MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Medical transcription (MT) is the process of manually converting voice reports given by doctors and other healthcare professionals into text.
Voice files with dictation of medical documents are often sent to a hospital's MT team by healthcare practitioners. After that, the voice files are transformed to text.
The hospital's Electronic Health Record (EHR) or Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system receives the transcribed medical reports in digital format.
Speech recognition software and medical transcription software (MTS) are now used in the medical profession for transcription.
Duties involved in a medical transcription service
On a daily basis, medical practitioners demand a wide range of transcription services. Their responsibilities include the following:
- For a range of medical disciplines, such as Radiology, Acute Care, and Oncology, transcribe audio recordings of a patient's medical history.
- Interpret medical data in notes, operation reports, patient records, consultations, and discharge summaries and categorize it.
- Review and update speech recognition app transcriptions to verify medical terminology correctness and to improve patient care.
- Input patient information into the medical records system of the organisation.
How to become a medical transcriptionist
Although there is no single, standardized method to attaining the training required to be an MT, there are several education programs accessible for potential medical transcriptionists.
In many circumstances, though, an MT will attend a vocational school or community college for post-secondary study. In addition, the MT must be fluent in English or the major language of the healthcare system, have a thorough awareness of medical terminology, and have strong typing and listening abilities.
The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity offers certification for medical transcriptionists (AHDI). The American Healthcare Documentation Institute (AHDI) offers two certificates: Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist (RHDS) and Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist (CHDS) (CHDS).
Only medical language specialists who have already earned the RHDS certificate are eligible for the CHDS.
The future of medical transcription
Medical transcription services and software are becoming increasingly popular in the healthcare industry as a way to save money.
As a result, the transcription sector has seen tremendous expansion as a more cost-effective, on-demand service. Healthcare practitioners can avoid fixed costs associated with managing their demands in-house by outsourcing transcription services.
Along with outsourcing, voice recognition technology has grown in popularity, with many businesses and medical transcriptionists embracing it to simplify and streamline the medical transcription process.
What are the qualifications for medical transcriptionists?
Graduation with a strong command of the English language and, preferably, completion of a medical transcription training course are the ideal qualifications for a medical transcriptionist (MT). Most institutes require a 10+2 diploma with an English comprehensive as a minimum requirement to enrol in a medical transcription program.
