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Medical transcription or MT is the process of transcribing voice recorded medical reports. Physicians dictate reports orally and it is recorded using devices like the Philips speechmike and others.
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Medical transcription or MT is the process of transcribing voice recorded medical reports. Physicians dictate reports orally and it is recorded using devices like the Philips speech mike and others. Later the same is transcribed into text format by a transcriber that transcribes the dictated contents into text manually or using software that performs automatically. Use of software is common as it dispenses with the necessity for any manual transcription and is usually faster and moiré accurate. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION SOFTWARE Medical transcription software or MTS is specialized speech recognition program. MTS contains database of medical terminologies and it uses them to convert voice into electronic texts. These texts can be transferred over a network of can also be printed using printers. Advantage of using the software is that the work is faster and there is no problem of recognition of actual words due to pronunciation issues.
EMR SOFTWARE AND EHR SOFTWARE Electronic Medical Records can be created using EMR Software and similarly the Electronic Health Records can be generated using EHR Software. Distinction between the two is that EMR provides a narrower view in respect of the patient’s medical history. EHR on the other hand provides a much broader as well as comprehensive report indicating the overall status of health of patient concerned. Difference between the two is that EMR generates medical history and EHR generates health status reports. DIGITAL VOICE RECORDERS FOR RECORDING Physicians and other healthcare professionals record medical and health reports using the digital voice recorder like the Olympus digital voice recorder. Olympus recorders are convenient for recording long reports. It transfers the audio files to the computers using USB or other removable storage devices or even through direct connection to the PC. Longer duration is assured due to extensive battery life. Likewise the Philips digital voice recorder Speechmike is also popular and both Olympus and Philips voice recorders conforms to the digital speech standard set up by the International Voice Association.
BENEFITS OF USING EMR SYSTEMS EMR systems generate electronic records and are better than the paper records because they help tracking of data and identify the patients that need visits and screenings. Monitoring of patient’s responses to set parameters like sugar and blood pressure readings becomes easier with the use of the systems. In result the overall healthcare quality improves considerably. Medical report recording and transcriptions using software saves time and also improves the quality of the reports generated. Thank You