Course Syllabus
for Medical Transcription & Coding Training Course
Program Clock Hours 1,000 Semester Credit Hours- 67
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I – LANGUAGE ORIGINS AND ADAPTATIONS
- Etymology
- Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
- Medical Words
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II – DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL VOCABULARY AND WORD STRUCTURE
- Word Dynamics
- Body Dynamics
- Medical Instruments & Equipment
- Medical Specialties & Specialists
- Diagnostic Medicine
- Abbreviations
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Diagnostic Medicine
- Abbreviations
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pharmacology
- Drug listing – generic alpha, name brand cross-reference, plus 200 of the most commonly prescribed drugs.
MEDICAL CODING THEORY
- Industry History and the Codes
- The Coder
- ICD Coding
- CPT Coding
- Specialty Coding
- Liability and Legal Issues
- Summary
CODING PRACTICUM 1: APPLIED CODING
- 300 basic medical charts to code
- Answer key included; shows the rationale for the coding on each chart once the learner completes the coding for a given chart.
CODING PRACTICUM 1: SPECIALTY CODING
- 300 specialty medical charts to code
- Answer key included; shows the rationale for the coding on each chart once the learner completes the coding for a given chart.
HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIALIST
- Health Insurance Specialist Job Description & Knowledge
- Medical Care Reimbursement
- Health Organizations (MCO)
- Insurance Claims
- Payer Processing
- Laws, Rules, and Regulations
- Private Insurers
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- TriCare
- Worker’s Compensation
- Score Summary and Final Assignment
- Appendix and Glossary (all insurance form samples and instructions)
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION THEORY
- Report Types
- Outpatient Reports
- Inpatient Reports
- 16 hours (1,000 minutes) of dictation – all physician dictation, 85% hospital, 15% clinical. Answer keys included
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION PRACTICUM
- 20 hours of physician dictation
- Keys (actual transcribed reports) to the dictation
- 20 hours of specialty dictation
PHARMACOLOGICAL COMPENDIUM
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms. It is one of the oldest branches of medicine. The course material includes:
- Drug terminology
- Dosages, schedules
- Terms, symbols, spelling, packaging
- Administration
- Classification (brand, generic, and trade name)
- Drug use/listings by medical specialty
SURGICAL COMPENDIUM
- Includes General, Breast, Digestive, Intra-abdominal, Bowel, Colon, Rectal, Anal, Biliary, Ear, Nose and Throat, Endocrine, Herniae, Nail, I&D, Gynecology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic, Otolaryngology, Reconstructive, Thoracic, Urologic, Cardiovascular Surgery – with all related terms listings, dictation and sample reports.
- 4 hours of dictation for pronunciation specifics
APPENDIX
- Surgical Instruments, Supplies
- Sutures and Dressings
REFERENCE MATERIAL
- AHDI Book of Style
- Stedman’s Medical Terms and Phrases
- Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
- Stedman’s Laboratory Values
- Physician’s Finder
- Abbreviations
- Medical and Surgical Equipment Words
- Quick Look Drug book
- Stedman’s Medical Speller, plus all the online references in the course itself
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