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The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source According to the updated MedQuist settlement FAQ page on the AHDI website, individuals eligible to participate in the MedQuist class settlement will be able to do so “no earlier than May 29, 2009.” As I reported in an earlier post, the deadline for participation…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source What do you think when you hear or read “We need volunteers for ….” Do you immediately start figuring whether you could help or do you run the other way? Sometimes we do have to say “no” but more often than not we probably could, and should, volunteer….(read more)

A couple days ago, I linked to an article, Career Step is not a Scam, at at Undress4Success, a site focusing on at-home jobs. I give them kudos for trying to provide accurate information on at-home work and potential scams. However, like most sites that cater to the ever-popular WAH topic, I get frustrated with [...]

Medical Transcription: What’s in it for you? Go to Source As in any job, there are risks and benefits to working as an MT. Risks may include but are not limited to: Earbuzz: Also known simply as “the buzz.” Caused by constant use of headphones at high volume to decipher indistinct doctorspeak.Numbthumb: Caused by repetitive [...]

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. – John Adams This has always been one of my favorite quotes from the Founding Fathers, and it seems to me to be more [...]

Passage Go to Source It’s apparently time to go shopping for walkers because the unthinkable has happened. I have apparently jumped a generation gap. Amazingly, it’s already been a year since Doctor Appreciation Day (never fear–they’re as neglected on their day as MTs are…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source We pay over $1,000 in insurance premiums for my husband and I – and we are very healthy! We just happen to be self-employed and just over 50, a double whammy. I complain every month about this bill, and while the stimulus package is helping some unemployed…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Today was my final day of coverage at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Convention. The conference officially wraps up tomorrow, but alas, the ADVANCE office calls. I must say I’m bummed to be missing tonight’s soiree at…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Deborah Grider, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H, CPC-P, COBGC, CEMC, CCS-P, said an emotional goodbye as she passed the gavel to incoming AAPC National Advisory Board (NAB) President Terry Leone, CPC, CPC-P, CIC. Grider received several standing ovations during today’s…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source I just got out of a great session on preparing for ICD-10. AAPC CEO/President Reed Pew told the audience this morning that AAPC will be offering intensive training over the next 4 years and beyond to get ready for ICD-10. Pew added another big announcement:…(read more)