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 games and contests we plan to have here.

Education on Sale!

We will be offering two educational webinars next week, and I hope many of you will take advantage of them. In honor of MT Week, each webinar is on sale this week for only $5! Below you will find the information for each webinar and the link to sign up. I hope to see you there!

Maximizing Your Productivity Using Online Resources

We all look for ways to be more productive! This interactive webinar will be presented by Julianne Weight, owner of the popular MT site, MT Desk. Julianne Weight has been a transcriptionist and transcription service owner for over 20 years. She has had numerous articles published in industry publications, including the Journal of AHIMA, JAAMT, For the Record, and The Latest Word. She has given presentations at local, national and international meetings, including AHDI (AAMT), AHIMA and TEPR. She now works full time developing and maintaining websites.

This webinar will discuss medical transcription on the internet, the origins and history of MT Desk and how the current version of MT Desk evolved. Attendees will be given examples of conflicting and inaccurate information on the internet that can result in errors in documentation, and how MT Desk researches and verifies accuracy of the information included in its content. There will be an overview of the content available, how to use MT Desk, and future plans for the website. You’ll want to see what is now available at MT Desk in the way of a Style Manual for MTs as well! This is a don’t miss opportunity! This webinar has been preapproved by AHDI for one CEC in the MT Tools category.

This webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 22, at 10 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. If you are unable to attend live, a link will be provided so you can view the recording.


Medical Transcription and the Transition to Coding

So many of us are now looking at what the options are for alternative career paths. Join us for some discussion on how the skills MTs have are a natural fit to moving into the coding profession. What kind of things do you need to learn to do this? How can an MT make this transition and prepare for a new future? This is a webinar to explore the opportunities in medical coding for medical transcriptionists who wish to make that move. It will also cover the education that is required for an MT to maximize their knowledge in order to make the transition.

I will be presenting this webinar, and look forward to sharing thoughts with you on this potential opportunity for MTs in the future. This webinar has been preapproved by AHDI for one CEC in the Professional Development category.

Join us for this webinar on Thursday, May 24, at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. We will record this one so if you are unable to attend, you can still view it later.


Seating is limited for each webinar so don’t wait, get signed up today! Note that when your payment is processed, you will be taken to the page to register for your seat so be sure to complete the process.

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I hope to see many of you at these next week as we celebrate MT Week together!