Medical Transcriptionist

Medical transcriptionists are those people who listen to recordings made by health care professionals and write them into medical reports and other materials. They normally use a headset to listen to the recordings, and a foot pedal for pausing when required. Medical transcriptionists transcribe the recordings on a word processor or a personal computer, while checking for grammatical errors and clarity. The transcriptionists return the transcribed material to the healthcare professional who dictated to them, for approval or correction. These transcribed documents eventually become part of patients