"Yes, I am familiar with electronic health records. When I first became a medical transcriptionist, we typed reports and faxed them or hand delivered them to the receiving physician. With the advances in technology, I think electronic health records is one advancement that has been beneficial to everyone on the healthcare team, as well as to the patient. These programs allow us to type reports and save them electronically directly into a patient's chart. When patients are referred from one physician to another, the ease of access to history helps the new physician/specialist be able to provide care without having to wait long periods of time for the records. For me, it makes the job easier because all I have to do is type a report and save it into the right place and that job is done."

With the advances in medical management, employers like to hire employees who stay current with those changes. While you may not be required to have a knowledge of EHRs prior to being hired, showing an interest and willingness to learn is also a plus. If you do have experience with EHRs, be sure to mention some of the types of records you have worked on or training that you may have received.

"I do have experience working with electronic health records. While different facilities may use different types of EHRs, overall programs are very similar. I have to say that I do like the fact that we can now use EHRs to store patient information. It makes it much easier to retrieve information and transmit it, when needed."