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The MT credentialing debate For The Record Share    
From March 30, 2011: A few letters behind someone's name, such as M.D., J.D. or Ph.D., can make a difference in the perception of that person's knowledge and credibility in his or her given field. Does that bias extend to certified medical transcriptionists and registered medical transcriptionists? Voluntary certification and credentialing is a facet of health information management that puts MTs in a bit of a quandary. CDIA and AHDI members provide insight. More 4 Arizona healthcare employees terminated for EHR access incident iHealthBeat Share
From Jan. 19, 2011: Three employees and a nurse under contract at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., have been dismissed after they inappropriately accessed confidential health records of patients. According to hospital spokesperson Katie Riley, the workers accessed the records of victims who were hospitalized after the Jan. 8 shooting incident, which involved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. Riley did not say how many patients were affected by the breach. More  Tracking transcription — 5 tips to better measure productivity Radiology Today Share
From March 23, 2011: In 2011, productivity measurement within transcription departments will continue to be utilized as high-priority information. The following are five specific tactics that will serve departments well in meeting their goals. More EMR systems create need for scribes to input data The Philadelphia Inquirer Share
From April 27, 2011: The rise in electronic medical records has given Brittany Fera, a premed student at Temple University, an "awesome" job that she had no idea existed before she saw an ad in 2010. The new record-keeping systems, which are touted as a way to improve efficiency and quality, slow down emergency medicine physicians so much that the doctors are hiring people like Fera to input data for them. They call this growing group of employees "medical scribes." The pay isn't great, but the experience for students with an interest in medical professions is hard to beat. More Spend quality time with MTs For The Record Share
From Aug. 17, 2011: Patient safety is always the most critical issue in transcription. Doctors dictate patient reports, but how do they know the medical transcriptionist didn't misinterpret a remark or incorrectly spelled the name of a drug? A minor typo could be a costly error. To help avoid disaster, quality assurance staff scour reports to make sure MTs don't make mistakes. More  Technology listens as doctors keep talking Technology Review Share
From Sept. 21, 2011: Doctors don't like technology to get in their way, especially when they are dictating notes about patients. When the typewriter was invented, doctors found someone else to type their observations. When the tape recorder arrived, they mailed off tapes to transcription services. With computers, speech recognition software has automated the work of turning a doctor's spoken words into text. The match has been good for doctors and for transcription firms. But now both transcription firms and doctors are facing a threat to the way they do business: the spread of electronic medical records. More 24 percent of US hospitals plan to invest in new transcription services CapSite Share
From May 11, 2011: CapSite has released the 2011 U.S. Transcription Services Study. The study found that 61 percent of participants are currently taking, or plan to take, a hybrid approach to capturing physician documentation to meet meaningful use requirements. It also found that 53 percent would consider their current transcription vendor for data extraction and analysis needs. More Transcription in health information — understanding the value Advance Share
From Jan. 26, 2011: Over the years for various reasons, transcription has come to be seen as a commodity — a utility. Something you don't notice until there's a problem or your bill goes up. Do you notice your electricity? Not unless the lights go out, right? So why do we think the same old mantra — quality and turn-around time — is a value that anyone cares about? These are not value adds; they are givens. More  Preserving the narrative For The Record Share
From June 1, 2011: Initially, the drive to meet meaningful use criteria would seem to have little to do with medical transcription. But read the criteria more closely. The key words from a medical transcriptionist's perspective are "structured data," information that is broken down into discrete, searchable elements. How do medical transcriptionists create structured data? And how does it affect their workflow? Or does it mean the end of free-form dictation and transcription altogether? More Old reliables still producing For The Record Share
From Sept. 21, 2011: The medical transcription industry has shifted its focus to voice recognition that insiders call the wave of the future. However, microcassette recorders and transcribers have been gearing up for a comeback in recent years. More
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