Re: Typing what you hear
- From: "Carol V." <carolvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:24:19 -0400
Typing what you hear- I first worked in a Radiology Dept. and thought I
heard for Billroth II, ( "the big toe") and typed it. This was dictated by a
very thickly accented Spanish Doctor. She forgave me, and I learned a LOT
on the JOB. I already knew how to type, had some terminology knowledge, but
went back to Jr. College for a more indepth anatomy course (1 &2), so did
this for a while and eventually went forward but mainly stayed in X-ray. CT
scan and U/S were just coming out and this was a pretty good field at the
time. Some young girls have asked me about the field, but I told them that
they really needed some courses in Med. Terminology and Anatomy and they
seemed like this was too difficult to do-they just wanted to sit down, type,
and get started making money. I think their thinking is backwards. I have
trained many transcriptionists (some good, some bad), but as Ed stated, some
people don't recognize how important the job really is (accuracy, etc.), or
don't want to realize. It does take quite a bit of skill. Just something
for thought.
Also once when I was cross-training in Medical Records Dpet, I typed "breast
sounds" for breath sounds or something like that. Medical records was
really difficult- PE's, H&Ps, Discharge summaries, etc., I could think of
more, maybe more later.
Carol V.
"Sue" <sburke9368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi everyone,
I am in the midst of an argument with someone who thinks they know all
there is to know about transcription. I was helping someone else out on
another group about training for a transcriptionist and this other woman
pipes in. I am copying what she had to say in two posts about it. I am
going to get back to her about this, but I was wondering if I could
collect your infinite wisdom on things to set her straight. By the way,
just in case no one remembers me, I mostly lurk on this group and have
been a transcriptionist for 17 years.
Have you tried to listen to a tape and type it on your own?
I did medical transcription for a few years and I never took any
courses for it. I still do transcription of my own tapes for my
articles that I write. If you know how to type and have a medical
dictionary and a dictaphone, it shouldn't be a problem. All you do is
put the tape in the dictaphone, push the pedals, type what you hear
and use a dictionary for questionable words. I never had a problem
when doing this and I worked for both doctors and employment
agencies.
I worked as a medical transcriptionist for five years with no training
(3 years for a group of doctors and two years for two employment
agencies, doing transcription for at least 20 different medical
groups/hospitals). And then I did it at home for a while. My BIL now
owns his own medical transcription business. He never had any
training.
Anyone who has intelligence, knows how to type, has a basic knowledge
of medical termininology, owns a medical dictionary and can use a tape
recorder can teach medical transcription to themselves like I did and
like my BIL did.
Thanks so much.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
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