Due to the various advantages outsourcing provides, medical transcription work is mainly outsourced to other countries.

• A huge reduction in cost incurred for transcription is a major factor for healthcare sectors for outsourcing the work. A considerable amount of cost-cutting is done by not indulging in maintaining an in-house team for transcription.
• Better quality of transcription is obtained as a result of creating a sector that is dedicated solely for medical transcription work and functions with the objective of providing the best work in a competitive field. Employees are trained with the necessary skill set to provide the best services. This results in the output being accurate, consistent, and reliable.
• Healthcare providers can focus their attention on the most important duty for which they are trained, i.e., patient care. This is advantageous to both patients and doctors, as the patients receive the providers' undivided attention. It also eliminates administrative responsibilities for the doctors that are required while creating and handling medical documents and transcription tasks.
• Increased efficiency in the system of outsourcing since it reduces the turnaround time, as it utilizes the existing global time differences, and this reduces hassles in having to wait for the documents and aids in the smooth functioning of healthcare systems.