US medical transcription firm to open office in RP

MANILA, Philippines -- Major US-based medical transcription firm MxSecure is set to open a representative office in the Philippines in an effort to tap into the country's medical transcription industry.

MxSecure would be the first major US medical transcription firm to have an office in the Philippines.

The MxSecure office will subcontract projects from the US to Philippine medical transcription providers. There are currently four MxSecure partners in the Philippines but this number is expected to grow when the company opens its office here.

The company has also hired Evelyn Abat, former managing director of eData Services and former president of the Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines (MTIAPI).

As MxSecure Philippines Country Manager, Abat shall be responsible for managing the company's operations in the country. In an interview with INQUIRER.NET, Abat said the presence of an American medical transcription office would push the Philippines' own industry to be recognized in countries where medical transcription is high in demand, particularly in the US.

She admitted that in the past year, medical transcription firms have struggled to find projects from the US.

Likewise, the level of quality is not yet at par with current demands, which further discourages US clinics and hospitals to pass requirements to Philippine firms.

Abat said that prior to her departure from MTIAPI, there were about 50 members in the group. It had grown its membership base to almost 100 but soon declined as some members failed to find more projects to sustain their businesses.

"By getting a US medical transcription company to be present here, our own industry can learn from the foreign firm's experiences with US medical institutions। We can still improve our quality of work and then get more projects eventually," Abat said.

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