A mix-up in a street address for a pizza delivery boy might be a big deal to the hungry guy waiting for his double pepperoni/extra cheese pizza, but it really is no great tragedy. A woman at the grocery checkout might be pleasantly surprised by the extra change the checker inadvertently hands over. Or you might like the mistake of an A on your night school report card after your teacher had told you to expect a B.

However, in the world of medical transcription, the stakes can be much higher. Errors can have much more diverse or even devastating results. The accuracy of medical transcription is of vital importance. Even minor errors such as typos, grammatical slips or an inverted number can result in health risks for a patient, financial loss for providers and even possible litigation against healthcare facilities and providers.

The accuracy of the patient record is of utmost importance in assuring appropriate, quality care. It is a vital link between patient, provider, and the care provided. Both minor errors and major errors can lessen the credibility and the perceived qualifications of the healthcare provider.

It is important for the medical transcriber to be not only proficient in medical terminology, anatomy, signs and symptoms of disease, medications and lab values, but to have a broad knowledge of English and its nuances. Listening skills and intuitive skills of judgement as well as language usage, grammar, style, and punctuation are also essential for fully credible medical transcription.

Medical transcription puts it all into perspective. Accuracy is a goal that is worthy of 100% effort.

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