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With the current unemployment situation, it was only a matter of time - VR was the solution
Posted: Aug 26, 2010
All these big companies knew the bill would pass, especially with the current unemployment situation. How could anyone vote no?
Why do you think they came up with VR in our industry? It was the only profitable solution.
You *do* know VR has been around for a really long time, right? - VRoldie
[ In Reply To ..]I'm pretty sure no one has a crystal ball.
Our industry is perfect for technology to some day replace us. THAT is the issue, not offshoring.
Of course I know this. It has been a long time coming though. - It is here to stay.
[ In Reply To ..]VR has been tried and failed, tried and failed, and then tried and improved upon to the point that it is a viable option to offshoring and having say 10 MTs on an account instead of 20. In the past, clients have refused to allow their work to be offshored, and some smaller MT companies would not go that route. It was so hard for them to compete and be profitable that VR had to eventually succeed, and now it has.
I see many practices being bought out now by the big medical corporations due to the new healthcare reform. These corporations will also be providing the MT service, probably with MTSOs. With EMR, etc. being required, practices with say 10-30 doctors just don't want to get into the "computer business," so they will let these larger corporations handle that for them.
I would say that no matter who you work for or what kind of MTing you do, it would be best to learn VR efficiently if you want to stay in the MT/editing business.
Again, it is not illegal to offshore work overseas - just not so profitable anymore. The government can no more stop that than they can stop you from going on vacation overseas. Hopefully, now we will see a reverse trend in all industries. Should help provide additional tax dollars here, social security fund, and reduce the unemployment situation. What better way to stimulate the economy!
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