BST 4070
Medical Transcription
Course Information

Course Description:
The course is designed to introduce the student to the medical transcriptionist career including entry-level requirements, professionalism, dictation systems, speech recognition, transcription resources, electronic medical record, HIPAA, and the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT). The student will learn to create patient's medical records using proper word building, examination methods, headings and formats, clinical data, SOAP, general terms, editing/proofing, and objective-related exercises.

Course Objectives:
  1. Identify the purpose of medical transcription.
  2. Understand proper format for producing medical records.
  3. Utilize key words properly.
  4. Edit and proofread documents efficiently.
Prerequisites and Corequisites:
Completion of a 6 hour orientation course in online courses. This course will discuss the basic computer skills needed to efficiently complete online courses. It is also recommended that you have completed Medical Terminology before beginning the course. You also should be sufficient in Keyboarding.
Course Topics:
Introduction: Preperation and Introduction to Medical Transcription(2 hours)
Lesson 1: Introduction to Medical Transcription (2 hours)
Lesson 2: The Patient's Medical Record (18 hours)
Lesson 3: The Integumentary System (18 hours)
Lesson 4: The Respiratory System (18 hours)
Lesson 5: The Cardiovascular System (18 hours)
Lesson 6: The Digestive System (18 hours)
Lesson 7: The Endocrine System (18 hours)
Lesson 8: The Urinary System (18 hours)
Lesson 9: The Reproductive System and Obstetrics (18 hours)
Lesson 10: The Musculoskeletal System (18 hours)
Lesson 11: The Nervous System (18 hours)
Specific Course Requirements:
Successful completion of an online course, requires a student that is very self-disciplined and self-directed. You will be working on a calendar timeline, that will guide you through course completion. It is very important that you follow this timeline in order to complete the course in the time allotted.
Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements
Required Textbooks:

Please visit the RODP Virtual Bookstore for textbook information for this course. The Virtual Bookstore is located at http://rodp.bkstr.com.

 
Hardware Requirements:
The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.
Software Requirements:

The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm. Specific software requirements for this course include Microsoft Office.

Instructor Information
Instructor information can be found on the link to the Instructor page in the navigation menu.
Assessment and Grading
Testing Procedures:
All testing will be done through Desire2Learn. The test will be timed and are utilized to ensure your basic understanding of the subject matter.
Grading Procedure:

Your grade will be based on Skills (50%), Related Work (25%), and Participation (25%).

The Skills score will be based on chapter exams completed at the end of each Chapter. There will be a total of 11 exams and this will count 50% of your grade.

The Related Work consists of assignments and projects and will count 25% of your grade.

The Participation grade will be based on your involvement in the group projects and participation in the class and will count 25% of your grade.

Grading Scale:
93-100---A
85-92---B
77-84---C
The grading scale should emphasize assignments, projects, and student participation in the learning community as well as timed quizzes and periodic examinations.
Assignments and Participation
Assignments and Projects:
A sequenced list of assignments and projects arranged by course section or module with due dates if applicable.
Class Participation:
Students must participate in all interactive aspects of the course. Students must communicate with other students in the chat room, students are expected to communicate with the instructor as a learning resource, students must check the course bulletin board frequently for announcements, and students must actively participate in threaded discussion events. Your course interaction will weigh heavily on your participation grade. For the learning process to take place it is crucial that you understand the importance of communicating with the instructor and other students. Remember your classmates can sometimes be your best learning tool.

The first day of class, please send an email using WebCT to the instructor to let the instructor know you are logged into the system.
Punctuality:
Students are permitted to work ahead of schedule. There will be specific completion dates posted on the calendar. All assignments should be submitted on or before these dates. Late assignments will not be tolerated.
Course Ground Rules
A reiteration and emphasis of certain rules and course expectations.  For example, Participation is required, Expected to communicate with other students in team projects, Learn how to navigate in WebCT, Keep abreast of course announcements, Use the assigned college or university e-mail address as opposed a personal e-mail address, Address technical problems immediately, Observe course netiquette at all times. 
Guidelines for Communications
Email:
  • Always include a subject line.
  • Remember without facial expressions some comments may be taken the wrong way. Be careful in wording your emails. Use of emoticons might be helpful in some cases.
  • Use standard fonts.
  • Do not send large attachments without permission.
  • Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc. should be avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or other communication.
  • Respect the privacy of other class members
Discussion Groups:
  • Review the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion. Be a lurker then a discussant.
  • Try to maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather starting a new topic.
  • Do not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the discussion group. Be respectful of other’s ideas.
  • Be patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before entering your remarks.
  • Be cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.
  • Be positive and constructive in group discussions.
  • Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner.
Chat:
  • Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.
  • Be polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory statements.
  • Be concise in responding to others in the chat session.
  • Be prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.
  • Be constructive in your comments and suggestion
Web Resources:

Library

The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses. 

Students With Disabilities

Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.

Syllabus Changes

The instructor reserves the left to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of change(s) on the course bulletin board.

Technical Support

Telephone Support:
If you are having problems logging into your course,
timing out of your course, using your course web site tools, or other technical problems, please contact the Eduprise Help Desk by calling

1-866-550-7637 (toll free)

or go to their website at:

http://help.rodp.org