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We just updated the My AAPC app with features to make proctoring easier. No more searching through emails and paperwork for the information you need to proctor an exam! In the My AAPC app, the new Administration section allows you to see all the exam information you need in one convenient place. It also helps […]
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The pesky illness can be diagnosed properly by knowing the signs and symptoms and detecting it with pathology. Lyme disease is a common vector-borne illness in the United States, with more than 300,000 cases each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most prevalent areas for outbreaks are in the […]
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With an aging population and increased reliance on nursing homes, it’s common to have concerns on whether the needs of our elderly loved ones will be met under the care of others. That’s where the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare website can help; it provides an easy way to search […]
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No more will that CEU code from a chapter meeting or webinar be lost in your purse or notebook thanks to new features in the My AAPC smartphone app. You can upload and manage what you need on the spot, and you can plan what CEUs you wish to pursue with your personal electronic device. […]
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Don’t lose track of your CEU certificates, use the CEU Tracker. AAPC requires its certified members to earn continuing education units (CEUs) to maintain their credentials. AAPC also randomly selects 25 percent of CEU submissions for verification, which can be a little unnerving if you don’t remember where you put your certificates. Thanks to a […]
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AAPC partners with Affirm to offer financing options for online courses and conferences. AAPC recognizes that certain expenses are crucial to advancing your career, and we’re committed to making those higher-cost purchases more affordable. With the help of a company called Affirm, we now offer a monthly payment plan option on our certification courses and […]
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If you’re one of the 25 percent of AAPC credentialed members randomly chosen for CEU verification, you won’t have to dig for those CEU certificates every two years thanks to a new tool where you can upload your certificate directly into your CEU tracker. Verification Without Worry Jamie Johns, manager of AAPC’s CEU department, said this will […]
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New programs enable clinicians to avoid 2019 MIPS penalties with minimal data reporting. The Quality Payment Program (QPP) combines the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Meaningful Use (MU), and Value-based Payment Modifier (VBM) programs under a single reporting umbrella known as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Eligible clinicians who do not participate in MIPS […]
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Medical transcription service companies provide medical transcription facilities. Now what is medical transcription? You may have noticed that when you visit a doctor, he asks you all the information about your present ailment. He also asks you if you have any past record of other diseases and asks you about your family history of illnesses if any. Now for a doctor it is very important to remember all this information, if the patient is going to come again which is the fact in many cases. A doctor cannot remember all the information mentally. So what he does is he records all the information in a CD or an audio cassette. He then gives it to the medical transcriptionist who then converts the recorded data in to the text format. This is then documented properly so that the doctor can use it in future.
Medical transcription service companies hire medical transcriptionists for transcription services. These services can be availed by individual doctors or hospitals or medical institutions who work on documentation of patientâs records.
Medical transcription service companies offer outsourcing services too. This provides employment to many youths. Also the people selected for rendering these services are qualified with a basic graduate degree in science. They also need to have knowledge of medical terms and definitions so that they can work easily. They should also possess good hand eye coordination and fast typing speed. They should also have good communication skills.
Medical transcription companies deal in various areas of medicine. These areas can be anything- gynecology, medicine, surgery, cardiology, oncology, dermatology and radiology. Acroseas is an institution which provides these services in almost all the departments.
Medical transcription companies make the work of doctor easier. A doctor needs to refer to his patients records time and again. And it may happen that he does not remember anything about the patient. So for this it is essential for him to document his work properly for future reference. This will also save his precious time and he wonât require to ask the patient same questions all over again.
Medical transcription companies are very important for medical institutions.
Acroseas is a global provider of Transcription services & has been providing top-of-the-line transcriptions services to our clients worldwide. For more info – please log onto www.acroseas.com
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