Medical Transcription Course CD-ROM

The interactive CD-ROM combines all the dictations with on-screen audio controls, a word-processor with timing systems, and a wealth of workbook-style exercises as well as links to the book, the CD-ROM allows students to listen and transcribe without need of a special transcribing machine.  

There are over 323 authentic physician dictation reports available for student to transcribe on this interactive CD-ROM.  The dictated reports include chart notes, letters, initial office evaluation, consultations, history and physical examinations, discharge summaries, operative reports, emergency department reports, procedure notes, and diagnostic studies from each of the medial specialties.  The dictation and the accompanying transcripts have been carefully reviewed by certified medical transcriptionists (CMTs), educators, and physicians to ensure that the reports reflect an accurate and representative sample of each medical specialty.

Students, at the appropriate time from Future MT instructors will be given access to the transcript keys and compare their work to the keys in a split-screen format, giving them immediate feedback on their errors.  The CD-ROM also contains numerous resources for the student accessible by means of drop-down menus.  The foot pedal included with this course works with the audio medical dictations on the CD-ROM to function much like a traditional transcribing machine. 

CD-ROM Main Menu

On the Main Menu, you will find these clickable links:
 
Chapter Selection
An electronic copy of your textbook, Medical Transcription Fundamentals and Practice, 3rd ed., is incorporated into this program.  You may complete your reading assignments using the textbook or the electronic version.  The electronic version has a search feature that allows you to quickly find a word or phrase anywhere in the book.
 
Transcribe Now
This link takes you to the Dictation Selection screen, where you can choose a report to begin transcription practice, request a random report, or import your own dictation.
 
Learning Activities
A variety of fun and challenging learning activities will help you build your vocabulary and your transcription skills. 

Visit MT Central
The Medical Transcription Central Web site is an excellent online resource for medical transcriptionists.
 
Get Help
Get help at any time by pressing F1 or choosing Help from any screen.  The Help file is organized by topic and contains a Frequently Asked Questions section, a quick and easy troubleshooting resource. 
 
About this Program
Click here to find the version number.  The version number is necessary if you require technical support.
 
Quit
Exit the program by clicking here or by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner of the screen.  To return to the Main Menu from other locations in the program, close the current screen by clicking back at the bottom of the screen or by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

CD Textbook

Complete your reading assignments as assigned by your instructor using your textbook or the electronic version of the textbook in this software.

• Students can quickly view any chapter in the textbook in the CD-ROM by clicking one of the numbered buttons near the top of the screen. 
• Students can search by page number to go quickly from page to page.
• Students can search for words or phrases in a search bar near the top of the screen.

CD Learning Activities

This CD features interactive learning activities in nearly every chapter.  These learning activities are challenging, fun, and reinforce vocabulary terms from both the textbook and from the dictations.  With the exception of the Crossword, these learning activities present questions in random order, drawing from a large database of questions.  You can play for many hours without encountering the same combination of questions.  These learning activities are great preparation for classroom vocabulary tests but also strengthen your transcription skills.

Click Transcribe Now from the Main Menu screen to reveal the Dictation Selection menu.  Select a chapter from the numbered list at the top of this screen.  Holding the mouse over a chapter number will reveal the name of the chapter.  All dictations assigned in this chapter will be displayed.  Select a dictation with a mouse click, or scroll through the list with the scroll bar or by pressing the Up/Down cursor arrows on your keyboard.  Click Transcribe Selected Report to begin transcription.

Transcription Practice

Loading Dictation

A Loading Dictation message appears on screen while the selected dictation file is loading.  The word processing screen contains a menu bar and button icons across the top of the screen and the electronic transcriber across the bottom.  The margins and font are preset to correspond with the transcript keys for easy proofreading, but you may change these settings.

Transcript Keys - Proofreading Reports

Students will have access to the answers to proofread their work through a split-screen on the CD-ROM.

Redlining

Redlining is a feature that automatically compares the transcript key to the document you transcribed.  Information in your document that does not appear in the transcript key will be noted in redlined or "strikeout" text, i.e., deletions.  Information that appears in the transcript key but is not in your document will appear in green text, i.e., additions. 

Tallying Errors

Students have the ability to score each document and tally errors.  They can highlight a single word, two or more words, a portion of a word, or even a space between words.

Typing Speed Test

A fast typist is not automatically a fast medical transcriptionist, but building rapid and accurate typing skills can improve overall transcription performance.  A Typing Speed Test that alerts you to errors and forces you to make corrections as you go will help you become a more accurate transcriptionist. 

Random Dictation Selection

Transcribing reports from different medical specialties will help you strengthen your skills.

For complete details on other course materials included in the Future MT course please click on each of the following links.

Complete Textbook Details

Complete 15-Pin Foot Pedal Details

Complete USB Foot Pedal Details