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In recent years the medical
field has been going to
great lengths to provide
ways for doctors to spend
more quality time with
their patients and less
time doing paperwork and
updating files.
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To
hone in on this problem the medical transcription
profession was created. Medical transcriptionists,
MTs, originally served as secretaries to medical
professionals who dictated detailed patient
information. The MTs in turn spent hours retyping
the dictation on typewriters in
order to document it in the patients' permanent
files. Over the years,
however, there has been an
abundance of modern technology created to
make the MT's job easier and more accurate.
Typewriters have been replaced with high-tech
analog recorders and phone diction systems
that allow medical professionals to dictate
what they want included in the records. According
to the U.S. Department of Labor, doctors can
dictate patient histories, operation reports,
autopsy reports, progress notes, referral
letters, and other documents for MTs to transcribe.
After the dictation process is complete, the
medical transcriptionists listen to the information
and write everything
in a clear and grammatically correct fashion,
making the files easier to read and understand.
The MTs then send the document back to the
professional who dictated it to review and
revise the document before signing off for
its completion. After this process is complete,
the final revised copy will become part of
the patient's permanent record. If the process
is done correctly the files will be more easily
accessible and accurate and will, in turn,
help medical offices and hospitals
run more smoothly. It is important that doctors
and medical transcriptionists establish a
strong working relationship and have constant
communication for the process to be successful.
The doctors must be meticulous in their recordings,
making sure to speak clearly and include every
piece of information needed for the patient's
file. If there are any errors, not only will
the physician's and transcriptionist's jobs
be in danger, but the patient may receive
the wrong medication or diagnosis.
Unfortunately, there are many physicians who
simply choose not to
review their dictations before handing
them over to a transcriptionist and will instead
sign off on the recording via an electronic
signature. When this occurs, the transcriptionist
must be even more meticulous in the writings
and is encouraged to voice any concerns about
the original dictation. Due to the ever-present
time crunch in medical offices and hospitals,
these types of errors are not uncommon, making
correct transcription that much more vital.
Today, the medical transcription field is
becoming one of the fastest growing businesses
in the U.S., providing over 100,000 jobs.
MTs are paid an average of $11 an hour with
the highest pay rising to around $14 an hour.
Individuals who work for independent contractors
generally earn more than professionals in
an established setting. The American Association
for Medical Transcription (AAMT) has been
a popular meeting place for MTs since its
creation in 1978 and is currently the largest
association for medical transcriptionists
in the world. Professional MTs can join the
AAMT for a fee and have access to jobs, seminars,
or opportunities to obtain additional credentials
and designations to ensure they have the most
up-to-date education. In 1999, medical transcriptionists
were given a job classification by the U.S.
Department of Labor, solidifying their prevalence
in the work field.
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