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H1N1: After the Vaccine

ADVANCE Perspective: HIM Go to Source Everyone’s sick of swine flu (pun not intended, I swear), so apologies in advance for striking up yet another conversation about it, but I couldn’t help posting when I heard about post-vaccine monitoring . What? What’s that you say? Monitoring? As in…(read more)

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Can You See Me Now?

MT Connections Go to Source I am just getting back from the PA-AHDI Educational Conference in Lancaster, PA. What a great meeting! We had over 100 attendees from 12 states, a dozen exhibitors, and 4 generous sponsors. It was apparent that attendees, exhibitors, and speakers were…(read more)

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Offshore Medical Transcription Training In Barbados Experiences High Failure Rate

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source From the Nation News in Barbados: The majority of Barbadian workers who underwent one year of Government-sponsored training in the medical transcription field, were put on the breadline because they were performing below the required standard of work….(read more)

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New Study: Electronic Health Information Security A Problem In U.S. Too

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source From Reuters comes word of a new survey of health information technology professionals that paints a sobering portrait of the state of health information security here in the U.S.: According to the October 2009 Ponemon report, Electronic Health Information…(read more)

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Potential Offshore Outsourcing Catastrophe – Medical Records For Sale In India

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source According to articles in The Economic Times and The Daily Mail , an undercover investigation by Britain’s ITV1 television program “Tonight” has revealed that medical records of UK citizens are available for purchase from Indian black marketeers. Quoting…(read more)

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H1N1 Flu Hits College Campuses

HIM Transitions Go to Source There has been so much attention on the H1N1 flu in my kid’s school district. My daughter’s middle school has reported two confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu, and there have been a tremendous number of kids out with flu-like symptoms. My daughter missed…(read more)

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Offshore MT security issues blaze into headlines

In his blog at Advance, Jay Vance spotlights a story about Potential Offshore Outsourcing Catastrophe – Medical Records For Sale In India. It’s a pretty interesting read  and although the sting operation was carried out by a UK team and involved UK records, it doesn’t take much to see that the same situation could be [...]

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Recap Of Webinar "Evolving Medical Transcription: Technology’s Impact On Traditional Transcription Processes"

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source There was a very good turnout for the webinar, over 160 attendees, I’m told. There were a number of questions asked, and my answers appear below. The entire presentation can be accessed free of charge at this link . Please feel free to post any [...]

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Now Available: Recording Of Webinar "Evolving Medical Transcription: Technology’s Impact On Traditional Transcription Processes"

The XY Files in an MT World Go to Source There was a very good turnout for today’s webinar, over 160 attendees, I’m told. The entire presentation can be accessed free of charge at this link . Please feel free to post any comments or questions here….(read more)

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Meaningful Use Begins in the Classroom

MT Connections Go to Source I have been spending a lot of time babysitting our 10-month-old grandson. Suffice it to say I enjoy this immensely but my energy certainly isn’t what it was when his father was this age! One day it dawned on me that the baby’s early attempts to learn…(read more)

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