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gothicxtoy54 karma

We type of the medical documentation for the doctors. It's for medical archival and billing purposes. Our documents are the ones that go to court too if patient Sues.

It's rare because most doctors do it themselves, have a nurse do it, or will rely on machines to do it (voice recognition).

gothicxtoy35 karma

Most common diagnosis was by far opioid dependency and opioid abuse (since it's pain management).

On days I work, I wake up, get coffee, get myself comfortable on the couch, turn on the laptop, check proton mail (since that's how I get my work, must be HIPAA compliant), listen to the audio file, write it up, send it back to doctor over proton mail. Normally I work in the evening or late afternoon.

Most random - I can't think of something relating to the content of my work but I swear to God one time a doctor was in a concert hall or church because I heard a child's choir in the background of his audio 😂

gothicxtoy18 karma

Not sure if you're in medical field but for me my biggest pet peeve is the medicine list - speak slowly and clearly, MANY medicine (audibly point of view) sounds VERY similiar, you have no idea how many times I've gone "did they say Xanax or zantac? 50 or 350 mg?"

gothicxtoy18 karma

This one I can actually be truthful on - part of the documentation process is saying patient's name, date of birth, and the date they saw the doctor - funniest thing I've heard had to transcribe was the doctor going "date of service... No freaking idea"

gothicxtoy7 karma

  1. Be comfortable with medical terminology. This is an absolute must. Medication list not as much because there's Google.
  2. Have at least a basic understanding of human anatomy. You don't need to know everything down to the microscopic level, but it helps make the job run smoothly
  3. If you can, look up common diseases where the hospital is for where you're applying (smoking related conditions, high blood pressure, and diabetes are pretty common regardless of where you go), again it'll make the notes easier.
  4. Be aware that the average pay for both transcriptionist and scribe is only between $10-16 per hour (many transcriptionist charge per line if they don't do hourly). It's a lot of work for honestly not fair compensation
  5. Don't be afraid to ask doctors for clarification