Mr. Parag Shah, a former Customer Care
Executive in the telecom industry, quit his job to take
up a career in Medical Transcription (MT) and English communication
skills. After working with Saral Software Solutions Private
Limited, Gujarat’s premier Medical Transcription Company,
Parag opted to work from home and became a Home Based Medical
Transcriptionist (HBMT). Today he is a successful and happy
HBMT working from home, earning a substantial income and
keeping himself updated about developments in the field
of medicine, software technology and international culture.
Medical Transcription is an established ITeS industry with
more than 300 companies across India that provides Medical
Transcription services to hospitals and clinics in the US.
Today there are more than 20,000 Medical Transcriptionists
with well-paid, stable, respectable careers, working in
the field, some of whom are home based. Medical transcriptionists
listen to recorded dictations of doctors and type them in
MS Word, in short, converting voice to text format. For
this the transcriptionist needs to be conversant with medical
terminology and have excellent English comprehension, vocabulary
and grammar skills. All these subjects are included in the
six-month Internship program conducted by the Company.
Today Parag has a substantial income through a career in
Medical Transcription and is able to provide well for his
family, enjoying a comfortable lifestyle. Many career oriented
graduates who joined our Internship program worked consistently
and sincerely on acquiring the requisite skills and today
have a very satisfying career within two years. A career
in Medical Transcription makes you conversant with medical
terminology and offers tremendous knowledge of the medical
field, almost as much as any qualified medical practitioner
and helps better grasping and understanding of American
English and American accent. Says Ms Smita Cowper, Manager
(Human Resources) Saral Software Solutions Private Limited,”
You mention a symptom and a transcriptionist can at once
relate to the knowledge he has acquired, immediately coming
up with illnesses where the symptom could be encountered
and its relevant treatment”.
Parag is of the opinion that on an average an experienced
MT or HBMT can transcribe 500 to 800 lines and can earn
an average income of Rs.500 to Rs.700 per day! Over and
above this, an MT with our Company also earns a fixed income
every month for being on the rolls of Company. Within 2
to 3 years of working an ambitious, dedicated transcriptionist
can rise to the position of Quality Analyst and can contribute
through his experience by editing transcribed reports so
as to improve their quality before they are finally delivered
to the hospitals.
You could be a fresh young graduate in any discipline, or
a microbiologist, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, engineer, programmer,
a paramedic or someone who is considering a switch over
from your current field; you can take up Medical Transcription.
This is a field that will continue to remain in demand,
remaining unaffected by current recession the world over;
a field where the industry continues to recruit trainees
and experienced staff all through the year.
Companies in the industry have a payment system, which is
dependent on “per line quality and quantity”. This feature
allows a transcriptionist or editor to plan his performance
over a weekly or monthly basis allowing him/her to earn
as per his output. Taking up medical transcription as a
career can be both lucrative, interesting, challenging and
one that constantly allows for addition to one’s knowledge
base in the field of medicine. Any transcriptionist or editor
can expect to feel the satisfaction of being financially
settled in life, within few years of taking it up as a career.
“Medical transcription is a hard work initially, but can
be rewarding both financially and personally”, says Ms Smita.
“There are hundreds of medical transcriptionists in India
working either in an office environment or from their homes.
“ She adds, “ A husband-wife team working as HBMTs can earn
a fairly sizeable income without having to leave the confines
of their home”! However, she recommends that in order to
be able to work from home one needs to be properly trained
and mentored during the training period, so as to achieve
requisite skills and earn an attractive salary.
Experts in the field believe that transcriptionists working
from home need to make an investment in equipment and reference
material software and must show willingness at all times
to frequently update both so as to keep abreast with the
latest trends in the field of medicine and technology.
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