| Today medical transcription has almost become a | | | | Today we have experienced medical |
| popular term among the health professionals and | | | | transcriptionists who do specializations in |
| services are available for all medical specialties. | | | | transcription of different branches of medicine. |
| What is Medical transcription? It is the extensive | | | | Thus there has evolved various specialty medical |
| procedure of transcribing voice-recorded reports | | | | transcriptions like radiology transcription, pediatrics |
| done by doctors and healthcare professionals into | | | | transcription, cardiology transcription and so forth. |
| text formats for various uses including for | | | | Though all medical transcription professionals have |
| research and reimbursements. | | | | to be familiar with transcribing all branches of |
| A medical transcriptionist's job primarily involves | | | | medicine, a specialty transcriptionist, (some one |
| converting significant, confidential, and up-to-date | | | | specialized in transcribing for a particular branch of |
| data into written text. This text is printed and | | | | medicine) often gets preferred by the respective |
| included in the patients' records, archived and | | | | specialist. Further specialty in each branch is also |
| retained as an EMR (electronic medical record). | | | | done. Thus if we take specialty transcription |
| Transcriptionists can today work either from | | | | professional he will be an expert in transcription of |
| inside the hospital premises, from their homes or | | | | all pediatric specialty areas such as allergy |
| from any other distant global location. Electronic | | | | immunology, anesthesiology, endocrinology, |
| storing of medical records is preferred by modern | | | | cardiology infectious diseases, neurology, |
| medical institutions because of the huge volume | | | | nephrology, orthopedics, sports medicine and |
| of patient data being accumulated. Also it makes | | | | general academic pediatrics. |
| it very easy to incorporate all details including the | | | | There is a recent increased trend in the usage |
| medicine, diseases details and other diagnostic | | | | and dependence of voice recognition software for |
| information. Maintaining of this type of records is | | | | transcription. However the technology for it is yet |
| primarily to facilitate the patient's healthcare and | | | | not perfect and if the documents are not well |
| also to use it as a general use data bank while still | | | | looked into and edited by humans, it can give |
| maintaining confidentiality of patient data. | | | | irrelevant and absurd transcripts. One can expect |
| What is the actual MT process comprised of? It | | | | the regular manual transcription to be around for |
| generally includes, | | | | some time into the future and the fear of voice |
| Tying of documents | | | | recognition software based transcription totally |
| Active listening | | | | replacing the human element is not valid. Th |
| Information formatting | | | | demand for health services and medical |
| Editing/proofreading | | | | transcription is on the rise as the number of aging |
| Checks for compliance with medico-legal policies | | | | population is fast growing and the law requires |
| and procedures | | | | transcription documentation of medical bills for the |
| Medical transcription services are offered | | | | insurance benefits on worker's compensations. |
| specifically for all the different medical specialists. | | | | |