Medical Transcription and Coding

Medical Transcription is a growing field that can provide steady employment while working at home or at a medical facility. The goal of this program is to prepare students for entry-level employment as a Medical Transcriptionist. The courses will provide students with the basic knowledge, understanding, and skills required to transcribe healthcare dictation and prepare patient care documents with accuracy, clarity, consistency, and timeliness, applying the principles of professional and ethical conduct.

Medical transcriptionists and coders transcribe physician-dictated material that becomes a permanent part of the patient's medical record. The medical transcriptions and coders are an important part of the allied health team. This program will included training such as medical terminology, pharmacology, anatomy, laboratory procedures; as well as grammar, keyboarding, transcribing, coding, and insurance. Important skills required in medical transcription include, hand-eye coordination, hearing acuity, and keyboarding skills.

Program Length: 39 semester hours

Diploma: Medical Transcription and Coding Diploma

Application: Online Enrollment Application

Books
Students will purchase the books for their courses as they progress through the program of study. Information regarding books can be found by going to www.iowacentralbooks.com.

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

Course #	Course Title	ISBN #
ADM 108	Keyboarding Skill Development	No Textbook Required
ADM 112	Keyboarding
BCA 134	Word Processing	978-0-76383-026-7
ENG 105	Composition I	0-312-45469-4
		0-312-394977-4
HSC 113	Medical Terminology	978-0-8036-1324-9
MAP 542	Human Body in Health and Disease I	978-0-7817-9073-4
MAP 555	Human Body in Health and Disease II	Same book as MAP-542
MTR 120	Medical Transcription I	0131881434 978-0-8036-1207-5
MTR 121	Medical Transcription II	MTWB 0-934-385-86-6 BMT2 CD
MTR 941	Practicum
SDV 118	The Online Experience	978-0-618-76619-2 978-0-226-48477-8
HIT 237	Medical Coding I
HIT 239	Medical Coding II

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

Accreditation
Accreditation: Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, telephone (800) 621-7440.