HIT 120B - Medical Transcription I

1. Explain the relationship between medical transcription and the purpose of the medical record
2. Describe the impact of medical transcription on the patient
3. Explain the skills a transcriptionist must possess
4. Identify career potentials/paths for a medical transcriptionist
5. Demonstrate critical reasoning when presented with ethical/legal situations
6. Distinguish between privileged and non-privileged communications and information
7. Use proper punctuation marks given unpunctuated copy
8. Demonstrate the proper application of rules of grammar
9. Transcribe introductory material and dictated office notes from actual physician dictation into accurate and acceptable format
10. Apply proofreading and editing skills to transcribed medical reports