Essentials of Medical Transcription: A Modular Approach

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Summary: Excellent Content
Review: I found this book very useful and informative. There are a number of errors (probably typos) giving incorrect answers to questions on the CD Rom or the book, or both. With appropriate corrections it could be a five star rating.

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Summary: Good for medical terminology, but not much else
Review: I purchased this book believing that it was a complete, train-at-home package. I wish I would have known that the book must be used with audiocassettes which are sold on the publisher's website for $... Another huge problem is that the CD-ROM contains numerous errors on it's scoring key; so many correct responses are scored as incorrect. It is impossible for the user to get an accurate idea of their progress without manually scoring your own test by going back through the chapter and checking your own answers. Do not depend on the automatic scoring to tell you how you've done. I'm disappointed that the CD-ROM was not edited more carefully, and that the need for the audiocassettes isn't shared in the book description.

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Summary: Error-filled cd-rom!
Review: While I like the Pretest/Check your Progress method of reviewing terminology, there are so many errors in the scoring key that there is little benefit as you must recheck the answers with a dictionary. The transcription practice items are scored so erroneously on the CD-Rom version that you must use the key to check your work. And the cost of purchasing the transcription tapes is extremely prohibitive--much more than purchasing say a Prentice-Hall set of tapes and book. I've ended up purchasing a complete replacement for this text. I do not recommend this to anyone.