Medical Transcription Research Project
RESEARCH PROJECT
Background
As a medical transcriptionist, you’ll work with many different medical specialties. It’s important to have a basic knowledge of medical specialties so you can better understand the medical transcription submitted.
Procedure
Go to http://lessons.pennfoster.com/pdf/sp0754.pdf to read the instructions for research projects. Then follow these steps:
1. Identify eight medical specialties. List the specialties and write two paragraphs about seven specialities.
2. From the eight specialties you cover, select one that particularly interests you. For this eighth specialty, you’ll prepare a two-page report and include the following:
The type of additional training physicians receive to become licensed in this specialty
The type of allied health care professionals the specialist may work with and the reason for the connection with these other health care professionals— for example, orthopedic surgeons may refer their patients to physical therapists for rehabilitation
Conditions, diseases, or injuries patients seen in this specialty may have
At least three products, such as medications, orthotics, durable medical equipment, nutritional supplements, or other materials used in the specialty (medical transcriptionists will be expected to know the names of products associated with medical specialties, so this will be good practice)
Your speculation on the type(s) of reports a medical transcriptionist might expect to receive when working within this specialty
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98 Research Project
Include Web references for your specialties. Make sure you provide a clear explanation of each of the eight specialties.
Pretend your instructor has no previous knowledge of these specialties and must gain a basic understanding of them from your
Background
As a medical transcriptionist, you’ll work with many different medical specialties. It’s important to have a basic knowledge of medical specialties so you can better understand the medical transcription submitted.
Procedure
Go to http://lessons.pennfoster.com/pdf/sp0754.pdf to read the instructions for research projects. Then follow these steps:
1. Identify eight medical specialties. List the specialties and write two paragraphs about seven specialities.
2. From the eight specialties you cover, select one that particularly interests you. For this eighth specialty, you’ll prepare a two-page report and include the following:
The type of additional training physicians receive to become licensed in this specialty
The type of allied health care professionals the specialist may work with and the reason for the connection with these other health care professionals— for example, orthopedic surgeons may refer their patients to physical therapists for rehabilitation
Conditions, diseases, or injuries patients seen in this specialty may have
At least three products, such as medications, orthotics, durable medical equipment, nutritional supplements, or other materials used in the specialty (medical transcriptionists will be expected to know the names of products associated with medical specialties, so this will be good practice)
Your speculation on the type(s) of reports a medical transcriptionist might expect to receive when working within this specialty
RReesseeaarrcchh PPrroojjeecctt
98 Research Project
Include Web references for your specialties. Make sure you provide a clear explanation of each of the eight specialties.
Pretend your instructor has no previous knowledge of these specialties and must gain a basic understanding of them from your