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Updated April 8th, 2013

Medical Transcription
Program Information
Completion Time
12-24 months (1365 hours)
Estimated Monthly Cost
$235.54
Estimated Total Cost
Includes tuition, fees, books, and supplies
$5,653.00
Estimated High School Cost
$1,143.00
Average Wage
$27,000.00
Campus Location(s)
Main Campus:
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As a Medical Transcriptionist, you will assist in preparing reports and records dealing with patient visits and the services provided to patients. You will use computer word processing software and equipment, modems, and medical transcribing equipment. Some Medical Transcriptionists may also work from home or over the Internet.

Ogden-Weber Tech College has incorporated the Medical TranscriptionProgram into the Health Information Technologies area. We anticipate a continued need for skilled medical transcriptionists despite the increase of electronic medical records. A good transcriptionist who understands grammar and spelling will always be in demand. Their roles may evolve, but the basic skills will be needed now and in the future as the patient’s medical record will always be a document that needs to be correct!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are enrolling in any health occupation program, any misdemeanor or felony conviction relating to drug offenses, assault/violent crimes, sexual assault, fraud, or theft that you have on your record, will result in the college not being able to place you in a clinical or externship site. As a result, you will not be able to complete the program.  See your program coordinator for more detailed information.

Health Information Technologies

Mission Statement

 

The Health Information Technologies Program at Ogden-Weber Tech College is committed to providing state-of-the-art training of students for entry level positions in Medical Office Administration, Medical Coding and Medical Transcription. This commitment is designed to meet the needs of both students seeking skills to secure employment, as well as employers who are seeking highly skilled workers to support the goals of their organization. We accomplish this by continued interaction with local employers and monitoring of the healthcare industry to reflect the rapidly changing needs of these occupations. We are further committed in training students in the basics of professionalism and ethics to strengthen the core values of our students as they enter the workforce. We believe that this will in turn provide stronger individuals and communities. We want our students to believe that they can “start here, and go anywhere!”

Employer Advisory Team:

  • Carepoint Network
  • Essential Healthcare Solutions
  • Health Clinics of Utah
  • IHC Physicians Division
  • Intermountain North Ogden Health Center
  • MDSI Physician Services

What's Happening in the Program

We have just updated our curriculum, and we are very excited about some of the new learning tools we have incorporated into the Medical Transcription course work. We are seeing more and more people inquire about the Medical Transcription Program. Many women, particularly, see it as a great skill to acquire because coding has the potential for them to be able to work from a home office. It’s a great career! Ogden-Weber Tech College has incorporated the Medical Transcription Program into Health Information Technologies area. The Health Information Technologies area also offers Medical Coder and Medical Office Administration certificates. We anticipate a continued need for skilled medical transcriptionists despite the increase of electronic medical records.

Your Instructor(s)

Marilyn Holley, RHIT, CPC has over a decade of coding and billing experience. She earned her degree in Health Information Management at Weber State University in 1993. She received her CPC credential in 1994 and became an AAPC PMCC certified instructor in 1998. She has worked as an Emergency Department coder for much of her coding career and has managed a coding department for a local clinic for three years. “I love coding and the medical office environment. As an instructor at Ogden-Weber Tech College, my goal is to assist students in learning the skills necessary to be successful in their career as a coder, medical office administrative staff member, or medical transcriptionist. All of these skills are EXTREMELY important to the health of any physician’s practice. I love teaching students to do something that I love doing! It is thrilling to me to see a student grows from knowing very little about something to mastering it and successfully entering the workforce as a confident employee! I welcome the opportunity to answer any questions you might have about our program! Please stop by HT126 on the Ogden campus or call me at 627-8336.”

Contact me: holleym@owatc.edu 801-627-8336

Program Completion Rates and Additional Information

Dept. of Labor Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code and Name
51.0708 - Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
SOC Profile:  http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/CIP?s=510708&g=Go
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