery, autopsy report, diagnostic studies and referral letters. These records eventually become patient's ...