questions about medical information specialist.?I found a technical school that offers a certificate program for Medical Information Specialist. Is this the same as a medical transcriptionist? Im wanting to get to the point where I could possibly work from home as a medical transcriptionist. The classes I would have to take are
Credit Hours
Contact Hours
Course Name (18 hours)
AHS
1011
Anatomy and Physiology
5
5
This course focuses on basic normal structure and function of the human body. Topics include: general plan and function of the human body, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous and sensory systems, endocrine system, cardiovascular system, lymphatic system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, and reproductive system.
AHS
109
Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences
3
3
Introduces the elements of medical terminology. Emphasis is placed on building familiarity with medical words through knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Topics include: origins, word building, abbreviations and symbols, terminology related to human anatomy, reading medical orders and reports, and terminology specific to the student's field of study.
MAS
112
Human Diseases
5
5
Provides clear, succinct, and basic information about common medical conditions. Taking each body system, the disease condition is highlighted following a logical formation consisting of: description, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Topics include: introduction to disease and diseases of body systems.
PSY
1010
Basic Psychology
5
5
This course presents the basic principles of human behavior and their application to everyday life and work. Topics include: introduction to psychology; social environments; communications and group processes; personality; emotions and motives; conflicts, stress, and anxiety; perception and learning; lifespan development; and abnormal psychology.
Credit Hours: 18
Contact Hours: 18
Just trying to find the best thing for me. I hope this is it. Only serious answers please!
Thanks!
Posted by Dan
another term for the job that you are looking for is Medical Scribe. Check the local hospitals in your area to see if any of them emply scribes. There is a growing trend to use scribes (transcriptionalists) to cut down the workload of the doctors. If they dont have to write their own HPI's and do all the paperwork, they can see up to twice as many patients. So definately check it out. Some private practice docs employ people with similar jobs. Good luck, i spent a while doing just that, and its awesome exposure to medical decision making.
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