Tag: Legal Transcription

Time Management Tips for Freelancers

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription Time is money, and when you work from home, time is almost as good as gold. Time to be productive and stay focused. Time to get all your household to-dos done. Time to pay attention to loved …

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Text Expanders for Transcriptionists

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription How to Start Transcribing with a Text Expander Recently, we surveyed several hundred transcriptionists on their usage of text expanders and, to our surprise, discovered that only about 70 percent use text expansion. If you’re not …

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Olympus DS-9500 vs Philips DPM8000: Your Digital Recorder Guide

By Rachel Tirabassi Since it’s release in 2013, the Philips DPM8000 has been a longtime bestseller at TranscriptionGear.com. However, the new DS-9500 from Olympus could easily take its top spot. The new recorder is changing industry standards with its unique WiFi capabilities …

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Online Research Tools for Transcriptionists

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription Using Research Techniques to Improve Your Transcription Accuracy What if I told you that Google can make you a better transcriptionist? Google, along with other online research tools, is an excellent tool for getting answers and …

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Difficult Words and Terms in Legal Transcription

By Beth Worthy for GMR Transcription No doubt, one of the things that makes legal language so difficult are the unusual words and terms. Some legal terms such as-judge, court, interrogation etc. are relatively well known, where others are a complete mystery …

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At what rates are legal, general and medical transcription changing?

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription Discover your safest option with career-growth potential If you are an experienced transcriptionist, you may wonder what the future holds for your occupation. After all, new speech recognition technology is changing the industry. In fact, “the …

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10 Grammar Mistakes A Transcriptionist Should Never Make

By Tracy Theodoroff for Allegis Transcription If you’re a transcriptionist, there’s a good chance you find yourself correcting everyone else’s grammar. But you just can’t help yourself, can you? Hey, the fact that incorrect grammar and spelling irks us is what makes …

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What All Transcriptionists Need to Know

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription Is transcription a “high risk” profession? Most would say no, of course not. Yet, this kind of work carries a considerable—and often overlooked—health risk.  Anyone who types on a keyboard for many hours each day, over …

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Top 5 Ways to Prevent Eye Strain as a Transcriptionist

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription As a transcriptionist, you spend hours staring at your computer monitor without even thinking about the potential health consequences. You’re too laser-focused on listening and transcribing the right information. But while your diligence helps you finish …

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The Role and Relevance of Medical Transcription to EMR Adoption

Ambulatory EMR adoption is an endemic national concern. According to a survey conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine only 4% of respondents have a fully functional EMR (with order-entry and clinical-decision support capabilities) and 13% have a basic system. Article …

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