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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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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Saving for Retirement When You Work From Home & Have Unpredictable Income

By Sarah Landrum for The Work at Home Woman The work-from-home life is the best and also the worst. On one hand, you have a somewhat flexible schedule, a cozy environment, a private supply of coffee, and no one physically breathing down your …

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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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Primary Care Doctors Spending 6 Hours Daily on EHR Data Entry

By Kate Monica for EHR Intelligence September 12, 2017-A new study by the University of Wisconsin and the American Medical Association (AMA) found primary care physicians spend almost six hours on EHR data entry during a typical 11.4 hour workday. Research by Arndt et al.published in …

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