Type-thing Services - Medical, Business, Legal Transcription

Transcription Services

Medical • Legal • Business • Training • Journalism • Multimedia

A wide range of transcription services are available through Type-thing Services. We excel in each discipline through experience and a diverse staff with domain knowledge and secretarial skills. We have found this to be true because accuracy along with competency in spelling and grammar form the basis for quality transcription. We help you present a professional image by providing proofed, accurate transcription with corrected grammar and spelling. If verbatim content is the goal, we will not alter grammar. Of course, discipline-specific terminology and formatting is required to make our work more efficient and useful for our customers. See the brief descriptions below or click on the buttons to the left.

Phone-in, Audio / Video Tape, Digital Audio / Video Files

Dictation can be performed in a number of formats. We have found phone-in dictation to be the most convenient and efficient for our customers that need to dictate on the go or in an office environment. We'll work to transcribe the format you have, or suggest other beneficial methods! We can transcribe all tape sizes as well as most digital audio files provided to us on disk or over the Internet.

We have Internet services where you can upload your files to us. We can convert most video tape formats (e.g., VHS, SVHS, 8mm, Digital, etc.) to audio tape in preparation for transcription. More information about formats is contained under each of the transcription types listed below and to the left. We have the ability to digitally enhance audio through various computer programs we use to ensure the most accurate transcription.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality of transcription materials is always considered at Type-thing Services. All of our staff sign confidentiality agreements, and we will sign one with your organization and follow the measures needed to meet your objectives. All paper products are shredded, access to computers and computer files is restricted through password. Data transferred or stored on the Internet is appropriately encrypted as arranged with the customer. With regard to protecting private information (verbal, written, electronic), we follow standards for "Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information" in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its updates.

Rates

Each domain (business, medical, legal, etc.) of transcription usually requires specific methods of costing because of content and required output. Please see the specific page describing that domain or our rates page.

Output

We consider the transcribed material (document files) to be your property. We will provide it to you as formatted printouts or as electronic files via email, FTP, Internet file sites, a disk, CD ROM, DVD ROM, or other format to suit your needs. We typically use Microsoft Office products, but can also provide PDF and Open Office formats.

When we create intermediate digital audio files or enhancement to those audio files for our transcription purposes, those files are not delivered to our customers. This is because those files are intended may not be created with rigor for delivery to our customers and are intended for our use only. Arrangements can be made for a cost to provide those enhanced files to our customers.

Transcription Areas

Although there is some overlap in how you may utilize these areas of transcription, the following descriptions may help you understand how dictation and transcription can help your operations.

Medical Transcription:	General Practice • Neurology • Geriatrics • Gynecology • Podiatry • Physical Therapy Psychology • Social Services Medical Notes • H&Ps • Discharge Summaries • SOAP Notes • OR Reports Referral Letters •Thank-you Letters • General Correspondence Internal Business/Staff Meeting Minutes We strive to provide the most accurate and flexible transcription service for the medical arts. Often the particular needs of an office create unique requirements. Specific medical domains have key terminology. We are familiar with the many domains and utilize medical dictionaries to stay current on drugs and advancements in the field. Increasing use of Electronic Medical Records (EM) and changes to health care policy require us to adapt to your needs. *Type-thing Services* will work to provide a customized procedure for transcribing that works for you and format your transcription as required. Click on the "Medical Transcription" button for more information.
Legal Transcription:	Court Proceedings • Police Belt Tapes • Police Videos • Phone Recordings Depositions • Interrogations Referral Letters • Thank-you Letters • General Correspondence • Expert Reports Attorneys need every advantage they can to understand transactions and circumstances for their clients. Oftentimes this comes from the many audio and video records that are generated by the police, criminal, and legal system. This daunting evidence is often easier scanned and understood through conversion to documents rather than listening to hour upon hour of audio and video.
Business Transcription:	Letters • Correspondence • Meetings • Training • Conferences • Media Coverage Multimedia • Training Business transcription requirements vary from client to client and job to job. We customize transcription procedures and final output to meet your needs. We can handle multiple-person meeting minutes, interviews, training sessions, and conference proceedings. Most of these result in transcripts that require verbatim transcription, while letter dictation may require significant editing. Click on the "Business Transcription" button for more information.
Media & Journalism Transcription:	Journalism • Authors • News Media • Print • Television • Radio • Entertainment Interviews • Radio Transcripts • Podcasts • Video Transcripts • Entertainment Scripts Type-thing Services helps professions in journalism, entertainment, and news media utilize transcription for efforts including editing scripts, writing articles from interviews, placing content on web sites. Many business functions deal with multimedia aspects of training or entertainment that find transcription of materials a useful tool in their work. Click on the "Media & Journalism Transcription" button for more information.
Executive Transcription:	Notes • Directives • Delegations • Email • Thank-you Letters • General Correspondence Executive support services are those that improve the efficiency of busy professionals. They are designed to reduce the time you spend on communicating information to those who work for you and with you, taking notes, sending email and making your life easier. Wherever you have a phone, you can call in to dictate notes, send an email, send a fax, or send a letter. We'll transcribe the information and follow your direction. Use commuting time to handle such tasks. Dictate right after a meeting while the information is fresh in your mind. Have an idea now, call in to dictate your thoughts, or direct others to perform tasks through email, fax, or letter. Click on the "Executive Support Services" button for more information.

Why is Type-thing Services less expensive and a better value?

We are often asked about the cost of our transcription. Our total cost to you is often less and our overall value greater than our competitors. Here are a few reasons why:

•	We can provide 24 hour to 48 hour turn around in some situations including scheduled regular work or upon notice for urgent work if we have enough capacity (at rush rates).
•	When we charge by the word for medical transcription, you're not charged for many lines on reports or forms that have only a few characters or words. Why would you want to pay a line rate for reports that contain very sparse lines?
•	Transcripts usually require verbatim transcription; however, other business transcription such as letters or medical reports do not. For those, unless you say otherwise, we convert your spoken English into written English, remove redundancies, and end up reducing the word and line count for your finished product. This saves you money. Many other services type exactly what you say, resulting in more cost to you and words you must delete from the finished transcription!
•	When we apply our secretarial skills to convert your documents into final form during the transcription process, you spend less of your time or no time trying to fix faulty transcription from over-seas or less capable services.
•	If your transcription works well in a form or template, then we may be able to set up a system where you are only charged for the parts you dictate, not the entire content of your form.
•	For volume customers, we provide a reasonable amount of stat reports at no charge!
•	If your business or legal audio is of poor quality, we'll contact you before proceeding. We won't create and charge for a useless transcript of "indiscernibles" that you cannot use. If you want to proceed, we can attempt to enhance the audio or spend extra time working through the material slowly at additional expense.
•	We are skilled at providing analysis of your dictation to identify ways to reduce your overall bill. Once we're familiar with your style, we can do this for individuals and offices that have many dictators. Which are verbose? Which are efficient? We can provide suggestions for you or your staff about how to reduce your time dictating and reduce your bill. Why? Many times this also saves us much time listening to long dictations that contain fewer words. If you're happy--we're happy.

About • Rates • Transcription • Medical • Legal • Business • Executive Support • Office Support • Internet Services
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Michele Duran Skroch (skraw)
505-922-1000 Albuquerque NM voice
703-679-TYPE (8973) NoVA Voice
1-877-217-0005 voice
Serving customers across the United States including
Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, to California, and of course, New Mexico
on domestic and international business.

email: michele@type-thing.com
web: http://www.type-thing.com/

Updated 21 Jul 2010