Medical Transcription : Job Prospects & Career Options

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In India, lot of companies in the metros and major cities have ventured into the field. Since the job requires experience, these companies are expected to recruit a lot of people as trainees and then develop their skills so that they become experts in this field. Induj Infotech Ltd. of the S. Kumar group based in Mumbai, Infoscript Services Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore, Webcom Infotech Ltd. in Mumbai, Pioneer Transcription Systems in Delhi etc are some of the companies in MT.

There are lots of options available in the field abroad. One may choose to work from home for yourself. Another option would be to work outside your home in a hospital or for a medical transcription service. Other options include working in a doctor's office, insurance company, attorney's office, or a company marketing medical products or a medical book publishing company.

Some of the companies

• Lloyds Medical Solutions Private Limited
#52, Prestige Hosto Chambers, I Main Road, Sheshadripuram, Bangalore - 560 020
Phone: 91-80- 32522525
Fax: 91-80-23341597
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Website - www.lloydssolutions.com

• Spheris India Pvt Ltd,
One Spheris Plaza, Koramangala Block 8, Banglore - 560 095
Phone - 91-80-257157
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Website - www.spherisindia.com

• Pioneer Transcription Systems
B-372, Meera Bagh, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi
Phone 011-5271696 / 011-5279693
Fax 091-11-5279694

• Webcom Infotech Ltd.
Regent Chambers, 10th floor, 208 Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Phone 2826352 / 2881176; Fax 2819289

• Transcript Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
24\39 Gandhi layout Baswashwar nagar bangalore-560079
Phone 91-80-3209040 / 91-80-3102423; Fax 91-80-3209041

• ISA Softtech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
S.C.O 75, PHASE IX, Mohali Punjab
Phone 0172-394517 / 0172-394518

• Focus Infosys
#117-120, 2nd Floor 80 Feet Peripheral Road 4th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka
Phone 5527231; Fax 5527230

• Induj Infotech Ltd.
SKumars House, Street 14 , plot no 60 , Phase II. MIDC , Andheri (E), Mumbai Maharashtra
Phone 8368429

• Drish Infotech limited
SCO 104-106, Sector 34 A, Chandigarh Punjab
Phone 0172665653 / 0172665654; Fax +91-172-615622

Medical Transcription : Remuneration

It is a lucrative career with lot of benefits. At entry level medical transcriptionist is paid around Rs. 5000/- per month, which can exceed to Rs. 20000/- per month with two years, depending on their capabilities. There are also additional perks and performance incentives. Usually there are editors who help the transcriptionists in their work. If the MTs can become independent and do editors work also they have better prospects to earn more. With experience one can move on to becoming a supervisor, editor, trainer or manager of a medical transcription unit.