Hematology transcription is one of the rapidly growing essential services in healthcare and refers to a specialized medical transcription service related to a branch of medicine. What is hematology? It is the branch of internal medicine that deals with the study of blood, the organs involved in blood production, and blood disorders. It covers the biochemical and physiological aspects of blood. Hematology involves knowledge of the blood cells and analyzing the various changes that can occur in diseased cells. The word has its origin from two Greek words, namely haima and logos meaning blood and study respectively.

Hematology includes diagnosis and treatment of blood related diseases along with the study. For diagnosis, certain tests are performed with the blood. Some of the common tests are full blood counts, blood films, bone marrow biopsies, and Coombs test. Full blood count is commonly prescribed by doctors as part of the medical examination. This test is done to check whether there is any increase or decrease in the number of blood cells from the normal level.

In hematology, the treatment varies depending upon the type of the disease the patient has. Some diseases need prolonged treatments and take a long time to recover. Some others need only few days to recover. Diet advice and medications are included in the treatments. For patients with anemia, blood transfusion is done as part of the treatment. Chemotherapy, radio therapy, and bone marrow transplantations are included in the treatment methods for leukemia.

The doctors who are specialized in working with patients of hematological problems are called hematologists. These doctors mainly treat patients with blood related diseases, and later dictate the entire incident onto digital recorders which are later sent to professional hematology transcriptionists who specialize in transcription of audio dictations into typed transcripts.