Medical transcription requires dictation/transcription systems, word processing software, modem and telephone connectivity, and computers.
1] DICTATION SYSTEMS
Lanier and Dictaphone, Sony, Philips, and VDI. Other products include BCB Voice Systems, Bytescribe, Careflow/Net, Crescendo, Digital Voice, Dolbey, and MedPen. Newer products that are Windows-based are gaining momentum.
a. Digital Dictation
Computerization has certainly impacted dictation media. Digital technology converts the analog voice to wave forms using the numbers that are the basics in all computers (0s and Is). This results in a higher quality replication of the original voice.
The dictator from a doctor’s office dials through a telephone to access the digital system. In a hospital or larger clinic access may be hard-wired rendering the telephone connect unnecessary. The dictator enters specified identifiers (author ID, work type, patient ID, etc.,) through the telephone keypad or a bar code scanner. They can move around through the dictation more easily than on the earlier systems, to edit, refresh, stop or start.
When the dictation is being done, the voice is received by a board that digitizes and transfers it to a systems disk available instantly by any user who needs to hear the report, or transcribe it. The resident report may be assigned to the transcriptionist through a management terminal, or by self-selection. For the transcription, the dictation is accessed either by phone, the Internet, or directly (with resident systems), and include options for a visual control (C-phone), or just with a foot pedal.
A remote transcriptionist may download the files to avoid long periods of time on a long distance carrier. More and more small, medium and large companies and even small privateers are using the Web to retrieve dictation and to deliver the resulting transcribed document.
2] TRANSCRIPTION AND DATA TRANSFER SOFTWARE
a. Word Processors
Most MTs use a business word processor supported with various medical transcription productivity tools. WordPerfect (Corel) and MSWord from Microsoft are widely used. Various spellcheckers focusing on medical terms are available; Spelex, and the traditional medical dictionaries (Dorland’s and Stedman’s) have spellcheckers. Programs are also available to speed the transcription process itself using speedtyping software. A very good program for that is Smartype.
Smartype is unique speedtyping software, based upon a patented word-completion technology. It can save 70% of a transcriptionist's keystrokes -- while assuring corect spelling, capitalization, and hyphenation. Smartype goes way beyond conventional abbreviation expansion. Please check out the Tutorial with images at www.Smartype.com to see exactly how Smartype works. PRD+ is widely used for the same purpose. You can see other products by keying in “speedtyping” or similar words into search engines.
b. File Transfers
Modem-to-Modem: The transcriptionist has completed the report, and the documents must be delivered to the physician, hospital facility, or Transcription Company. As one would guess, there are several methods to do this. The first is modem-to-modem transfer, in which one PC will "cal up" the other and files wil be transfered directly via phone lines into a database residing on the medical facility PC (or mainframe).
Since file transfer depends upon the speed of the modems involved it may take a long time, and phone charges may be prohibitive. The documents are also available only on the one PC or network into which they were delivered. Lastly, a large medical facility's network and firewal protection may inhibit this type of delivery.
source: http://www.meditec.com/
1] DICTATION SYSTEMS
Lanier and Dictaphone, Sony, Philips, and VDI. Other products include BCB Voice Systems, Bytescribe, Careflow/Net, Crescendo, Digital Voice, Dolbey, and MedPen. Newer products that are Windows-based are gaining momentum.
a. Digital Dictation
Computerization has certainly impacted dictation media. Digital technology converts the analog voice to wave forms using the numbers that are the basics in all computers (0s and Is). This results in a higher quality replication of the original voice.
The dictator from a doctor’s office dials through a telephone to access the digital system. In a hospital or larger clinic access may be hard-wired rendering the telephone connect unnecessary. The dictator enters specified identifiers (author ID, work type, patient ID, etc.,) through the telephone keypad or a bar code scanner. They can move around through the dictation more easily than on the earlier systems, to edit, refresh, stop or start.
When the dictation is being done, the voice is received by a board that digitizes and transfers it to a systems disk available instantly by any user who needs to hear the report, or transcribe it. The resident report may be assigned to the transcriptionist through a management terminal, or by self-selection. For the transcription, the dictation is accessed either by phone, the Internet, or directly (with resident systems), and include options for a visual control (C-phone), or just with a foot pedal.
A remote transcriptionist may download the files to avoid long periods of time on a long distance carrier. More and more small, medium and large companies and even small privateers are using the Web to retrieve dictation and to deliver the resulting transcribed document.
2] TRANSCRIPTION AND DATA TRANSFER SOFTWARE
a. Word Processors
Most MTs use a business word processor supported with various medical transcription productivity tools. WordPerfect (Corel) and MSWord from Microsoft are widely used. Various spellcheckers focusing on medical terms are available; Spelex, and the traditional medical dictionaries (Dorland’s and Stedman’s) have spellcheckers. Programs are also available to speed the transcription process itself using speedtyping software. A very good program for that is Smartype.
Smartype is unique speedtyping software, based upon a patented word-completion technology. It can save 70% of a transcriptionist's keystrokes -- while assuring corect spelling, capitalization, and hyphenation. Smartype goes way beyond conventional abbreviation expansion. Please check out the Tutorial with images at www.Smartype.com to see exactly how Smartype works. PRD+ is widely used for the same purpose. You can see other products by keying in “speedtyping” or similar words into search engines.
b. File Transfers
Modem-to-Modem: The transcriptionist has completed the report, and the documents must be delivered to the physician, hospital facility, or Transcription Company. As one would guess, there are several methods to do this. The first is modem-to-modem transfer, in which one PC will "cal up" the other and files wil be transfered directly via phone lines into a database residing on the medical facility PC (or mainframe).
Since file transfer depends upon the speed of the modems involved it may take a long time, and phone charges may be prohibitive. The documents are also available only on the one PC or network into which they were delivered. Lastly, a large medical facility's network and firewal protection may inhibit this type of delivery.
source: http://www.meditec.com/
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