Medical records – good enough

I wrote a detailed post analyzing a discussion that took place in several places across the web, including the NEMT blog, Facebook and LinkedIn. Then, I decided it was all too complicated to follow. I’m just going to boil it down and include links at the end for those who want to go view the Read More …

Medical transcription offshore

The comments generated by the article on MT Stars’ and offshore ownership got me thinking about the whole sticky wicket that constitutes the anti-offshore sentiment in the US medical transcription community. Donna Littrell questioned the use of my time in addressing the issue. I’ve been in the discussion forums online for a long, long time Read More …

Prepare for HITECH changes

This year is flying by us. Before we know it, it’s going to be 2010 – and that means significant changes in privacy and security measures for service providers to the healthcare industry. One of the more important changes for the medical transcription industry is the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Read More …

Answering some reader questions

An inquiring friend on Facebook asked me these questions and my response was that I’ve been meaning to blog about some of these things, so I’m going to bring it here and answer. Thanks for your comments. I was curious what your take is on the state of the profession in light of the trend Read More …