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MT Week Education Opportunities

Kathy — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:52:19 +0000

Next week we will celebrate National Medical Transcriptionist Week. It’s the one week that is set aside for us to celebrate our profession and what we do. I have always enjoyed that week, and we’ve had some fun activities here during that time. Be sure you watch next week’s posts for more information on the [...]

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Medical Transcriptionists Say Enough is Enough

Kathy — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:35:20 +0000

Today the law offices of Kevin J. Dolley announced they have filed an individual and collective class action lawsuit against Transcend for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The nationwide collective lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 13 [...]

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Why Do Some Thrive and Others Stumble?

Kathy — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:51 +0000

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt One of the comments on my recent blog about the Florida AHDI meeting has really made me do some thinking the [...]

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Awaken Your Spirit: My Visit to the AHDI Florida Meeting

Kathy — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:45:42 +0000

I had the opportunity last week to attend and speak at the AHDI Florida state meeting. There were some interesting presentations and I wanted to share some things with all of you since I know everyone couldn’t be at that meeting. Let me first say that it’s been about five or six years since I [...]

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Time to Give Back

Kathy — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:53:47 +0000

This morning I received an email from one of our readers, Carol James. I was touched by it and have asked her permission to share it here, which she has granted: I’m just sending out a notice/reminder to all of you (yeah, I know some of you don’t need reminders and some have seen it [...]

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Medical Transcription and Social Media

Kathy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:02:40 +0000

I’m always fascinated by the use of social media, and our industry is really no exception. In many ways, I think we’re just starting to figure out how things work, which means there are bound to be some bumps along the way. Still, I try to follow as much as I can because I also [...]

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Coding Corner Update

Kathy — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:31 +0000

This month has been a busy one for me with my coding courses. I’ve finally hit the homestretch and am now in the final module of the course. And while it seems like Ive been doing it forever, I really only started the program four months ago next week! The last module and this one [...]

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Lessons from the Geese

Kathy — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:30:15 +0000

I’ve always been fascinated with geese, ever since I read Ken Blanchard’s book, “Gung Ho.” In that book, Blanchard talks about how geese represent the “gift of the goose,” which is encouraging each other in teamwork. In one of my previous offices, we had a flock of geese who lived in the area and often [...]

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Medical Transcriptionists: Time for a little Assertiveness!

Kathy — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:50:25 +0000

This post is a repeat from a post that was written last year. I am re-running it here because I believe the message has value. I see so many MTs now trying to find that balance in how to stand up for themselves. The good news is that I do see some in our industry [...]

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My Walking Gallery Jacket: The Scribe

Kathy — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:00:21 +0000

Many of you who have been reading here for awhile will remember when I introduced you to Regina Holliday‘s blog and her stories about patient advocacy. If you browse her site, you will see stories of the Walking Gallery, where Regina has created jackets for people to tell their stories about healthcare experiences. Some time [...]

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