Medical Reports Transcription
By Ricci Mathew | On April 11, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Medical reports are of various types. Medical reports transcription services are availed by hospitals, physicians, individual physicians, clinics and health centers. A SOAP (Subjective Objective Assessment Plan) report is a brief report in a patient’s chart that is done on the day of appointment or the day the patient is seen by the physician. It is different from the detailed progress report or note that the doctor finally writes that states the diagnosis.
Medical reports are of various types. Medical reports transcription services are availed by hospitals, physicians, individual physicians, clinics and health centers. What are SOAP reports and what do they stand for? Well, it stands for Subjective Objective Assessment Plan (SOAP) reports. A SOAP note is a brief report in a patient’s chart that is done on the day of appointment or the day the patient is seen by the physician. It is different from the detailed progress report or note that the doctor finally writes that states the diagnosis.
 
Dictation of medical notes after surgery or operation is also a very essential process, and makes an important medical report. Generating a well timed dictation after an operative case is very crucial for giving proper care to patients. Some of the other types of reports that get transcribed include,
 
  • Medical history report
  • Consultation reports
  • Emergency room transcription
  • Endocrine transcription
  • Internal medicine transcription
  • Discharge summary report
  • Physical notes
 
A discharge report transcription will have the entire details of a patient’s condition. It is a summary of the patient’s stay at the hospital. It gives the details of the different processes that were involved during the patient’s stay, details of the different laboratory tests conducted, x-rays, the different therapies and medication details. The discharge report will be concluded with advices, proposals and follow-ups etc.
 
Professional transcriptionists now specialize in specific branches of medical transcription and can give a more perfect and accurate transcript with a minimal TAT (turnaround time). There are many transcription service providers who employ certified transcribers proofreaders, editors etc and use the latest state of the art technology and infrastructure for transcription. Outsourcing of medical reports transcription services to low wages Asian countries like India and the Philippines can reduce the US based hospital’s cost of transcription by almost 60% without any change in the quality of services

The author of this article is Ricci Mathew of OSI (Outsource Strategies International ), a US based company that offers services in Medical Coding, Medical Billing and Medical Transcription for clients across the US.