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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-9094.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,150.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
- Currently, there are 54,070 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Transcriptionists”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Transcriptionist
- Radiology Transcriptionist
- Medical Transcriptionist
- Medical Transcription Supervisor
- Medical Transcription
- Medical Transcriber
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Language Specialist
- Documentation Specialist
- Transcription Specialist
- Transcription Coordinator
- Transcribing Machine Operator
- Transcriber
- Senior Medical Transcriptionist
- Registered Medical Transcriptionist
- Radiology Transcriptionist/Radiology Clerk
- Provider Scribe
- Pathology Transcriptionist
- Medical Transcription-Radiology
- Medical Transcription Editor
- Medical Stenographer
- Medical Record Transcriber
- Medical Coding Technician
- Medical Administrative Specialist
- Data Transcriber
- Clinical Medical Transcriptionist
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Medical Transcriptionist
- Certified Medical Coder
- Certified Coding Specialist
Tasks for “Clinical Medical Transcriptionist”
- Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets and transcribing machines.
- Set 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.
- Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
- Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.
- Answer inquiries concerning the progress of medical cases, within the limits of confidentiality laws.
- Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.
- Decide which information should be included or excluded in reports.
- Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.
- Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
- Receive and screen telephone calls and visitors.
- Receive patients, schedule appointments, and maintain patient records.
- Perform a variety of clerical and office tasks, such as handling incoming and outgoing mail, completing and submitting insurance claims, typing, filing, and operating office machines.
- Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
- Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop transcribers
- Notebook computers
- Dictaphones
- Postage meters
- Personal computers
- Desktop computers
- Transcribing equipment
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laser printers
- MedQuist DocQment Enterprise Platform
- FileMaker Pro
- dBASE Plus
- Medical terminology databases
- Calendar software
- Integrated Systems Management OmniMD
- Sylvan Software DropChute Pro
- Data entry software
- Word processing software
- Voice recognition software
- Crescendo Systems DigiScribe-XL
- SpeedType
- Sylvan Software ShortCut
- Narratek Smartype
- Electronic medical record EMR systems
- Sylvan Software Complete Medical Pharmaceutical Spell Checker
- SpeedUp Trans
- Spellex AccuCount
- Precision Data Solutions VoicePower
- Web browser software
- Emmaus MPWord
- Crescendo Systems Corporation MedRite-XL
- Microsoft Word
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Outlook
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Microsoft Windows
- PCC EHR
- Database software
- Microsoft Excel
- Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical
- Allscripts Misys Healthcare Systems
- Patient billing software
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- g-net solutions MTP
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