Transcription Process

Medical transcripts are very important especially for future visits of a patient. A medical transcript is a record file of the patient’s history. The medical transcription process starts when the medical practitioner sees a patient. The practitioner asks the patient questions about his or her condition and the patient gives information about all the issues. The medical practitioner then orders additional tests or simply makes diagnosis.

After the patient has left, the medical practitioner records the patient information onto a recording device or sometimes the interview with the patient is been recorded. This information is then sent to the medical transcriptionist. The recordings are then converted in to a proper format. The transcriptionists can not make any changes in the recordings except for grammatical errors. Any errors or problems are flagged for further review. A medical transcriptionist must have a sufficient amount of medical knowledge and access to resources that can ensure that his/her work is accurate. Transcriptionist must also know the complex medical terminologies. this is the only way to provide top quality transcription services.

The transcript is sent back to the medical practitioner for examination after is been completed and any flagged comments are reviewed to make sure the report is completely accurate. In case the practitioner can not review the document, it gets signatured “dictated but not read”.