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Medical Office Training Courses


ONLINE MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION EDITOR PART II

PLEASE NOTE: Starting with the April 2010 courses, the FTCC Med Online courses are for North Carolina residents only. Students who are currently enrolled in the Med Online courses will be allowed to complete their Part I and Part II courses. All new Part I enrollees must be North Carolina residents.

Complete the medical transcription editor program! This 16-week course is the second course in a two-part program designed to teach the student to transfer audio-recorded dictation into hard copy medical documents. The student also will gain the knowledge and skills of speech recognition editing, which will help them produce medical documents that are used by physicians, medical personnel, and courts of law on a daily basis. Online reference materials, student and technical support, personal employment consultations, contracts and pricing guide, referral letters, r�sum� examples, and a one-year help hotline are included in this course offered by FTCC in partnership with Career Step.

Please Note: After completing Online Medical Transcription Editor Part I, the student will enroll in Online Medical Transcription Editor Part II. The student must complete both classes to successfully finish the medical transcription editor program.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY 5:00 P.M. A WEEK BEFORE THE CLASS START DATE.

REQUIREMENTS:
To enroll in medical transcription editor, the student will be required to enroll in Online Medical Transcription Editor Part I. After completing Online Medical Transcription Editor Part I, the student will enroll in the companion Online Medical Transcription Editor Part II course that is listed on the Course Schedule page. The student must complete both classes to successfully finish the medical transcription editor program.

**Optional Additional Resources Available to Online Students**


FTCC students have the option to purchase additional text-based course workbooks on the day the course begins. Pricing for the optional workbooks can be obtained at 1.888.657.5752, Option 9!

If a student chooses to purchase these optional materials on the day the course begins, please contact Career Step college enrollment counselors at 1.888.657.5752, Option 9.

PRE-REQUISITES:
Students cannot enroll for Online Medical Inpatient & Outpatient Coding & Online Medical Transcription at the same time.

A student must complete Part I of a course to be able to register for Part II of the course.

Students who complete Online Medical Transcription Part I course cannot take the Online Medical Transcription Editor Part II course. The student must take the Online Medical Transcription Part II course.

INSTRUCTOR: Career Step

Start Date
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July 12, 2023 $180.00
September 6, 2023 $180.00

Refund & Enrollment Policy

 

Refund Policy

The refund policy for Fayetteville Technical Community College's Continuing Education Division was established by the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges, Raleigh on October 15, 1993. The full refund policy is listed in the NC Administrative Code 23NCAC.2D.0203 (d) Brief Statement of Policy:
  1. A pre-registered extension student who officially withdraws from an extension class(es) prior to the first meeting of the class (should be 24 hours prior) will be eligible for a 100 percent refund by completing an official request form.
  2. The refund will be 75 percent if requested prior to the 10 percent date of the class(es) meeting.*
  3. No refunds will be given after 10 percent of class meetings.


*Please Note:  If a student received a scholarship and paid a registration fee of $1.00 for his or her online course that started April 4th, 2018, the student is not eligible to receive a 75-percent refund if the student drops his or her course after the start date of the course and prior to the 10-percent point of the course.



Enrollment Policy

Enrollment for a course will end a several days prior to the course start date.
For example:

Course Start Date: Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Enrollment Deadline: Wednesday, January 6th, 2011

Reminders

  • Students cannot enroll for Online Medical Inpatient & Outpatient Coding & Online Medical Transcription at the same time.
  • A student must complete Part I of a course to be able to register for Part II of the course.
  • Access codes and passwords for course curriculum will be sent via e-mail to students on the day the course begins.

* To maintain registration in a course, students must log on to the online medical course web site and complete the course orientation within three days of the course start date. Failure to access the web site and complete the course orientation will result in a student's removal from the course.


If you have been impacted by COVID-19, you may be eligible for assistance. Please visit https://www.faytechcc.edu/corporate-continuing-education/ for more information on the GEER Scholarship.

Computer & Course Materials Requirements

Course materials are included in a student's registration fee for either Online Medical Transcription Part I or Online Inpatient & Outpatient Coding Part I. Beginning with the April 2009 Online Medical Transcription Part I course, text books will be in a digital format. Students will not receive hard copy textbooks. The hard copy text books can be purchased through Career Step at an additional cost to the student. The foot pedal will be shipped to the student via UPS on the day the course begins. Starting January 2010, the Online Medical Inpatient & Outpatient Part I materials will be a digital format. Students will not receive hard copy textbooks. The second half of the course books and materials will be mailed out via UPS on the day the Online Medical Inpatient & Outpatient Coding Part II course begins. Please allow seven to ten business days for course books and/or materials to arrive.

 

Computer Requirements

Internet Access Hardware Software Browser Operating System Note:

* The Medical Transcription Editor program includes a third party software tool that makes the training only compatible with Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer 7.x, 8.x., or 9.x.

** Mobile browsing devices are not currently supported. However, Career Step is investigating the implementation of mobile device support, and these specifications will be updated once a decision has been reached.

*** The Opera browser has been successfully utilized to view courses from an iPad.

CREDENTIAL INFORMATION: The Medical Transcription Editor program prepares students for the Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist (RHDS) certification exam. The Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist Certification is valid in North Carolina and the following states.

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