July 2009 - Posts

AHDI Nashville ACE!
July 28, 2009 4:50 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F

Picture Lucille Ball at the airport and you can pretty much imagine how entertaining I am when I travel. No matter how compact I think I've gotten my carry-on things, I inevitably have more than I think and my boarding pass and photo ID seem to drop to Read More...

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No Griping Zone
July 23, 2009 8:21 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F

I have had my knickers in a knot for quite some time when it comes to griping on the internet, specifically medical transcriptionists complaining. Several years ago I was so fed up with the negativity that I stopped reading message boards altogether. Read More...

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AHDI Career Title Survey
July 15, 2009 5:43 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F

At the suggestion of the US Department of Labor, the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) is collecting data via a Career Title Survey to reflect the true scope of our work and skill requirements. This survey is not only for AHDI Read More...

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Internet Job Hunting
July 9, 2009 10:29 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F

With the current unemployment rate, it is likely you or someone you know fall into the group of job seeker. As a teacher, I interface with many nontraditional students looking for a career change. We have seen how difficult the job market is for laid-off Read More...

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Google Voice
July 6, 2009 7:17 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F

I came across a blog from the NY Times today, "Pushing the Limits of Google's Speech Recognition," that I enjoyed and thought you would too. Medical transcriptionists have known for quite some time that speech recognition technology is not always quite Read More...

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Please Pass the Kleenex!
July 1, 2009 11:12 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F

I have been to many continuing education opportunities over the years. Some touch your heart as well as your brain, as much medical information is not just information, it is the story of someone's life and how disease or drugs or accidents have changed Read More...

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