MTRN 110 Introduction to Online Medical Transcription (3 credits)Designed to increase speed, efficiency, and accuracy on the keyboard. An introduction to the grammar style and formatting guidelines for use in online medical transcription. Course must be taken in continuous sequence and completed within a one-year period. 30 wpm keyboarding skills required.
Class Attribute: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree.
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MTRN 120 Medical Terminology for Online Medical Transcription (5 credits)Introduction to prefixes, suffixes, and root words used in medicine. Designed to build an effective vocabulary of new medical terms, how they are spelled, and to be able to recognize them when spoken in transcription units. Course must be taken in continuous sequence and completed within a one-year period.
Class Attribute: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree.
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MTRN 130 Anatomy and Physiology, Disease Processes for Medical Transcription (3 credits)Overview of human anatomy, major bone, muscle, arterial, nervous system, organs, and how they function. Symptoms and diseases that commonly affect various physiological systems are covered. Course must be taken in continuous sequence and completed within a one-year period.
Class Attribute: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree.
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MTRN 140 Medical Specialties (3 credits)Diseases, operations, instruments, and symptoms unique to specialized medical fields are covered. An introduction to the most common abbreviations used in medical transcription as well detail on rules and usage of abbreviations in medical reports. Course must be taken in continuous sequence and completed within a one-year period.
Class Attribute: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree.
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MTRN 200 Editing and Proofreading (3 credits)A medical transcriptionist is responsible not only for creating a document but also for making sure it is accurate and returned to the healthcare facility in its final polished form. This means first-rate editing and proofreading skills are a must. The editing and proofreading course provides practice in fine-tuning reports and taking them from rough draft to finished quality. Techniques to proofread and edit for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors are covered with extensive hands-on practice.
Prerequisite: Must have completed MTRN 110 and MTRN 120 and MTRN 130 and MTRN 140.
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MTRN 220 Intermediate Medical Transcription (5 credits)Students will begin transcribing acute medical records in order to provide a foundation of experience. All types of inpatient and emergency room medical records such as radiology, pathology, discharge summaries, operative reports, emergency room reports, progress notes, physical therapy reports, cardiac catheterizations, EEGs, and all other hospital-generated records are included. Additional topics include procedures used for transcribing clinic notes, techniques for following physicians' technical instructions, practice downloading audio, and learning how to compare transcriptions.
Prerequisite: Must have completed MTRN 110 and MTRN 120 and MTRN 130 and MTRN 140 and be admitted into the Medical Transcription program.
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MTRN 230 Advanced Medical Transcription (6 credits)Transcription of more challenging, authentic, physician-dictated reports organized by medical specialty. Emphasis on development of accuracy, speed, and medical knowledge for transcription of history and physical examination reports, consultations, emergency room reports, discharge summaries, operative reports, diagnostic studies, radiology and pathology reports. Emphasizes using reference materials and other resources efficiently.
Prerequisite: Must have completed MTRN 110 and MTRN 120 and MTRN 130 and MTRN 140 and be admitted into the Medical Transcription program.
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