PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Medical transcriptionist, sometimes referred to as healthcare documentation specialists, listen to voice recordings that physicians and other healthcare workers make and convert them into written reports. They also may review and edit medical documents created using speech recognition technology. Transcriptionist interpret medical terminology and abbreviations in preparing patients’ medical histories, discharge summaries, and other documents.
Prospective medical transcriptionist must have an understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, grammar, and word-processing software.
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At successful completion of the program the student will be awarded with a Certificate of Completion.
PROGRAM MODULES OUTLINE
PROGRAM KEY DETAILS
DURATION
2 Months
PROGRAM PACE
Self Paced
START DATES
1st & 15th of Every Month
TIME COMMITMENT
13 Hours/Week
REGISTRATION
Online or Oncampus
CLASS SIZE
Under 15
DELIVERY
Online
LANGUAGE
English
PROGRAM ONLINE LEARNING FEATURES
LEARNING PATH
All programs have a learning path that students can follow without getting off track.
TEXT TO SPEECH
If you don't feel like reading the material, you can activate the audio reader in the program.
MODULE BASED
Each program is broken down into modules to simply the contents in a section.
DASHBOARD
You can view the overall program outline from 1 single dashboard without having to switch screens.
ONLINE ATTENDANCE
When you attend the online programs, you will be able to see the duration of time spent.
STUDY TOOLS
Majority programs is equipped with study tools such as flash cards, crosswords etc.
PROGRESS TRACKER
Now you have the ease of tracking your progress while you are in the program.
ORIENTATION
All programs come with an orientation towards your program to assist you.
PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES & KEY TERMS
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Understand the components of medical terminology
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Describe and identify the parts of medical terminology
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Learn to combine and pronounce the medical terminology
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Understand the abbreviation formation of a medical terminology
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Analyze word parts of the medical terminology like the root, suffix and prefix.
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Explain the combining vowels and its use in the medical terminology
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Decoding the medical terminology
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Describe the human body planes
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Describe the human body directional terms
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Explain about body cavities
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Describe the quadrants of abdomen
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Understand the basic words in the skeletal system
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Identification of major bones in the human body
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Medical terminologies dealing with pathologies of the human body systems
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Describe in brief the diseases in the skeleton system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the skeleton system
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Understand the basic words in the muscular system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the muscular system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the muscular system
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Understand the basic words in the cardiovascular system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the cardiovascular system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the cardiovascular system
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Understand the basic words in the Immune and Lymphatic system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the Immune and Lymphatic system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the Immune and Lymphatic system
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Understand the basic words in the Respiratory system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the Respiratory system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the Respiratory system
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Understand the basic words in the Digestive system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the Digestive system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the Digestive system
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Understand the basic words in the Urinary system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the Urinary system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the Urinary system
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Understand the basic words in the nervous system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the nervous system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the nervous system
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Understand the basic words in the special senses system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the special senses system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the special senses system
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Understand the basic words in the integumentary system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the integumentary system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the integumentary system
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Understand the basic words in the endocrine system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the endocrine system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the endocrine system
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Understand the basic words in the reproductive system
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Describe in brief the pathologies in the reproductive system
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Describe in brief the treatments and diagnosis of the reproductive system
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Learn about the gastroenterology and surgery terminologies
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Learn about the cardiology/cardiovascular surgery terminologies
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Learn about the hematology/oncology terminologies
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Learn about the neurology/neurosurgery terminologies
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Learn about the orthopedics/orthopedic surgery terminologies
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Learn about the respiratory/pulmonary medicine terminologies
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Understand transcription tips
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Understand the laboratory testing terminologies
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Understand diagnostic terminologies
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Learn about acute and chronic reports and proofreading.
PROGRAM COMPLETION REWARDS
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DIGITAL BADGE
At successful completion, you will receive digital badges that can be used online to display your achievements.
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CERTIFICATE
At the completion of the program, you will be awarded with a program completion certificate.
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CAREER HOURS
With the completion of this program, you will also be awarded with Career Enhancement Clock Hours (CECH), that may be displayed on your resume.
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TRANSCRIPT
Your completion also comes with a dedicated transcript that shows your areas of grades for each course you attended.
PROGRAM TUITION & FEES PAYMENT PLANS
