The Future of Medical Transcription

The Future of Medical Transcription If you have been a part of the medical transcription industry for a reasonable amount of time, you must have heard numerous debates on the future of this profession. There are those who believe that medical transcription... More

The Future of Medical Transcription If you have been a part of the medical transcription industry for a reasonable amount of time, you must have heard numerous debates on the future of this profession. There are those who believe that medical transcription is a dying industry. As digitization takes over our lives, can anyone be blamed for thinking this way? However, before you jump the gun and give medical transcription as a career option the cold shoulder, here’s some food for thought: • The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects good job options for certified medical transcriptionists over the next few years. • The employment of medical transcriptionists (MTs) is expected to grow by 11 percent through 2018. 1 While the figure is not something that will make you jump for joy, it does reflect that the demand for MTs is not drying up. The biggest reason, according to the Department of Labor, for this continued demand for health documentation professionals is the growth in the number o Less