As the old proverb say, ‘Intelligent always chooses the best tool’, it is imperative for a medical transcriber to choose the best transcription headphones. These transcribing headsets can be considered as partners or friends of a transcriber. In this post we will review popular headsets that are precisely made for medical transcription, their pros and [...]

Medical billing and coding is often mis-represented for medical transcription. But honestly they both are different from each other. This article will give you a perspective of what is medical billing and coding. It is a process of updating the patient’s record with the diagnosis that was done and transferring this information to the insurance [...]

Searching for a medical transcription employment online could be a daunting task for beginners. If you are an experienced medical transcriptionist with good skill sets, then definitely you can some hope in securing a medical transcription job online. The health care industry is continuously booming. Medical transcriptionist work is a perfect choice for all kinds [...]

CPT codes are nothing but numbers that are given to each and every service and job a medical practitioner shall offer to patients including surgical, diagnostic and medical services. These CPT codes will be later utilized by insurers for determining the reimbursement amount which shall be received by the practitioner. Since all are using the [...]

Why Typing Speed is necessary? The most important requirement of a medical transcriptionist is good keyboarding speed and accuracy. The most effective method for keyboarding is called as “touch” typing. With touch typing, hands will be placed on the keyboard with fingers in particular formation. The position of every key on keyboard is typed and [...]

Medical transcription courses are best learnt at reputed medical transcription schools. A professional MT school teaches the students not only about anatomy and physiology, but also about flawless written English skills and exceptional listening skills. Not all medical transcription school follows same certification or degree pattern. While some MT schools focus on providing MT certifications, [...]

What is medical transcription certification? Medical transcription is a subsidiary of healthcare profession. It deals with listening to physician dictation and converting the audio into electronic text document. Anyone who gets trained in medical transcription would not be considered as a professional medical transcriptionist. Medical transcription service providers and MT companies demand certain skills from [...]

What is AAMT? AAMT (American association for medical transcription) is an association for medical transcription professionals. It is a non-profit organization that aids the medical transcription professionals in their career advancement. AAMT keeps the medical transcriptionist up-to-date on the current market trend and challenges affecting MT profession. American association for medical transcription provides valid information [...]

Medical transcription is a process of converting physician dictations into text formats. Medical transcriptionist is the ones who transcribe these audio files into word documents. Many medical transcription companies operate at United States but outsourcing to offshore countries are preferred option because of a greater variation in medical transcriptionist pay. Medical transcription services are used [...]

What is medical transcription – An overview: Medical transcription is the process of converting audio files of patient’s medical records into electronic document format. The audio files to be converted into text are dictations of physicians. These dictations include patient health records, operation reports, assessments, clinical or lab procedures, diagnosis, prognosis, office notes and clinic [...]