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Medical Transcription: What’s in it for you? Go to Source It’s herniated nucleus pulposus, ok? Not herniated nuclear pulposus. This last week I’ve heard this dictated as nuclear rather than nucleus at least five times, and it’s not the same dictator every time either. It’s a raging mispronunciation epidemic of gigantic proportions in this, my [...]

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source Medical transcription providers should be educating themselves on how the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus bill, is changing the way HIPAA regulations will apply to [...]

HIM Transitions Go to Source   The disruptive behavior of students in the classroom can set the tone of the classroom. Disruptive behavior can include entering the classroom late, talking during lecture and cell phones going off. Although students are told that cell phones must be turned off during class, it never fails that someone [...]

MT Connections Go to Source I teach medical terminology at a local community college. We get students of all ages, walks of life, and career aspirations. Not all of my students will end up as medical transcriptionists, medical office specialists, health care workers, or even in the medical field at all. I am not pessimistic, [...]