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Medical Transcription is the most recent and fastest growing IT-enabled medical service in India. It is the process whereby one accurately and swiftly transcribes medical records dictated by doctors and others, including history and physical reports, clinic notes, office notes, operative reports, consultation notes, discharge summaries, letters, psychiatric evaluations, laboratory reports, x-ray reports and pathology reports. Medical Transcriptionists are in demand in Western countries especially in the US where the entire healthcare industry is based on insurance and detailed medical records are needed for processing insurance claims. In hospitals across the US, doctors are short of time to fill up the medical records of their patients. These medical records, however, are very important for them, since they form the basis of retreiving money through processing of insurance claims. Therefore, the doctors in US record their findings into the computers with voice recognition technologies. These recorded voice signals are sent to companies outside US via satellite links. The companies employ medical transcriptionists who hear these records, and process the data into a word procesor. These transcribed medical records are then sent back to the source electronically. |
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It does not require specialised IT skills but it requires primary skills like good listening and language skills and knowledge of medical terms. Fluency in English, especially understanding of American way of speech and accent is a must to be in this field.
However, an ideal qualification for a medical transcriptionist is Graduation with English comprehension skill and undergoing a training course in MT is an added advantage. Further, the candidate should be able to quickly develop new skills and adjust with the different accents and diction. Throughout the career as a medical transcriptionist one would need to keep up with changes in medical terminologies, medical procedures etc. and have the ability to detect medical inconsistencies in dictation and fix poor grammar and syntax. One must also have patience, as the work may get monotonous and repetitive. Regular comprehensive quality training is necessary to be successful in this field.
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The medical transcription industry has its genesis in US. Health care is the second largest industry in US with a very high growth rate. Hence, the volume of outsourcing work which originates from there is very high and is expected to grow in future. This career offers a tremendous potential for growth. Medical transcription could be one of the speedy growing IT enabled service in India also, with the rapid change in the outlook in Indian healthcare and privatization of the insurance sector. India provides an ideal location for conducting medical transcription with the large population of educated English speaking people and the comparative low cost which encourages companies abroad to outsource their work to the Indian Medical Transcription field. In India, lot of companies in the metros and major cities have ventured into the field. Since the job requires experience, these companies are expected to recruit a lot of people as trainees and then develop their skills so that they become experts in this field. Induj Infotech Ltd. of the S. Kumar group based in Mumbai, Infoscript Services Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore, Webcom Infotech Ltd. in Mumbai, Pioneer Transcription Systems in Delhi etc are some of the companies in MT. There are lots of options available in the field abroad. One may choose to work from home for yourself. Another option would be to work outside your home in a hospital or for a medical transcription service. Other options include working in a doctor's office, insurance company, attorney's office, or a company marketing medical products or a medical book publishing company.
As a trainee, a medical transcriptionist can expect to get a stipend between Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 5000. Once the training is successfully completed, the person usually would get a starting salary between Rs. 5000 to Rs. 7000. |
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Some of the companies that provides courses in Medical Transcriptions :---
- Pioneer Transcription Systems
B-372, Meera Bagh, Paschim Vihar.
New DelhiDelhi
Phone 011-5271696 / 011-5279693
Fax 091-11-5279694
- Webcom Infotech Ltd.
Regent Chambers, 10th floor, 208 Nariman Point
Mumbai Maharashtra
Phone 2826352 / 2881176; Fax 2819289
- Transcript Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
24\39 Gandhi layout Baswashwar nagar bangalore-560079
Bangalore Karnataka
Phone 91-80-3209040 / 91-80-3102423; Fax 91-80-3209041
- ISA Softtech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
S.C.O 75, PHASE IX
Mohali Punjab
India
Phone 0172-394517 / 0172-394518
- Focus Infosys
#117-120, 2nd Floor 80 Feet Peripheral Road 4th Block, Koramangala
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Phone 5527231; Fax 5527230
- Induj Infotech Ltd.
SKumars House, Street 14 , plot no 60 , Phase II. MIDC
Andheri (E), Mumbai Maharashtra
Phone 8368429
- Drish Infotech limited
SCO 104-106, Sector 34 A
ChandigarhPunjab
Phone 0172665653 / 0172665654; Fax +91-172-615622
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