| Technology seems to be changing so quickly in so | | | | It should then be automatically distributed to the |
| many areas of business. The medical transcription | | | | appropriate medical transcriptionist as they have |
| industry is certainly no exception and has seen | | | | been identified by the system administrators. This |
| sweeping change as a result of transcription | | | | can eliminate much of the work that the |
| platform software that has altered the way that | | | | management would have to do in a traditional |
| they do business. It is a double edged sword | | | | medical transcription company hierarchy. |
| whenever this happens, and medical transcription | | | | Once it is been delivered to the medical |
| companies both have the opportunity to increase | | | | transcriptionist, a transcription platform must |
| profits and the challenge to keep pace with | | | | provide an interface that the transcriptionist can |
| competitors that are using current software | | | | use effectively. This means that the |
| platforms. | | | | transcriptionist must be able to customize and use |
| There's a reason why you don't see much in the | | | | multiple keyboard shortcuts. This will reduce |
| way of simple medical transcription software | | | | repetitive injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome and |
| available in the market. It simply will not suffice | | | | it will also expedite the work. |
| when it comes to the needs of modern day | | | | One of the things that a transcription platform |
| medical transcription companies. At one point, it | | | | must have is the advantage of usability. Despite |
| was a helpful tool given to medical transcriptionists | | | | the fact that it must be far more sophisticated |
| that allowed them to produce more work in less | | | | than its historical counterparts, it must actually be |
| time. It was also helpful in that it caused | | | | easier for transcriptionists to use. Nobody profits |
| transcriptionists to have less frustration in their | | | | from long training sessions, and if this software |
| daily role as they could produce documents more | | | | can be used after only a few short training |
| easily. | | | | sessions, then the transcriptionists can be up and |
| Now a transcription platform must not only | | | | running doing what makes money for them and |
| provide the voice recognition software that is | | | | for the company. A full transcription platform will |
| necessary to provide the medical transcriptionists | | | | have online help files and companies should also |
| with the information in text form, but it must do | | | | offer on-site support that will address questions |
| much more at the same time. This begins with | | | | before they arise. |
| the way that information is submitted; different | | | | On top of all this, it is important for a transcription |
| clients will prefer to submit voice files in a number | | | | platform to be compliant. The Health Insurance |
| of different digital formats, or they may wish to | | | | Portability and Accountability Act dictates certain |
| simply pick up the phone and be able to dictate to | | | | privacy concerns of patients that must be |
| a system. | | | | addressed. Companies that fail to provide a |
| Once this voice dictation has been provided to the | | | | transcription platform that adheres to the |
| transcription company, a transcription platform | | | | stipulations of this Act will cause future problems |
| must take the submitted media and transcribe it. | | | | for the companies that purchase them. |