Medical Transcription - Cox College of Nursing and Health Science

Medical Transcription from Cox College of Nursing and Health Science is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Transcriptionist is a medical language specialist who interprets and accurately transcribes dictation by physicians and other health care professionals. Program Overview The Medical Transcription Certificate program is a 12-month, 3-semester program. Courses may be taken either full or part-time. Full-time students entering the Cox College Medical Transcription Program may complete all course work in three semesters (12 months). Part-time students may complete the program in four or more semesters. The program is designed to provide the student with the necessary knowledge and expertise to be successful as a medical transcriptionist . The clinical practicum experience provides additional hands-on experience and exposure to the medical transcription work environment. Flexible class scheduling options are available including online classes. Graduates receive a Certificate of Completion in Medical Transcription. In today's fast-changing economy, we understand your desire to improve your earning potential. Research shows that the best way to accomplish this goal is through a solid education. We can help through our affordable, self-paced, quality distance education program. Medical transcription is a profession that extends beyond the keyboard and beyond medical terminology skills alone. It is important that you have all the information available to you so that you can make an informed decision. Physicians as well as other health care delivery personnel utilize digital recording devices to dictate reports that document the care provided for each patient. The job of the transcriptionist is to accurately translate (transcribe) the spoken/recorded word into a written document. Because of the nature and content of the reports, they are highly confidential and considered to be medicolegal documents. These documents become part of the patient's permanent medical record. They must be handled with the utmost discretion, integrity, and care. With the continuous development of new medications, new surgical procedures, and new treatment modalities, medical transcription is a career in which there is an ongoing learning process. Medical transcription is a challenging, exciting, and rewarding career option that offers flexibility in employment and work schedule options including work-at-home opportunities after sufficient experience is gained. The goal of this program is to enable graduates to make the transition to the workplace with ease as well as to specifically meet the needs of the medical community for skilled medical transcriptionists . Upon completion of program of study the certificate recipient will be able to: interpret and accurately transcribe health care provider dictation covering a wide variety of medical specialties demonstrate proper sentence structure, grammar, spelling, editing and formatting of patient care documents think critically and produce accurately transcribed medical reports when confronted with challenging dictation exercise independent judgment and assume responsibility for personal and professional behavior within ethical and legal standards utilize reference books, computer software and dictation equipment necessary to perform the job functions required of a medical transcriptionist apply quality assurance principles through timeliness and accuracy; and pursue professional growth through continuing education and the flexibility necessary to adapt and succeed in the changing health care delivery system. Career Opportunities Medical Transcriptionists work as employees in hospitals, doctors' offices, medical clinics, home health agencies, research centers, medicolegal practices, and medical transcription service companies. Both full time and part-time work is available. Many medical transcriptionists telecommute from home-based offices as employees for hospitals, medical clinics, and national transcription service companies. Others work as subcontractors and independent contractors. In the past, several years of experience were required before you could work from home. However, due to the shortage of current qualified Medical Transcriptionists, some of the national transcription service companies are willing to test program graduates for possible immediate placement working from home. With experience, Medical Transcriptionists can advance to supervisory, editing, consulting, or teaching positions. With experience, medical transcriptionists can advance to supervisory positions, home-based work, editing, consulting, or teaching. With additional education or training, some become medical records and health information technicians, medical billers, medical coders, or medical records and health information administrators. View more details on Cox College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.