Medical transcription has become an indispensable element in the healthcare industry. Effective documentation is a basic requirement in medical systems such as healthcare facilities, hospitals, clinics, individual doctors and physician’s groups. Due to growing medical transcription demand, countless number of medical transcription companies and healthcare providers in developed countries such as the US and UK are outsourcing their medical transcription assignments to offshore locations like India and Philippines. India and Philippines have earned a surprising reputation in this industry because of high quality man power and low labor costs.
By availing of the offshore medical transcription services, clients can minimize back-office burden and substantially save valuable time and money involved in maintaining medical records.
Most offshore medical transcription service providers recruit trained medical language specialists who are well versed in understanding terminologies in all areas of medicine including radiology, cardiology, gastroenterology, dermatology, hematology, pathology, geriatrics, and more. They help in transcribing the doctor’s dictated notes regarding a patient’s consultation notes, operative reports, radiology reports, chart notes and narratives, medical history and physical reports, diagnostic procedure notes, discharge summaries, and medical evaluation and peer reviews with high accuracy levels.
By outsourcing medical transcription work to offshore destinations, clients can enjoy enormous benefits such as:
- Prompt guaranteed turnaround
- Superior work product
- Security and confidentiality
- HIPAA-compliant transcription practices
- Three levels of quality control
- Competitive medical transcription rates
- Convenient dictation methods
Depending on the requirement of the client, the final outputs are provided through secured e-mail, FTP, web access, or fax in a number of file formats including Word, RTF, HTML, and XML. Most of the offshore medical transcription providers facilitate 24 hour services and online transcription services.
