Medical transcription companies offer medical transcription facilities. It is one of the most essential services required by the field of medicine. Medical transcription is a branch of medical services. It is a very important process for a doctor and the patient and it is a crucial clinical process which is complex to a certain extent. Now what exactly is medical transcription? When a patient visits a doctor, the doctor asks him certain questions about the various disorders the patient is facing. While the patient says about his symptoms, the doctor makes a mental note of it and then gives him the prescribed medicine etc. the doctors asks certain questions about the patient’s medical history, his family history to know more about the disease. The doctor then records all this in a cassette or and audio CD.

Medical transcription companies translate audio format into text format. This is called Medical transcription which is called MT.

Medical transcription service companies hire medical transcriptionist. There are certain criterions on how to select a medical transcriptionist. The companies look out for certain set of skills.

The skills that these companies look for in people to be hired as MTs are:

Know-how of medical terms
Knowledge of records maintenance
Ability to verify and check numbers
Adept at eye-hand coordination
Skilled in following verbal and written instructions

Medical transcription companies usually work through outsourcing.

Medical transcription service companies offer their expertise in different areas. The different areas are oncology, surgery, pediatrics, gynecology, neurology, radiology, orthopedics etc. various reports are prepared under each department and the detailed documentation of all the reports is done. This helps in easy future reference.

Medical transcription service companies are very helpful for doctors. This is because if the doctor has a detail record of the patient on hand he does not have to waste his time asking the patient again and again about his disease. This saves the doctors’ time and there is a systematic storage of all the date of all the patients. There is no confusion too and the doctor can refer about any patient at any point to time.