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If everyone wanted to make a little effort...

Posted By: mg on 2007-06-27
In Reply to: Wanting to make providers accountable - nana

And take an area to call, I bet the information could be obtained from the hospitals, etc. There is no reason you couldn't call and say you are considering a procedure/doc there and want to ensure your private information is secure and you would like to know if their billing/transcription is done in-house, outsourced or both, and if outsourced, to whom. I have received answers, but sometimes I have had to make a few more calls.


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Without too much effort?! A good yard sale takes a good deal of effort, IMO.
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I am trying to be really nice, just wanted to make sure someone else thought so, too.

I do love these other two docs, it's just that this one is making me nuts. Knowing that the OM has already talked to her about this twice, mentioning to me as well that she is not comfortable with the HIPAA issue, I though might give some more leverage to the OM. I also thought that was less personal than me saying something like "I find this disrespectful to myself as a transcriptionist."


I appreciate the insight. Thanks!


Thank you - that is what I have, but wanted to make sure as the doctor is correcting a previous repo
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Only if you want..its all about attitude and effort.

I think this is a noble cause/effort but it will
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It costs less for businesses (nationals, small MTSOs, hospitals) to send their transcription overseas. Less costs to business relate to less costs to consumers and more insurance profits.

When it fails, and it will, all of you will be more angry, more upset, and feel more cheated.


Not worth the effort - probably
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(call first and find out the name of the person/administrator who would consider your letter) then call that person back.
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Because I also have SAD I turn all the lights on now on the gloomy days, that helps a lot.

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I also picked up Suzanne Somer's EZ Gym and use that occasionally in between real
"abusive" dictations.

Best to you,
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What an incredibly fruitless effort. People, you need to realize
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Orientals, although they try harder to pronounce words correctly Give 'em a A for effort (nm)
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I also wanted to add this ...
Many may actually know the terminology but make mistakes in their transcription or typos. Still, it is incorrect and it cannot be accepted.

Hearing correctly is one thing; transcribing it correctly to the document is another.

I think many errors happen on the transcription phase, not the hearing/understanding phase.

Thanks so much! That was exactly what I wanted to know....nm
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