Medical Transcription Training

An Overview of Each Module Provided Below:

Program Orientation

This module provides an overview of training components, instruction on how to navigate the program, and tips and resources for getting the most out of the program. You will be introduced to the medical transcription industry, medical transcription training program, and become oriented to the online program. A syllabus for each of the modules in the program is presented. Information for navigating, using the features and functions of the online program, and understanding tests and feedback is presented. Skills necessary to be a successful medical transcriptionist are outlined. A host of available resources is presented along with a detailed study guide designed to enable a successful learning experience. Top

Technology and The Medical Professional

This module teaches you basic computer skills, including using hardware, software, peripherals, and wireless technology, utilizing the Internet as a resource, and operating various facilities for data storage and networking. You will learn about the many software and hardware products available specifically developed for the healthcare environment. Top

Keyboard Kinetics

This module will teach you keyboard basics which fingers are supposed to touch which keys and help the student gain efficiency on the keyboard. In other words, this module should help you type faster! Top

Medical Word Building

The purpose of this module is to teach medical word building, including root words, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes. Top

Grammar and Punctuation

This module is a refresher of basic English grammar and punctuation rules. You will be able to recognize and identify proper usage and correctly punctuate sentences. Top

Anatomy and Disease

This module provides an introduction to basic human anatomical structures and the various diseases that affect them. You will be introduced to disease entities, diagnoses, and treatments. Top

Pathophysiology

The purpose of this module is to familiarize you with the major body systems - the digestive, respiratory, endocrine, reproductive, excretory, cardiovascular, nervous, and musculoskeletal systems-and the diseases associated with them. Top

Mastering Medical Language

This module will educate you in the specialized vocabulary used by healthcare providers and to familiarize you with a variety of nuances specific to medical language. Specifically, this module will cover word differentiation, abbreviations, plurals, foreign terms, and slang and jargon in medical language. Top

Pharmacology

This module provides an introduction to the science of pharmacology and provides an overview of basic pharmacologics, including drug actions and effects, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, and drug classifications and formulary. This module also gives you the opportunity to see and reference pharmaceutical terms in the context of medical reports with exposure to commonly prescribed drugs. Top

Building the Medical Record

This module will educate you on how to build the medical record. Specifically, the module will cover report types, report components, formatting rules, and effective resources. The physical exam and laboratory data report components will be studied in detail in this module. Top

Diagnostic Reports

This module will expose you to diagnostic reports. You will take an in-depth look at emergency medicine, physical medicine, radiology, and pathology. Each unit will contain terminology, headings, exercises, and sample reports. Top

Focus on Medical Specialties

This module is an introduction to the various types of reports transcribed as a medical transcriptionist and provides an opportunity to study reports in depth across every major medical specialty. This module will expose you to specialty-specific information including terminology, abbreviations, types of reports, and document formatting through sample reports, varied exercises, targeted curriculum, and word lists. Top

Perfect the Text

This module improves editing skills by reviewing related editing and proofreading problem areas, including commonly misspelled words, fragments and run-on sentences, punctuation, capitalization, incorrect words, and dictation that needs to be cleaned up. Top

Introduction to Transcription

The purpose of this module is to provide you with the fundamentals of transcription, with tips and exercises designed to facilitate a smoother transition into the transcription practicum portion of the program. In addition, this module includes a brief preparatory transcription practicum in order to help you gradually step into medical transcription. Top

Clinic Notes

The purpose of this module is to provide practical experience transcribing authentic clinic note dictation. This module includes a wide variety of clinic notes and progress notes across various specialties including, but not limited to, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, otorhinolaryngology, GI, GU, neurology, OB/GYN, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, pediatrics, podiatry, primary care, and psychology. Top

Enhancing Productivity

This module will provide information and exercises for tracking and improving productivity, along with tips for preparing to be productive on the job after graduation. This module also provides extensive descriptions of productivity tools, software commonly used in the medical transcription industry, and a 4-month free trial of a word expander software to be used in the training program. Top

Basic Acute Care

This practicum module will provide practical experience transcribing authentic acute care dictation files. This module includes basic hospital reports, including radiology, emergency room (ER), multispecialty clinic, discharge summaries, operative reports, procedure notes, consultations, and history and physicals, with account instructions to follow. Top

Advanced Acute Care

This practicum module will expose you to a wide sampling of account instructions and acute care files with a high level of difficulty. The module is broken down into an in-depth account instructions unit, verbatim instructions unit, radiology unit, complex account instructions unit, and an extremely advanced acute care unit. All dictation is authentic, and the full spectrum of dictator accents and dictation style is covered. The practicum files cover radiology reports, operative reports, consultations, history and physicals, ER reports, discharge summaries, procedure notes, and progress notes. Top

Final Exam Preparation

This module will provide final exam information, including an overview of the final, tips for preparing for the final, scheduling the final, and accessing the final examination. Top

Speech Recognition (SRT)

This module educates you on speech recognition technology's role in the industry and addresses common myths associated with the emergence of SRT, the history of SRT, and how SRT works. This is a conceptual module designed to give you a working understanding of the speech recognition engine and how medical transcriptionists and medical editors fit into SRT. Top