Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures [Paperback]

Marcy O. Diehl BVE CMA-A CMT AHDI-F (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 072169568X | ISBN-13: 978-0721695686 | Publication Date: July 15, 2002 | Edition: 5

This practical text provides an understanding of how medical documents work and how to create them accurately. Emphasizing medical and English grammar, it explains fundamental concepts on every aspect of medical transcription - including the various formats used in transcribing letters, chart notes, emergency room notes, history and physical exams, and operative and specialty reports. This fifth edition provides a wealth of exercises that reinforce the material in the text, as well as a complete review of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, symbol use, reference research, plural forms, the various equipment used in medical transcription, and the legal aspects of medical records.

Content on grammar skills demonstrates the correct use of punctuation, capitalization, numbers, abbreviations and symbols, word endings, formation of plural forms, and more – with numerous practice exercises to provide the fundamental knowledge necessary to work in the field.

Authentic medical transcription documents illustrate how to set up special formats for medical office charts, history and physical exams, operative reports, x-ray reports, and pathology reports.

Exercises and helpful hints allow readers to practice their proofreading and editing skills.

Skill drills using the medical dictionary, drug references, and laboratory values demonstrate how to find and use references.

A chapter on Equipment explains how to operate the equipment used in the workplace and how to make informed decisions when purchasing equipment for personal use.

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About the Author

Marcy O Diehl, BVE, CMA-A, CMT, San Diego, CA; and Marilyn Takahashi Fordney, CMA-AC, CMT, Formerly, Instructor of Medical Insurance, Medical Terminology, Medical Machine Transcription, and Medical Office Procedures, Ventura College, Ventura, CA

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 5 edition (July 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072169568X
• ISBN-13: 978-0721695686
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,746,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Medical Transcription

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!!, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures (Paperback)

I purchased this book with not much expection after reading the previous review, but was very surprised by the amount of information in this book. Regarding the style, I think the reviewer was referring to the 5th edition which is the one I have. However, if you know the updated format, then you are all set because only the format needs to be changed alittle, but the terms are the same. It is a very detailed book which include examples on how to prepare a medical transcriptionist resume', flyers, writing job description,a full appendix of sample documents, detailed information on punctuations, medical terminology, styles and rules of typing medical documents and other medical corespondence and a whole lot more. I have the older edition, which also has answers to the practice exercises and it comes with a practice CD as well.

This is a complete book on medical transcription. It has many examples of different types of transcribed medical records and even takes you on the topic of preparing your resume' for your interview. A friend of mine has the 6th edition and there is really not much difference. The CD in the 6th is much better than the 5th though because it has CMT/RMT examination tools and transcriptions snippets. However, I have the CMT Review Guide so I could live without the new edition,s CD.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat Useful, June 16, 2007

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T. Langdon "Tara" (WV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures (Paperback)

This book is pretty outdated for the most part especially with much of the formatting that it uses. If you use this book you should make yourself aware of the new industry standards via AAMT Book of Style.

However, this book is very good for learning or brushing up on your grammar skills, and it has some pretty helpful lists and things that you can pull out and place in a notebook.

3.0 out of 5 stars Medical Transcription Techniques and Procedures, September 7, 2011

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This review is from: Medical Transcription: Techniques and Procedures, 6e (Paperback)

Medical Transcription Techniques and Procedures with CD-ROM, Sixth EditionThis is my second Medical Transcription book that I've ordered from Amazon. The books are great,but it is the CD Rom that is difficult to work on the computer so that you can use it.The reason I bought the books are to use the CD Rom for practice and to keep up with my skills.But overall the book is a great study guide and I am sure that the CD Rom will be too.