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Coimbatore - Hub for Medical Transcription

LN Revathy of The Hindu has a good article in today's Business Line detailing the growth of the IT/BPO industries in Coimbatore over the years. She also elaborates on the fact on how Coimbatore has turned itself into a Medical Transcription hub. The city is set to emerge as the ‘Medical Transcription Outsourcing Capital of India', say leaders in the medical transcription space. Players such as CBay Systems and Spheris have expanded their operations here rapidly. CBay, for instance, has its largest facility here in an area of about 20,000 sq.ft. The company has, in the last eight months, opened up two centres, initiated tie-ups with local colleges to rope in students. A few others are exploring opportunities across the landscape as this (medical transcription) industry is predominantly South-based. Being the chosen hub for MT, the city also has a number of people travelling from smaller towns such as Salem, Erode, Pollachi and Udhagamandalam attracted towards this steadily growi