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Type Fast and Work as Audio Transcriptionist

Is it really necessary to become a fast typist when working as an audio transcriptionist? You foot pedal is a big help, bu here’s what most people would think. Majority of people when asked their understanding of the work of an audio transcriptionist would say that you need to be a fast typist. This is true to many people. I once had an interview with an audio transcriptionist who was working home based at that time, and he was a fast typist. At that time, he had a one year experience as a general transcriptionist and 4 months experience as a legal transcriptionist. He was an editor with his previous work. He had been working as a home-based transcriptionist for one year. Since he can type fast which was around 70-85 words per minute, he immediately thought of working as transcriptionist. He then looked for jobs online as a home-based transcriptionist. At first it was difficult for him since he had no formal training, but after a month he started to love this kind of profession. The fa...

More About Accuracy in Medical Transcription

Accuracy in medical transcription is so imperative in a way that the medical transcriptionist deals with patient’s lives in a circuitous manner. Working as a medical transcriptionist, it is essential to provide 99% accuracy not just to give approval to the healthcare provider but most importantly to guarantee that the patient is given the proper care. As an allied medical professional, it is the responsibility of a medical transcriptionist to provide quality healthcare by means of transcribing accurately the reports, instructions, and other vital records made by the healthcare providers. Basically, we are dealing with patient’s records, details, information and documents that are very essential in serving as a basis for these health care providers to come up with the proper planning, intervention and evaluation of care. Like any other health care profession, there are no room for mistakes that is why 99% accuracy must be achieved and regarding this, a medical transcriptionist must be ...

Medical Transcription Accuracy – Essential Facts

Near 100% accuracy is very vital when you are work as a medical transcriptionist. It is a critical job because you’re not just translating your medical dictation into text documents. You’re accountable for transcribing health care records of patients, and these reports must be protected as per HIPAA. It provides a source or a baseline for patient’s advancement on treatments in a hospital. Committing errors in your transcription means you’re putting at risk the patient’s health, and it may lead to any grave situation or even death. As a medical transcriptionist, your primary objective is to guarantee the patient’s medical reports are transcribed accurately as per your doctor’s recorded dictation. You must follow the guidelines being set for transcribing medical records. You must also update your knowledge and practices in transcription all types of specialties. We are not just handling and transcribing medical record s then submit all these to our client doctors. In order for you to rea...