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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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Update on MedQuist/AHDI Settlement
April 15, 2009 1:05 PM by Jay Vance

According to the updated MedQuist settlement FAQ page on the AHDI website, individuals eligible to participate in the MedQuist class settlement will be able to do so "no earlier than May 29, 2009." As I reported in an earlier post, the deadline for participation Read More...

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MedQuist Class Action Settlement Finalized
April 2, 2009 5:37 PM by Jay Vance

According to the MedQuist website , on March 31 the U.S. District Court of New Jersey entered final judgment approving the settlement of the medical transcriptionists' class action and dismissing the case with prejudice. The website provides links to Read More...

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New Organization Formed For U.S.-Based Transcription Providers
March 23, 2009 1:46 PM by Jay Vance

A new membership organization aimed at U.S.-based medical transcriptionists and companies has been formed. The American Transcription Association (ATA) was founded by Donna M. Littrell, who identifies herself as the Executive Director of organization. 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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Social Networking: The Future of Professional Associations?
December 8, 2008 8:58 AM by Jay Vance

Recently I came across a blog posting about a new social networking group called Circle of Moms . Launched in October 2008, the group already has over 850,000 members who have created over 1000 communities dealing with everything from raising toddlers Read More...

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A Lesson from the Presidential Campaign
August 22, 2008 1:35 PM by Jay Vance

I recently came across an online article from the New York Times about the presidential political campaign of Sen. Barack Obama. The article quotes several Democrats voicing concerns about Obama's "hope and change" approach to the campaign thus far: Mr. Read More...

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