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Medical Transcriptionist Schools in Texas - TX
By an XYZ Media contributing writer
Published: January 24th, 2010
Medical Transcription Schools in Texas
There are a variety of Texas medical transcription schools available, especially an assortment of online options.
To sustain their credentials, certified medical transcriptionists in Texas must complete the necessary continuing education credits every three years before they are eligible to be recertified.
Guidelines for continuing education requirements are sent to all certified medical transcriptionists when they are initially certified. Any questions on guidelines, procedures for recertification, and programs that may be considered as eligible for credit can be answered at the AHDI Web site’s certification section (http://www.ahdionline.org).
Medical transcriptionists in Texas must complete at least 30 continuing education credits during each three-year renewal period to receive a renewed license. At least 24 of these credits must be in the core areas, which include medical transcription tools, technology and the workplace, legal issues, and clinical medicine. The other six continuing education credits can also come from the core areas, or they can come from the areas of complementary medicine or healthcare industry and professional development. The AHDI advises that certified medical transcriptionists should receive more than the 30 necessary continuing education credits in an effort to educate themselves effectively.
Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Medical Transcriptionists in Houston, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano, Laredo, Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas can prepare themselves for careers at some of the best hospitals and healthcare facilities in the country including the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Hermann Hospital, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital and Baylor Medical Centers.