Tag: medical transcription

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Transcription Industry

By Rachel Tirabassi Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. medical transcription industry was already in a fragile state. More doctors are looking for alternative options to transcription and many turned to new technology like speech recognition. Emerging documentation technology caused many …

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Electronic Health Records Creating a ‘New Era’ of Health Care Fraud, Officials Say

By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry for Fortune.com This story is part of an ongoing series investigating the government’s rollout of electronic health records. Read part one and part two. Derek Lewis was working as an electronic health records specialist for the nation’s largest …

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Medical Transcription: Still Room In-House

By Elizabeth S. Goar for For the Record Step inside several departments that have—in one form or another—survived the overwhelming trend toward outsourcing. It’s not breaking news to say that a significant majority of hospitals have outsourced their medical transcription departments to …

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10 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance

From Transcribe Everywhere Whether you work from home… or you work a 9-to-5 job, we all face one challenging goal together. A work-life balance. Am I spending too much time with work and not enough on family? Am I too stressed out …

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23 Reasons Why Transcriptionists Love their Job

Rough weeks at work are inevitable. Tight deadlines, difficult audio files, and unreasonable clients can put a real damper on your mood. Sometimes you might even question why you chose to get into transcription in the first place. Well, we’re here to …

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19 Transcription Clients That Need Your Services

By Chloe Brittain for Transcribe Anywhere Instead of hearing from me today, we’re featuring guest writer Chloe Brittain of Opal Transcription Services! Chloe is a freelance writer and transcriptionist, plus she’s the owner of Opal Transcription Services, an audio transcription company serving clients in …

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Common Challenges Transcriptionists Face and How to Handle Them: Part Two

By Transcribe Anywhere We previously discussed how to deal with poor audio quality, an issue that deserved its very own blog post! Today we are going to discuss other common challenges transcriptionists face, from boredom to bodily aches and pains and more. …

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Starting as a transcriptionist? Here’s what you need to know!

By Rachel Tirabassi Congratulations! You have a new gig as a transcriptionist. Time to get clients and start rolling in the dough! Whether it’s the beginning of a new career or side hustle, there are a few resources, products and tips you …

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