In the healthcare sector, having transcription services complete medical documentation has become standard practice. Certain specialties are more dependent on these services than others. This is largely due to the growing number of patients and the growing number of diagnostic procedures that need thorough documentation. The specialties that use medical transcription services the most are listed below.

• Psychiatry - This field involves a lot of narrative notes that need to be recorded. These consist of mental health assessments, diagnostic records, and sessions of therapy and treatment. Medical transcriptionists should have extensive training, follow confidentiality guidelines, and be considerate about patients when recording their symptoms and illnesses.
• Pediatrics - There is extensive documentation of growth charts, immunization records, and developmental assessments. Behavioural documentation is done in some cases that require observational reports, as well as symptoms noted by parents.
• Surgery - The preoperative and postoperative evaluations, the surgical reports, and the discharge summary are all meticulously documented. These documents should be accurate and free of errors because they are important for legal requirements in addition to involving the health outcomes of patients. The need for surgical notes to be turned over quickly is another consideration for medical transcriptionists.
• Dentistry - All oral surgery notes, x-ray interpretation reports, treatment plan reports, and so on must be properly documented. The digitization of most dental practices has resulted in an increased reliance on medical transcription services.
• Ophthalmology: Accurate notes are kept on patient symptoms and vision tests, with additional surgical notes added as needed. The type of surgery performed, such as LASIK, and details about the lens, among other things, are documented based on the needs and preferences of the patient. Additional observations regarding patient management and recovery are appropriately noted. Medical transcriptionists receive training in imaging documentation and specialized ophthalmic terminology.

Medical transcription services include transcription of medical billing records, insurance claim settlement documents, legal compliance records, and more.