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| table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table | | | | be reviewed by the doctor, thereby simplifying |
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| mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; | | | | medical transcriptionist play an important role to |
| mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in | | | | make sure the transcribed reports are correct |
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| mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; | | | | The doctor should speak slowly and concisely |
| mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; | | | | especially, when he is dictating medications and |
| font-family:"Times New Roman"; | | | | disease conditions. In the case of Emergency (ER) |
| mso-ansi-language:#0400; | | | | reports the doctor is time-challenged and has to |
| mso-fareast-language:#0400; | | | | dictate quickly, the large part of the job is handed |
| mso-bidi-language:#0400;} | | | | to the transcriptionist.therefore, a medical |
| Medical Transcription | | | | transcriptionist should possess medical knowledge, |
| Medical Transcription is an allied health profession | | | | good comprehension, be creative and research |
| which converts voice-recorded reports as | | | | any medical terms as quickly as possible when in |
| dictated by Doctors or healthcare professionals | | | | doubt. |
| into text formats. A person performing | | | | Outsourcing Medical Records |
| transcription is known as medical transcriptionist. | | | | Due to the increasing demand for documenting |
| When a patient visits the doctor, the doctor | | | | medical records countries like Britian, United |
| conducts a physical examination, reviews the | | | | States, Australia have started to outsource the |
| patients past medical history and requests for | | | | services of medical transcription to developing |
| laboratory studies before making the diagnosis | | | | countries like India and Philippines the main reason |
| ,only then he plans on the treatment .After the | | | | being cheap labor. |
| patient leaves ,the doctor records the patient | | | | Initially outsourcing was considered to have |
| information into a voice-recorder like a cassette | | | | several demerits for example; most of the |
| player or a telephone where the information is | | | | medical transcriptionist are not given proper |
| held temporarily by a server in the hospital or | | | | training and lack the basic education to do the job |
| sent to a Transcription office .This report is then | | | | accurately. The other disadvantage being lack of |
| accessed by a medical transcriptionist who | | | | privacy while outsourcing patient medical records |
| converts the dictation into medical record which is | | | | from one country to the other. |