Transcription Questions



This is an interactive page that I thought I'd set up due to the high volume of transcription questions I receive through this site.

There is no such thing as a silly question, believe me I knew nothing about transcription when I first started in this field in 2003. I had 20 years of office and secretarial experience, but the two areas are vastly different.



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Please go to the bottom of this page and ask any question you may have on transcription of any kind and I will answer it for you. If I do not know the answer to your question, other visitors are more than welcome to answer the question using the comments section provided.

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This is an interactive page where you can ask any question you like on any area of transcription. Below you will find the easy to fill out form where you can post your question. I will attempt to answer all questions for you and other visitors can also add their expertise by adding answers using the comments section provided.

I hope you will be eager to contribute as this will be a most helpful page to transcribers and prospective transcribers globally.


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Medical Transcription 
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Identifying speakers when transcribing 
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Radiology Transcription Manager 
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When diagnoses are dictated and numbers are not dictated should these be numbered. Example: Dictated. Open wound of the right lower extremity …

Transcriber business - starting my own? 
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Transcription Contracts 
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Receiving Transcription Audio 
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Medical transcription question 
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How to start - Medical Transcription/VA from Home 
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Becoming a medical transcriptionist 
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If you are a start up offshore (outside US, UK) legal transcription business, how can you go about getting clients?

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Notes to Doctor on Transcription 
How do I leave the doctor a note about a dictation error on a medical transcription document?

Question on transcription clarification 
If you have a question regarding a doctors transcription and you need clarification, is there a format for attaching a note to the transcription and where …

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