Aligned to industry standards, the Medical Terminology Training curriculum prepares workers to be effective transcriptionists. The program covers fundamental concepts including medical terminology, electronic medical records, and more.
Career Diploma
Accredited
Estimated completion time:
The estimated completion times are based on completion times for consumer learners enrolled in this program from May 2021 - April 2022, excluding withdrawals. Enterprise Solution rates may be higher but are highly dependent upon implementation choices.
In this course, your learners will develop the necessary skills to ensure their success in the program. They will learn how you can improve your study skills, so they're able to use a number of tools that will help them to be successful. This course will also introduce your learners to healthcare, the healthcare industry in the United States, and the roles that healthcare workers
play in that industry.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
In this course, your learners will learn how law affects healthcare practitioners, the origin of law that affects medical professionals, the basics of the process of litigation and its alternatives, the common-law basis for the confidentiality of healthcare information, and the laws regulating healthcare information collected and maintained by government agencies.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
This course introduces the reimbursement process and the various methodologies involved, such as fee-for-service and episode-of-care methodologies. The course also covers important information regarding payment systems, fee schedules, chargemasters, coding, and the internal audit process. Finally, the course explains the fundamentals and types of health insurance and provides test preparation for the certification exam.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
This course is designed to help your learners develop professional relationships in the workplace and professionally administer and manage office communications and procedures. It also provides a review of basic math operations, along with a basic introduction to working with Word and Excel.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
This course will familiarize your learners with various body systems including medical terms, structure, function, diseases, disorders, and treatments. They will also learn drug delivery systems, drug administration routes, drug classifications, and commonly used medications for various organ system disorders.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
This course is a continuation of Body Systems and Medical Terminology 1. Your learners will continue to learn about various body systems, drug delivery systems, drug administration routes, drug classifications, and commonly used medications for various organ system disorders. You’ll also learn basic medication calculations, storage, how to assist patients with administration, and proper documentation.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
This course is designed to help your learners understand the reimbursement process and the various methodologies involved. They will be introduced to billing cycles and how health information technology is used in medical offices, and learn about basic accounting transaction terminology and apply this information to enter patient charges and payments.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
This course describes healthcare professionals who can identify the four subdivisions of pharmacology and different drug classifications, including vitamins and minerals. Pathology and Pharmacology will also prepare your learners to explain the causes of infectious disease and techniques used to stop its spread. Finally, they will review the basic etiology of common diseases and conditions.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
In this course, your learners wil learn important information that’s essential for their career in today’s healthcare industry. This course provides learners with an understanding of basic transcription information in a healthcare environment. They will complete a variety of practice simulations using an online learning platform. For the required transcription assignments, they must access their student portal to download the audio files and reports needed to complete the assignments. They must submit these required transcription assignments for grading.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
After a brief review of important topics, your learners will take a deeper look at some other areas of the profession, including speech recognition and report preparation. This course will build on your leaners' Medical Transcription 1 knowledge and practice. They will complete a variety of practice simulations using an online learning platform. However, for the required transcription assignments, they must access their student portal to download the audio files and reports needed to complete the assignments. They will use some of these audio files to transcribe reports, and they’ll listen to the remaining audio files as they edit the reports that have already been transcribed. They must submit these required transcription assignments for grading.
By the end of this course, your learners will be able to:
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