Cebu is Groomed as Medical Transcription Hub
Data transcription is a fast-growing outsourcing business in the country. Along with contact centers, data transcription is a sunshine industry in the country absorbing only 1 percent of America’s staggering US$25 billion market.
The country hopes to get a substantial portion of that pie by utilizing its vast pool of graduates of medical-related courses who only either end up employed in low-paying jobs or becoming a domestic helper in Singapore or Hong Kong. There are a lot of graduates in medical and para-medical courses in the country who can be tapped to work as medical transcriptionists, either part-time or full-time depending on the individual’s preference.
Owing to its srategic location, a good number of medical schools and well-developed IT infrastructure, Cebu is groomed to become the medical transcription hub in the country. The Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines Inc. (MTIAPI) will conduct a data transcription conference in Cebu City as a follow up to the upcoming e-Services Philippines Inc. (ESP) 2006 which is happening on February 16-17.
MTIAPI will focus on getting Cebu’s IT firms to start promoting data transcription as a potential dollar earner and help ease unemployment problem in the country.
The data transcription conference will be held at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel on February 20, three days after ESP 2006 in Mandaluyong City.
Sean Carroll, president of the US-based Medical Transcription Industry Alliance, is among its speakers. She will will speak on how Filipino firms can expand market reach and leverage on the growing demand for transcription services in the US.
SPI Healthcare Documentation COO David Woodrow will follow and he will discuss what promotional strategies local firms can employ to sell their services.
Evelyn Abat, MTIAPI president, revealed that the thrust is to establish the Department of Trade and Industry’s regional ICT program for the Philippines’ regions to build their own ICT industries and provide IT-enabled assistance to other regions.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
World wide there is a shortage of medical transcription staff. The opportunities for both graduates and non-graduates to fill the vacancies that currently exist in the industry is huge. The opportunity for individuals to work from home or set up their own medical transcription business could be very lucrative.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
It’s great to know Cebu is booming as a MT hub. While medical transcription is not rocket science, it does require specialized training. And while home medical transcription
is not for everyone, most people who are willing to make the investment in training are candidates for a career as a home medical transcriptionist. The key is a willingness to learn and a commitment to stick with something till you have mastered it.