MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION

Introduction:Medical Transcription is one of the fastest growing IT related jobs in India. Doctors in the U.S do not have adequate time to record their findings. These records are important for the claiming of insurances. Thus doctors record there medical findings and these recorded messages are sent to countries like India. It is the job of medical transcriptionists to transfer those messages into a written format. Medical transcriptionists must have few basic qualities –

1. Good command over English
2. Good listening skills
3. Understanding of American accent
4. Knowledge of medical terminology

Qualifications: Several institutes all over India offer diploma courses on medical transcription. Qualifications required to pursue a course on medical transcription in India is not very high. Graduates and undergraduates can apply for such courses. The duration of a diploma on medical transcription varies from 4 to 5 months.

The major institutes offering courses on medical transcriptions are-

• Academy Of Medical Transcription, New Delhi
• Bajaj Institute Of Information Technology (BIIT), Unit No-1, 1st Floor, C-4E Market Janak Puri, New Delhi 110058
• Indian Institute Of Medical Transcription (IIMT), H-15, South Extn. Part-1, New Delhi 110049
• Karltech Medical Transcription Pvt. Ltd 344 Block II, Ganga Shopping Complex, Sector 29, Noida, (Uttar Pradesh)
• KITCO, 4, Amrit Nagar, South Ext. 1, New Delhi 110003
• MDS Infotech LTD, B-219, Saraswati Vihar, Pitampura, Delhi 110034
• Medical Transcription Education Center, H.O. 245-B (3 rd Floor), Main Road, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash, New Delhi 110065
• Meditransindia (MTI), 29/1, Ashok Nagar, Jail Road, Tilak Nagar Circle, New Delhi 110018
• Shivam Institute Of Medical Transcription (SIMT), D-53 Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-1, New Delhi 110020

Benefits: A diploma in medical transcription equips aspiring medical transcriptionists with better skills of comprehending American accent. This increases the working capability of a transcriptionist. As graduates from any background can avail this course it is necessary for them to be acquainted with medical terminology, which this course provides.

Scope in India: Health industry is the second biggest industry in the US, so the amount of medical data outsourced is increasing by the day. A career in medical transcription is thus providing lucrative options for trained personnel. Transcriptionists are usually hired as trainees in transcription agencies. A trainee usually draws a monthly salary between Rs.2,500- Rs.3,000, once the training is successfully completed the salary increases to Rs.5,000 - Rs.7,000 per month. One even has the choice of building up a business like data transcription centers and call centers based on medical transcription.

Scope abroad: As medical transcription is done on data sent from the US, there is not much scope in this job in the western countries. However eastern countries like China, Malaysia, Thailand and other such countries where labor is cheap, provide enough job opportunities in medical transcription.