How do they match: 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.

  • Decide which information should be included or excluded in reports.
  • Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
  • 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.

  • Process medical billing information.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.