SRJC Course Outlines

5/5/2024 4:52:08 AMMSR 71 Course Outline as of Fall 1981

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CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  MSR 71Title:  ADV MED TRANSCRPTN  
Full Title:  Advanced Medical Transcription
Last Reviewed:9/19/2005

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum5.00Lecture Scheduled2.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled35.00
Minimum5.00Lab Scheduled9.0017.5 min.Lab Scheduled157.50
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total11.00 Contact Total192.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  33 - 3 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:
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Designed to introduce the student to the demands of an acute hospital transcription unit. Students type actual physician dictation of graduated difficulty from a variety of medical specialties. Application of medical terminology in the medical specialties.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Medical Secretary/Receptionist 62A (or Health Care 60 and 1 unit of Anatomy 51) and MSR 62B, 70A and 70B or equivalent or instructor's approval; typing speed of 60 wpm on a 5-minute timed writing or concurrent speed-building course.


Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent; BOT 77.3.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Preq: MS/R 70 or equiv, MS/R 62A & 62B or equiv, all with "C" or better; five-min timed typing speed of 60 wpm; previous use of dictating equip; adv knowledge of Wordstar or Word Perfect. Typing physicians' dictation of graduated difficulty from a variety of medical specialties using cassette tapes, transcribing machines & word processors. (Grade only)
(Grade Only)

Prerequisites:Medical Secretary/Receptionist 62A (or Health Care 60 and 1 unit of Anatomy 51) and MSR 62B, 70A and 70B or equivalent or instructor's approval; typing speed of 60 wpm on a 5-minute timed writing or concurrent speed-building course.
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent; BOT 77.3.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:33 - 3 Enrollments Total

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1981Inactive:Spring 2006
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable



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.  Utilize various formats to prepare history and physical reports,
   operative reports, pathology reports, discharge summaries,
   consultation reports, radiology reports, and autopsy protocols
   used by hospitals and physicians in preparing patient's hospital
   records.
2.  Identify, spell and accurately incorporate medical terminology
   distinctive to certain specialties when producing medical reports
   originating from physician dictation.
3.  Write the meanings, medical abbreviations and/or spellings from a
   given list of medical terms distinctive to medical specialties.
4.  Utilize five reference sources available to hospital
   transcriptionists.
5.  Develop a transcriptionist's notebook for medical terminology
   analysis.
6.  Analyze and deal with difficult dictations; i.e., fast, slow,
   American regional and foreign accents, omissions and errors.
7.  Identify and utilize surgical terminology related to the various
   specialties; i.e., common procedures, instruments, and anesthetics.
8.  Improve proofreading skills and analyze personal errors and problems
   in transcribing by utilizing the Transcription Analysis Checklist.
9.  Use problem-solving techniques to identify three ethical and three
   legal issues pertaining to transcribing medical reports.
10. Demonstrate listening skills and medical terminology vocabulary
   development by producing increasingly complex transcription copy
   with fewer than 4 errors per page.

Topics and Scope
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1.  Transcriptionist's Legal and Ethical Responsibilities when Dealing
   with Medical Records.
     A. Differentiation of ethical from legal behaviors.
     B. Problem-solving - ethical issues.
     C. Problem-solving - legal issues.
2.  Terminology Specific to Certain Specialties.
     A. Cardiology.
     B. Gastroenterology.
     C. Obstetrics and gynecology.
     D. Neurology.
     E. Orthopedics.
     F. Ophthalmology.
     G. Otorhinolaryngology.
     H. Oncology.
     I. Pathology.
     J. Psychiatry.
     K. Radiology.
     L. Urology and nephrology.
     M. Hematology.
3.  Terminology Specific to Surgery.
     A. General surgery.
     B. Surgical terminology of the specialties listed.
     C. Common procedures.
     D. Instruments.
     E. Anesthetics.
4.  Formats of Major Hospital Reports.
     A. History and physical.
     B. Consultation.
     C. Operative report.
     D. Discharge summary.
     E. Pathology report.
     F. Radiology report.
     G. Others.
5.  Transcription Listening Skill Development.
     A. Transciption of increasingly complex dictation.
     B. Dealing with difficult dictation; fast, slow, language accents,
        omissions, errors.
     C. Identification of report format from miscellaneous dictations.
6.  Transcription Typing Skill Development.
     A. Timed typing of medical terminology and reports to improve
        typing speed and accuracy.
     B. Repetition of familiar terminology and report formats to improve
        accuracy and typing speed.
     C. Proofreading and analysis of transcription by student to
        analyze and reduce errors.
7.  Reference Source Identification and Utilization.
     A. Published reference works.
     B. Student Transcriptionist's Notebook.
     C. Other.

Assignments:
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1.  Transcription of 80-100 physician-dictated medical reports within
   a variety of medical specialties. Dictations will include medical
   terminology of increasing complexity within the medical specialties;
   dictators will include male, female, slow, fast, accented, and other
   problematic challenges of transcription.
2.  Completion of written assignments including:
     A. Problem-solving several ethical and legal issues, 5-20 questions
        relating to 8-10 medical specialties.
     B. 5-10 word lists: study meaning, spelling and pronunciation.
3.  Skill demonstration of transcription, proofreading and error analysis
   actions, utilizing timed writings and transcription analysis
   checklists.
4.  Student-kept transcription notebook of terms difficult to spell,
   use or capitalize, including abbreviations.
5.  Reference source utilization, documented by answering 5-20 questions.

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
0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
5 - 15%
Lab reports
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
60 - 70%
Class performances, TRANSCRIPTION FROM DICTATION
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
15 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, 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, 3rd ed., 1991
STYLE GUIDE FOR MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION by Pitman, AAMT, 1985
SUM PROGRAM FOR TRAINING MEDICAL TRANCRIPTIONISTS, Health Professions
Institute, 1989

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