I stand corrected. It is HIPAA
Posted By: anon on 2007-01-20
In Reply to: It is actually HIPPA, and not HIPAA - anon
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I stand corrected...
I see. I stand corrected.
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Ahh, I stand corrected. nm
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I stand corrected
No, I did not know many of the things you say here. The only pharmacy techs I know are people with very little training, not like anything you mention, and that does frighten me I must admit.
I do know that many of the newbies seem to have a poor work ethic and don't seem to have had very much training. I see that where I work. And I do know someone who had been in a mentoring program offered by a national and had a horrible experience and barely kept herself alive on what she made.
I did not know the other things you mentioned. I am glad you filled me in on these things. I want to learn all I can about our situation. I welcome feedback and I sure wish the things you mentioned were discussed here. I'd be grateful if you could advise me where to turn to find out such things and keep track of what is really going on, because I apparently am not getting the whole story. I'd also be interested in your ideas for what to do as you seem to know what you're talking about.
I apologize if I offended you or anyone else.
oh - I stand corrected. So who's LK?
I stand corrected.....sm
The M-F schedule was not an option when I hired, but that may have just been with the account I hired for.
Stand corrected
yes, I meant between sentences, not words. See what working all hours of the day does to you?
Then I stand corrected.
Thanks for the clarification.
Execuscribe - I stand corrected
Thank you for pointing out actual fraud amount. I stand corrected. Article states $379,968. Kodak alleged near $500k. It was $1.36 million and $632,277 that was ordered to be paid by Linda and husband for damages stemming from the convicted fraud.
And again, you are correct in that it was not Execuscribe by that name in these particular convictions, but former company name of Emtex - whose assets were then acquired by Execuscribe at a deflated value, and then quickly transferred those Execuscribe stocks to her sons -- which generated a new action, and was declared null and void by the court in an an attempt to "hinger, delay or defraud" her creditors. So, yes, Execuscribe was named in this court action.
Maybe I'm off by a few years -- but I remember this business being Emtex, Executive Secretarial, and now Execuscribe. That's SEVERAL names. If I'm wrong on that - sorry. But my point is, one GOOD name should carry you through your whole professional life, don't you think?
I stand corrected and apologize to OSi
And, love the red coffee cup and candy. 
You're right, I stand corrected.
I did not accept the offer as I had much more pride and hope for the profession I have chosen.
Also, my reply was not a company bash session and it was entirely professional. I point that out as my professional pride is the reason I declined the offer from Shapin, which was made by a woman who seemed proud of low quality and the insult they are making to our profession.
Now, I can almost promise that no one will post a professional response that would agree with you. Any real professional would never accept the positions they hire for, unless they have drastically changed. And if they HAVE drastically changed, I definitely take back all I say and hope for the best for them and their employees.
Fallyn
I stand corrected. Guess all accounts are not
created equal and sounds like you have a good one.
You're right - I stand corrected. So much for *rules* NM
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I stand corrected. That's good to know. I have found them to be fair also.
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Sure I got the email, I stand corrected. Three titled employees are listed & there is one more
that simply has not been announced yet. I will say again, could be nothing at all, could just be a change of guard. Didn't say whatever was going on was good or bad, but wondered what is going on. I will be the first to say change is often a very, very good thing and I am hoping for good!
Might violate HIPAA ... MTs have to sign a HIPAA (nm)
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This is just HIPAA on steroids. Cant enforce HIPAA
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I think I would rather be corrected by the
dictator that some of the nit-picking QA people who check every a/and/the, every comma, etc; especially love those QA people who believe their way is the only way and it is wrong if they say it is. These are the kind of companies that I want to stay completely away from. It's sad though because some of the companies are probably very good to work for otherwise.
What are you being corrected on?? If it
is account specifics, bone up on them. If it is your style of transcription, i.e., they are following BOS and you aren't, or the other way around. If it is simple mistakes, then take the time to proof your work.
Corrected mistakes - sm
I agree with you about the stupid mistakes that are corrected by the dictator. I feel terrible when the doctor spells out BOWEL or other simple words. The MTs who type like that are a disgrace to the profession. You HAVE to pay attention to every word, know the difference between ileum and ilium, in these diagnostic imaging reports. I don't blame the radiologist for being upset - and the MT deserved being yelled at for it. There is NO excuse. I'm ashamed everytime I have a dictator spell out something so simple, but I do appreciate the occasional spelling of an obscure illness, etc., although I don't trust their spelling, I always check it myself, but their spelling is a help to looking it up. Why throw stones about the offshore MTs when there are MTs here just as bad, or worse? No wonder accounts are constantly changing over to other companies.
Your'e right, the errors have been corrected.
It was written in a fit of passion after just learning that I lost my job, excuse me. I hope you are never put in this position and don't ever get emotional about losing your job. I am sure you can walk on water also.
i corrected myself. PAY ATTENTION LOL
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I would rather be corrected than look too stupid. sm
Maybe that poster or emailer or whatever was trying to help the poster not look bad?
