| al transcription is the process of turning the | | | | transcriptionists is doctor’s offices that |
| spoken words of medical professionals into text | | | | have more than a couple doctors in residence. |
| for documents and reports. The process can be | | | | These doctor’s offices find that it is more |
| difficult and many of the individuals that transcribe | | | | cost effective and timely to hire a medical |
| these voice recordings, called medical | | | | transcriptionist than to contract the service out to |
| transcriptionists, must undergo a training program | | | | a company. This is not limited only to doctors |
| to be able to perform this job effectively. Much | | | | though. Dentists, therapists, and laboratories all |
| of the information transcribed is patient | | | | may choose to hire a medical transcriptionist for |
| information, so the transcriptionist has to be not | | | | the office instead of contracting to have their |
| only accurate, but discreet and professional as | | | | voice recordings transcribed by an independent |
| well. After the individual has completed the medical | | | | contractor or company. This reduces the time |
| transcription program, there are many places that | | | | needed to receive their written transcriptions and |
| they can turn to for employment. | | | | any 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. |