Sooner or later, we, medical transcriptionists reach a saturation point and start feeling that life has got stagnant. There is no room for creativity or rarely any chance to move to the upper corporate echelons of the company we work for. You begin as a typist, continue as a typist, and end as a typist. … Read more
Quite sometime ago, we discussed the possibility of leveraging our social media activities in finding a job, Twitter in particular. I just thought “Hey, why not try that idea for myself now?” I am seriously on lookout for another employer as my current employer is in troubled times though I am very much reluctant parting … Read more
As you might know, I am a work-at-home transcriptionist for the past eight long years, and all these years life was going okay though not rewarding. However, times change and so do people and situations! “Raj, you are going to have your pay rate cut by half because of the cuts in insurance reimbursements” informed … Read more
It’s almost 6-1/2 years we, medical transcriptionists, have been with HIPAA since April 14, 2003. How effective was HIPAA compliance in medical transcription all these days? Where do the medical transcription industry stand in terms of HIPAA pre-enactment of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act? HIPAA Compliance in Medical Transcription. A Revisit Post … Read more
I gave an interview to Jennifer Walsh, Editor, www.medicaltranscriptionist.org. The interview has been published on their site here. It’s the first interview of its kind in my role as a medical transcriptionist. I have answered how I got into the medical transcription industry, my advice for someone thinking about a medical transcription career and wants … Read more
Ever since healthcare reforms started to surface in Obama’s speeches or rather after he signed the stimulus package to law setting aside $19.2 billion for healthcare IT alone to reach a goal of full EHR by 2014 promising hundreds of thousands of new jobs by boosting healthcare, the question “How is it going to benefit … Read more