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Medical Transcriptionists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

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This source lists 15 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 2 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2021.

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Core · Task 9416 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.

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Core · Task 9421 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.

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Core · Task 9419 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.

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Core · Task 9414 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.

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Core · Task 9413 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.

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Core · Task 9415 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.

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Core · Task 9423 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes.

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Core · Task 9417 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.

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Core · Task 9420 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.

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Core · Task 20254 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets and transcribing machines.

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Core · Task 9424 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Perform a variety of clerical and office tasks, such as handling incoming and outgoing mail, completing and submitting insurance claims, typing, filing, or operating office machines.

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Core · Task 9425 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Decide which information should be included or excluded in reports.

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Core · Task 9427 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Receive and screen telephone calls and visitors.

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Supplemental · Task 9426 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Receive patients, schedule appointments, and maintain patient records.

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Supplemental · Task 9422 · 08/2021 · Incumbent

Answer inquiries concerning the progress of medical cases, within the limits of confidentiality laws.

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