Why Does AHDI Approval Matter to Your Career?

A successful medical transcription career starts with a solid foundation of knowledge. Thus, it's important for you to carefully evaluate your education options – your choice now will set the stage for your future career. Is it essential to choose a medical transcription training that is "AHDI approved?" Yes! A school has to undergo a rigorous evaluation to have its medical transcription program AHDI approved.

What's the Value of AHDI Approval?

• Identifies for the public specialized programs that meet established medical transcription educational standards
• Stimulates improvement of educational standards by involving faculty and staff in program evaluation and planning and faculty development opportunities
• Promotes a better understanding of the goals of professional medical transcription education
• Provides reasonable assurance that practitioners possess the necessary job skills upon entry into the profession

Why wouldn't you choose an AHDI approved program? It's the easiest way to ensure that you receive the highest level of education and create a solid basis for a successful career.

Allied Medical School's AHDI Approval

Allied Medical School's comprehensive medical transcription program is approved by the Approval Committee for Certificate Programs (ACCP), a joint committee established by AHIMA and AHDI to approve medical transcription education certificate programs. AHIMA and AHDI acknowledge the ACCP approval committee as the process to identify quality medical transcription education programs that have been evaluated by a peer review process against a minimum set of standards for entry-level medical transcription professionals. This process allows academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and private companies to be acknowledged as offering an AHDI Approved Medical Transcription Certificate Program. 

Click here to view Allied's AHDI approved status. 

About AHDI

According to the AHDI website, "The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), formerly the American Association for Medical Transcription, is the world’s largest professional society representing the clinical documentation sector whose purpose is to set and uphold standards for education and practice in the field of health data capture and documentation that ensure the highest level of accuracy, privacy, and security for the U.S. healthcare system in order to protect public health, increase patient safety, and improve quality of care for healthcare consumers."

Learn More About Allied's Medical Transcription Training

Considering a medical transcription career? AHDI has compiled a helpful flyer that covers the basics of medical transcription. Learn what medical transcriptionists do, where they work, their career outlook and more. Determine if this career is a good fit for you.

Are you a military spouse? Learn how this portable career can go with you when you move to a new duty station. AHDI has compiled a military spouse pamphlet just for you about a career in medical transcription.

Better choices now will help set the stage for a successful career. Make the best choice and choose Allied's AHDI approved program as the starting point for your future.