Maricopa Community Colleges  MTR203   19916-19942 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/23/91
MTR203 19916-19942 LAB 2 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Diagnostic Therapeutic Transcription
Transcribing reports of diagnostic and therapeutic areas of medicine from both inpatient and outpatient health care services. Clarifying and editing dictation discrepancies. Prerequisites: Admission to Program, or MTR101, or permission of department. Corequisites: (HUC105, MTR201, MTR202, MTR270, and MTR272.)
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MTR203   19916-19942 Diagnostic Therapeutic Transcription
1. Transcribe reports containing diagnostic procedures and prognoses from various originators who may exhibit accents and dialects, with increasing speed and accuracy. (I)
2. Transcribe specific documents related to areas of diagnosis and therapy. (II)
3. Transcribe reports containing therapeutic procedures and prognoses from various originators who may exhibit accents and dialects, with increasing speed and accuracy. (III)
4. Recognize discrepancies in dictation and clarify/edit according to standard transcription procedures. (IV)
5. Demonstrate increasing skill and accuracy in transcriptionist proofreading. (V)
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MTR203   19916-19942 Diagnostic Therapeutic Transcription
    I. Diagnostic Transcription
        A. Diagnostic Reports
          1. Radiology
          2. Nuclear Medicine
          3. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
          4. Electrocardiogram (EKG)
          5. Cardiac Catheterization
          6. Pathology
          7. Post Mortem
          8. Medico-Legal Reports
          9. Pulmonary Function
        B. Prognoses Reports
        C. Speech Variations
          1. Accents
          2. Dialects
          3. Impediments
          4. Other
      II. Documents - Format/Layout
          A. Manuscripts and Abstracts
          B. Bibliographies
          C. Medlars
          D. Other
        III. Therapeutic Transcription
            A. Clinical Procedures Reports
              1. Rehabilitative Services
              2. Physical Medicine
              3. Electroconvulsive Therapy
              4. Cardiac Rehabilitation
              5. Radiation Therapy
              6. Other
            B. Prognoses Reports
            C. Speech Variations
              1. Accents
              2. Dialects
              3. Impediments
              4. Other
          IV. Discrepancies
              A. Common Discrepancies
              B. Applying Medical Terminology/Anatomy/Physiology
              C. Maintaining Meaning
              D. Maintaining Styles
              E. Listening in Context
              F. Inconsistencies
              G. Misunderstandings
              H. "Flagging" Procedures
              I. Other
            V. Proofreading
                A. Transcriptionist Method
                B. Techniques
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