| Medical transcription is a career that involves | | | | recordings on a headset and using a foot pedal to |
| creating lucid and readable medical documents | | | | pause the recording when required. They type the |
| from the audio tapes on which the doctors have | | | | text onto a personal computer or word |
| made notes. These documents are then used for | | | | processor, editing for grammar. The documents |
| keeping medical records and insurance | | | | they mainly write include history of patient, |
| reimbursement. | | | | consultation reports, physical examination reports, |
| It is important for the transcriptionist to be able | | | | diagnostic imaging and even operative reports. |
| to understand medical terminology, physiology, | | | | They are also expected to produce discharge |
| human anatomy, pharmacology and diagnosis. | | | | summaries, autopsy reports, progress notes and |
| They must also be able to understand and | | | | referral letters. The documents are then sent |
| translate abbreviations and medical jargon into | | | | back to the client and once approved are filed |
| their expanded forms. They should be able to | | | | among the permanent documents of the patient. |
| apply the particular principles that are involved | | | | Another method uses speech recognition |
| with medical records. They should also ensure the | | | | technology, which translates sound into text and |
| legal and ethical necessities required for keeping | | | | creates drafts of the reports. This is most often |
| patient information confidential. | | | | done electronically. These reports need to be |
| Most health care services pass on audio transcript | | | | formatted, edited and checked for any medical |
| to medical transcriptionists using digital or analog | | | | mistakes. Medical fields using standardized |
| dictating equipment. The Internet is a very | | | | terminology, such as pathology or radiology, |
| convenient and popular medium for transmitting | | | | benefit the most from speech recognition |
| notes. Transcriptionists obtain dictations over the | | | | technology. Speech recognition technology is |
| net and are able to promptly send the transcribed | | | | expected to become more popular once it |
| documents to clients. | | | | becomes more sophisticated and advanced. |
| Medical transcriptionists work by initially listening to | | | | |