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Medical Transcriptionists - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I become a medical transcriptionist?
I would like to work at MD to MD, Medical Transcription. What criteria are you looking for when you recruit a new medical transcriptionist?
- At MD to MD Medical Transcription we hire individuals who have had formal training enrolling in a course be it online or at a community college. We require medical transcriptionists who have a thorough knowledge of medical terminology. You need to have worked as a medical transcriptionist for at least three years and you need to have done so within the past five years.
- We favor candidates who have had formal training in a hospital/acute care environment; someone who has transcribed History and Physicals, Operative Reports, and multi-specialty clinic reports.
- We require at least three references of prior employers, and we speak with them over the phone. These can be transcription service owners, transcription administrators who manage large hospital transcription departments, or doctors. References from coworkers and personal friends are not considered.
- CMT’s are favored, but this is not a mandatory requirement.
Will traditional medical transcription be replaced voice recognition?
- According to the US Department of Labor “Demand for medical transcriptionists is expected to increase due to rapid growth in health care industries, spurred by a growing and aging population. Medical transcriptionist positions are projected to grow 30.3% between 2000 and 2010.”
- Voice recognition and fear that this technology will eliminate traditional medical transcription is unlikely to happen. More jobs are becoming available as more health care professionals outsource their work to transcription services. Sure, there will be some health care professionals that will go the route of voice recognition.
- Voice recognition can be integrated into the medical transcription work flow in that you as medical transcriptionists will become QC editors rather than type from scratch. Voice recognition is especially successful in medical specialties like radiology, and less successful in others. Some health care providers however, are unlikely to ever profile for voice recognition, based for example, on poor enunciation. Also, they are time-constrained and do not have the time to train software on their speech-style especially where accents need to be considered. Time in front of their PC’s takes away from consultation time with patients. Remember too, a PC cannot think like a person, and therefore minor errors will be missed.
What are the advantages of this job?
- 83% of all transcriptionists in North America work from home.
- This results in flexible work hours. You can work around your family’s needs and you decide when to work and when not to work.
- No grid lock and sitting in traffic – resulting in better time management.
- No office politics to contend with.
- Productivity based salary i.e. you control your monthly earnings and advancement.
- Continued daily support and training. Feedback is given daily.
- At MD to MD we aim to give you consistency with primary accounts so you become a specialist at your dictator(s) style of speech and this enables you to boost your productivity. The Medrite XL platform we use helps boost your productivity as your existing shortcuts in Word or other expander programs can be integrated. See http://www.crescendo.com/en/medical_transcription.php.
As a family-owned business, we do our best at all times to consider you, the person behind the transcript. It is because of your expertise that we are able to constantly exceed client expectation.
If you want to be part of our dynamic team please fill out our online form. One of our members will contact you shortly.
