Clinical medical transcriptionist vs medical scribe

Differences between clinical medical transcriptionist and medical scribe duties and responsibilities

Clinical medical transcriptionist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient caseload with emphasis in occupational rehabilitation
• Transcribe EKG, PFT, sleep studies, myocardial stress tests and oximetry studies.
• Transcribe doctor's medical chart dictations using Dictaphone transcriber and also digital dictation using ExpressScribe.
• Collaborate and productively communicate with interdisciplinary teams to advocate for patients and implement culturally competent and family-centered care.
• Gain experience specifically with gastrointestinal disorders and colostomy appliances, as well as cardiac disorders and telemetry heart monitoring.
• Evaluate patients individually: assess and obtain vitals, document on medical records and report to clinical instructor for evaluation.
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Medical scribe example responsibilities.

• Manage sensitive and confidential materials such as patient health records following HIPAA regulations.
• Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
• Rotate in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedic surgery, and burn medicine departments
• Transcribe patient orders including laboratory tests results, radiology test findings, medications, allergies.
• Utilize PC and LIS to enter and retrieve patient data, includes verifying orders and retrieving results using HIPAA compliance.
• Perform Phlebotomy procedures on patients.
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