All Things Transcription

Do you ever give much thought to your posture? We medical transcriptionists spend a lot of time in front of the computer. There really is no choice. If you don’t stay in the chair, you don’t make any money. Chair time equals aches and pains. It can also equal some pretty severe problems that can create huge medical expenses. We have talked about those so let’s focus on a few of the little things. How about we start with back pain?

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There is a Chinese curse that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” On the surface this does not seem like a curse at all. No one likes to be bored. If you live in interesting times, you do not have to worry about boredom. However, interesting times are often periods filled with strife on both a personal level and a global level. Boredom equals peace, in other words.

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There are many MTs (Medical Transcriptionists) on the job hunt right now. Besides having a good resume and cover letter there is another subject that strikes fear in the heart of newbie transcriptionists everywhere; the dreaded employment test! If you have started applying for jobs, you know that many companies require you to take both an objective and transcription test as part of the hiring process. I thought I would gather up some tips from some forum friends and make up a list of the ones I thought were most helpful.

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Well, it seems I was a little premature in deserting my soapbox labeled “outsourcing.” On 6/13/09, I posted an article about outsourcing. That article was in response to an incident involving a Pakistani medical transcriptionist and her attempt to extort a large amount of money by threatening to put private medical records out on the internet. This article is in response to an article that was published in both the Economic Times and The Daily Mail in regards to a British TV station that purchased a large number of medical records from some Indian men that were outsourced from the London Clinic. The London Clinic is a well-regarded private clinic in London. Some National Health hospitals also outsource their records to Indian companies as well. Please, read the articles. You really need to see the reason these guys were selling the records.

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Obviously lots of people are having trouble finding gainful employment these days. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 9.8%, according to the government figures from August of this year. Of course, most economists agree that this is not an accurate figure since it does not reflect the number of people who have given up on searching for a job and people who are underemployed; this refers to people who may desire full time employment but are forced to accept part time work.

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