| Transcription is putting spoken words into its written | | | | recognition technology is already employed by some |
| form. This seemingly simple task is very much | | | | hospitals to reduce the volume for medical |
| in-demand. Doctors need their spoken notes during | | | | transcription, the technology is still far from being |
| medical procedures to be written down. Those in the | | | | perfect and human medical transcriptionists are still |
| legal profession need the arguments and testimonies | | | | needed to check on the work of speech recognition |
| during court proceedings to be written down as well. | | | | software and edit as necessary. |
| Company officers who concluded a meeting need the | | | | Legal transcription is another field where transcription |
| items they have discussed to be documented in | | | | is an industry need and is part of the standard |
| writing. A journalist who interviews a celebrity would | | | | operating procedures especially during court |
| need the questions and answers in writing. A school | | | | proceedings. However, it also requires the |
| for the deaf would need instructional videos and | | | | transcriptionist to be knowledgeable in legal jargon |
| other educational materials with an audio component | | | | before he or she can be an effective transcriptionist. |
| to be written instead. These are just some of the | | | | Both medical and legal transcription careers are |
| needs that create a demand for transcription. The | | | | financially rewarding and require some amount of |
| needs for transcription are diverse and the sheer | | | | specialized training, not only for the transcriptionist to |
| volume has spawned an entire industry, and with an | | | | learn the jargon of the field but also on using the |
| industry, careers as well. | | | | proper format. Also, medical and legal transcriptionists |
| Medical Transcription alone is a field that is already | | | | are exposed to confidential information and care |
| worth tens of billions of dollars a year and is | | | | should be taken to ensure that personally identifiable |
| expected to continue to grow and need more | | | | information and other information should be kept |
| professionals. Demand is a given as hospitals need | | | | secret. |
| their patients' medical history to be stored and filed, | | | | Another option for a career in transcription is that of |
| either physically or electronically. Complete medical | | | | a general transcriptionist. Unlike medical or legal |
| records including doctors' notes are a must for | | | | transcription, general transcription does not require |
| insurance claims processing. A medical transcription | | | | specialized training, and the information dealt with are |
| career is a specialized field that pays above-average | | | | not as confidential in nature, making it easier to be |
| transcription fees. A Medical Transcriptionist would | | | | outsourced to companies. Companies are in turn not |
| have to use certain formats for different types of | | | | restricted in keeping information stored only in |
| medical records. He should also be, knowledgeable in | | | | specific hard drives or servers, but can easily get |
| medical jargon and can work quickly as medical | | | | transcriptionists working from home without the risk |
| records have to be updated in a timely manner. | | | | of confidentiality breaches, thus making general |
| Because of these medical transcriptionists usually go | | | | transcription a very feasible and accessible job to |
| into training first for six months to two years before | | | | most work at home professionals. |
| they can start transcribing. Although speech | | | | |