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how is the future of medical transcription jobs in india?

as it is outsourced jobs, are there any chances of total closure of such job units, is it contract based work, how long the duration of contract can be for such units of medical transcription

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1. read this article : Silent Revival: Medical Transcription Back into The Ramp-up Game Significant growth is envisaged for this industry in the near future; and most of it will be centered around Medical Transcription Service Organizations (MTSOs)", says Arun Jethmalani, CEO of ValueNotes. Medical transcription outsourcing grabbed a lot of media attention in India during 1995 - 97, well before BPO became a household term. People were excited about the huge opportunity that India had hit upon. But the industry witnessed a rough patch around 2000 Today, the US$195 million strong industry is up again, and silently supplying to the US$12 billion medical transcription industry in the US. There has been a systematic ramp-up and a steady flow of business. With high costs and manpower constraints in the US, MTSOs with proven offshore capabilities will be in an advantageous position in future. This group is rapidly acquiring offshore capabilities in India. According to analyst Neeraja Kandala, "the industry will witness greater consolidation, with large American MTSOs eyeing the smaller Indian offshore vendors". As per the Report "The US Medical Transcription Industry: Perspective on Outsourcing and Offshoring" the latest release by ValueNotes, medical transcription offshoring from India currently generates US$195 million in revenues; and is expected to reach US$647 million by 2010. ValueNotes estimates the current employment among India-based medical transcription vendors to be approximately 18,000 and expects this to grow to 52,000 by 2010. Vendors can be classified primarily into three groups: -- Indian units of large US players Typically comprise American companies who have successfully set up their transcription centers in India. The large players include CBay, Spheris, Spryance, Acusis and Heartland. These large players account for almost 70 percent of Indian medical transcription offshoring revenues. -- Mid-sized players - There are a number of medium sized players (< 500 employees) in India. Most of them work as franchisees or vendors of the larger players and have limited marketing presence in the US. -- Smaller players There are a large number of such small players with <50 employees. These players are subcontractors to the other two groups and suffer from unreliable revenue flows. The report provides an overview of the buyer scenario and an in-depth analysis of the Indian vendor space along with profiles of major industry players. It is based on secondary data as well as extensive interviews with key people at various medical transcription outsourcing companies in India. http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/pressreleases/stories/149258.html
2. It holds good if you are associated to some good organisation of the field.