As a Medical Transcriptionist, you will need to master following:

• archive healthcare users' records
• edit dictated medical texts
• health records management
• maintain healthcare user data confidentiality
• manage digital archives
• transcribe medical data
• use electronic health records management system

More generally, a medical transcriptionist is also versed in:

• apply grammar and spelling rules
• apply organisational techniques
• comply with legislation related to health care
• database
• execute working instructions
• grammar
• medical terminology
• use word processing software

It also helps to know the following:

• administrative tasks in a medical environment
• collect healthcare user's general data
• display medical problems
• identify patients' medical records
• participate in medical records' auditing activities
• perform backups
• perform clinical coding procedures
• professional documentation in health care
• review patient's medical data
• transfer medical information
• work in multidisciplinary health teams
• handle paperwork
• health care system
• human anatomy
• manage digital documents
• medical informatics
• process data
• use databases
• use shorthand