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Health Information Technology Medical Transcription Certificate
No Longer Offered as of Fall 2009
Medical Transcriptionists interpret and type physician-dictated medical reports. These reports become a permanent part of the patient’s medical (health) record, which functions as an important document for future healthcare delivery, medicolegal and billing purposes. Medical Transcriptionists must be skilled in anatomy and physiology, English grammar, spelling and punctuation, the disease process, laboratory procedures, pharmacology, surgical procedures, medical terminology, and medical record practices.
This certificate curriculum is designed to provide the student with the skills needed for employment as an entry-level Medical Transcriptionist. The student must complete any Reading and English learning support area requirements before enrolling in the Medical Transcription classes. A GPA of 2.0 is required to enter this certificate program, and the student must achieve a grade of “C” or better in the Medical Transcription Program.
Prerequisites
| BIOL 1100k | – Human Anatomy and Physiology for the Health Care Professional or |
| BIOL 1111 & BIOL 1112 | – Human Anatomy and Physiology I/II |
| ALHE 1120 | – Medical Terminology |
| BUED 2251 | – Beginning Word/WordPerfect or |
| CISM 2201 | – Fundamentals of Computer Applications |
Semester #1
| ENGL 1101 | – English Composition I | 3 hours |
| HITE 2400 | – Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | 3 hours |
| HITE 2503 | – Fundamentals of Health Records | 2 hours |
| HITE 2501 | – Beginning Medical Transcription | 3 hours |
Semester #2
| HITE 2502 | – Advanced Medical Transcription | 3 hours |
| HITE 2505 | – Medical Transcription Issues | 2 hours |
| HITE 2507 | – Medical Transcription Clinical Practice | 3 hour |
| One Year Total | 27 hours | |
*Please contact Linda Parks, MA, RHIT, CCS at (229)317-6894 for more information!
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