2Ascribe - Medical Transcription Your Way

Please Do

• Understand how to use your recording equipment or microphone
• Dictate in a quiet area
• Speak clearly and into the microphone (don’t turn your head and keep talking when referencing the chart)
• Identify yourself
• For each dictation state:
  • Patient name (spell it)
  • Patient ID
  • Type of dictation (letter, note, etc.)
  • Date you want on the transcribed document
  • Referring physician (spell name and address)
• Include punctuation (use “stop” or “full stop” for ends of sentences)
• Spell unusual diseases, drugs, procedures or words or sound alike words

Please Don’t

• Eat, drink or chew gum while dictating
• Forget to say “End of Dictation”
• Dictate in a noisy environment

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