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• Virtual Assisting-The Great Offshore Debate // December 15 2009

  While reading fellow VA Rita Cartwright ’s blog, I came across an article she wrote speaking about outsourcing to offshore Virtual Assistants (link found below).  Needless to say, this topic sparks lots of emotions on both sides of the debate. 

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• Electronic Medical Records More Prevalent Now // December 12 2009

  The medical industry has changed significantly over the past decade. One of the major changes is that many medical offices are moving from paper to electronic medical records. There are also a number of practice management software packages available to medical practitioners. This makes their lives easier, but what does it mean for patients? To understand the answer to that question, it is first important to understand what an electronic medical records system is.

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• FISMA—a roadblock for EHRs? // December 12 2009

  FISMA is becoming a roadblock for electronic health record implementation, Government Health IT magazine reported this week.

  The Federal Information and Security Management Act (FISMA), passed by Congress in 2002 to better protect the federal government against cyber attacks, mandates information security standards for all federal agencies.

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• Medical Transcription as Proven Accelerator of EHR Adoption // December 12 2009

  The transcription sector took a solution-focused message to Capitol Hill June 3-4 in response to President Obama’s provisions and mandate for EHR adoption under the recent HITECH Act. AHDI and MTIA bring their message to Capitol Hill.

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• Obama’s Healthcare Proposals Addresses Some HIPAA Concerns // December 12 2009

  President Barack Obama’s US$825 billion economic plan seeks to improve security and privacy concerns over the existing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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• Online Court Reporting Schools Leap Into 21st Century // December 09 2009

  Online training for court reporters has taken a leap into the 21st century, making it easy to learn the newest scoping technology from online court reporting schools. It is exciting to think of all the possibilities and opportunities available to the well-trained court reporter today.

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