medical transcription (MT)
Medical transcription (MT) is the manual processing of voice reports dictated by
physicians and other healthcare professionals into text format.
Healthcare providers voice-record their notes and transcriptionists convert the voice
files to text, typically in digital format. Electronic data is increasingly required for
compliance with Health
IT and electronic health record (EHR)
initiatives. Voice
streaming is sometimes used so voice files can reach the MT department for immediate
transcription.
Transcription was first used in the manufacturing industry. The first process that
used transcription was Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP),
introduced in 1975. The medical field adopted transcription after the transition to electric
typewriters, word processors and, especially, computers.
Speech
recognition is reducing the need for manual transcription but speech recognition software is
still not accurate enough to replace a human transcriptionist.
This was last updated in August 2010
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