Medical Transcriptionists
Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.
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Salary Information
Medical Transcriptionists: $37,550 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Prepare medical reports or documents. | General |
| Record vital statistics or other health information. | General |
| Perform clerical work in medical settings. | General |
| Respond to customer inquiries. | General |
| Process medical billing information. | General |
| Schedule patient procedures or appointments. | General |
| Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members. | Communication |
| Maintain medical records. | Maintenance |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft ASP.NET | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | Medical software |
| Allscripts healthcare automation software | Medical software |
| Boston Bar Systems Corporation Sonnet | Word processing software |
| Bytescribe Development Company WavPlayer | Word processing software |
| Calendar software | Calendar and scheduling software |
| Corel WordPerfect Office Suite | Office suite software |
| Crescendo Systems Corporation MedRite-XL | Medical software |
| Crescendo Systems DigiScribe-XL | Voice recognition software |
| Electronic medical record EMR systems | Medical software |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |
| Emmaus MPWord | Word processing software |
| Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS | Medical software |
| Integrated Systems Management OmniMD | Medical software |
| MedQuist DocQment Enterprise Platform | Medical software |
| Medical terminology databases | Information retrieval or search software |
| Microsoft operating system | Operating system software |
| Narratek Smartype | Word processing software |
| Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking | Voice recognition software |
| PCC EHR | Medical software |
| Patient billing software | Accounting software |
| Precision Data Solutions VoicePower | Word processing software |
| Prognosis Innovation Healthcare ChartAccess | Medical software |
| SpectraMedi EasyFlow | Medical software |
| Speech recognition software | Voice recognition software |
| SpeedType | Word processing software |
| SpeedUp Trans | Word processing software |
| Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software |
| Sylvan Software DropChute Pro | Desktop communications software |
| Sylvan Software ShortCut | Word processing software |
| Voice recognition software | Voice recognition software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| Word processing software | Word processing software |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |
| g-net solutions MTP | Voice recognition software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| dBASE Plus | Data base user interface and query software |
| Spellex AccuCount | Spell checkers |
| Sylvan Software Complete Medical Pharmaceutical Spell Checker | Spell checkers |
Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist | Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity | Not Available |
| Consumer Health Information Specialization - Level I | Medical Library Association | Not Available |
| Home Care Clinical Specialist - OASIS | Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance | Not Available |
| Home Care Coding Specialist - Diagnosis | Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance | Not Available |
| Home Care Coding Specialist - Hospice | Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance | Not Available |
| Medical Administrative Specialist | American Medical Technologists | Not Available |
| Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist | Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity | Not Available |
| Registered Medical Assistant | American Phlebotomy Association | Not Available |