This is why I say HIPAA is a joke.Edited offshore
Posted By: job this am that had pt name and SS#. nm on 2008-01-10
In Reply to: Well if this true and that's what this is all about - otimt
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Might violate HIPAA ... MTs have to sign a HIPAA (nm)
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This is just HIPAA on steroids. Cant enforce HIPAA
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Precyse does give you a computer to use (headphones, speakers, etc), in fact, you are only allowed to use their computer. There is no fee for the computer.
As far as maternity leave... I've never worked for a company who paid for maternity leave and actually I've never found one who will pay for it. As far as I know its the FMLA or something like that and it is all unpaid.
I'm sure there are companies out there that would pay for it, but not very many. This has been my experience working outside of the home too (and not just for transcription).
Hope that helps.
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They use the 2% error rate as per the AAMT. 
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LOLOL sure after you edited it . .
That may be what it looks like now that you've edited and posted here, but below is what the many of us received, and we got a good chuckle.
Five Starts of Excellence? LOLOL There's more; I'll forward the email, if you like. It was really funny.
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3 CPL on holidays (1.5 edited)
I like working holidays, usually better work and I can flex my time. No big deal for me.
QA'ing what has already been edited
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I've never edited, just cut and pasted sm
I don't know if it prints correctly (or how you'd want to see it), but I think that's standard and as long as the info is there, they get it. They may even cut and paste that into Word, etc. themselves for a better view?
Here is what I received - the entire ad, not edited.
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Editing VR and seeing other reports that are not edited...
When speed goes up, quality goes down. At my company, they pay 100% same pay for VR as for straight typing; hence, less chance of lawsuits.
just edited a few docs & almost 1/2 was missing
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You can express your opinion without name-calling. Everyone has their own experience. Respect it or don't post here, period.
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Save your timesheet for viewing only and lock it so it can't be edited. nm
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HIPAA???
How in the world would you think HIPAA applies here? That is for HEALTH information, not employment information!
HIPAA
fast fingers.
HIPAA
All the Homeland Security stuff you are saying is great, but remember it's HIPAA (not HIPPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
That has nothing to do with HIPAA
HIPAA
The HIPAA agreement will also protect you. I would never work for a company without one. It is illegal. Voice your concerns to your new MTSO and explain to them you will not work until you sign a HIPAA agreement. I am a service owner and no one works for my company without one!
Its HIPAA.
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attention hog spill aisle 4 ... that was drivel... and poorly edited at that.bleahhh
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It is actually HIPPA, and not HIPAA
The contract I signed stated that I could hire assistants at my own expense. My husband is a great techie and also can lend a listening ear. I do not agree with your post. JMO. 
The myth of HIPAA
I'm not sure why we put so much faith in HIPAA even at home. This is a Federal statute that relies on Department of Justice prosecutions. That would be the office of the US attorney for your area. Check this out to see just how seriously it is being taken and who is getting prosecuted for what:
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/2007/(DM)HIPAACrimCharges.pdf
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The myth of HIPAA
I posted this below, but I'll move it up here since HIPAA seems to be the neverending mantra.
I'm not sure why we put so much faith in HIPAA even at home. This is a Federal statute that relies on Department of Justice prosecutions. That would be the office of the US attorney for your area. Check this out to see just how seriously it is being taken and who is getting prosecuted for what:
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/2007/(DM)HIPAACrimCharges.pdf
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HIPAA compliance, I believe. (eom)
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Would this be a HIPAA violation?
Supervisor went away for a week, so her husband (not an employee), sent out the work assignments for our accounts. I thought computers had to be secure from access by others, including family.
I would think there would HIPAA issues with that.
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Question about W9 and HIPAA
I was recently offered an IC position and was supposed to have started already (some on the account have - my computer crashed). This MTSO is hounding me but never gave me a W9 or HIPAA agreement to sign? Is this legal? Any thoughts on this?
