General Information

• Name: Medical Transcription I
• Discipline: Health Information Technology (HIT)
• Units (Credits): 2
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Nursing and Allied Health

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: HIT 117 & AMP;COT200 or concurrent enrollment, and ENG 101 or satisfactory performance on English placement test and permission of the Nursing and Allied Health division.

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Teaches basic medical transcription skills.

Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

Upon completion of course, students are expected to know the following:

• • • Describe the importance of the confidential nature of medical reports and be aware of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines for medical transcriptionists.
  • • Describe the content and purposes of the types of inpatient medical reports used in this course.
  • • Describe the content and purposes of the outpatient medical reports and correspondence used in this course.
  • • Transcribe medical reports using correct report format.
  • • Transcribe medical reports using correct capitalization, number, punctuation, abbreviation, symbol, and metric measurement rules.
  • • Spell correctly both the English and medical terms and abbreviations presented, either by memory or by using a dictionary or other reference book.
  • • Define the medical terms and abbreviations presented, either by memory or by using a dictionary or other reference book.
  • • Define the prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes presented.
  • • Identify and define the knowledge, skills, abilities, and responsibilities required of a medical transcriptionist.
  • • Recognize the advantages of having current reference material and being able to use it effectively.
  • • Use standard proofreader's marks to edit medical reports without changing the meaning of the dictator's style.
• These objectives can be achieved by reading the materials presented in the text-workbook and online lecture notes, by transcribing the medical reports, and by completing the proofreading exercises..

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Linkage of Course to Educational Program Mission Outcomes.

MISSION - This course is to provide employment-related knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a chosen field of study.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Students who complete programs in occupational areas are expected to demonstrate that they:

Know
• The subject matter appropriate to the emphasis of the degree.

Are Able To
• Acquire skills and perform tasks necessary for employment or career enhancement.
• Present themselves effectively to a potential employer.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills appropriate resources to remain current in the chosen occupational field.

Have Developed
• An appreciation of the importance of social, ethical, legal and diversity issues.