startMedicalTranscriptionJob

Transcribes the audio from a medical dictation or conversation and applies any additional Request Parameters you choose to include in your request.

In addition to many standard transcription features, Amazon Transcribe Medical provides you with a robust medical vocabulary and, optionally, content identification, which adds flags to personal health information (PHI). To learn more about these features, refer to How Amazon Transcribe Medical works.

To make a StartMedicalTranscriptionJob request, you must first upload your media file into an Amazon S3 bucket; you can then specify the Amazon S3 location of the file using the Media parameter.

You must include the following parameters in your StartMedicalTranscriptionJob request:

  • region: The Amazon Web Services Region where you are making your request. For a list of Amazon Web Services Regions supported with Amazon Transcribe, refer to Amazon Transcribe endpoints and quotas.

  • MedicalTranscriptionJobName: A custom name you create for your transcription job that is unique within your Amazon Web Services account.

  • Media (MediaFileUri): The Amazon S3 location of your media file.

  • LanguageCode: This must be en-US.

  • OutputBucketName: The Amazon S3 bucket where you want your transcript stored. If you want your output stored in a sub-folder of this bucket, you must also include OutputKey.

  • Specialty: This must be PRIMARYCARE.

  • Type: Choose whether your audio is a conversation or a dictation.