MTR 121 - Medical Transcription II

1. Recognize the role the medical transcriptionist plays in providing quality patient care.
   1. Review the importance of medical records in providing continuity of patient care
   2. Review the skills of a competent medical transcriptionist
2. Operate designated equipment for medical transcription
   1. Review types of dictation equipment
   2. Review types of transcription equipment
3. Demonstrate the ability to listen
   1. Clarify dictation which is unclear or incomplete
   2. Identify discrepancies and/or inaccuracies in medical dictation.
4. Demonstrate the utilization of reference materials
   1. Use drug reference books
   2. Use medical/surgical word books
   3. Use medical abbreviation references
5. Apply English, grammar, spelling, and punctuation rules as they pertain to medical reports.
6. Prepare material containing numbers, symbols, and abbreviations.
   1. Review general technical/mechanical writing rules
   2. Utilize technical symbols and abbreviations for each specialty area.
7. Transcribe realistic medical reports from five specialty areas.
   1. Transcribe the medical reports from cardiology.
   2. Transcribe the medical reports from internal medicine.
   3. Transcribe the medical reports from obstetrics/gynecology.
   4. Transcribe the medical reports from orthopedics
   5. Transcribe the medical reports from otorhinolaryngology.
8. Transcribe history and physicals, discharge summaries, consultation reports, x-ray reports, and operative reports from physician dictation
   1. Translate medical dictation from originators with various dictation styles.
   2. Translate medical dictation from originators with various dialects and/or accents.
9. Proofread transcribed documents
   1. Demonstrate the ability to mark own work for revision.
   2. Edit discrepancies and/or inconsistencies
   3. Flag medical reports requiring the attention of a supervisor or the dictator.
10. Assemble a medical transcription notebook
11. Balance quality requirements with quantity requirements.
    1. Produce medical reports that meet quality standards.
    2. Produce medical reports that meet productivity standards/deadlines.