straight talk about medical transcription

Posted by Freespirit on 3/5/2005 at 2:57 PM

I'd like to have some information on the technology that blind meical transcribers use.

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medical transcription

Medical transcription also known as MT, is part of the health profession and deals in the process of transcription or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals, into text format.

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Re:straight talk about medical transcription

The technology for medical transcription is always changing. Our organization teaches online classes for blind and visually impaired students. Each student needs a relatively up-to-date computer with MS Word and a high speed internet connection. During the class, they will also use dictation software, reference software, and a foot pedal. We suggest noise cancelling headphones and decent set of speakers, as well. Please feel free to contact the Lighthouse of Houston if you'd like more information on this career.

Re: straight talk about medical transcription

I transcribed some medical reports several years ago for my father, and I used his dictaphone. I can't remember whether it had a foot pedal or not, but some of the doctors talked so fast and some had accents. My brother, who is totally blind, took a medical transcription course offered by the Chicago Lighthouse and really enjoyed it. However, they promptly discontinued said course. I suppose it was no coincidence that this course was discontinued right when I enrolled in an office-skills program down there. I do believe Hadley also offered a medical transcription course but they no longer have it either. I doubt that lack of enrollment was actually the cause of this though, because some other people I know near here wanted to get into medical transcription.