Medical Transcriptionists
Career Snapshot
A record of the health care professional's analysis must be kept every time a patient is evaluated or diagnostic tests are reviewed. That report becomes a part of a patient's medical record, an important chapter in a continuing saga.
The analysis is prescribed to save the experts' time and to capture the immediacy of the observation. The tape is subsequently handed over to a medical transcriptionist to be transcribed into a report. The transcriptionist transcribes and modifies recorded dictation addressing patient assessment and treatment, emergency procedures, diagnostic imaging investigations, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries using headsets and transcribing equipment.
Because the procedure frequently entails translating acronyms and jargon, this work necessitates medical terminology expertise. A vocational school or community college diploma is preferable, and in many circumstances needed.
One out of every four medical transcriptionists works part-time, mostly for hospitals and doctors' offices. Many people work for themselves. To give this service, you must be able to sit in the same position for long amounts of time, be accurate and efficient, and have good listening skills because the voices to be transcribed may be difficult to comprehend.