ISBN:
9780323872546
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
09-03-2025
Page Count:
576
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$91.99
Diehl's Canadian Medical Transcription, 1st Edition
by Radica Bissoondial, BSc, MHA, MEd., DHA and Coralie Hockly
Paperback
ISBN:
9780323872546
Copyright:
2026
Publication Date:
09-03-2025
Page Count:
576
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$91.99
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Founded on the most trusted authority in medical transcription for more than 30 years, Diehl’s Canadian Medical Transcription helps your students master the fundamentals of medical transcription and meet the challenges of the evolving medical transcription field in Canada. Diehl’s delivers proven, practical training in the skills and technology essential to success, including proofreading, editing, speech recognition technology, and more. This thoroughly revised and updated text is the only comprehensive Canadian medical transcription text written to reflect Canada’s health care system, fully preparing Canadian students for their role in health information management.
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- The only truly Canadian Medical Transcription text on the market
- Streamlined four colour design, comprehensive art program, and example and practice features help reinforce need-to-know concepts
- Increased number of practice exercises and types of reports give students a true reflection of the types of documents they would be transcribing
- Greater coverage and practice of proofreading skills
- Coverage of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Reflects current privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and changes to provincial and territorial Freedom of Information acts
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- UNIQUE! The only truly comprehensive Canadian medical transcription text, written to reflect Canada’s health care system
- Streamlined four colour design, comprehensive art program, and example and practice features help reinforce need-to-know concepts
- Significant number of practice exercises and types of reports gives students a true reflection of the types of documents they will be transcribing
- Comprehensive coverage and practical exercises demonstrate fundamental editing/transcription concepts and boost student proficiency in punctuation, capitalization, numbers, word endings, formation of plural forms, and abbreviations and symbols
- Up-to-date information includes a chapter dedicated to transcribing for the medical specialties, as well as coverage of the electronic medical record (EMR) and proofreading skills
- Content reflects current privacy legislation (PIPEDA) and changes to provincial and territorial Freedom of Information acts
- Exercises and helpful hints enhance students’ proofreading and editing skills to help them prevent common errors
- Extensive practice and review exercises on the companion Evolve website reinforce student comprehension and give them the experience to confidently move into the transcription profession
- Corresponding Workbook offers a wealth of additional practice exercises focused on 17 medical specialty areas. Sold separately
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Section One CAREER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The Medical Transcriptionist’s Career, Including Ethical and Legal Responsibilities
Section Two TOOLS OF TRANSCRIPTION
2. Technology and Tools for Transcription
Section Three TRANSCRIPTION GUIDELINES
3. Grammar and Spelling
4. Punctuation
5. Capitalization
6. Transcribing Numbers, Figures, and Abbreviations
7. Medical Terminology: Plurals and Suffixes
8. Medical Letter Transcription
9. Proofreading, Making Corrections, and Quality Assurance
10. Using Reference Tools: Learn How to Get Help from the Experts
Section Four MEDICAL RECORDS AND REPORTS
11. Outpatient Medical Chart Notes and Daily Progress Notes
12. Preparation of a History and Physical Examination Report
13. Preparation of Medical Reports
14. Transcribing for the Medical Specialties
15. Career and Career Pathways
16. Making the Transition from Medical Transcriptionist to Speech Recognition Editor
Section Five APPENDICES
A. Answers to Tests
B. Reference Materials
C. Medical Documents
D. Rules and Helpful Hints for Transcribing -
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