AI Assistant for 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.

Medium Preparation Needed

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.(Core task)
  • 2Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.(Core task)
  • 3Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.(Core task)
  • 4Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.(Core task)
  • 5Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.(Core task)
  • 6Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.(Core task)
  • 7Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes.(Core task)
  • 8Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.(Core task)
  • 9Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.(Core task)
  • 10Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets and transcribing machines.(Core task)

Top Skills Required

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Monitoring
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management
Active Learning
Social Perceptiveness

Knowledge Areas

English LanguageAdministrativeComputers and ElectronicsMedicine and DentistryCustomer and Personal Service

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

eClinicalWorks EHR software

Other Tools

Allscripts healthcare automation softwareBoston Bar Systems Corporation SonnetBytescribe Development Company WavPlayerCalendar softwareCorel WordPerfect Office SuiteCrescendo Systems Corporation MedRite-XLCrescendo Systems DigiScribe-XLDatabase softwaredBASE PlusElectronic medical record EMR systemsEmail softwareEmmaus MPWordFileMaker Prog-net solutions MTP

Daily Work Activities

Working with Computers
Documenting/Recording Information
Getting Information
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Processing Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

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