The medical transcription profession is surrounded by several misconceptions. Let us look at what you should know about the profession.

• That the medical transcription job is not an earn-easy-money-from-home job.
• That it is a specialized profession that requires skilled professionals.
• That you need a certain aptitude to join the profession.
• That you don’t need to possess a formal qualification or have an experience to be a medical transcriptionist.
• That you can join the profession at any age.
• That you need an in-depth training in medical transcription to join the profession.
• That the profession requires you to be willing to learn regularly.
• That you have to meet deadlines everyday as a medical transcriptionist.
• That you can choose to work from home.
• That you can choose your work timings even if you don’t work from home.
• That you should be able to work on your own.
• That your work involves transcription and delivering a complete medical record.
• That medical transcriptionists are critical for the healthcare and the insurance industry.
• That the profession has proved to be recession-proof.
• That there are several opportunities in the pipeline.
• That the speech recognition software is not a threat to the medical transcriptionist.

If you aspire to become a transcriptionist, make sure you have the right aptitude. Go for a medical transcription course that conforms to the competency profile for medical education (COMPRO) as laid down by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). The course should also offer hands-on experience with authentic dictations.

Come back tomorrow for more information from the world of medical transcription.