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The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source Here are some of the happenings in the world of medical transcription as of late: MedQuist/AHDI Settlement Update According to the AHDI website , the free program offerings for eligible members of the MedQuist settlement class are anticipated to become…(read more)

HIM Transitions Go to Source The online teaching environment requires the use of techniques to enhance the learning experience for students. It is easy for students to get bored with the material being presented during class. Unlike the traditional classroom I cannot see that some…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source I have recently found a sport that is perfect for my age – or your age! Catch your interest? I will tell you in a minute….. For years I have been involved in sports – basketball, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, lacrosse, track, cross country marathon…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source In a strange case of Internet harassment involving personal health information (PHI), a woman finds herself facing a year in prison for what a judge called “egregious” behavior, according to the Honolulu Advertiser. Rhonda Wong-Fernandez was sent immediately…(read more)

MT Connections Go to Source A few weeks ago I attended the Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association 71 st Annual Meeting in State College, PA. One of the speakers, Paula Lawlor, RHIT, spoke about discovering our strengths and learning how and why to develop those strengths…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source The industry has been touting EHR incentives in the stimulus plan as the way to put health care back on track. But let’s be honest, the electronic remedy is going to be a tough pill to swallow. Privacy concerns abound, budgets are stretching thin and…(read more)

Passage Go to Source That line from Steve Martin’s book, Cruel Shoes –where he thought it would be clever, if he ever had a child, to teach him the wrong words to everything so that when he went to school, no one would understand what he was talking about–used to be hysterical…(read more)

HIM Transitions Go to Source The number of social networking sites continues to grow. I must admit that I have never been a social butterfly and for most of my life I have been painfully shy. I am not sure how this occurred because of come from a family of six children. I was the…(read [...]

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Medicare rules are tough to follow, even for professionals immersed in the world of coding, compliance and reimbursement. But if providers are struggling to monitor changes and understand the if-thens of Medicare policy, imagine the brain cramps lawmakers…(read more)

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source The last sessions are winding down at NCRA in New Orleans, and today was filled with learning and laughs. In the morning, attendees listened to sessions on advocacy, the importance of CTRs and a plethora of advanced abstracting topics culled from recent…(read more)