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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
MSR 70A | Title:
INTRO MED TRANSCRIP |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Medical Transcription |
| Last Reviewed:9/19/2005 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 8 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 16.00 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 24.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 40.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 32.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 72.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
MSR 70
Catalog Description:
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Involves the transcription of medical dictation most frequently encountered in a physician's office. Students use cassette transcribing machines and computers with word processing software. Students apply principles of English grammar, punctuation, spelling and proofreading; improve keyboarding skills; and apply the knowledge of the language of medicine.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
MS/R 62A (or HL C 60 and Anat 51) or instructor approval; BOT 77.3 or knowledge of WordPerfect software; BOT 50A and 50B or 55 or typing speed of 40 wpm on a 5-minute timed writing; completion of or concurrent enrollment in MS/R 62B.
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Preq: MS/R 62A or HL C 60 & ANAT 51, or instructor approval; BOT 77.3 or knowledge of WordPerfect software; BOT 50A & 50B or 55, or typing speed of 40 wpm on a 5-minute timed writing; completion of or concurrent enrollment in MS/R 62B. Recomm: Eligibility for Engl 100A or equiv. Transcription of medical reports, letters & chart notes using cassette transcribing machine & word processors; principles of English grammar, spelling & punctuation. (Grade only)
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:MS/R 62A (or HL C 60 and Anat 51) or instructor approval; BOT 77.3 or knowledge of WordPerfect software; BOT 50A and 50B or 55 or typing speed of 40 wpm on a 5-minute timed writing; completion of or concurrent enrollment in MS/R 62B.
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1987 | Inactive: | Spring 2006 |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will:
1. Describe several historical facts relating to the development
of and importance of medical records.
2. Explain five skills basic to medical transcription and describe
the imporance of accurate use of medical terminology.
3. Utilize computers, word processing applications, dictation tapes
and transcription machines in transcribing letters, chart notes and
medical reports.
4. Demonstrate the ability to capitalize words accurately from copy
prepared in lower case letters.
5. Demonstrate the ability to use proper punctuation marks on
unpunctuated copy, and show knowledge of punctuation rules by
writing the rule which relates to a given illustration of the
rule in use.
6. List five special uses of capital letters in the preparation of
medical reports and correspondence.
7. Name four reference materials available to the medical
transcriptionist for clarifying unfamiliar medical and business
terminology.
8. Recognize the three basic formats for letter preparation, name the
basic parts of a business letter, and identify the specific
qualities that make a letter mailable.
9. Prepare a two-page letter following the rules for multiple-page
letters.
10. Proofread and mark own work demonstrating accurate use of format
proofreader's symbols, and analyze personal errors and problems
in transcribing by utilizing the Transcription Analysis Checklist.
11. Recognize homonyms, identify medical terms with silent letters,
note French and unusual medical terms.
12. Organize a transcriptionist's notebook, alphabetically, adding
unfamiliar spellings, capitalizations, or uses.
13. Prepare medical chart notes, demonstrating three methods of
preparation, and three types of chart notes.
14. Compose letters and memos for a variety of circumstances; i.e. letter
of acknowledgement, appointment change, collection letter, return
to work, letter concerning lab results.
15. Type medical reports and letters with greater speed and accuracy
demonstrated by timed writings.
16. Demonstrate listening skills and medical terminology vocabulary
development by producing increasingly complex transcription
copy with fewer than 2 errors per page.
Topics and Scope
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1. Introduction to Medical Transcription.
A. History and importance of medical records.
B. Transcription as a career.
C. Required skills.
D. Certification.
2. Equipment.
A. Computers, word processors, typewriters.
B. Transcription/dictation machines.
C. Computer software.
3. Punctuation Skill Development.
4. Capitalization Skill Development.
5. Letter Transcription.
A. Qualities of a mailable letter.
B. Letter mechanics (parts).
C. Letter formats.
D. 2-page letters.
E. Envelopes.
6. Proofreading and Making Corrections.
A. Accuracy and common errors.
B. Formal proofreader's marks.
C. Corrections.
7. Spelling and Use of Reference Materials.
A. Reference sources.
1. medical dictionary.
2. Physician's Desk Reference and American Drug Index.
3. Student's transcriptionist notebook.
B. Spelling pretest.
C. Spelling rules.
D. Most commonly misspelled words.
1. medical spelling.
2. french medical spelling.
3. unusual medical terms/eponyms.
4. drug names.
5. most commonly misspelled medical words.
8. Medical Chart Notes.
A. Types.
B. Formats.
9. Composing Business Letters and Memos.
A. Techniques and skills.
B. Types.
C. Abstracting from patient's charts.
D. Reference materials.
Assignments:
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1. Completion of workbook materials and written assignments for
approx. 8 chapters including:
A. Approx. 1-10 punctuation, spelling, and capitalization
exercises; 1-4 homonym and unusual medical term recognition
exercises; preparation of approx. 5-20 medical chart notes;
composition of 5-10 sentences, paragraphs and memos for a
variety of medical circumstances, i.e. appointment change,
collection letter, etc.
B. Completion of approx. 4-8 transcription exercises for each
of the 8 chapters.
2. Study of 2-10 spelling and medical vocabulary lists and quizzes.
3. Preparation of Student Transcription's Notebook, including listings
of terms and abbreviations difficult to spell, define or capitalize.
4. Completion of Transcription Analysis Checklists for each completed
transcription.
5. Oral presentation of 2 one-page medical letter compositions.
6. 5 timed writings to demonstrate transcription speed and error
analysis.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 20% |
| Written homework | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 10% |
| Homework problems, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
40 - 50% |
| Class performances, TRANSCRIPTION/WORD PROCESSING | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 25% |
| Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, TRANSCRIPTION FROM DICTATION | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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MEDICAL TYPING AND TRANSCRIBING TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES by Diehl
and Fordney, 3nd ed., W.B. Saunders Co., 1991.
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