What is Medical Transcription and how is it done ?
Medical Transcription is the process whereby one accurately and swiftly transcribes medical records dictated by Doctors and others, which include – History & Physical Reports, Clinic Notes, Office Notes, Operative Notes, Consultation Notes, Discharge Summaries, Letters, Psychiatric Evaluations, Laboratory Reports, X-ray Reports, Pathology Reports etc. It involves receiving dictation by tapes or as voice files over the internet, and the use of Head Phones, a Media Player and a Word Processing Program. It requires good listening and language skills, computer skills and knowledge of Medical Terms. Several books like – Medical definitions, Medications, Medical Terms by specialty, Laboratory Terms, Surgical Terms and Abbreviations books are used. Software’s like Stedman’s, American Drug Index, Medical Spellchecker and Abbreviation Systems are also used.
