Joseph Deepesh

Medical Transcription (MT) means converting into written form, the dictation by the physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding patient assessment, workup, therapeutic procedures, clinical course, diagnosis, prognosis etc. in order to document patient care and facilitate healthcare services. A Medical Transcriptionist is a medical Language specialist who, using a computer and accessories like headphones and a footpedal, transcribes the recorded audio into electronic data. This data is further scrutinized for grammar and clarity by a proofreader. Let’s start from the beginning. It flows from the need for documentation of medical records and the inability of hard-pressed doctors to sit and write those reports themselves. In Western countries, particularly the US, maintaining extensive medical records is mandatory-and vital-for each patient treated. The fact that medical insurance claims and lawsuits are decided on the documented case history makes this all the more necessar...