WHAT KINDS OF REPORTS DO TRANSCRIPTIONISTS TYPE?
EVERY KIND! We type regular doctor visits, emergency room visits, discharge summaries, surgical procedures, operative reports, home care certifications, history and physicals, clinic notes, telephone calls, consultations, etc… You name it, we type it. We also type for doctors and clinicians in every field of medicine: cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, immunology, physical therapy, ENT, gastroenterology, geriatrics, pediatrics, OB/GYN, neurosurgery, rheumatology, thoracic surgery, urology, nephrology, dermatology, dental, emergency medicine, trauma, orthopedics, pulmonology, genetics, etc… The list goes on and on. Some transcriptionists will decide to specialize in one or two certain fields of medicine. For example, radiology transcriptionists will focus primarily on radiologic tests and procedures such as x-rays, fluoroscopies, CT scans, etc… There are other transcriptionists, like me, who are considered acute care transcriptionists. I normally type tons of emergency departme
