Our curriculum is developed specifically for the distance education learner by instructional designers who specialize in how to develop content for adults and well-qualified subject matter experts that include a Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist (CHDS) to ensure quality content. In addition, USCI works with a program advisory council of non-USCI employees who work in the medical field to review content annually to ensure students receive content that is up-to-date, relevant and accurate.
Describe the roles, average day, personal qualities, and desirable character traits of various healthcare professionals.
Apply medical terminology, anatomy and disease process to effectively interact with patients and healthcare professionals.
Apply rules of capitalization, punctuation and grammar usage to medical documentation.
Recognize the importance of documentation in both traditional and electronic records.
Identify the language of pharmacy, systems of measurement and information in the clinical laboratory.
Apply legal knowledge to the medical field, including confidentiality and ethics.
Describe the laws and rules related to the release of information and consent.
Identify computer privacy, security and ethical issues.
Recognize the various types of medical reports used in medical transcription and editing.
Apply the skills to create medical records using speech recognition technology.
Transcribe and edit medical reports in proper formats for a variety of medical specialties.
Create medical letters for healthcare professionals.
Identify organizations and certifications available to the medical editing and transcription field.
Your Online Medical Transcription Classes are broken down into 4 units.
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