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Is Medical Transcription a good job to get into?

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I'm looking to get some training to have a work at home job. I was thinking something medical would be perfect. I've been reading a lot of things about MTs and it really looks like you can go either way with them [vs it being a good or bad choice to pick as a career]

jt66250
jt66250

Just make sure you dont take any MT jobs that require you to pay for anything except the software you may need. Many of the people trying to recruit for that are scammers.

Mr. Prefect
Mr. Prefect

Many years ago, medical transcription was a good field, as doctors and hospitals always were looking for people to do their copy. However, as technology improved, the fax machine followed by e-mail changed the field, as it was easier to pay someone in Asia nearly nothing to do the work, and have it waiting on the desk here in this country, with the time difference, the next morning.

Also, with voice recognition being used in many institutions, people became useless. And on top of this, many doctors began dictating while their patients were still present in their offices, and typed it while there also, eliminating again a transcriptionist.

Also, consider several more things. You need to master the english language, be a fast typist, and very accurate. And you need the ability to understand foreign doctors with their accents so you don't error when typing. And, in addition, look at the thousands of medical terms, and names of prescriptions out there. One slip of a letter, or addition of another, and you have typed a different medicine.

primroseella
primroseella

Well, language is very important in here. You must be able to communicate well. This follows that, your English proficiency must be good. To give you a more view about the job try to examine the link below.


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