23-07-2015, 10:05 AM
Even if a virtual medical scribe is doing one particular doctor's records he may get used to that doctor's speech and conversations it is very difficult task why because the patients are not the same. Patients are different each time conversation goes on between patient and doctor while examining the patient, taking history etc. Virtual medical scribe find it difficult to understand the patient's conversation with doctor. So this job does not suit properly for any foreign nationals other than native American English speakers.
If doctor and patient conversation and examination details are recorded and then made available to the scribe then there is no need to work on real time (that is night time in India while it is daytime in USA) and that work can be done at daytime in India. Anyhow this job seems very difficult due to the above-mentioned reason. After having 7 years experience in MT field I am unable to understand the doctor patient conversation even up to 25% of doctor to doctor conversation. Sometimes we get while doing transcription some patient-doctor conversation or doctor-doctor conversation when the doctors forget to switch off the recorder. Based on hearing this type of conversation experience I am saying this.
If doctor and patient conversation and examination details are recorded and then made available to the scribe then there is no need to work on real time (that is night time in India while it is daytime in USA) and that work can be done at daytime in India. Anyhow this job seems very difficult due to the above-mentioned reason. After having 7 years experience in MT field I am unable to understand the doctor patient conversation even up to 25% of doctor to doctor conversation. Sometimes we get while doing transcription some patient-doctor conversation or doctor-doctor conversation when the doctors forget to switch off the recorder. Based on hearing this type of conversation experience I am saying this.
