January 2009 - Posts

Just for the Record, the MT Business Is Alive and Well
January 27, 2009 7:31 AM by Jay Vance

As someone who has spent a fair amount of time over the years perusing online MT forums, I've learned that if there's one thing you can count on in such venues, it's the chronic naysayer. For these folks, the glass isn't just half empty, it fell off the Read More...

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More Details Emerge Regarding MedQuist Class Action Settlement
January 19, 2009 1:40 PM by Jay Vance

The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) has updated its website to include answers to frequently asked questions regarding the proposed settlement to the class action lawsuit brought against MedQuist on behalf of certain current Read More...

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MedQuist Class Action Settlement Goes to AHDI; No Money to Individual MTs
January 12, 2009 9:16 AM by Jay Vance

I woke up this morning to find a Google Alert in my inbox regarding a most interesting post on Julie Weight's MT Exchange blog . The blog post quoted a MedQuist memorandum to its transcriptionists announcing the settlement of a lawsuit "...that was brought Read More...

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Lessons From Thomas the Tank Engine
January 5, 2009 11:26 AM by Jay Vance

For the last year and a half, my wife Carol and I have been raising our now-23-month-old grandson Quenton, for reasons I won't go into right now. Suffice it to say that you do what you have to do; I'm sure many of you can relate. In any case, these last Read More...

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