15-01-2015, 09:37 PM
MT industry is under threat and the growth is very minimal. There are various factors, voice recognition, EMR adoption, budget cuts at hospitals. Several hospitals are forcing their physicians to eliminate dictation and to use templates within the EMR. Voice recognition has improved significantly over the past few years and there are 100's of apps on iphones and ipads to make a physicians job easier. The younger physicians coming into the profession are tech savy enough to use new technology. I do not see this profession growing any longer. I see significant growth in other related healthcare technology fields. I am speaking from over 15 years of MT experience.