The XY Files in an MT World : May 2009

A Call for Plug-and-Play EHRs May 22, 2009 10:37 AM by Jay Vance: Nothing like great timing. In my last blog post, I suggested that electronic health record (EHR) and personal health record (PHR) technology needs to become more like an iPhone in order to achieve widespread acceptance from technology-shy physicians and Read More...
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Lessons from an iPhone May 19, 2009 8:33 AM by Jay Vance: I admit it, I was suffering from iPhone envy. As an unabashed technophile (i.e., hard-core geek), I couldn't help but be intrigued by all the cool things the iPhone was supposedly capable of doing. When one of your colleagues says something to the effect Read More...
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Medical Transcription: "Specialized Secretarial Work?" May 12, 2009 9:00 AM by Jay Vance: My colleague and fellow blogger Julie Weight has had a lively discussion going on at her MTExchange.com site regarding mandatory credentialing for medical transcriptionists, an issue recently reported on by ADVANCE 's Lynn Jusinski. Julie, in her latest Read More...
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National Verbatim Transcription Day May 4, 2009 6:12 PM by Jay Vance: What do you suppose it would take for the health care field, not to mention politicians and the general public, to truly understand and appreciate the value medical transcriptionists bring to the healthcare documentation process? I've thought about this Read More...
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