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With "voice recognition" tech devices emerging so well, will this make medical transcription jobs obsolete?

is it true that the medical transcription profession is basically a sales job... to get the work to begin with?

Public Comments

1. no
2. I think that "obsolete" probably is a strong word, but they are definitely being affected. Even-though most agree that a human transcriptionist always is better than VR, how much better is always up for debate. Meaning, the long-term consequences are that it will over time push down medical transcription wages... I hope this helps...
3. I just had a Doctor's appointment and the Doc was using the voice recognition device to type for him on his computer. While he was using the device, it seemed he had to delete or backspace for at least once every sentence. He also had to raise his voice alot because he kept typing the wrong things. So, I believe we are still a long way off from completely jumping into these devices. I don't want to wake up from surgery one day and have my right arm removed on accident because the computer mistyped a word dictated by voice alone.
4. no it is not a sales job by http://www.new-parttimejob.blogspot.com
5. Speech recognition has been looming for over a decade, without posing a real threat to transcriptionists. The danger in using it in medical transcription is that many words sound alike and could negatively alter a patient's record. Even once perfected, how will speech recognition ever know the difference between an ilium and an ileum? The theory is that once it is perfected, transcriptionists will move into editorial positions, listening to the dictation while correcting the patient's record. More on this, plus real job listings, at the website below. No affiliation with any product or school, just good, free info.