I am playing devil's advocate I guess.
HIPAA???
How in the world would you think HIPAA applies here? That is for HEALTH information, not employment information!
HIPAA
fast fingers.
HIPAA
All the Homeland Security stuff you are saying is great, but remember it's HIPAA (not HIPPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
That has nothing to do with HIPAA
HIPAA
The HIPAA agreement will also protect you. I would never work for a company without one. It is illegal. Voice your concerns to your new MTSO and explain to them you will not work until you sign a HIPAA agreement. I am a service owner and no one works for my company without one!
Its HIPAA.
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Look above, I corrected myself, how rude people are here.nm
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Doctors would be okay if you corrected your sentence LOL
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TransTech - corrected post
I was offered a position with Transtech today. The recruiter gave me a lot of info, but I completely drew a blank regarding any questions I had. I work for MQ now, and am looking to leave because I believe it is only going to get worse, and I can't take any more cuts in pay. So here goes:
1. Do they do ASR, and if so, what is their percentage of line rate (i.e., Medquist currently pays 70%).
2. Do they pay any shift differential?
3. Do they allow split shifts or 10 hour shifts for 4 days if 1 is a weekend day?
4. As far as line rate, they offered me 1.25 cents less a line than I am currently making, but their incentive program, from what I understood, seems pretty decent.
5. Are they easy to work with, QA, supervisors, etc.
Any and all information anyone can provide would be appreciated. This is a big decision I need to make by Monday, and am a little nervous, but think I would like to take the leap!
Already corrected this above with the "Oops" post.
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It is actually HIPPA, and not HIPAA
The contract I signed stated that I could hire assistants at my own expense. My husband is a great techie and also can lend a listening ear. I do not agree with your post. JMO. 
The myth of HIPAA
I'm not sure why we put so much faith in HIPAA even at home. This is a Federal statute that relies on Department of Justice prosecutions. That would be the office of the US attorney for your area. Check this out to see just how seriously it is being taken and who is getting prosecuted for what:
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/2007/(DM)HIPAACrimCharges.pdf
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The myth of HIPAA
I posted this below, but I'll move it up here since HIPAA seems to be the neverending mantra.
I'm not sure why we put so much faith in HIPAA even at home. This is a Federal statute that relies on Department of Justice prosecutions. That would be the office of the US attorney for your area. Check this out to see just how seriously it is being taken and who is getting prosecuted for what:
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/2007/(DM)HIPAACrimCharges.pdf
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HIPAA compliance, I believe. (eom)
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Would this be a HIPAA violation?
Supervisor went away for a week, so her husband (not an employee), sent out the work assignments for our accounts. I thought computers had to be secure from access by others, including family.
I would think there would HIPAA issues with that.
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Question about W9 and HIPAA
I was recently offered an IC position and was supposed to have started already (some on the account have - my computer crashed). This MTSO is hounding me but never gave me a W9 or HIPAA agreement to sign? Is this legal? Any thoughts on this?
I corrected it immediately in my lower post....nm
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HIPAA Stops the the border
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also s/b HIPAA(hyphen)compliant
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You signed nothing? Not even a HIPAA agreement? I would think she sm
would be in hot water over that. Generally, you sign the HIPAA agreement and the contract at the same time. DId you talk about pay at all and make a verbal contract?
I agree with everyone else. Until some sort of pay is establishied, I wouldn't work anymore, PLUS, not sure I would want to work there anyway with all of the phone calls and drama that you described. It sounds like you would be signing up for a duty in Hell.
I'm sorry you have gone through all of this. Good luck to you.
I'm sorry to ask this because I should know the answer but what does HIPAA say about our medical
going to foreign soil? I'm sure our info is SUPPOSED to be protected, but is there anything that makes this even at least questionable? I'd be livid of my info going to another country regardless of what my profession is!
Well I just re-sent my resume to the corrected email address he gave.
I just got it back saying it is undeliverable. Makes me wonder what type of company this is if they can't get their email straight.
Furthermore, I would like to know how the Indians remain HIPAA compliant when there are 27 of them
This is why I say HIPAA is a joke.Edited offshore
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Got another, unrelated question...speaking of HIPAA...sm
Working for an MTSO, is it confidential who the clients (the clinics/hospitals) are who you are typing accounts for? Or is that just the MTSO's own rule? I have always kept it quiet but I wondered if this is a HIPAA thing or a company thing.
Agree with poster above, not related to HIPAA, but
most MTSOs do not want you sharing their company specifics, accounts, etc.
First, their HIPAA officer is an idiot and says to use MSN messenger for pt names.
ANYONE with any brain knows that MSN is not a secure environment for patient names, but when confronted and asked, she said yes we could say patient names in that. A friend of mine who worked there at the same time told them that she would NOT use patient names in messenger.
i wish she had reported that idiot to the bulldogs!
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