What is the job of a medical transcriptionist ?
Medical transcriptionists (MT’s) are specialists in medical language and healthcare documentation who interpret and transcribe dictation by physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding patient assessment, workup, therapeutic procedures, clinical course, diagnosis, prognosis, etc., editing dictated material for grammar and clarity as necessary and appropriate.

What characteristics do I need to become a medical transcriptionist?
You need excellent English language skills, as well as a strong interest in the medical language. You need good hearing acuity and listening ability. You need reasonable keyboard skills and be able to work for long hours, often in a high-pressure environment. A high level of concentration for extended periods of time is also important.

Evaluation of the MT service industry:  
Career in medical transcription services is not for everyone. It requires continuous learning capability and an ability to maintain focus & commitment to deliver accurate, reliable results day after day. Quality and not quantity should be the only criteria one should bring to work every day. If you have the commitment and ability to take pride in high quality work, you will succeed.

How will speech recognition technology affect the future of medical transcription?
In spite of the advances in this technology, it has been difficult for the software to grasp and analyze the human voice and the English language with all its diversity. There will continue to be a need for skilled medical language specialists who expand their education and have the knowledge to identify and appropriately edit the inevitable errors created by speech recognition systems, and who have enough understanding of the health record to create a final document. Medical transcriptionists continue to be the best qualified to discern the nuances of human speech—indeed, the ultimate speech processors.

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