| Joyful Scoping/SMA |
| We can accomplish great things when we work together!! |
| What is Scoping? |
| This is definitely a field of constant learning. Each job is like opening a new book. |
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| Are you a Medical Transcriptionist? Learning to scope will certainly be a stress reliever for you, if you've been working in the medical transcription arena. And you will do very well in this field because of your previous experience. Scopists are very helpful with each other. There are many scopists who were medical transcriptionists prior to entering the scoping field. |
| About CAT Progams Be sure to check out the different CAT (computer assisted transcription) programs. When you are checking them out be sure you get information about their technical service they provide to you. This is an added cost that you need to be aware of. Technical assistance is a must in the beginning year. Most CAT Programs cost just under $2,000. (That cost includes tech support.) **Check the DigitalCAT info below. I realize that sounds like a lot. I took out a loan for my software program and I would say that your work will pay for the program within your first year. **DigitalCAT from Stenovations is the least expensive CAT program at $50. |
| Take a look at the job security for court reporters compared to the U.S. Job market. Job Trends for Court Reporters (Ranks for federal, state, county, city, local, & government.) http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobtrends/home |
| Once a scopist is trained, he/she will take a court reporter's transcript, download it via email, and then proceed to edit it through the use of a computer-assisted transcription (CAT) program. When we open the file, we find that about 90 percent of the file is already formatted and in text form. The stenographer's (court reporter's) language or "steno" for short, will be along the right side of the screen. If you are an avid reader, are detail-oriented and don't mind researching for street names, medical words, and all kinds of other things, you will likely enjoy scoping. To become trained, it is strongly encouraged that you enroll in a scoping training program. You will learn the stenographic language, work heavily on refreshing your punctuation skills, and practice up on the many different homonyms or soundalike words. Then you will put your skills to work on unedited transcripts, put your marketing material together, and purchase and learn your CAT program. If you would like more information, feel free to send an email to: drscoping@gmail.com. |
| What does it look like? Here is a link to what a stenographic machine is like and how the stenographic language looks like on the tape: http://www.bestfuture.com/how_the_steno_machine_wo rks.html |
| Who will enjoy this work? Anyone who enjoys reading, has an eye for detail and is willing to assert themselves into the scoping field . If you are looking for the work to simply be handed to you, you will not be successful in scoping. This is also a great job for any families who are constantly moving because of their job. So long as you have Internet access, you will do very well in the field. |
| Other people who would be good with this job are: Teachers Retirees (Good hearing and eyes are a must) Military Spouses Anyone looking for a second job |
| A Sample Transcript with Audio: Metatranscript.com has been gracious enough to allow Joyful Scoping/SMA to link to his sample e-transcript through this link. When you follow the link and click on the blue time stamps, you will hear the spoken text of that line. This is a great example of what you will be working with. |
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