Maricopa Community Colleges  MTR203   19944-20005 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  02/22/94  
MTR203      19944-20005 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.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MTR203   19944-20005 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 accruracy in transcriptionist proofreading. (V)
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MTR203   19944-20005 Diagnostic Therapeutic Transcription
    I. Diagniostic Transcription
          1. Radiology
          2. Nuclear Medicine
          3. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
          4. Electorcardiogram (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. Impediaments
              4. Others
          IV. Discrepancies
              A. Common Discrepancies
              B. Applying Medical Terminology/Anatomy/Phyciology
              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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