Medical Transcription Diploma

Brown Mackie College — Findlay

The Medical Transcription diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Findlay in Ohio prepares students for employment as an entry-level medical transcriptionist, or in related employment needing medical transcription skills, in medical clinics, medical offices, and hospitals. Students will use computers, dictation, and transcription equipment to apply the principles of medical terminology to the production of medical-related documents that are accurate and professional.

Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated recordings made by physicians and other health care professionals and transcribe them into medical reports, correspondence, and other administrative material. They generally listen to recordings on a headset, using a foot pedal to pause the recording when necessary, and key the text into a personal computer or word processor, editing as necessary for grammar and clarity. The documents they produce include discharge summaries, medical history and physical examination reports, operative reports, consultation reports, autopsy reports, diagnostic imaging studies, progress notes, and referral letters. Medical transcriptionists return transcribed documents to the physicians or other health care professionals who dictated them for review and signature or correction. These documents eventually become part of patients’ permanent files. Medical transcriptionists who work in physicians’ offices may have other office duties, such as receiving patients, scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, and handling incoming and outgoing mail.

This Medical Transcription diploma program offers you courses on:
• Medical transcriptionist skills, including how to appropriately interact with coworkers, visitors, and guests, as well as learn the soft skills needed to project a professional image.
Students will be introduced to transcription of advanced medical dictation utilizing advanced skills in editing and proofreading while encompassing research skills to meeting increasingly demanding accuracy and productivity standards.
• The fundamentals of anatomy and physiology.
• Medical administrative practices including automated scheduling and billing procedures as well as fundamental accounting, office management, and correspondence. In addition, students are introduced to medicolegal issues as they relate to health professions and the medical office. This course provides a functional overview of national health coding systems and insurance forms, and requires the application of proper medical terminology, abbreviations, and practice in medical transcription.