Our Course Curriculum Includes workbooks, handouts, transcript keys, practice and live dictations and lectures delivered both in an ambient classroom setting by experienced instructors and in our State-of-Art lab, complete with foot pedals, earphones, abbreviation and MT utility software, as well as electronic spell checkers and dictionaries. Our course covers the basic five core competencies specified under AAMT guidelines, The curriculum has been specially developed in house, keeping in mind Indian culture and environment, including modules on phonetics and Americanisms.
Our transcription theory manual has been compiled using various Standard Reference Book, the BOS, AAMT & Lippincott, Williams and wilkins publications.
American English
Applied English usage- correct English usages, applying the rules of proper grammar, punctuation, and style, and using correct spelling and logical sentence structure.
Medical Knowledge
Fundamentals of Medical Language – medical language and its structure, including prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, root world, plurals, abbreviations, acronyms, eponyms, homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, and commonly used foreign worlds and phrases.
Medical Terminology-recognize, pronounce, spell, define, and understand medical terminology related to anatomy, physiology, general medicine, general surgery, medical specialties, surgical specialties, diagnostic and interventional procedures, pathology and laboratory medicine, health and wellness, imaging techniques, medications, and alterative or complementary medicine.
Anatomy and Physiology- knowledge of human anatomy (gross and microscopic) and physiology. Pharmacology and Laboratory Medicine.
Common tests used in pathology and laboratory medicine, including diagnostic indication, techniques, expression of values, and significance of finding. Recognize, pronounce, spell, define, and understand pharmacological terminology. Drug classes, indications, contraindications, actions, interaction, side effects, forms, dosages, and routes of ministration.
Disease Processes I and II.
The etiology and pathology of diseases.
Clinical medicine, including diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and conditions.
Advanced Medical Language
Surgical procedures and other diagnostic and interventional treatment modalities, including anesthesia types and techniques, surgical techniques, equipment, instruments, and accessories, as well as typical findings and related diagnoses.
Procedures, techniques, and findings in diagnostic and interventional imaging.
Research techniques and be able to identify current trend, advancements, and developments in medicine.
Technology
Fundamentals of Technology.
Word processing, computers, dictation and transcription equipment and related technologies.
Operate designated dictation and transcription equipment and use designated word processing programs and related technologies.
Advanced Technology
Trends and developments in technologies related to healthcare documentation.
Use electronic references and other resources for research and practice.
Health Documentation
Healthcare Records
The purpose and content of the healthcare record (paper and electronic).
The content and format of healthcare documents (paper and electronic).
Knowledge of standards and regulations related to healthcare documentation as set by US healthcare authorities.
Medicolegal Concepts and Ethics
The medicolegal legal aspect of the healthcare record (e.g., confidentiality, privacy ) and the medical transcriptionist’s role in risk management.
Understanding and application of ethics in the medical transcription profession.
Professional Practice
Fundamentals of Medical Transcription
Demonstrate the ability to proofread and correct transcribed healthcare documents.
Recognize, evaluate, and interpret inconsistencies, discrepancies, and inaccuracies in healthcare dictation and appropriately edit, revise, and clarify them while transcribing, without altering the meaning of the dictation or changing the author’s style.
Medical Transcription Practicum
Meet progressively demanding medical transcription accuracy and productivity standards.
Demonstrate an awareness of the functions, operations, operations, and dynamics of medical transcription work environments.
Demonstrate professionalism in the workplace.
Demonstrate an awareness of the opportunities in MT & related careers and the importance of professional development.