No one called you a joke, just called the post a joke because
we all know better, but you're entitled to your opinion. You're the one insulting saying those of us who don't like SS probably couldn't cut it and that is the reason for our complaints. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who ever worked for SS to agree with you about how wonderful they are. They aren't getting new accounts, yet they always have an ad running - umm, let me think why that is.
offshore overseas.... not outsource .... correct term is offshore.
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HIPAA Stops the the border
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I stand corrected. It is HIPAA
also s/b HIPAA(hyphen)compliant
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You signed nothing? Not even a HIPAA agreement? I would think she sm
would be in hot water over that. Generally, you sign the HIPAA agreement and the contract at the same time. DId you talk about pay at all and make a verbal contract?
I agree with everyone else. Until some sort of pay is establishied, I wouldn't work anymore, PLUS, not sure I would want to work there anyway with all of the phone calls and drama that you described. It sounds like you would be signing up for a duty in Hell.
I'm sorry you have gone through all of this. Good luck to you.
I'm sorry to ask this because I should know the answer but what does HIPAA say about our medical
going to foreign soil? I'm sure our info is SUPPOSED to be protected, but is there anything that makes this even at least questionable? I'd be livid of my info going to another country regardless of what my profession is!
Furthermore, I would like to know how the Indians remain HIPAA compliant when there are 27 of them
Got another, unrelated question...speaking of HIPAA...sm
Working for an MTSO, is it confidential who the clients (the clinics/hospitals) are who you are typing accounts for? Or is that just the MTSO's own rule? I have always kept it quiet but I wondered if this is a HIPAA thing or a company thing.
Agree with poster above, not related to HIPAA, but
most MTSOs do not want you sharing their company specifics, accounts, etc.
This seems to be pro-offshore board. Messages against offshore often just disappear.
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First, their HIPAA officer is an idiot and says to use MSN messenger for pt names.
ANYONE with any brain knows that MSN is not a secure environment for patient names, but when confronted and asked, she said yes we could say patient names in that. A friend of mine who worked there at the same time told them that she would NOT use patient names in messenger.
i wish she had reported that idiot to the bulldogs!
HIPAA requires damage, not just a loose report...
and HIPAA has basically no teeth anyway. You are talking itty bitty fines like $500. Which is less than $600 a year for liability.Everyone gets their undies in a knot about HIPAA...the only thing ever close to a HIPAA violation was that Indian MT trying to get paid. So let's get reasonable about HIPAA violations.
Satellite is not a stable connection. Not in terms of HIPAA or sm
privacy but in terms of stability of speed and signal. Because the signal waxes and wanes, it can cause disruptions in connection. They might not seem evident when you are surfing the net or checking your bank balance, but a VPN connection such as one that is needed to do transcription for many hospitals needs a solid, stable connection. This connection can be fast or slow, as long as it does not go faster and then slower and then faster and then out and then in. A satellite signal does this constantly, by the second, and it causes disruption in the flow.
I betcha it IS HIPAA regs that rule out wireless
Doctors etc. cannot use cell phones to dictate their reports, right? If this is true, I bet the use of wireless to deliver their dictations to at-home transcriptionists is considered potentially not secure. Well, two modems it is for me and I am really glad I asked this question. Thank you all for your feedback.
HIPAA protects the patient; you can mock employees
Unless they were saying something completely fabricated and the employee was identifiable, at which point you might be able to make a case for slander, they can pretty much have a field day at the expense of their employees. As pointed out, though, working for people willing to have a giggle fest over their dismissal of employees leaves a little something to be desired.
EXACTLY! HIPAA protects the privacy of your health information IN THIS COUNTRY!
Once your protected health information leaves this country, your privacy is no longer protected. So while you may not trust your neighbor to know your medical history, you can trust that if they breech your privacy, you have legal recourse and you can have their jobs! In India, if someone holds your health records hostage and threaten to publish them on the internet because they didn't get their 2 cpl, you are basically screwed!
There were post on another board about test dictations violating HIPAA regs. sm
Some people seemed to think they were using actual dictations, with actual patient info, in their test dictations. I would leave them alone, way alone.
What a joke...
There software is the worst around! It is not MT friendly, very slow and locks up almost every day. Supervisor is clueless.
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