http://www.medicaltranscriptionisttraininginfo.org/blog/is-medical-transcriptionist-a-good-job-to-go-into/ Information for Making Medical Transcription Your Career! Sun, 29 May 2011 03:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.medicaltranscriptionisttraininginfo.org/blog/is-medical-transcriptionist-a-good-job-to-go-into/comment-page-1/#comment-464 queendi_917 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:25:49 +0000 http://www.medicaltranscriptionisttraininginfo.org/blog/is-medical-transcriptionist-a-good-job-to-go-into/#comment-464 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. 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.

]]> http://www.medicaltranscriptionisttraininginfo.org/blog/is-medical-transcriptionist-a-good-job-to-go-into/comment-page-1/#comment-465 nomo Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:25:49 +0000 http://www.medicaltranscriptionisttraininginfo.org/blog/is-medical-transcriptionist-a-good-job-to-go-into/#comment-465 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. 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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