A reputable medical transcription firm conducts multiple levels of quality checking to ensure accurate transcripts. The article describes the three different stages involved in quality checking.

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Quality Assurance - A Vital Component in
Medical Transcription
Quality assurance is very important in the healthcare scenario. It is
imperative for all medical transcriptionists and medical
transcription companies to strictly follow the quality assurance
rules. Any errors made in
the
patient
healthcare
records, whether minor or
major, may not only affect
the reputation of the
medical
transcription
company but also prove to
be dangerous for patients.
Therefore quality assurance
is a vital component in
medical transcription.
Quality Assurance Rules
A professional medical transcription company will follow rigid rules
with regard to quality assurance. Each of the transcribed medical
text reports undergoes three different levels of quality checks. The
multiple level of quality checking is done by proofreaders, editors
and medical editors with an objective to ensure 99% accuracy. The
level of accuracy and consistency in terms of quality will depend on
the skill and experience of the medical transcriptionist and the
acoustic value of dictation. Majority of the reputable medical

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transcription service providers use the latest technology and
software tools such as those mentioned below for quality checking:
 Word Perfect 9
 Win Amp
 Stedman's books
 Stedman’s Electronic medical dictionary
 PC Dart Play All
 MSV
 MS Word 97/98/2000 version
 ICS
 Gold Wave
 DVIPS
 DVF
 DSS
 American Drug Index
Stages in Medical Transcription Quality Checking
A professional and reputable medical transcription company will
specifically carry out three different stages of quality checking as
mentioned below:

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 Stage 1 – During the first stage of quality checking,
experienced and skilled medical transcriptionists will be the
persons responsible for conducting the actual medical
transcription work. An initial draft of the transcribed medical
document will be checked by these transcriptionists both
through voice method and by reading. The checked draft page
will be transferred for the second stage of quality checking.
 Stage 2 – It is the duty of the proofreaders to check the content
of the document done by the medical transcriptionists during
this stage. A thorough quality checking is followed during this
stage at the end of which medical transcriptionists are given
suitable feedbacks about the medical transcription tasks done
by them.
 Stage 3 – The final level of quality checking is done by
experienced medical editors. This stage involves a rigid quality
check and the mistakes that remained unnoticed during the
two initial stages of quality checking are corrected.
It is important for medical transcription service providers to hire
highly skilled and experienced quality analysts to ensure maximum
quality assurance for the final transcripts. These medical
transcription quality analysts should be able to edit the transcribed
documents against a set criterion prescribed by the clients. Apart
from the above mentioned quality guidelines, it is equally essential
for medical transcription service providers to utilize the latest
technology tools which help in providing accurate and cost-effective
medical transcription services.

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About the Author
MTS Transcription Services (A Managed Outsource Solutions
Company) is an Oklahoma based secure medical transcription
company, serving clients across North America for more than 7
years. Our medical transcription services are secure and available
24/7.
Contact Us:
Headquarters:
8596E.101stStreet,SuiteH
Tulsa, OK 74133
Main:(800)6702809
Fax(877)835-5442
E-mail: info@managedoutsource.com