Title: (Optional) Summarize basic transcription from dictation.
Course: Medical Assistant I (14151-I) > Section: Performing Office Functions

Summarizing should include the procedure for transforming spoken notes into accurate written form for inclusion in the patient record. Summary should include discussion of

- medical scribe
- electronic health record (EHR)
- medical transcriptionist.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why should all dictated information be confidential?
- What are commonly used methods of dictation?
- Why is it important to have a physician sign off on the transcribed document?