Medical transcription and preserving medical records

Today, cutting edge technology has been adopted practically in every medical practice to ensure the results are quick and accurate. This also reduces the chances of human errors and criticalities. Medical transcription is essentially a practice wherein the transcriptionist has to decode the recorded message of the physician or the surgeon and convert it into an easy to understand text format. This converted transcription is then preserved by the hospital for further reference. It is the responsibility of the hospital, ambulatory centre or the private clinic to maintain the medical records of each and every patient admitted in their institution.

Today, the medical transcription industry uses different kinds of equipment and tools which have helped the health sector evolve technologically. All these tools and equipment have been designed to make the task of the transcriptionist easy and flexible and also help him/her deliver accurate results in less time. The digital voice technology is one of the pillars of medical transcription industry. Some basic requirements to run medical transcription service would be a computer, voice recorder and reliable medical transcription software which have all the latest features pre-installed. The desktop that you are using for medical transcription should have the compatible operating system and should have been designed specifically by certain companies that specialize in making computers used in the medical transcription industry. The various equipment or tools required to operate a home based medical transcription include version control software, Mp3 playback software, document processor software, printer and internet connectivity, headphone, bud microphone, time markers, voice recorder, AAMT Book of Style, encryption software, documents and file management software, word processing program, fax machine, electronic medical dictionary, shield dictionary or a Blue Cross Dictionary, anti-virus package, voice playback software, system recovery software, drug reference guide and most importantly Internet connection.

Out of all the tools and equipment that are mentioned above are required for smooth running of a medical transcription business from home. The digital voice recorder is one of the most important device without which it is practically impossible to run a medical transcription business from home. The digital voice recorder is essentially a compact device which can be hand held and used by the transcriptionist or any other concerned medical person. It is equipped with a memory chip where all the voice recordings are saved. These voice recordings can be used for future reference by the general practitioner. Compared to voice recorders, digital Dictaphones are more reliable and also last longer and memos from digital Dictaphones can be easily fed into a computer. Hospitals and other medical institutions are realizing the importance of medical transcriptions, thus outsourcing their administrative tasks from transcriptions firms.

Orra is one of the most popular softwares used for medical transcription. Orra medical transcription software comes with a list of advanced features that help to create and maintain Medical records in an easy, cost-effective and time-saving manner.