Medical transcription

A person who linked and executes medical transcription is called as a Medical transcriptionist or an MT. The instrument the MT uses is called a medical transcriber or tools.

Medical transcription is a kind of function of a specialist or physician who has to clearly communicate with relevant healthcare providers who provides and examine the patient and maintain patient history, responsible person to communicate to act them on the condition of the patient's health and overall history, and to ensure safe and work for patient’s care.

A Medical transcriptionist is the person assigned job responsible for translating the data of a patient's medical records into data entry or typing format than casual handwritten by other healthcare providers.

The term transcriber describes the electronic instrument used in functioning or performing medical transcription, for example, the work will be as a cassette player with hand or foot controls operated by the MT for report playback and transcription using the data entry method, MT has to ensure that about the translating work without missing any physician comment to data matches.

Also, Medical transcription not necessary for registration or certification, individual MTs may seek out registration / certification for personal or professional reasons. Obtaining a certificate from a medical transcription training program does not entitle an MT to use the title of Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT).

Very hard to find it out and in fact, there are no official or "formal" educational requirements to be a medical transcriptionist. Education and training can be obtained by traditional schooling, certificate or diploma programs, distance learning, and/or on-the-job training offered in some hospitals & institutes, although there are few countries currently employing transcriptionists that require 6 months to 2 years of specialized MT training.

On the job: working in medical transcription shows expertise in medical terminology and editing, MT ability to listen and type all together, using of playback controls on the transcriber (machine), and use of hand or foot pedal to play and adjust dictations - all while managing a steady rhythm of execution.

Qualification requirement: If you have strong communication skill in English, typing speed and willing to work in any shift, you may join to get train then after few months or years and you will be called as Medical transcriptionist, you will get promotion from MT trainee to MT and Sr. MT, Proof reader, TL or other position based on your talent outcome. Once you got MT position, you can even work at home as a part time along with your normal career in MT.

In India, it is done for other foreign countries job work and it is similar to BPO (Business process outsourcing), there are few website who provide online training for MT.