One of the most frequent questions we get is what type of audio files can we transcribe. Audio transcription is a vast field with many different specializations and categories. This post discusses some of types of transcription and our support for them.
Medical Transcription
Medical Transcription also known as MT, is a process where the reports or diagnosis dictated by Doctors/Physicians are converted into text by trained professionals. There is usually a single speaker. Most of the companies use ASR for the initial step i.e transcribing and then the trained professionals proofread them thus ensuring the desired quality. The output of MT usually is used in EMR (Electronic Medical Records), Medical Coding or as prescriptions. Companies who specialize in MT are expected to be HIPAA certified which puts to rest the concerns about patients privacy. Accuracy is also a very important factor in Medical Transcription.
We do not cover Medical Transcription at Scribie.com and we are not HIPAA compliant.
Business Transcription
Business transcription consists of transcribing conference calls which might be used to generate an executive summary or MoM or might just be recorded for future references. It usually has multiple speakers and the topic can be varied. The desired accuracy is around 98%. Earnings call also come under this category, which are mostly used by shareholders and financial analyst. The expected accuracy is more than 98% in this case and turnaround time to deliver the transcripts plays a very crucial role. Analysts call, Investors conferences, Product Launch conference all come under BT.
Scribie.com provides Business Transcription service.
Legal Transcription
Legat transcription is a specialized to transcribing depositions, court hearings and other law related proceedings. The desired accuracy is around 98-100%. Some courts require the transcripts to be certified for accuracy via an affidavit. Most of the times the transcripts have to be formatted in a specific manner as well. There many be a number of participants as well as the topic is varied. Knowledge of legal terminology is required for this type of transcription.
We provide the draft transcripts for legal transcription. The transcript can be checked for accuracy using our Integrated Editor and certified by a lawyer if required.
Interview Transcription
Interview Transcription, as the name suggests covers the general category and does not fall in any of the above mentioned ones. These are generally recordings made of interviews conducted face-to-face or over the phone. There may be two or more speakers one of whom is the interviewer. The others are interviewees who respond to the questions asked. The transcripts are an intermediate product and is used as an input for a larger product such as an article or a research study. There are several sub-categories of Interview Transcription, e.g. Podcast Transcription, Focus Group Transcription, Academic Transcription.
We cover all kinds of Interview Transcription. We also categorize ourselves as a general transcription service.
Transcription Types at Scribie.com
To conclude, we provide services for Interview, Legal and Business Transcription. The only service we do not provide are Medical Transcription at this time. We follow a very strict formal process to prepare the transcripts which ensures that the accuracy is 98% or more. Try out our service today for yourself to check.