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What is medical transcription?

Transcription is nothing but converting voice dictated information into written text. In medical transcription the job would be to convert dictated information by a health professional (like Doctor) into text and send them back again.

Home based medical transcription

Most of the jobs in this sector are from developed countries like US. Though there are several companies in America to assist in medical transcription, these jobs are being increasingly outsourced to India, Philippines etc due to the cheap cost involved. In addition these countries have a good workforce in this sector who can speak and write English well.

Though there are several companies in India in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and other cities with team size of about 50 - 100, medical transcription field promises lots of work from home jobs. The requirements are just a personal computer, a broadband connection, a mic and headphones. However there might be some background checks before a person can actually get into medical transcription.

Medical Transcription Training

Getting trained in an institute is important to be successful in the job. This is very important to Indians because of their inherent difficulties in understanding American slang. There are several training institutes in and around major cities. The training duration would be typically from three to six months. Getting certified by a good training institute increases the credibility of the person to handle medical transcription and ensures long term success in the field.

Advantages of Home Based Medical Transcription

Work from home medical transcription jobs are advantageous due to the following reasons:

a) Very less investment. Only a PC, Mic, Headphones and Broadband connection are required.
b) Medical Transcription jobs are paid fairly well.
c) If continued over two to three years, a person gets enough experience to start a small company of his own.
 

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