Anyone who says medical transcription is going to be obsolete is talking through his hat. Medical transcription is almost already a paperless job. Transcribed files are uploaded into the hospital records in the computer system.
The physicians refer/access them in the computer system as and when required. As someone already mentioned, there will always be tough dictators whose dictation is hard to understand and whose transcription would require lot of hearing skills and transcription experience. These physicians always require the skills of transcriptionists 24/7.
Any future doubts/clarifications are graciously invited at prashanth_142@yahoo.co.in
Medical transcription in a few years will be an obsolete profession. I check with a program director at my local community college and in three to five years, a lot more medical facilities are going into electronic records. They are trying to go paperless. You may want to look into this a little further.
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Medical transcription is not going to be obsolete! Even with the electronic health records and voice recognition software, MTs will always be needed to edit and verify the content of the health records. Furthermore, not all medical facilities will jump on board with all of this, and those facilities will still require transcription.
As far as getting an MT education outside of the US, I do not know of any good schools, but US residents should consider M-TEC for their MT education needs.
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http://www.mtecinc.com
Anyone who says medical transcription is going to be obsolete is talking through his hat. Medical transcription is almost already a paperless job. Transcribed files are uploaded into the hospital records in the computer system. The physicians refer/access them in the computer system as and when required. As someone already mentioned, there will always be tough dictators whose dictation is hard to understand and whose transcription would require lot of hearing skills and transcription experience. These physicians always require the skills of transcriptionists 24/7. Any future doubts/clarifications are graciously invited at prashanth_142@yahoo.co.in
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