Medical Transcription Services, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Outsourcing Medical Transcription Services

As in many other fields, digital equipment technology forms the backbone of the modern medical transcription industry. The keyword here is "digital". Over the years most transcription equipment have evolved and digital technology has made it possible for finished medical transcripts to be delivered across the globe in minimal turnaround time. It has also enabled effective outsourcing /offshoring of medical transcription and enabled transcription professionals from other developing countries like India/Philippines to offer their services at competitive rates. Good transcription professionals around the globe can now work even from the comfort of their homes.

Some of the technology/software and gears commonly used in the medical transcription business include,

Digital microphones
PC based transcriber software
Digital transcriber stations
Speed typing software
Telephone dictation equipment
Dictation management software
Transcription desk reference
Medical spelling checker
Micro-cassette voice recorder
Transcription wrist gloves (fingerless)
FTP software
Audio file encryption software
Conference recorders
Universal foot pedals
Stedman's electronic medical dictionary
Phone-in dictation system
Transcriber headset
Speech mikes
Storage memory stick
Document counting/ invoicing software
Voice recognition software

While a dictation system is the primary requirement from where the physician actually starts the audio recording process, a transcription tracking system can track transcription jobs from the time they are received until they are delivered back to the customer. The system keeps track of all details like the time/date the job was received, transcription date assigned to a transcriptionist, actual date the transcription, date printed, delivery date/time of the transcript, and the delivery mode. A very convenient statistical report lets us to track the propagation time, balance workloads, manage delivery commitments, and provide a multitude of detailed information to the customer - in both paper and electronic form. The most common form of dictation format used today is the .DSS File Extension

Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is a US based medical transcription company that offers affordable outsourcing of medical transcription, medical coding and medical billing to clients globally and in all the US States and cities.

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Skills and Duties of a Medical Transcription Professional

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Becoming a professional medical transcriptionist is today worth considering as a career especially because it is predicted that the MT profession will be in high demand for some time to come. This is chiefly because the rise in the total number of the aging population will cause the entire health care sector to experience a boom for the next ten years at least as predicted by the US Department of Labor. So as the years go by, one can expect that there will be more and more hospitals /doctors/ nurses and other health care technicians including Medical transcriptionists.

What are the basic requirements to become a good medical transcription professional? They include,

High school level education
Good communication skill
Above average in spelling
Should be good at sorting, checking verifying numerical data
Ability to follow written instruction
Records maintenance ability
Good typing speed/skill
Skill in use of computer/automation
Good eye / hand / foot coordination

A good medical transcriptionist has to learn and have a good knowledge of basic to advanced medical terminology. The proper application of grammar and the ability to use correct punctuation are also essential to be successful as a transcriptionist.

Among the various duties of a medical transcription are,

Transcribing patient information like Social security number/Medical record
Maintaining references for medical terminology/ procedures
Maintaining a transcription log book
Collecting dictation tapes
Distributing finished transcripts/ reports

Medical Transcription Supervisors are seniors who do all the follow ups on the physicians, take care of all the missing and /or late dictations and are responsible for the timely delivery of reports. Other duties include doing quality assurance checking, maintaining backups, ordering supplies, reports generation and reporting of problems in the infrastructure/ machinery etc.

Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is a US based medical transcription company that offers services in medical billing, medical coding and medical transcription from both domestic as well as offshore work groups.

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posted by Outsource Strategies International @ 7:23 PM
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