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The reports become part of the legal medical record, and include medical histories, discharge summaries, physical examination reports, op reports, diagnostic imaging studies, consultation reports, autopsy reports, referral letters and other documents. These reports are important because they serve as the foundation for ongoing clinical decision-making, continuity of care, maximized reimbursement, and risk management.  \nThe course includes focused training in keyboarding, grammar and punctuation, medical terminology, medical specialties, editing and proofreading, and speech recognition. More importantly, the course provides extensive “hands-on” practice with authentic doctor dictations and real-world technology. Each student will also participate in a Practicum as part of the course, experiencing‘real world’Medical Transcription/Healthcare Documentation while being mentored by a Practicum Supervisor.  \n**Full permission for use of diagrams, images, and pictures used throughout the course material per current license agreement with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) .  \nPrerequisites  \nApplicants must have a grade 12 diploma or be a mature student (aged 19 at the start of the course) . A copy of the student’s highschool diploma is required if they are under the age of 19. A copy of a Government issued photo identification such as a driver’s license, passport or other, which shows the student’s date of birth, must also be supplied. Students must complete our typing test confirming that they meet our minimum typing speed of 40 nwpm (net words per minute) . Students must also complete and pass the English & Grammar test with at least 85% . All distance learning students are required to complete a Distance Learning Assessment and have a PC with Internet access (high speed is recommended) .  \nInstructors and Education Assistants  \nAll instructors and education assistants employed by CanScribe Career College are highly qualified and bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience. They are dedicated to assisting every student through the program. Every instructor is a Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) or a Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist (CHDS) . All education assistants work under the direct supervision of an instructor.  \nRequired Textbooks, Computer, Reference Materials and Industry Platforms  \nThe following will be used for all chapters, exercises, and tests throughout the course, except where referenced separately.  \nComparable replacements may be substituted at CanScribe’s discretion.  \nAn 18-month licence through Stedman’s Online Learning, which includes:  \n• Stedman’s Medical Dictionary  \n• Stedman’s Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols  \n• Stedman’s image library and videos  \n• Stedman’s audio pronunciation of medical terms  \n• My Stedman’s (allows user to save searches, terms, definitions, notes)  \n• Stedman’s Medical Terms and Phrases  \n• Stedman’s Medical & Surgical Equipment Words  \n• Quick Look Drug eBook  \nAHDI Book of Style, 3rd edition– 1-year license  \nEMDAT transcription platform– introduced after the Speech Recognition chapter FastFox software – introduced after PIE-1  \nMedical Transcription Platform Software – utilized in the Practicum  \nEMDAT  \nWhen students complete the Speech Recognition chapter, they will be introduced to speech recognition technology. Chapter dictations will be completed by using technology within the EMDAT Transcription Platform. By using this software, the student will create healthcare documentation by editing speech-","cbCaimegMharLYgl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimegMharLYgl","pdf",472354,26,"English","# Course Description\n# Prerequisites\n# Instructors and Education Assistants\n# Required Textbooks, Computer, Reference Materials and Industry Platforms\n## Industry Platforms\n# Method of Evaluation","[{\"question\":\"What tasks does a medical transcriptionist or healthcare documentation specialist perform?\",\"answer\":\"They listen to healthcare professionals’ voice recordings and transcribe the information into electronic records or review and edit speech recognition output. 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