Beginning Medical Transcription SUM Program Package


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Prentice Hall Health and Health Professions Institute have partnered to educate the next generation of medical transcriptionists. "Beginning Medical Transcription Package" contains 12 hours of dictation including chart notes, letters, initial office evaluations, history and physicals, consultations, emergency department reports, and discharge summaries in eleven specialties. It prepares users to transcribe physician office, group practice, and small clinic dictation. For future medical transcriptionists.




Beginning Medical Transcription Package


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For courses in beginning and advanced medical transcription. *Prentice Hall Health and Health Professions Institute have partnered to educate the next generation of medical transcriptionists. The Beginning and Advanced packages can be combined with Medical Transcription Fundamentals and Practice to provide a comprehensive medical transcription education program. * *Beginning Medical Transcription Package consists of 12 hours of authentic physician dictation on CD-ROM plus 6 authoritative texts. Students master one specialty at a time, in stepwise fashion, from dermatology to neurology, transcribing letters, chart notes, history and physical exams, discharge summaries, and consultations. A wide range of dictating voices are represented, including regional and foreign accents, preparing students for the real medical transcription workplace. **Advanced Medical Transcription Package includes 19 hours of authentic physician dictation on CD-ROM plus 5 reference texts, preparing students for difficult acute care and surgical dictation, plus the specialties of radiology and pathology. Completion of the Advanced package is ideal preparation for the CMT exam. **Visit www.prenhall.com/medtrans to preview sample chapters.




Medical Transcription For Dummies


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The fast and easy way to explore a medical transcription career Flexibility is one of the most enticing aspects of a career in medical transcription. Perfect for in the office, at home, or on vacation, medical transcriptionists can often create lifestyle-appropriate schedules. The transcription field also appeals as a part-time, post-retirement income source for ex-healthcare-industry workers. If you're interested in a career in this growing field, Medical Transcription For Dummies serves as an accessible entry point. With guidance on getting through training and certification and exploring opportunities within the myriad different kinds of employment arrangements, Medical Transcription For Dummies gives you everything you need to get started in medical transcription. Guides you on getting though medical transcription training and certification Includes expert advice and tips on how to approach complex medical jargon and understand procedures Plain-English explanations of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures, pharmacology, and treatment assessments Whether used as a classroom supplement or a desk reference, students and professionals alike can benefit from Medical Transcription For Dummies.







Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures in Medicine


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This new book in workbook format was written especially for medical transcriptionists. It covers diagnostic studies, including imaging (MRI, CT, PET, ultrasound), EEG, EMG, endoscopy, electrophysiology, genetic testing, and more. It also includes the usual laboratory and pathology studies that are important to medical transcriptionists for understanding what's going on in the report and editing and for risk management, coding, and chart analysis. Other features include extensive illustrations, historical sidelights, a glossary, an index, and reference values. Distributed by Stedman's













Medical Transcription - E-Book


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Master the fundamentals of medical transcription and meet the challenges of the evolving medical transcription field with Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures, 7th Edition. Respected authority Marcy O. Diehl delivers proven, practical training in the skills and technology essential to your success, including proofreading, editing, speech recognition technology, and more. This new edition also reflects an increased emphasis on medical editing and other related fields to keep you current with the changing medical transcription profession and fully prepare you for your role in health information management. - Comprehensive coverage and practical exercises demonstrate fundamental editing/transcription concepts and boost your proficiency in: - Punctuation - Capitalization - Numbers - Abbreviations and symbols - Word endings - Formation of plural forms - Exercises and helpful hints enhance your proofreading and editing skills and help you prevent common errors. - Extensive practice and review exercises on Evolve reinforce your understanding and give you the experience to confidently move into the transcription workforce. - New chapter highlights the transcriptionist's emerging role as a medical editor and how it impacts health information management and patient safety. - Take Note boxes provide quick access to key editing/transcription tips. - From the Field sections deliver helpful insight from practicing medical transcriptionists. - Updated information familiarizes you with the latest medical transcription equipment. - Live transcription exercises help you meet the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (ADHI)'s live transcription requirement and practice applying your transcription skills to scenarios commonly encountered in practice. - Additional exercises test your ability to edit voice recognition software-generated reports.




Medical Transcription


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Teaching users how to transcribe actual medical dictation so that they can develop the selective hearing skills and experience necessary to gain competency as a medical transcriptionist, this guide offers a unique combination of authentic physician dictation by body systems, coordinated readings and exercises by medical specialty, and supplementary information vital to every medical transcriptionist. Supports text with six hours of authentic physical dictation-not synthetic studio recording; all dictations are carefully selected for subject matter, professionally edited to delete confidential identifying information, and then sequenced in a way to promote comprehension and encourage learning. Groups tapes by medical specialty (i.e., dermatology, urology, gastroenterology, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, endocrinology, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, otorhinolaryngology, and radiology), with each dictation report offering the best example of its type for vocabulary density, technical content, and other instructional criteria; each report includes chart notes, letters, initial office valuations, consultations, history and physical examinations, discharge summaries, operative reports, emergency department reports, procedure notes, and diagnostic studies from each medical specialty. For anyone in the medical profession who wants to learn basic medical transcription, including medical assistants and legal transcription/court reporters.