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Subject: Medical Transcription Date: 7-May-2009 |
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| Question: I have heard that some kind of translation jobs are there online, can anyone help me out for that? | ||
| Answer: You can opt for Medical Transcription jobs after taking a short period of training. Medical transcription (MT) is the process by which medical records - such as patient history, consultation notes, lab reports, and pathology reports - dictated by doctors and other medical professionals are transcribed from audio to text format. The medical transcriptionist is the person who transforms audio medical reports from the original dictated form to the written form to be produced either as a hard copy or to be stored in a computer system.
The MT industry employs a number of proofreaders, junior and senior editors as well. Proofreaders and editors perform the following functions:
MT schools offer certificate courses in transcription.In-house training programmes are also offered by transcription firms that hire freshers. Over the last two years, India has become the hub of the global MT industry. MT is currently classified as an IT enabled industry and being actively promoted by NASSCOM's Vision Group for IT Enables Services.
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