Medical transcriptionists sometimes referred to as healthcare documentation specialists listen to voice recordings that physicians and other healthcare workers make and convert them into written reports they also may review and edit medical documents created using speech recognition technology transcriptionists interpret medical terminology and abbreviations in preparing patients . Delmars medical transcription handbook 2nd second edition byblake 1995 by blake paperback 5763 57 63 only 3 left in stock order soon more buying choices 462 35 used new offers the aamt book of style for medical transcription jan 1 1995 by claudia j tessier paperback. How to become a medical transcriptionist education certification learn what youll need to do in order to start your medical transcriptionist career the basics what youll do medical transcriptionists create reports and other administrative documents from physicians dictated recordings in addition to transcribing youll edit . Medical transcriptionists should also possess the following specific qualities computer skills medical transcriptionists must be comfortable using computers and word processing software because those tools are an essential part of their jobs transcriptionists may also need to know how to operate electronic health records ehr systems. Medical transcriptionists who work in physicians offices may have other office duties such as receiving patients scheduling appointments answering the telephone and handling incoming and outgoing mail medical secretaries discussed in the statement on secretaries and administrative assistants elsewhere in the handbook also may