
A review of medical specialties that make extensive use of transcription services.
Aug 20, 2025
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.
- Cardiology - Necessitates extensive documentation of catheterization reports, stress tests, ECGs, and surgical procedures. Precise recordings are essential because of life-threatening situations and insurance claim documentation.
- Orthopedics - This specialty sees a huge number of footfalls, especially in outpatient visits and follow-ups. So this requires a large number of physical therapy reports, operative records, and lab tests like imaging (X-rays and MRIs) and their impressions.
- Neurology - Long-term patient follow-up necessitates a thorough transcription of patient records that include neurological exams, EEGs, MRIs, and other tests, as well as the use of intricate medical terminology.
- Oncology - Since treatment care is administered over an extended period of time and may involve clinical trial records, the utmost care must be taken to ensure that the records are accurate. Accurate transcription of chemotherapy and radiation treatment schedules, pathological history reports, treatment history, and treatment plans are necessary for this.
- Internal Medicine - Patients present to Internal medicine with a wide range of symptoms. Hence, a large number of patient records are documented here. Comprehensive patient histories and treatment plans are necessary for this. Since Internal medicine is frequently the initial point of care for patients, a significant amount of documentation is done in this field.