Medical Transcription is the keyboarding (into a typewriter or computer) of reports from dictation recorded by a doctor or health professional pertaining to medical information. History and physicals, admission notes, office visit notes, operations, hospital discharge reports and consultations are just a few of the (work) types of reports that are created by the medical transcriptionist. Dictation is performed in a number of ways, including audiocassette, phone-in recording to an analog system, or recording into a digital system that enables one to send a sound file just as one would send any other type of computer file.

Medical Transcription is a career choice.

Medical transcription is not easy. It takes time to become a medical transcriptionist, but it also takes dedication to excellence and a thirst to learn new medical terminology as it emerges. As with any job, you are not finished until you are finished, and for those who work at home this can create conflicts with others who think you are staying home "for them". Did you pay attention in high school English? If your grammar skills aren't up to par you'd better sharpen them, because no doctor likes a report that states "His' illness effected there business"... a poorly written report reflects poorly on the physician who signs it, and the transcriptionist who typed it will not be employed for long.

Acquire the skill

Almost no one is able to "jump" into medical transcription unless they are already deeply involved in the medical profession, and even those whose terminology skills are excellent are often surprised to find transcription very difficult.

One must acquire the skill, either through practice or training. If you already know medical terminology and have good grammar skills, you are more than halfway there. Sometimes we recommend to these people obtaining practice tapes to measure their skill, and some are pleased to find that after a while they are moving along just fine. Others find that they did not know as much terminology as they thought, and for them we recommend taking Ozetrainer, our online training program.

A well-qualified conscientious medical transcriptionist, according to all the latest information, has a secure future. There is a huge demand for such MT’s throughout Australia and North America. With international services hiring, location is not an issue and with an aging population there is no end in sight for the growing need for MT’s.

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