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There has never been a time since I have been an MT that this profession has not seen changes, highs and lows, and rumors of changes, and I have been in this business 40 odd years now (YIKES!). I was out of a job twice because the hospitals I worked for disbanded the MT part of medical records. There was no forewarning, just rumors, and in two weeks we were gone, even the girls who had been with the hospital over 16 years. Of course, there was no offshoring then, just MT companies in the US doing this. I think you always have to prepare yourself, and going back to school is an excellent idea. I went back to school about 10 years ago, and then came back into this profession, why oh why! I guess because something new was introduced and I learned that and went with the flow.
About 6 years ago they said to prepare for ASR, but we thought, no way! Well, it happened. It is my opinion, however, that an offshore company still needs American MTs because they don't have a grasp on the English language, and still need that kind of help, but eventually that will also change if the government doesn't make some vital changes in offshoring work and keep it in the United States, especially in the field of medicine. It is too risky to send important dictation out of this country, because it cannot be protected. It was covered recently on this board that all information is out there for the picking about important personal data, such as SS#'s, credit card numbers, and a lot of other things. Just think if someone wanted to come into this country and needed info to get here, they could just steal this off of an unsuspecting patient.
Well, don't mean to sound negative, but we do have to protect this industry. |
I agree wholeheartedly - MQMT1
