SCOPE OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION

Based on a study by NASSCOM the employment generated by Medical transcription in the years 1997/98 was around 2,500. The revenue generated by medical transcription was Rs. 75 crores.By the years 2007-08 the employment created by medical transcription is projected to reach an astonishing 1,70,000 and the revenue generated by medical transcription would cross Rs. 9,000 crores!!!

Medical transcription is likely to be the fourth highest foreign exchange earner for India after garments, diamonds and software.

COMMUNICATION

Leased 256k from EMMTEL ISP, ISDN, Dial up (backup)

PROCESS

The dictations in DSS (Digital Dictaphone) format or after conversion to vox files are uploaded to designated folders in the server at the client’s end. The client may manage this server. However Drish also has server space for one of its clients. These are downloaded by Drish, transcribed, put through editing, proofreading, and format/template verification and uploaded in MS-Word format.
At present Drish is doing both types of dictations, Clinical as well as Hospital dictation.

Under Hospital dictation the following types of work type are included

• Operative report
• Discharge summary
• History and physical
• Consultation

Under Clinical Dictation the following types of Work Types are included

• Emergency room note
• Adult medicine
• Convenient care
• Discharge summary
• Allergy
• Geriatrics
• Nephrology
• OB/Reproductive medicine
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Family practice
• Rectal surgery

Drish has handled 100 reports a day for a Dental clinic also.

The length of the dictation varies from 1 minute to 40 minutes.

For support from the hospital/clinic we get:

• Hospital information
• Template, which includes
  Space for ID number
  Patient's Mr#
  Patient Name
  Dictator
  Date of Dictation, Transcription etc
• Standards - These are sets of standard dictations of a particular doctor. These help us in understanding the accent of that doctor and his style of dictation.