Hot Topics
One of the biggest hot topics in Medical Transcription Technology (MTT) is privacy. Patient privacy is always a concern in the medical field. Medical professionals are kept to a standard in privacy practices and MTTs are held to this same standard. An MTTs job is to transcribe these medical dictations for future reference in a patient’s file. While voice-activated software is on the rise in use with doctors, it is still a relatively new technology and most documents are still proof-read my and MTT in the end. Should an MTT run across a file about someone they know, it could be wise to send that report to another MTT to transcribe. Patients should never need to worry that someone is misusing their precious medical information.
A second hot topic in MTT is the ongoing debate about the education requirements to become a medical transcriptionist. There are different programs available but the two most popular are the 2-year Associate’s Degree and the 1 year certificate program. Both have relatively the same core but naturally a person pursuing the 2 year degree is going to attend and need to pass many more classes than the certificate would require. These could be important classes that are being missed out on by those obtaining the certificate. Deciphering dictations can be a very trying and difficult job. Everyone going in should have a proper education on the subject.
The third hot topic in MTT today is outsourcing of medical transcription jobs to other countries, most notably, India. Years ago most transcription was done “in house” for the doctor. As time and technology have moved on, so have many of these jobs. MTT has become an excellent opportunity for those that need a way to make a living from home. Unfortunately, the pay for transcription has dropped to a few cents a line in some cases. Other jobs are gone altogether, having been sent overseas. This topic doesn’t just touch with the need to keep jobs here, but it also touches on privacy and education requirements. As these MTs are not necessarily being taught the same information, one has to wonder if the same care is going into transcribing the patient’s records.
I would vote for the third. The idea of our medical records being sent overseas for transcription is a bit concerning. Are most of the laws governing privacy only US laws? Also what would prevent the sale of your information?
ReplyDeleteI like your third topic. A lot of our jobs today are being sent over seas, I would like to know more on ways we can prevent this from happening.
ReplyDeleteHi Mandy, I really don't like our medical information sent overseas. What is done in America, stays in America.Must be a legal way around that for the benefit of the patient's medical information. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteI agree with some of the other comments, the third topic is the most interesting. I think jobs being sent over seas is becoming more and more prevalent, so I feel this would be the best of the three.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the third is the best. I think it would be interesting to know how people in India are supposed to do them
ReplyDeleteI think that the third topic would an interesting topic to explore.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone else's comments at this point. The third topic of everything being sent overseas bothers me as well. I think that all of our healthcare jobs should remain here in the US.
ReplyDeleteOutsourcing is a hot topic in a lot of fields!
ReplyDeleteThe third topic is something that is effecting many people, of varying fields, in this country; my vote is for topic three.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone else- the third topic is very interesting. Too many American jobs are being given to other countries when we're suffering for jobs now.
ReplyDeleteI like the outsourcing topic. This is a huge problem for a lot of professions right now.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin recently lost her job as a medical transcriptionist for a local hospital. It was very unexpected and sudden, not sure what it was about, but the entire department was shut down. I vote for the outsourcing topic!
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for the outsourcing of medical transcription jobs.
ReplyDeleteI agree with topic number three. It caught my attention the most.
ReplyDeleteThe outsourcing of medical transcription jobs seems important. Could the outsourcing have any effect on patient privacy?
ReplyDeletePatient privacy is interesting
ReplyDeleteI like the patient privacy topic.
ReplyDeleteI would go with patient privacy topic it caught my attention
ReplyDeleteI like the patient privacy issue. I don't know if you could tie into it, but if you could go into how a person's private information might affect other people, or has the potential to, that would be interesting as well, like if someone has a very contagious/dangerous affliction, how would their privacy be affected?
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