Is medical transcriptionist a good Job to go into?

February 23, 2010

I`ve been looking at to go into. and I was thinking (MT) could be good. does anyone know?

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queendi_917 February 23, 2010 at 8:25 am

No. I know a couple people that used to do medical transcription for a living and had trouble finding enough work. A lot of offices put medical notes right into a lap top computer when they see patients now, thereby greatly reducing the need for transcription services. Transcription is a dying technology. Also, there are computer programs used by both medical and legal offices where a doctor or lawyer can dictate notes into a microphone and the computer types the info in for them. Transcription is so 1960s. Personally, I would do something else.

nomo February 23, 2010 at 8:25 am

It is if you can find a doctor or hospital to hire you. Many ads say you can do it from home, however very few doctors will allow their records to go out of their office, so you cannot do it at home.

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