Medical Transcription Services, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Outsourcing Medical Transcription Services

The U.S. Department of Labor has projected that jobs in the medical transcription field will increase faster than average in the next ten years as the health care industry will continue to grow. See details at,
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos271.htm#projections_data

What are the main reasons for this expected growth?

More medical tests /treatment
Aging population on the rise
More medical procedures

Many people within the US are expected to get trained and certified to join the medical transcription industry. Also an increase in domestic as well as offshore outsourcing of the medical transcription projects can be predicted. Getting good quality transcription work done at highly competitive rates from Asian countries like India and the Philippines has been a good method to reduce the overall health care expenses. To ensure good quality services from Asian countries International certifications are being made available to the medical transcription, coding and billing professionals in India. So that medical outsourcing can get better. For more details, go here.

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Medical Transcription Software

Thursday, December 20, 2007

As of today, medical transcription is still preferred to be done manually but a lot of effort and research is going on to develop a software program and make transcription a totally automatic process. With our present day technology medical transcription software and other tools can be of great help to the professional medical transcriptionists. It can greatly reduce the work time and also increase the work productivity and efficiency. But the actual transcription and voice recognition has not been perfected, and thus cannot be totally depended upon.. One cannot yet expect the software to recognize words and use logic like a human being to perfectly come up with the right word all the time. However this is a dynamically evolving area and over the years perfection in automated transcription could become a reality.

So how is it that the present day medical transcriptionists use these software products? When audio dictations from doctors and healthcare professionals are recorded and sent to the transcriber the software is used to create a first draft which is then quickly reviewed by the transcriptionist and edited.

Some of the features / functions of MT software include,

Capture of the voice
Speech processing
Speech recognition
Document formatting
Support wide range of audio/video formats
Remote control /keyboard short cuts
Quick editing Electronic signature
Document distribution
Support /manage different time frame rates
Create time codes and navigate to any specific timeline
Customize media appearance
Audio playback possibleImport data with different settings in text or XML
Integrates with other healthcare systems
Easy printing
Exports / insertions made possible

Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is a US based medical transcription company that offers high quality and affordable outsourced services in medical billing, medical coding and medical transcription.

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Medical Transcription Journal

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Journal of the American Association for Medical Transcription (JAAMT) keeps medical transcriptionists up-to-date on the trends and challenges affecting medical transcription. The journal has a frequency of 6 issues per year. The information in JAAMT is vital to all who pursue excellence in medical transcription, from the medical transcription student to the most experienced medical transcriptionist. JAAMT has been dedicated to the advancement of medical transcription through the education and development of medical transcriptionists as medical language professionals for over 20 years.

The JAAMT site is at http://www.jaamtonline.com/

Members of the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT) can access content published in JAAMT by completing their login through the association's website at http://www.aamt.org/. Non members and non subscribers can choose to set up a one time guest account for purchase of online articles.

Health Matrix (formerly JAAMT) is a bimonthly business and technology journal that is packed with content that addresses the evolving trends and emerging technologies of today's healthcare documentation marketplace as well as legislative advocacy, cutting-edge clinical medicine, and professional practice issues. It also targets all sectors of the transcription market, including service owners, quality assurance professionals, Health IT experts, medical transcriptionists, medical editors, and others with an interest in health data capture and documentation. Subscriptions are at http://www.lww.com/product/?1936-2994

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How to become a Certified Medical Transcription (CMT) Professional?

Sunday, December 16, 2007

CMT is a voluntary certification exam for medical transcription and is conducted by the AHDI (Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity) formerly known as American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT) and was established in 1978. The objective of such a certification is indeed to have a high professional and ethical standard in the MT industry. CMT designation is given after successfully passing the AHDI certification exam for MT professionals who must have a minimal 2 years of experience in acute care / equivalent setting.

The CMT exam has both medical transcription-related knowledge items and transcription performance items inclusive of transcribing dictation, editing, and proofreading. It can be taken world wide at selected Thomson Prometric test centers. Results can be seen immediately after the exam is taken. The certification is valid for three years. Recertification is can also be after paying the fee and earning a minimum of 30 continuing education credits.

For more details see http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/chub.cfm

The candidate details are available at , http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/Downloads/CMTCandidateGuide.pdf

CMT exam FAQ is at http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/examfaq.cfm

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Medical Coding and Billing Certifications

Professional Medical coding and billing is an important part of the healthcare industry. This is because all data details of a patient are very essential especially because it helps to keep clear of possible legal issues and also to immediately provide complete reimbursement for all the medical expenses of a patient.

What do the medical billers and coders do? They are responsible for the collection, maintenance and analysis of all patient data which is required by the doctors and nurses etc for treatment and cure of the patient. Medical coding and billing certification certificate programs are offered online by different colleges and Universities and is targeted at those who plan to start a new career in medical coding and medical billing. There are courses also for those who are already working as medical coders but want to take the certification exam.

Some of the major curriculum inclusions are the coding principals for inpatient and outpatient hospitals and a study of the three main coding manuals: CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS.

What are the different government certifications exams that can be taken and what are the certificates? They are,

American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) CMRS Exam to become a Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist (CMRS).
American Academy of Professional Coder's (AAPC) Exam and become a Certified Professional coder (CPC )
American Health Information Management Association's (CCS or CCS-P) board exam.

Official site for CMRS is http://www.ambanet.net/cmrs.htm.
CPC site is http://www.aapc.com/certification/cpc.aspx
CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) is at http://www.ahima.org/certification/ccs.asp

Completion of the online medical billing and coding program can not only help students in getting the university's certificate and help in the preparation for the certification exams in medical billing and coding but also earn them semester credits. Government aid programs are usually available for the students pursuing degrees and taking credits per term.

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