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Can You See Me Now?
October 21, 2009 5:39 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I am just getting back from the PA-AHDI Educational Conference in Lancaster, PA. What a great meeting! We had more than 100 attendees from 12 states, a dozen exhibitors, and four generous sponsors. It was apparent that attendees, exhibitors and speakers Read More...
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It Takes a Team
October 5, 2009 2:58 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
Our state association, PA-AHDI, is holding its annual meeting in less than two weeks. This is the first year I have been actively involved in the planning. I had NO idea how much is involved for many months ahead of time! It takes a team to run a successful Read More...
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Twitter in the OR
September 3, 2009 3:18 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
The last time I had surgery I distinctly remember how grateful I was that they put me to sleep in the first few minutes in the OR. Seeing all the equipment and those faces behind masks and gowns, while reassuring that I was indeed in the correct place, Read More...
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Professionalism is a Verb
August 18, 2009 11:01 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
At AHDI ACE in Nashville, AHDI held is first annual Integrity Awards. While awards have been given annually in the past, in 2009 AHDI altered the program to focus on contributions made by individuals and corporations that better align with the association's Read More...
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Power of 10
August 10, 2009 7:47 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
Did you ever feel like little fish in a big ocean? Do you feel like your one voice cannot make a difference in the rapidly changing field of healthcare documentation? Are you feeling our industry will be left behind when the EHR is integrated throughout 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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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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Are YOU a Weekend Warrior?
June 15, 2009 8:13 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I have recently found a sport that is perfect for my age - or your age! Catch your interest? I will tell you in a minute..... For years I have been involved in sports - basketball, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, lacrosse, track, cross country marathon Read More...
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Fourth Annual Advocacy Day
June 3, 2009 10:44 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
This week from June 2-4, AHDI/MTIA members are participating in the fourth annual Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. As we are all aware, health care documentation is rapidly evolving and is intersecting with government policy. It is important that we have Read More...
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AHDI Credentialing – Set the Record Straight!
June 1, 2009 7:08 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
The RMT and CMT credential continues to be a hot topic in print publication, message forums, blogs, classrooms, meetings, and organizations. Let me start this blog by saying I do hold the CMT credential. Let me correct that - I proudly hold the CMT credential. Read More...
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Happy National Medical Transcriptionist Week!
May 20, 2009 8:26 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
May 18th to May 24th marks the 24th annual National Medical Transcriptionist Week, first established by proclamation in 1985 from then President Ronald Reagan to bring public and industry-wide attention to the role and contribution of medical transcriptionists Read More...
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April: National Volunteer Month
April 15, 2009 11:42 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
What do you think when you hear or read "We need volunteers for ...." Do you immediately start figuring whether you could help or do you run the other way? Sometimes we do have to say "no" but more often than not we probably could, and should, volunteer. Read More...
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Words = Free Rice
March 12, 2009 2:55 PM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
In our line of work in health care documentation, words are our life. We spend hours on end transcribing spoken words or computer-generated words into a legal document for inclusion in a patient's health care record. In the process we research unfamiliar Read More...
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Feeling Lucky? Win a Colonoscopy!
March 2, 2009 9:52 AM by Judy Lichtenberger, CMT, AHDI-F
I teach medical terminology at a local community college. We get students of all ages, walks of life, and career aspirations. Not all of my students will end up as medical transcriptionists, medical office specialists, health care workers, or even in Read More...
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