Ideal for classroom use, individual study, or professional training, this is a timely, unique text designed to teach and reinforce essential skills for medical editors. Comprehensive in scope, this practical guide explains the differences between medical editing and traditional transcription; how to use technology, word expander programs, and computer accessories effectively; and ways to improve accuracy - including developing excellent listening skills and the ability to correctly decipher accents, identify medications, and distinguish soundalikes.

Unit 1: CAREER DEVELOPMENT -- Professional Development -- Medical Editing as a Career -- Unit 2: LISTENING SKILLS: DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? -- Deciphering Accents -- Medications: Usage, Idiosyncracies, and Sound-alikes -- Front-End Vs. Back-End Speech Recognition -- Unit 3: ELEMENTS OF MEDICAL EDITING -- Building Editing Skills -- Unit 4: REPORT TYPES -- Correspondence -- Radiology -- Acute Care -- Chronic Care -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Appendix A: Index of QME Physicians -- Appendix B: Challenging Words, Terms, and Prefixes -- Appendix C: List of drugs: Trade names with corresponding generic names -- Appendix D: Do Not Use list from The Joint Commission -- Appendix E: Postal Service Addressing Standards -- Appendix F: United States Military Bases -- Appendix G: Resources -- Appendix H: Bibliography -- Index.