Machine Transcription and Dictation


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Packed with realistic documents from various fields of employment, MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION AND DICTATION, 6E thoroughly prepares readers for most situations requiring transcription skills, while sharpening their business English proficiency. English Skills Reviews and Applications in each chapter emphasize grammar, capitalization, word usage, spelling, and proofreading skills that are essential to success in today's competitive market. Packaged with the book, a Transcription CD includes all the dictation plus Express Scribe and Windows Media Player software.




Dictate Your Book


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Ready to get on board with dictation (finally)? Like many tools that have come before it, dictation is a new and exciting opportunity to write better, faster, and smarter. But many writers still believe it's not for them. Perhaps they've tried it in the past and it hasn't worked. Or perhaps this new technology is confusing, expensive, or frustrating and that's held them back from taking advantage of it. If you're ready to take the next step and learn a new skill set that will give you a huge advantage over what other authors are doing today, grab Dictate Your Book and start working through the challenges that are holding you back from reaping the benefits of dictation. It includes: - Why you need to get started with dictation, even if you tried it before and hated it! - All of Monica’s best tips for making dictation work for you, whether you writing fiction or nonfiction - Every piece of equipment Monica recommends, plus half a dozen ways to test dictation before you buy - How to reimagine your writing process to accommodate dictation and how to get that clean draft easily - Monica’s full setup for her innovative Walk ’n Talks which helped her hit 4,000+ words per hour For authors who are ready to take their productivity to the next level, this book will help you get started!




Gregg Shorthand


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Produce Text from Audio Transcription


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This book discusses the different ways that recordings can be transcribed and the functions that the texts may perform. It is also a hands-on guide to how transcripts are prepared and how transcribers should deal with unclear, confusing, or ungrammatical speech.




The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon


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Want to dictate up to 5000 WORDS an hour? Want to do it with 99% ACCURACY from the day you start? NEW EDITION: UPDATED to cover the latest Dragon Professional Individual v15 for PC & v6 for Mac FREE video training included! As writers, we all know what an incredible tool dictation software can be. It enables us to write faster and avoid the dangers of RSI and a sedentary lifestyle. But many of us give up on dictating when we find we can't get the accuracy we need to be truly productive. This book changes all of that. With almost two decades of using Dragon software under his belt and a wealth of insider knowledge from within the dictation industry, Scott Baker will reveal how to supercharge your writing and achieve sky-high recognition accuracy from the moment you start using the software. You will learn: - Hidden tricks to use when installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a Windows PC or Dragon Dictate for Mac; - How to choose the right microphone and set it up perfectly for speech recognition; - The little-known techniques that will ensure around 99% accuracy from your first install – and how to make this even better over time; - Setting up fail-safe dictation profiles with multiple microphones and voice recorders, without impacting your accuracy; - How to train the software to adapt to both your voice AND writing style and avoid your accuracy declining; - Strategies for achieving your entire daily word count in just one or two hours; - Many more tips and tricks you won't find anywhere else. At the end of the book, you'll also find an exclusive list of resources and links to FREE video training to take your knowledge even further. It's time to write at the speed of speech – and transform your writing workflow forever! Subject keywords: Dragon Dictate Naturally Speaking for PC Mac, dictating your book or novel, dictation for writers authors beginners advanced, creative writing guides, self publishing




Medical Transcription - E-Book


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Master the fundamentals of medical transcription and meet the challenges of the evolving medical transcription field with Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures, 7th Edition. Respected authority Marcy O. Diehl delivers proven, practical training in the skills and technology essential to your success, including proofreading, editing, speech recognition technology, and more. This new edition also reflects an increased emphasis on medical editing and other related fields to keep you current with the changing medical transcription profession and fully prepare you for your role in health information management. - Comprehensive coverage and practical exercises demonstrate fundamental editing/transcription concepts and boost your proficiency in: - Punctuation - Capitalization - Numbers - Abbreviations and symbols - Word endings - Formation of plural forms - Exercises and helpful hints enhance your proofreading and editing skills and help you prevent common errors. - Extensive practice and review exercises on Evolve reinforce your understanding and give you the experience to confidently move into the transcription workforce. - New chapter highlights the transcriptionist's emerging role as a medical editor and how it impacts health information management and patient safety. - Take Note boxes provide quick access to key editing/transcription tips. - From the Field sections deliver helpful insight from practicing medical transcriptionists. - Updated information familiarizes you with the latest medical transcription equipment. - Live transcription exercises help you meet the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (ADHI)'s live transcription requirement and practice applying your transcription skills to scenarios commonly encountered in practice. - Additional exercises test your ability to edit voice recognition software-generated reports.







Health Information Management


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Use the guide that offers concise tips to keep your medical records organized and under control. Get help with record systems, storage/retrieval, coding, transcription, computerization, human resources and legal issues.







Stedman's Medical Transcription Skill Builders


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This text with accompanying CD-ROM provides medical transcription students and professionals with nearly 50 comprehensive reports that will teach them how to transcribe accurate and reliable reports. Included are medical transcription exercises with recorded dictation reports; surgical terminology with definitions and illustrations when applicable; proofreading exercises to ensure the report is transcribed accurately; and editing exercises which involve correcting the physician's grammatical errors and rewriting the report to make doctors' notes readable and understandable. Answer keys with errors highlighted and appropriate remediation are given for each section, and audio pronunciation for the medical terminology section is on the CD-ROM. This reliable resource will not only save educators time in making up their own exercises, but will also help students and veteran transcriptionists gain confidence in transcribing their reports.