April 2008 - Posts

Stress and then some
April 25, 2008 1:26 PM by Jeanne Johnston

I'm happy to see another career-changing blogger here , but I can't decide if her narratives are more comforting (aha--someone who can empathize with me!) or just compound my anxieties. I don't know if it's the fact that I'm approaching the do-or-die Read More...

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Wiki me what?
April 18, 2008 7:57 AM by Jeanne Johnston

Ahhh, the internet is a wonderful thing. As a relative newcomer to transcription (i.e. I learned my job on a computer instead of a Selectric and never had to pay my dues in triplicate with carbon paper and Liquid Paper), I can't imagine doing this job Read More...

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More Than Just Statistics
April 9, 2008 11:00 AM by Jeanne Johnston

Well, I almost let National Cancer Registrars Week slip by unnoticed. I had slapped it on my iCal back when I first noticed it a couple months back and I guess I figured that wouldn't be the only reminder I got. Sadly, it seems to get less notice than Read More...

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The Whole Point
April 2, 2008 1:04 PM by Jeanne Johnston

Carol in Alaska left a great comment last week that reminded me of concepts in MT I thought were gospel, but seem to be falling by the wayside: "The whole point of the medical record is to give accurate, readable information about the patient. There are Read More...

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