Ideal for classroom use, individual study, or professional training, QUALITY MEDICAL EDITING FOR THE HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST, First Edition, is a timely, unique text designed to teach and reinforce essential skills for medical editors. Comprehensive in scope, this practical guide explains the differences between medical editing and traditional transcription; how to use technology, word expander programs, and computer accessories effectively; and ways to improve accuracy--including developing excellent listening skills and the ability to correctly decipher accents, identify medications, and distinguish soundalikes. The authors have also provided a variety of sample reports--including more than 200 medical reports and their corresponding dictation audio files. Reports span numerous specialties and document types, creating extensive opportunities to learn the medical editing process, practice formatting and editing, and become familiar with common errors produced by speech recognition. The text also features extensive information on professional development, continuing education, and earning credentials, as well as useful tips on gaining experience, finding employment, and advancing one's career. Abundant teaching and learning features--such as material on grammar and punctuation, review activities, critical-thinking exercises, and several appendices with key references and resources--make this text even more valuable for current and aspiring medical editors seeking career success.

Product Description: FORREST GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER ADVANCED MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION, FOURTH EDITION is a highly practical guide providing advanced training in medical transcription and terminology. Ideal for use as a classroom resource or a self-paced learning aid, the text includes a complete course of lessons to help you acquire or sharpen transcription skills and prepare for success as a healthcare documentation specialist in hospitals, medical practices, laboratories, or legal and business environments...read more

Product Description: The Dictated Word provides you with over 15 hours of authentic physician-recorded dictation to practice medical transcription techniques. This flexible text can be used with any medical transcription curriculum. Reports are broken out by medical specialty, including medical, surgical, and radiology...read more

Product Description: Book by Ireland, Patricia, Stein, Carrie

Product Description: This CD-ROM is available for institution purchase only with adoption of the text-workbook. Included on this CD-ROM are mp3 formatted dictations that accompany all medical reports discussed in the work-textbook plus 20 additional skill-building dictations...read more

Product Description: The Dictated Word provides you with over 15 hours of authentic physician-recorded dictation to practice medical transcription techniques. This flexible text can be used with any medical transcription curriculum. Reports are broken out by medical specialty, including medical, surgical, and radiology...read more