Getting Work

Bangalore is the hub of the medical transcription industry in India and the several medical transcription companies based in Bangalore are constantly seeking experienced medical transcriptionists, both as employees and to work from home.

Besides Acusis, here are some leading companies that hire home-based medical transcriptionists.

• Spheris India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  
• Focus Infosys, Bangalore
  
• Induj Infotech Ltd., Mumbai
  
• Drish Infotech limited, Chandigarh

In addition, several hospitals in India hire medical transcriptionists on part-time and full-time basis.

Elance.com, an Internet site for freelancers also has a medical transcription section.

Moolah

In India, a trainee may begin with a salary of a few thousand rupees. However, experienced transcriptionists earn much more.

A fresher may start with as much as Rs.10,000 per month, while an experienced person can easily earn above Rs.40,000 a month.

Go Global

The Internet has made it easy for Indian medical transcriptionists to bag assignments from American companies directly. These assignments usually pay in lakhs as the payment is made in dollars.

However, to get one of these coveted assignments you need to be a Certified Medical Transcriptionist. You can do this by taking the certification exam conducted by the American Association for Medical Transcription (www.aamt.org).

(With inputs from KB Anand, COO - Global Operations, Acusis Software India Pvt. Ltd., Seema R., home-based medical transcriptionist)

Author: Archana Correa, Freelance Journalist