Medical Transcription - Gateway Community College - Phoenix

Medical Transcription from Gateway Community College - Phoenix is a Campus Associate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description: Medical Transcription is the field of transcribing dictation by physicians and other health care professionals regarding patient diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. It employs state-of-the-art electronic equipment for the transcription of a variety of medical reports in order to document patient care and facilitate delivery of health care services. Medical transcription requires a broad knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, surgical procedures, medications, diagnostic tests and curative procedures and medico-legal principles. Medical Transcription is a vital part of the Health Information Management department, ensuring accurate electronic medical records. Medical Transcription enforces standards and requirements that apply to patient health information records, as well as the legal significance of medical transcripts. A wide variety of careers exist in the medical transcription field including working in doctors? offices, hospitals, outpatient diagnostic services, insurance companies, or private dictation services. Opportunities abound for a ?self starting? individual who is interested in the medical field, with word processing skills, and who takes great pride in efficiency and accuracy. Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to sit for the Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT) exam offered by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), and after 2 years of work experience in the field of medical transcription , students are eligible to become Certified Medical Transcriptionists (CMT) by taking the national certification exam also offered by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI). View more details on GateWay Community College - Phoenix, AZ . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.