Engagement of Medical Transcription Services Policy - Rescinded 20 March 2023 - No longer applicable
MP 0119/19 - Engagement of Medical Transcription Services Policy - Rescinded 20 March 2023 - No longer applicable (pdf 731KB)
Applicable to: Health Service Providers
Description: The Engagement of Medical Transcription Services Policy establishes a standardised framework through which Health Service Providers are required to evaluate and make determinations regarding potential engagement of contractors for the provision of medical transcription services.
The engagement of medical transcription services typically involves the following process:
- dictation by clinicians using a digital voice recorder, telephone, computer microphone or mobile phone
- secure uploading of recordings through the internet by an automated system
- transcription of audio files by a contractor
- retrieval, review and saving or printing of documents by hospital employees.
Pursuant to the procurement principles of accountability, probity and value for money, this Policy builds on WA health system policy requirements that mandate adequate business consideration and approval of proposed procurements through procurement business cases and initiation documents.
This Policy is a mandatory requirement under the Procurement Policy Framework pursuant to section 26(2)(a) of the Health Services Act 2016.
Date of effect: 13 August 2019
Policy Framework
Procurement