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| FAQs
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| Thinking of
Medical Transcription as a Career Option??? |
| You can go
through the below FAQs to know more about
Medical Transcription and its future, earning
capabilities, growth opportunities, etc. |
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| Frequently
Asked Questions: |
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What is medical transcription? |
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Medical
transcription is the process where
one accurately and swiftly transcribes
medical records dictated by doctors. |
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Do I require any special skills to
take up Medical Transcription as a
profession? |
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You don’t
require any special skills to start
off in this profession. However, you
need to undergo Medical Transcription
training to learn the basic Anatomy
and Physiology of the Human Body,
medical terminology, pharmacology
(drug names along with doses and dosages),
etc. During MT training, certain skills
like, comprehension of American Accent
coupled with good listening skills,
computer skills, etc, are also improved. |
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What does a medical transcriptionist
do? |
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Medical
Transcriptionists (MTs) are specialists
in medical language and healthcare
documentation. Physicians and other
providers employ state-of-the-art
technology to dictate this information
and then rely on medical transcriptionists
to transform their spoken words into
comprehensive records that accurately
communicate clinical information.. |
| 4. |
What working options does a Medical
Transcriptionist have? |
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Medical
Transcriptionists are employed by
primarily by private medical transcription
companies. There are plenty of opportunities
for a trained and experienced MT.
You can choose to work full-time,
part-time, or in a flexible work
schedule in different medical transcription
companies.
There are
many MTs who work from home as well
either as an Independent Transcription
Professional (ITP) for companies
nearby or distant or home-based
employees, where you get paid similar
anything other employee working
from an office with salary, PF,
ESI, etc, benefits. |
| 5. |
What is earning potential in Medical
Transcription? |
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The potential
to earn in Medical Transcription is
limitless. The Base Salary usually
starts from Rs. 8,000 per month. However,
most of the MT Companies provide a
base salary and incentives. While
the Base Salary is fixed, the incentives
vary according to your output. It
is estimated, on an average, an MT
with 2 years of experience earns a
salary in the range of Rs. 15,000/-
to Rs. 25,000/- (including incentives)
on an average. |
| 6. |
What are the growth options in Medical
Transcription? |
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A good
MT with sufficient experience can
grow to various levels, i.e., Proofer,
Super Proofer, Editor, QA, Team Managers,
etc. Roles and responsibilities of
a MT designation vary from company
to company. |
| 7. |
When can I start working from home
after my MT training? |
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You need
to work from an office setup for at
least 1 year after your MT Training
before you can take up work from home. |
| 8. |
What is the future of Medical Transcription? |
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Medical
Transcription has come a long way
from manually hand-writing the reports
by the doctor’s assistant
to typing on a typewriter, using
word processors in 1970s and to
the present day computers.
Along with
advancement of technology, Medical
Transcription has also advanced
in leaps and bounds. Of late, Speech
Recognition Technology is being
used to dictate and process medical
reports in most of the MT Companies.
The future of Medical Transcription,
as of today, is in use of Speech
Recognition Technology. With the
advent of this technology, manual
typing has been eliminated. The
Recognition percentage in most of
the leading speech recognition softwares
is around 80% to 85%. This eliminates
the need to manually type the medical
reports and one can start off his/her
career in Medical Transcription
as a Proofer or Senior Proofer or
Editor, etc., which again varies
from company to company.
And
remember, a qualified and experienced
Medical Transcriptionist is always
in great demand. |
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