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Transitioning to the EHR Webinar Report

Kathy — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:30:17 +0000

Last night, we had a great webinar about how medical transcriptionists can transition to the electronic health record. I wanted to share some of the things from that meeting with you because I believe it’s valuable and hope you will find it helpful. For several months now, we’ve been having discussions that ask the question [...]

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Medical Transcription: The Final Summit

Kathy — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:03:44 +0000

Last month I shared with you about the book The Final Summit by Andy Andrews. You may recall it was about a group of people from all across history trying to find two words that would reset the compass of humanity and turn things back on course. This book was one of those “game changers” [...]

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Medical Transcription: Future Roles

Kathy — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:00:19 +0000

Yesterday was the second week in our electronic health record course here. I left that class feeling really energized and thought it was worth sharing here. The course is exploring electronic health records, what they are, how they work, how an EHR is different from an EMR or a PHR, and then we’ll have some [...]

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Medical Transcription Productivity: Tips for Success

Kathy — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:00:01 +0000

Spring is on the way and the weather is getting warmer. For many of us, that also means the start of spring fever. You know it, it’s that time when you’d rather be anywhere but sitting behind the computer transcribing. It’s a time when we become challenged to meet our productivity goals, which of course [...]

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AHDI Restructuring Ballot Coming Soon and Other Updates

Kathy — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:00:25 +0000

In August the House of Delegates for the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI ) passed a resolution that will result in a major restructuring of the association for medical transcriptionists. The details of this restructuring are now final and will be voted on by the membership in the next few weeks. For those who [...]

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Medical Transcription Tips for New Graduates

Kathy — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:00:59 +0000

It’s Tuesday, and a time for you to share your tips! This community has a wide variety of experience. We have students, new graduates who are looking for their first job, MTs with a few years of experience, and some MTs with many years of experience. Each and every one of you has something to [...]

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Medical Transcription Credentialing: AHDI Transition Plan

Kathy — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:00:49 +0000

This week I received a message from AHDI that I think is worth passing on. This is particularly valuable for those of you who are thinking about taking your credentialing exam. Here’s the message: For the entire month of September AHDI will be extending a special end-of-year offer to anyone interested in sitting for an [...]

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Medical Transcription: How do you stay connected?

Kathy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:42:09 +0000

The medical transcription profession is becoming more geographically disconnected all the time. So many of us work from home, some as employees and some as contractors. The normal places we used to network do not seem as prevalent as they once were either. So this week got me thinking about how we stay connected. I [...]

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Back to School Savings

Kathy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:06:10 +0000

It’s that time of year again! Parents are scrambling to get things ready for the kids to return to school. At the same time, many are savoring the idea of having the house to themselves for a few short hours in the day. For those of us who aren’t doing the back to school scramble, [...]

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Proposed HIPAA Changes Impact Independent Contractors

Kathy — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:24:46 +0000

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released their proposed changes to the HIPAA regulations this week. For the medical transcription industry, perhaps the most significant change is a clarification that all subcontractors will also now be considered business associates. What this means for the independent contractor is that you are now responsible for everything in [...]

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