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Medical documents can be understood in terms
of two basic categories:
- Documents intended for the general public (health insurance documents, patient instructions, informed consent forms, privacy notices, etc.)
- Documents intended for healthcare providers (medical transcripts, test results, study protocols, etc.)
Examples for doctors:
- Medical records
- Test or examination reports
- Documentation for medical devices
- Documentation for medical equipment
- Medical papers
- Studies/trials
Examples for patients:
- Patient instructions
- Discharge summary
- Medical insurance
documents
- Informed consent forms
- Living wills
- Health education documents, etc.
Note:
Specialized medical documents (medical transcripts, reports, tests, protocols, etc.) are translated and edited by specialists with a background in medicine or the life sciences who have mastery of medical terminology and are native speakers of the target language.
Medical documents for non-specialists are translated and edited by translators who are familiar with such material and are capable of producing an accurate translation that is adapted for the target audience.