Transcription involves converting recorded audio or video speech into written text. It requires skills like comprehending different accents and terminology, typing accurately within timeframes, and following formatting guidelines. Transcription skills include listening comprehension, typing ability, understanding American English grammar and phonetic sounds, and knowledge of medical terminology and American culture. The course provides practice transcribing old inactive files to develop these skills.
2. TRANSCRIPTON DEFINED
TRANSCRIPTION IS A KIND OF DATA
PROCESSING/DATA CONVERSION/DATA
ENTRY WHEREIN RECORDED SPEECH IS
CONVERTED TO A WRITTEN DOCUMENT.
THIS INVOLVES LISTENING TO AUDIO OR
VIDEO SPEECH RECORDING AND TYPING
IT OUT AS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT.
3. TRANSCRIPTION SKILLS
APPLY COMPREHEND DIFFERENT TERMS
THESE
SKILLS COMPREHEND DIFFERENT ACCENT
TYPING SKILLS
FORMATTING SKILLS
WORK WITHIN TIMEFRAME
MAKE AN
ACCURATE/CORRECT/ERROR-FREE
REPORT
COMPUTER SKILLS
REFERENCING SKILLS
4. TRANSCRIPTION
GUIDELINES
IMPART/DEVELOP LISTENING SKILLS
DOCUMENTING TERMS
FORMATTING REPORTS
DO’S AND DONT’S – TRANSCRIPTION RULES
AND REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOLS PER
AAMT (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL
TRANSCRIPTIONISTS) BOOK OF STYLE
WHICH INCLUDES SPECIFIC STYLE AND
FORMATTING FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF
REPORTS
ONLINE AND OFFLINE REFERENCING
TECHNIQUES
HIPAA(HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND
7. AMERICAN ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
SPELLING
PUNCTUATION
SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
PARTS OF SPEECH
IDIOMS
PHRASES
8. PHONETICS
RECOGNITION OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS
DECIPHER DIFFERENT SOUNDS
9. TERMINOLOGY
ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF
TERMINOLOGY
APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF
TERMINOLOGY IN TRANSCRIPTION
10. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL
WORDS TO UNDERSTAND VARIOUS
TYPES OF DICTATIONS
ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG
NAMES TO UNDERSTAND VARIOUS TYPES
OF DICTATIONS
HUMAN BODY ANATOMY
HUMAN BODY PHYSIOLOGY
PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF HUMAN
BODY
TREATMENT FOR PATHOLOGICAL
CONDITIONS
11. AMERICAN LIFESTYLE
COMPREHENSION OF AMERICAN
CULTURE
EXPOSURE TO DAY-TO-DAY LIFESTYLE OF
AMERICANS
VOCABULARY USED IN AMERICAN
SPOKEN/WRITTEN ENGLISH
12. AMERICAN LIFESTYLE AND
CULTURE
TOPICS
1. SEASONS OF USA
2. GEOGRAPHY OF USA
3. FOOD OF USA
4. VEHICLES OF USA
5. CLOTHING OF USA
6. SPORTS OF USA
7. TIME ZONES IN USA
8. 50 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
9. OCCUPATIONS OF USA
10. ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC.