Med Workshops' Medical Transcription Training Blog

Medical Transcription Quickie

Cassie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:27:13 +0000

Recently the AAMT has decided to quit using the term “cc” so, if you see or hear this and unless otherwise instructed, go ahead and type mL in place of it.

Medical Transcription New Phrase

Cassie — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:22:30 +0000

Islets of Langerhans. These are groups of specialized cells in the pancreas that make and secret hormones. Known as the insulin-producing tissue. They are named after the German pathologist, Paul Langerhans, who discovered them in 1869.

Medical Transcription

Cassie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:08:36 +0000

When you enroll as a student with Med Workshops you will get your own personal Student Representative Instructor.

Your instructor will be your guide, your mentor, and your cheerleader through this learning process. She will be the one you go to with any concerns and your many questions about the entire medical transcription industry.

Don’t be afraid to reach out to your instructor. That is what we are here for!

Medical Transcription Tools

Cassie — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:29:43 +0000

When working as a medical transcriptionist you will absolutely need a medical dictionary. It will save you loads of research time. The best one we have found is Stedman’s Electronic Dictionary.

This product is in the neighborhood of 100 dollars but it is well worth it.

Here is the link to learn more or purchase:

http://www.lww.com/product/?978-0-7817-8986-8

Medical Transcription New Word

Cassie — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:49:37 +0000

Schmorl’s nodes are protrusions of the cartilage of the intervertebral disk through the vertebral body endplate and into the adjacent vertebra.

Medical Transcription Word of the Week

Cassie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:20:31 +0000

Peyronie’s disease: A tissue disorder that involves the growth of fibrous plaques in the soft tissue of the penis. This causes an abnormal curvature of the penis. It is most commonly seen in Caucasian males 40 years of age and over.

This disease also goes by the names of fibrous cavernositis or plastic unduration of the penis.

Learning Medical Transcription

Cassie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:59:02 +0000

This is not the first time I have touched on this subject nor will it be the last, I am sure. Students MUST READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS! I cannot stress this enough.

As an instructor, I cannot tell you how much time and frustration would be saved if instructions were read and followed.

Medical Transcription Abbreviations

Cassie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:19:08 +0000

Many times our students refer to the dreaded “do not use” list, the “dangerous abbreviation” list, or the “ISMP” list.

I am here to tell you that 99% of those abbreviations are use on a daily basis when working as a medical transcriptionist.

So, please disregard the lists and go ahead and use those abbreviations.

Learning Medical Transcription Quick Tip

Cassie — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:48:10 +0000

When transcribing the typing tests, some students change the tenses to match.

The provider will dictate: The patient is here with his wife. He was very nauseous. The student will want to change the tense of “was” to “is” to match the first sentence. Although this does make sense normally, while transcribing the typing test it is not permissible.

Students must type verbatim.

Medical Transcription Tips

Cassie — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:02:21 +0000

When working as a transcriptionist quite often the provider will dictate a drug that you either have not heard of or are not sure of the spelling. This is where your knowledgable use of references comes in.

Here is a great website that can really help you out:

www.drugstore.com

Here you can check the spelling along with the dosages.