| Medical transcription is the process of turning the | | | | transcriptionists is doctor's offices that have more |
| spoken words of medical professionals into text | | | | than a couple doctors in residence. These doctor's |
| for documents and reports. The process can be | | | | offices find that it is more cost effective and |
| difficult and many of the individuals that transcribe | | | | timely to hire a medical transcriptionist than to |
| these voice recordings, called medical | | | | contract the service out to a company. This is |
| transcriptionists, must undergo a training program | | | | not limited only to doctors though. Dentists, |
| to be able to perform this job effectively. Much | | | | therapists, and laboratories all may choose to hire |
| of the information transcribed is patient | | | | a medical transcriptionist for the office instead of |
| information, so the transcriptionist has to be not | | | | contracting to have their voice recordings |
| only accurate, but discreet and professional as | | | | transcribed by an independent contractor or |
| well. After the individual has completed the medical | | | | company. This reduces the time needed to |
| transcription program, there are many places that | | | | receive their written transcriptions and any |
| they can turn to for employment. | | | | confusion or issues can be taken care of |
| One of the places that employ large number of | | | | immediately. |
| medical transcriptionists is local and regional | | | | There are several companies that hire medical |
| hospitals. Hospitals typically see a huge volume of | | | | transcriptionists to do medical transcription on a |
| patients on a daily basis and need to retain | | | | contracted basis. These companies typically serve |
| information on each of these patients. In order to | | | | smaller doctor, dentist, and therapist offices. |
| cut down on the amount of time that the | | | | These individuals typically do not have a high |
| physician needs to see each patient, the physician | | | | volume of medical transcription work to be done |
| typically dictates the information about the patient | | | | so they choose to contract the work out rather |
| and any treatment methods used into a voice | | | | than hire someone of their own. This keeps the |
| recorder to later be transcribed by the medical | | | | costs for the transcription work that they do |
| transcriptionists and converted into an electronic | | | | need completed lower than if they hired someone |
| text file. This is necessary so that if the patient | | | | to perform the job in their office. There are |
| ever needs to return to the hospital, their | | | | many different employment opportunities for a |
| information can be found quickly and easily by the | | | | trained qualified medical transcriptionist and a good |
| next attending physician. | | | | transcriptionist can choose where they would like |
| Another place that typically employs medical | | | | to be employed. |