Online Class: Medical Transcription 101

Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription

Basic Course (no certificate) = $49.00
Course with Certificate & CEUs = $74.00

Earn a certificate (both hard copy and electronic) upon successful completion (additional charges apply). UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions.

Course Description

With the opportunities to work in the healthcare field, particularly that within the Medical Transcriptionist (MT) arena, foreseen to be on the rise for the next ten years; it makes a great deal of sense to acquire specialized training within the field.

Within our Medical Transcription course, we provide a comprehensive look at what the profession entails from translating physicians' dictations to learning a significant amount of medical terminology. Further, we have identified the supplies you will need to embark on a successful career as an MT, as well as, the resources available to help you get a strong foothold on what has all the makings of being a most stimulating and rewarding career.

Whether working from home (Medical Transcription has been ranked as one of the top ten growth industries for home-based businesses) or within a hospital or physician's office, the duties of an MT are best suited for those persons who are able to concentrate for long periods of time, excel at using reference materials and have an ear for various dialects and accents.

Bear in mind when you decide to become an MT your work will not only be assisting physicians and medical facility administrators but also that of patients who rely upon the accuracy of medical information in order to receive quality care.

Thus, while both diversified and scientific in nature, the profession of medical transcriptionist is one of which you could be most proud.

Course Lessons

Lesson 1 - Overview: Medical Transcriptionist

Careers in medical transcription are gowing in direct relation to patient care needs and demands. This lesson provides an overview of the field of medical transcription.

Lesson 2 - MT: Career Details

Medical transcription is a growing health care industry field. The basics of salaries, job opportunities and methods of employment are explored in this lesson.

Lesson 3 - Medical Transcriptionist: A Day in the Life

A medical transcriptionist is expected to perform a wide range of duties and tasks. Some of those responsibilities are explored in this lesson.

Lesson 4 - Medical Transcription Training, Resources & Credentials

Training and certification requirements must be completed for most career job placement. Degrees and costs are briefly explained in this lesson.

Lesson 5 - Medical Transcription: Materials/Productivity Software

Various tools and software are essential to providing accurate and reliable transcription of physician's notes and patient records. From Voice Operated Recordings to MT software, they're the tools of the job.

Lesson 6 - Learning Basic Medical Skills

The basics of listening, learning strategies and other skills are covered in this lesson. Motivation and mastery of such skills is essential for a successful career as a medical transcriptionist.

Lesson 7 - Focus on Medical Terminology

Learn the importance of the basic of medical terminology such as the use of prefix, root and suffixes that are common in the medical field. This lesson also covers decoding medical terms.

Lesson 8 - Reporting & Documenting

Proper methods of documentation and reporting are vital to creating and providing accurate notes for use by medical staff. This lesson covers rules for dictating that are utilized by medical transcriptionists.

Lesson 9 - More on Grammar and Punctuation

Learning grammar and punctuation rules applicable to medical transcripts and records is an important aspect of the medical transcriptionist's job. This lesson offers a quick review of the basics.

Lesson 10 - Medical Legal Issues and Industry Issues

Patient privacy and confidentiality are guaranteed by law in the U.S. One of the most important regulations a medical transcriptionist should be familiar with is HIPAA. More on that in this lesson.

Lesson 11 - Medical Terminology Concentration: Cardiac and Vascular Care

Learning the basic functions and diagnostic procedures, therapies and treatments for each body system gives the medical transcriptionist a solid background of medical terminology needs.

Lesson 12 - Medical Terminology Concentration: Gastroenterology

This lesson continues to offer students the vocabulary and terminology terms unique to the gastrointestinal system and field of medicine.

Lesson 13 - Medical Terminology Concentration: Hodgepodge of Medical Areas--Genitourinary, Otorhinolaryngology, Neurology, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

Continuing with medical terminology rules, student will learn in this lesson about a multitude of sub-specialties that include OB/GYN, plastic surgery and neurology.

Lesson 14 - Medical Terminology Concentration: General Surgery

Many medical transcriptionists work for surgeons. Knowing surgical terminology will prepare a MT for a large number of opportuntities in the surgical field, regardless of specialty.

Lesson 15 - Medical Terminology Concentration: Anatomy and Physiology

The study of anatomy and physiology is absolutely essential in the field of medical transcription because dictation, medical records and documents contain anatomical terms and procedures that a MT must be familiar with,

Lesson 16 - Medical Terminology Concentration: Epidemiology and Pathology

Medical transcription skills rely heavily on knowledge of disease processes and the nature of disease. Learning the terms and phrases used by physicians and lab personnel is important to becoming a skilled MT.

Lesson 17 - Medical Terminology Concentration: Pharmacology

Pharmacology is the study of drugs and medicines. Because most patients will be on drug therapy, medical transcriptionists must be familiar and knowledgable with terms and phrases associated in this area.

Lesson 18 - Skill-Training for Transcriptionists

A skilled medical transcriptionist may make use of a large number of resources and tools to improve knowledge, accuracy and precision. A few are touched upon in this lesson.

Lesson 19 - Conclusion & Associated Organizations/Resources

Support and additional resources to continue education or skill advancements help MTs keep up with ever-changing rules, regulations and tools that make the job flow smoothly. We conclude this course with information on learning aids and resources for MTs.

Optional Certificates Awarded

Certificate of Appreciation
Certificate of Academic Excellence

Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit. To save your award and have a hard-copy delivered, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).

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Additional Information

Course Title	:	Medical Transcription 101
CEU Value	:	1.0 (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number	:	7550070
Course Type	:	Professional Development
Course URL	:	http://medtranscription.onlineclasses.com
Course Rating	:
Instructor	:	Stacey Kahre, RN
Syllabus	:	View Syllabus
Duration	:	Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee	:	Basic Course: $49
		with CEUs & Certificate: $74

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT

This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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