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Course Details

OST 241   Medical Office Transcription I
   
Lecture: 01 Lab: 02
Clinical:  00 Credit: 02
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: OST 142, OST 164 and MED 121 or OST 141
Corequisites:   None
   
This course introduces machine transcription techniques as applied to medical documents. Emphasis is placed on accurate transcription, proofreading, and use of reference materials as well as vocabulary building. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare accurate and usable transcripts of voice recordings in the covered specialties.