Diehl's Canadian Medical Transcription, 1st Edition

• 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 you a true reflection of the types of documents you will be transcribing
• Comprehensive coverage and practical exercises demonstrate fundamental editing/transcription concepts and boost your 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 your proofreading and editing skills to help you prevent common errors
• Extensive practice and review exercises on the companion Evolve website reinforce your comprehension and give you 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

• 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

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