 | | | | Medical Transcription Guide: Do's and Don'ts (Medical Transcription Guide) |  | Authors: Marilyn Takahashi Fordney, Marcy Otis Diehl
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 717781
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 535
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.8 x 1
ISBN: 0721637981
Dewey Decimal Number: 653.18
EAN: 9780721637983
ASIN: 0721637981
Publication Date: January 1990
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Product Description
A quick reference for the medical transcriptionist, this book provides basic rules of grammar as well as current trends in the field. It's especially useful in searching for help with an obscure rule or in reinforcing a common practice. Using short chapters, this text provides the Do's - the grammatical rule, its exceptions, and its variations, along with examples; and the Don'ts - any common contradictions of that rule. Examples are taken from medical writing rather than general writing.
- Easy-to-use format provides numbered topics in each chapter, which are followed by Do's and Don'ts in quick, easy sentences.
- Spiral binding allows book to lay flat so MT's can refer to a rule without taking their hands off the keyboard.
- Clear examples are given to clarify difficult-to-understand concepts and rules.
- HIPAA Guidelines chapter provides general information about HIPAA legislation, with rules explaining its impact on topics such as e-mail, faxing, patient records, and privacy/security.
- Content has been updated to reflect changes in technology (such as use of the Internet), slang terms, and new medical terms that affect the rules of medical transcription.
- A table lists dangerous abbreviations to avoid, all banned by JCAHO.
- Homonyms and Sound-alike Words in the appendix focus on the many homonyms in medical language that can confuse a medical transcriptionist and cause a document to be transcribed incorrectly, leading to incorrect treatment of the patient.
- Appendices are lettered and thumb-tabbed for ease of use, to differentiate from the body of the text.
- Content reflects the AAMT style, the standard among major employers of medical transcriptionists.
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 Medical transcriptionist MUST-HAVE! November 30, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is awesome for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it's very comprehensive--containing grammar, spelling, medical transcription-specific info, frequently misused words & sound-alikes, lab values, and much more. This is my bible, even though it hasn't been updated for a while and is definitely due. I can't wait for the new version to come out!
The spiral-bound version is a real bonus because it's so much easier to use and not lose your place.
Good Bargain September 5, 2003
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
A lower priced alternative to similar books. I am learning medical transcription with little financial support and find this book works for me.Judi Croft
Easy to use and good examples given April 19, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a new MT and have found this book very helpful. The table of contents (listed alphabetically - nice) is on the back cover that folds over, which I have found easy to use. I LOVE that it is spiral bound, as it only takes up half as much space on my desk. It also includes appendices for items such as problem words, genus and species names, commonly used abbreviations, etc.
 Review of Medical Transcription Guide: Do's and Don'ts January 31, 2000
62 out of 68 found this review helpful
I made a$36.00 mistake. This book in no way compares to The AAMT Book of Style. Some of the advice is way off course (for those who want to be certified or who work for physicians who want us to use the AAMT style) and information is too hard to locate. I personally do not like the spiral binding. It is too ackward to handle.
Read several pages prn as needed for education. February 5, 1997
43 out of 45 found this review helpful
I purchased this book before I started my transcription service and it was immensely helpful. I refer to it often and will make it required reading for my staff as they come on board. It is a wonderful reference book even for those of us who are experienced but have the occasional "mental meltdown".I would recommend it to everyone interested in the field. (Please excuse any typo's - currently in bilateral braces for carpal tunnel)Shelby DellaRosaMedScribe Services, Inc
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