POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 2009.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT

COURSE CODE: 130203
TIME: 3 HOURS

MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

PART A
ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS

(5 x 4 =20)

1.

What do you understand by medical transcription?

2.

What are the medical transcription equipments? Briefly describe each.

3.

Mention few abbreviations that are commonly used in a doctors prescription with its
expansion and meaning.

4.

What is a discharge summary? Briefly describe its components.

5.

Give a brief account of the components of a medical record of a patient?

6.

Describe briefly the steps involved in a medical transcription process?

7.

What are the contents of an autopsy report?

8.

Enumerate the steps involved in editing the medical transcript.

PART B
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
9.

(4 x 16 = 64)

(a) Describe in detail the steps involved in assessment of transcriptions skills in urology?
(Or)
(b) How will you build and assess the transcription skills of an
Individual.

10. (a) Describe in detail the anatomic terms used in anatomy of chest chamber?
(Or)
(b) Describe in detail the diagnostic terms used in chart diseases.

11. (a) Describe in detail the important components of medical records?

(Or)
(b) How will you supervise the medical records kept in a Corporate Multi Specialty
hospital?

12. (a) Give an account of the growth in medical transcription and its global employment
potential.
(Or)

(b)

Describe in detail the basic skills needed for a medical transcriptionist to provide
better delivery.

PART C
CASE STUDY-COMPULSORY

(1 x 16 = 16)

13. Enumerate and describe the resources needed for setting up a Medical Transcription
center.

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