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Medical Transcription
- An Emerging Profession.Submitted By: Kevin Erickson.Medical
Transcription is the process of interpreting and transcribing
the dictation made by doctors or other healthcare professional
regarding patient status, treatment procedures diagnoses, prognoses,
etc.
With medical transcription of dictated data from physicians,
the medical transcriptionist may also edit the text that is
produced by voice recognition software.Medical Transcription
is the translating of dictations made by a doctor. As a result,
it requires an extensive knowledge of medical, pharmacological
and anatomical terms.In the past medical transcriptionists would
listen to dictations and type it themselves, but with the dawn
of technology and voice recognition software, this has become
unnecessary
Today, for the most part, the medical transcriptionist merely
edits the output of the software. However, the editing process
can range from a few corrections to major changes because voice
recognition software still hasn't been perfected and probably
never will be due to the wide variety of speech variations and
dictating habits of health care professionals
Aside from medical knowledge, a quality transcription requires
a transcriptionist to have excellent listening skills because
they must be able to simultaneously interpret dictation while
typing, they must also have an exquisite knowledge of English
and grammar, proofreading and editing skills, a high state of
analytical skills in order to analyze and convert spoken words
into meaningful writing, as well being adept in the use of transcription
equipment and computers. |
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