Medical Transcriptionist Training Curriculum
Penn Foster’s online Medical Transcriptionist Training Program can help you gain the knowledge and skills relevant for obtaining jobs in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, government agencies, law offices, insurance companies, ambulance dispatch services, and more. Our program can help you prepare to sit for the RHDS (Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist) exam offered by AHDI (Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity).
Medical Transcriptionist
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Medical Transcriptionist Training Curriculum
- 9 courses
- 52.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- 26 exams
- 4 graded projects
Estimated completion time:
- Fast track = 7 months
- Average time = 11 months
With Penn Foster, you can learn at whatever pace works best for you. Some learners will be more comfortable moving faster, and dedicating more time, and the fast track estimate will apply to them. The average track will apply to most learners who can dedicate a few hours per week to completing their coursework. The estimated completion times are based on completion times for learners enrolled in this program from May 2021 - April 2022, excluding withdrawals.
- Introduction to Allied Health
- Identify skills needed to be a confident and independent online learner
- Explain the standard knowledge and skills required in healthcare careers
- Define medical terms and regions and structures of the body by analyzing medical terms
- Identify the anatomy, physiology, diseases, and treatments of the cardiovascular and hematologic systems
- Identify the anatomy, physiology, diseases, and treatments of the respiratory and endocrine systems
- Identify the anatomy, physiology, diseases, and treatments of the gastrointestinal, urinary, and reproductive
systems
- Identify the anatomy, physiology, and diseases and treatments of the integumentary and musculoskeletal
systems
- Identify the anatomy, physiology, and diseases and treatments of the sensory and nervous systems
- Identify the anatomy, physiology, and diseases and treatments of the immune system
- Describe four subdivisions of pharmacology: pharma codynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmaco-therapeutics, and toxicology
- Identify different drug classifications, including vitamins and minerals, which a patient may take for a variety of health conditions
- Explain causes of infection, disease, and techniques used to stop the spread of infectious disease
- Explain basic etiology of common diseases and conditions
- Describe the contents of the Electronic Health Record and security, privacy, and confidentiality practices associated with medical records
- Explain the administrative and clinical roles in the medical office and functions within the EHR that are utilized routinely in these roles
- Describe the billing and reimbursement process
- Complete simulated health records in practice electronic health record software
- Discuss various reimbursement methodologies and payment systems
- Define health insurance
- Interpret civil and criminal laws related to healthcare
- Assess ethical issues healthcare professionals face today
- Analyze confidentiality laws and regulations
- Analyze the career roles, responsibilities, and equipment associated with medical transcription
- Identify the various transcription guidelines and rules to follow for accurate transcription generation
- Prepare a medical transcription on the recorded dictations and transcribed reports on different patient cases
- Analyze the importance of maintaining medical records and reports
- Show the intricacies required in writing business documents and the process of applying transcription positions
- Prepare the required transcription on the medical information on different patient cases
- Prepare the final required transcription on the letters and recordings on medical cases
Note: We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.
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