Who do medical transcriptionists work for?
A transcriptionist can live in Podunk Valley, California, 100 miles from the nearest city, and work for a client at the other end of the country, in Boston or New York. That is happening more and more. MTs may work for medical facilities as employees in-house; they may work for transcription services in-house (actual employees) or at home (independent subcontractors or statutory employees). Potential clients are doctor’s offices, medical clinics, hospitals (of all shapes and sizes), rehab centers, ambulance services, company medical centers (some big companies have their own medical transcription departments), and transcription services, large and small. There is also the option for a medical transcriptionist (MT) to acquire his or her own clients, in which case that MT is a self-employed entrepreneur.
