seen and felt the changes as well

Posted By: You are right on the money! on 2006-03-31
In Reply to: All I can tell you is I have been watching this issue very closely for the past 5 years... - US MT

I'm taking only a class a semester hoping things will hold out in the MT world until my youngest is in school so I can dedicate myself full time to nursing school as well.

I have held jobs for years that I were replaced by first the EMR, then VR, and each time I was moved to another area to continue transcribing, but then the dreaded outsourcing came.

What happened to the dinosaurs when their surroundings changed?

Take care, best of luck to you!

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the future of medical transcription - k8990
- Thanks everyone for answering! - k8990
- K8990 - rochelle
  - Or if you're interested in investing 2 years to break into a field that won't be around... - by all means go for it
- All I can tell you is I have been watching this issue very closely for the past 5 years... - US MT
  - Future - Jan
  - As a new MT, - I appreciate your candor. - nm
  - seen and felt the changes as well - You are right on the money!
    - I enjoy MT, but I see the writing on the wall. I have started another at-home business....(sm) - Phasing Out MT....
- Well, it really IS kind of up in the air, but even if MTs - get phased out, that'll take many years. - nm

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However, you need to remember that the course is self-study. You need to be prepared (and I think you are) to work mostly on your own because that is how it will be once you graduate and get a job. I think you will find that you do not need to contact them much, as that is the way their course is designed. Take advantage of the online student group they hold weekly, post on their message boards, and involve yourself. You get out of it what you put in. :-) I think you have the right idea!

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