MTWorld.com - Productivity Tools

In a world where income depends on productivity, every keystroke counts. Increasingly, smart transcriptionists are taking advantage of keystroke saving software tools to improve their productivity and enhance their income.

The latest generation of labor saving tools allow MT's to preprogram their computers to expand a few judiciously typed characters into strings of common words, phrases, paragraphs or even entire short repetitive reports. Indeed, the better programs purport to cut production time by one third or more. Most programs also come with pre-programmed tables for auto-expanding common medical abbreviations.

When used alongside sophisticated medical spell check technology, these word expansion tools combine to make a significant difference in the productivity and earnings potential of a good transcriptionist.

In addition to the benefits of increased productivity, these short-hand programs also tend to increase accuracy as mistakes are minimized through this automated transcription process.

Word Expanders

There are a number of excellent productivity programs available on the market today. What is more, the scope and functionality of these offerings continues to evolve.

InstantText- Textware Solutions

MedPen - Emmaus MedPen

MPWord - Emmaus MedPen

QuickScript - QuickScript

ShortCut - Healthcare Technologies

Shorthand - Office Soft, LLC

ShortKeys - Insight Software Solutions

Smartype - Narratek

WP Medical - Productive Performance, Inc.

Medical Spell Checkers

Dorland's Electronic Medical Dictionary - W.B. Saunders

Merriam-Webster's Medical Audio Dictionary - Merriam-Webster