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A.A.S. in Medical Transcription

Medical transcriptionists enjoy exposure to many different medical disciplines. They work in hospitals, physicians' offices, and a broad range of other medical facilities. Medical transcriptionists are responsible for turning doctors' daily dictation tapes into clear, concise print and electronic documents. Such records are the main reference for health care decisions made by patients and their physicians. They must be produced in a accurate, timely, and confidential manner. Work is frequently outsourced to independent contractors who operate their businesses from home.† You may qualify to sit for the Certified Medical Transcriptionist examination, when you graduate from this program and meet the requirements of the American Association of Medical Transcription (AAMT).§ Certification is often a requirement for employment as a medical transcriptionist. †Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all. 
§Although certain programs at Kaplan University are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the University cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience and/or background checks may be necessary to be eligible to take or to successfully pass the exams.

Medical Transcription and Coding

The medical transcriptions and coders are an important part of the allied health team. The Medical Transcription is a growing field that can provide steady employment while working at home or at a medical facility at Iowa Central College. The goal of this program is to prepare students for entry-level employment as a Medical Transcriptionist. The courses will provide students with the basic knowledge, understanding, and skills required to transcribe healthcare dictation and prepare patient care documents with clarity, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness, applying the principles of professional and ethical conduct. Medical transcriptionists and coders transcribe physician-dictated material that becomes a permanent part of the patient's medical record. This program will include training such as medical terminology, pharmacology, anatomy, laboratory procedures; as well as grammar, transcribing, keyboarding, coding, and insurance. Important skills required in hand-eye coordination, medical transcription include listening, keyboarding skills, and hearing acuity.

Tier 1 Premier Medical Transcription Diploma

This is your best training option for marketability as a Medical Transcriptionist. The M-TEC® Tier I Premier Program offers approximately 940 clock hours of optimum training in many specialties, for home-based and on-site positions.This Diploma-level program is designed for the novice with no prior medical training.  This program follows the AHDI Model Curriculum for medical transcription and goes beyond the minimum requirements set for training. M-TEC® uses only college-level textbooks and references. Assignments and transcription tests are never automatically graded but are individually reviewed by the student's instructor, allowing the instructor to offer individual instruction and feedback.

Medical Transcriptionist

The Penn Foster Medical Transcriptionist program helps you learn quickly and conveniently! You'll get hands–on training in Medical Terminology; Advanced Medical Terminology and Pharmacology; Creating and maintaining medical records; Keyboarding and Word Processing and much more. And you'll learn it all at home – no classroom needed! You'll also get valuable information about interpersonal communication and time and stress management. You can work for a hospital, doctor's office, or clinic as a trained Medical Transcriptionist. And once you have one year of experience you can start your own transcription business and be your own boss! The Medical Transcriptionist program includes the textbooks, lessons, and learning aids you need to complete your program along with toll-free instructional support and access to student services by email, phone, and mail. Learn the skills you need to become a Medical Transcriptionist - at home, at your own pace. 

Medical Transcription and Editing

Medical transcription offers you the opportunity to have a real work-at-home career in the growing healthcare industry! The field currently includes two important roles: medical transcriptionists and medical transcription editors. You can train for both of these career paths, work from the comfort of your home, and be prepared for the future of the industry with Career Step's employer-requested curriculum.

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Medical Transcriptionist Certificate

There's great demand for qualified medical transcriptionists since every procedure requires a report. Earn great money, work when you want, full-time or part-time, and be home for your family! Work at home transcribing medical reports dictated by doctors. 

Professional Medical Transcriptionist Program

The Medical Transcription Course is comprised of 18 comprehensive lessons. They are easy to follow, yet challenging and stimulating at the same time. Each lesson begins with a subject matter preview and objectives, an introductory note from your instructor and a vocabulary builder of new words and terms. This is a ‘learning through listening' course that gives you real-world transcribing practice at your own computer. Your training starts with basic medical procedures and terminology, a study of the human body and how it works, common disorders and diseases and how diseases are diagnosed and treated. Next you'll get valuable experience listening to case reports, in various voices, recorded on audio CDs. These are just like those you'll encounter in your career. You'll play an integral role in a fast-growing field that's part of the boom in health care as a medical transcriptionist. And there's a good chance you'll have the freedom to work from home.

Medical Transcription

Allied's Medical Transcription program combines text and technology to create a comprehensive learning experience! We include everything you'll need including textbooks, complete with sample reports, practice exercises, transcription tips and terminology reviews. We also include Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary. Students will transcribe the dictated words of the physicians with a wide range of tones and accents for a variety of medical specialties. The accompanying CD-ROM also features transcription exercises with audio dictation from actual doctors, not professional vocal actors. 

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