Types of Transcription Services

cription services are used in a variety ofcorrespondence. A related type of transcription
industries, most notably in medicine and law.services includes conference and conference call
A transcription service allows clients to submittranscription.
audio recordings or video recordings to aAcademic Transcription
transcriptionist who will then transcribe the audioAcademic transcription is needed to transcribe
into text. Usually the text is formatted in a waylectures, presentations, guest speakers, and other
requested by the client; this can be a medicaltypes of audio. More and more educational
report, script, letter, or other type of document.institutions are making their coursework available
Here is a list of different types of transcriptiononline and a text document that couples with
services:audio or video makes the information easier to
Medical Transcriptionfollow and cite.
Medical transcription is when a transcriptionistIn addition, transcribed audio helps make
listens to the recording of a doctor or otherinformation available for students who may have
health professional and types the recordedimpairments that prevent them from receiving
dictation into a report, usually a medical report.the information through other mediums.
The recordings are usually about patient diagnosis,Other types of academic transcription may be
symptoms, reactions, and other types of patientdictated work from a professor or graduate
related information.student who may record notes related to an
Once transcribed, the medical report will beacademic paper, book, article, or thesis project.
approved and placed into the patient's file. It isAn academic transcriptionist will be depended upon
important that a medical transcriptionist has someto transcribe those recorded notes in a coherent
training in medical terminology, abbreviations, andand readable document.
other medical related language, as the reportsFocus Group Transcription
being transcribed are vital to the ongoing healthFocus group transcription is when a company,
record of different patients.institution, or scientific organization needs the
Legal Transcriptionoutcome of a focus group meeting to be
Legal transcription includes the transcription oftranscribed into a text document.
recorded interviews, interrogations,These types of documents will be used to
correspondence, and other documents. Aprovide information in a more digestible format to
background in law is helpful for legal transcriptionallow researchers to more easily dissect focus
because, similar to medical transcription, thegroup information. As focus group results are
language used in legal field may not be familiar toused to develop products, modify services, and
those without law experience.create marketing material, it is important that the
Business Transcriptioninformation relayed from a focus group be
Business transcription is required by corporationsavailable in the most accessible type of format,
who may want a text document of trainingusually a textual document.
seminars, interviews, presentations, speeches, andAbove is just a brief list of different types of
other business related items. Many businessestranscription services that are available. Some
require records of these events, either for theirfreelance transcriptionists may offer overlapping
own purposes or to share with others throughtranscription services for different industries, while
the their website or for prospective clients.others will choose to specialize in just one type of
Individuals may also use transcriptionists to helptranscription service.
type out dictated letters or other types of