When Does Meaningful Use Become Meaningless or Worse?
Many individuals believe that electronic medical records (EMRs) are a major component driving the digital transformation of the healthcare industry. The value of EMRs have been well published and...
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MT Week – Happy Friday!
You might be a MT…..if the dictator sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher and you know exactly what he is saying.MTs, now sometimes referred to as MLS (Medical Language Specialists), are indeed superior...
View ArticleScribes – It’s your week! Happy National Medical Scribe Week, June 4-8, 2012!
ACCIM commemorates June 4 to June 8 as National Medical Scribe week!http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9568723.htmTo celebrate this occasion, this week only, the ACCIM will be offering the...
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Summer Motivation – is it really as hard as it sounds?
Hooray! Summer is here! The weather is beautiful and you are ready some much needed time outside in the beautiful sunshine. But wait, you have to focus on SCHOOL?!?! So how do you do it? Below are a...
View ArticleFacility Environment or Provider Environment…Which One Is Right For You?
As a person views the medical profession they see registration staff, medical assistant staff, nursing staff, transcriptionists, billers/coders, insurance staff and collection staff. Seems pretty...
View ArticleMBC Updates and Changes for 2013…Are you ready?
Updates and Changes happen very frequently in the billing and coding profession. One day you may be using a code set a specific way only to find out a month later that the process has changed and the...
View ArticleICD-9-CM / CPT Updates and Changes for 2013
Here we are, October 1 right around the corner which means that 2013 ICD-9-CM goes into effect. This means that as of Monday, October 1 everyone should be putting their 2012 ICD-9-CM references away...
View ArticleA Call-out To U.S. Hospitals To Help Put Americans Back to Work!
The #1 issue during last week’s Presidential debate and the #1 issuing currently facing our country is unemployment. The unemployment rate is currently hovering around 7.8% and depending upon who’s...
View ArticleCoding/Billing Certifications…..Do you have one?
Have you looked in the paper lately for a position in the coding or billing field? Maybe researched the internet for either of these types of positions recently? Sometimes it can be hard to locate a...
View ArticleMedical Billing and Coding…..Is it Billing? Is it Coding? How do I choose?
Almost everywhere you turn today you see the combination of Medical Billing and Coding or Medical Coding and Billing tied together in some way shape or form so many people, if they are not familiar...
View ArticleElectronic Encoders: Friend or Foe?
In today’s day and age, everything seems to be about technology, instant gratification, quicker turn around as well as more for less. I can say that I have seen and worked within the concept of “more...
View ArticleSpeech Recognition Editing – Do You Have the Skills?
Speech recognition is the process by which specialized software, often called a “speech engine,” transforms the spoken word into written text. Speech recognition is being used more and more in the...
View ArticleBe the Face of National MT Week!
The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) will be showcasing specific examples of the critical errors AHDI members caught, corrected or flagged during National Medical Transcription...
View ArticleCelebrate National Medical Transcription Week With Us! May 20-24, 2013
You are cordially invited to participate in this year’s online celebration honoring our combined team of Medical Transcription/HIM professionals. Daily contests will include: Monday - Scavenger Hunt...
View ArticleHappy Medical Transcription Week!
This is the week we celebrate you! National Medical Transcriptionist Week was established in 1985 by President Ronald Regan and this year marks the 27th time medical transcriptionists have been...
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MT Week, Happy Thursday!
“As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.” ― Toni Morrison Write a funny caption for this cartoon. This lovely Medical Transcriptionist is taking a well deserved...
View ArticleMT Week, Happy Friday!
The Final game, Terminator Just download the form above and once you are done, email your entries to lynn.calkins@ahdpg.com before midnight tonight. The winner of the $50 AMEX gift card will be...
View ArticleRebranding the AHDI Credentialing Exams
If you have not heard, there are going to be some changes for the RMT and CMT certifications. New credentials will be RHDS or CHDS. Below is the article from AHDI - In late 2013, the current...
View ArticleScribe Integrity
Found this controversial article from an unnamed Scribe that really stirred some inward emotions as a nurse, MT and Scribe instructor. Although I understand the whole wanting to please your boss (the...
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