[nabop] Medical Transcription questions

Sat Feb 16 17:20:19 CST 2008

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  From: Starner, Alicia<mailto:astarner at charter.net> 
  To: NFBnet National Association of Blind Office Professionals<mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [nabop] Medical Transcription questions

  Wow thank you for that informaiton. I didn't know they were available in PDF 
  format. That would have been a big help to me, as the Encoder Pro was 
  difficult to use. I will go check it out to see how much it costs to get the 
  books that way. Thanks again.

  Alicia

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  From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
  To: "NFBnet National Association of Blind Office Professionals" 
  <nabop at nfbnet.org<mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org>>
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [nabop] Medical Transcription questions

  Alicia, they have to update the CDs every year as per CMS, and they are 
  available, the can be read with PDF format that is what I had that the 
  school got for me.  And it was the same year.  You need to look for it, and 
  when you are working, your employer will purchase it for you, they have to 
  get the updates anyway, plus you can go to CMS.gov online to get them also.

  Encoder Pro came with one of my textbooks, and it takes time to use but it 
  does the job, Encoder is for the person who knows what they want and you 
  need to learn the body systems etc, to know how to use it correctly. Again, 
  it was hard for me because I was the first blind student that they had, and 
  they weren't going to accommodate me and wanted me basically to drop out and 
  I wouldn't do it, I did so well that I made President's list which is 3.5 or 
  higher, I am carrying a GPA of 3.80 and I am going to Stony Brook University 
  in the Fall to take health sciences non-clinical BA and take a minor in 
  Disability Services.

  If anyone needs help with school on this topic Medical billing/coding it can 
  be done with a willing school, etc.  Such as a college or tech school who 
  has had disabled students, or willing to work hand-in-hand with you 
  vocational department, this school did neither so I had to do it all on my 
  own.

  Okay, so can someone answer my questions about transcription, I have taken 
  it in school I type 70+ wpm I have join MTjobs but I would like to know if 
  there are companies out there that would take me, I have 3+ years as a 
  transcriptionist but in the legal field and not the medical, basically work 
  from home and maybe a company that might supply the equipment, or where I 
  could buy some cheap ones. doesn't matter the field or I have learned 
  specialties, etc.

  Thank you.
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    From: Starner, Alicia<mailto:astarner at charter.net<mailto:astarner at charter.net>>
    To: NFBnet National Association of Blind Office 
  Professionals<mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org<mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org>>
    Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:40 PM
    Subject: Re: [nabop] Medical Transcription questions

    Hello:

    When I took procedures and diagnosis coding, the colege urchased a 
  software
    package for me called Encoder Pro. This is a ICD9 and CPT code look up
    software program. It was not easy to use for looking up the codes, but it
    did get the job done. The coding books are not accessible in alternative
    format, because they are published and released twice a year. They are
    released in April and October, which makes it difficult to produce an
    alternative format text. Using an encoder program will help you look up 
  the
    codes and complete your course work independently. I also used a reader 
  who
    was experienced in procedures and diagnosis coding to help me look up the
    codes in the book. These are just my thoughts. Good luck.

    Alicia

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From:
mailto:astarner at charter.net Starner, Alicia
To:
mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org NFBnet National Association of Blind Office Professionals
Sent:
Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:31 PM
Subject:
Re: [nabop] Medical Transcription questions
Wow thank you for that informaiton. I didn't know they were available in PDF
format. That would have been a big help to me, as the Encoder Pro was
difficult to use. I will go check it out to see how much it costs to get the
books that way. Thanks again.
Alicia
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From: "cheryl echevarria" < mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
>
To: "NFBnet National Association of Blind Office Professionals"
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>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [nabop] Medical Transcription questions
Alicia, they have to update the CDs every year as per CMS, and they are
available, the can be read with PDF format that is what I had that the
school got for me.  And it was the same year.  You need to look for it, and
when you are working, your employer will purchase it for you, they have to
get the updates anyway, plus you can go to CMS.gov online to get them also.
Encoder Pro came with one of my textbooks, and it takes time to use but it
does the job, Encoder is for the person who knows what they want and you
need to learn the body systems etc, to know how to use it correctly. Again,
it was hard for me because I was the first blind student that they had, and
they weren't going to accommodate me and wanted me basically to drop out and
I wouldn't do it, I did so well that I made President's list which is 3.5 or
higher, I am carrying a GPA of 3.80 and I am going to Stony Brook University
in the Fall to take health sciences non-clinical BA and take a minor in
Disability Services.
If anyone needs help with school on this topic Medical billing/coding it can
be done with a willing school, etc.  Such as a college or tech school who
has had disabled students, or willing to work hand-in-hand with you
vocational department, this school did neither so I had to do it all on my
own.
Okay, so can someone answer my questions about transcription, I have taken
it in school I type 70+ wpm I have join MTjobs but I would like to know if
there are companies out there that would take me, I have 3+ years as a
transcriptionist but in the legal field and not the medical, basically work
from home and maybe a company that might supply the equipment, or where I
could buy some cheap ones. doesn't matter the field or I have learned
specialties, etc.
Thank you.
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  From: Starner, Alicia< mailto:astarner at charter.net mailto:astarner at charter.net
>
  To: NFBnet National Association of Blind Office
Professionals< mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org mailto:nabop at nfbnet.org
>
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [nabop] Medical Transcription questions
  Hello:
  When I took procedures and diagnosis coding, the colege urchased a
software
  package for me called Encoder Pro. This is a ICD9 and CPT code look up
  software program. It was not easy to use for looking up the codes, but it
  did get the job done. The coding books are not accessible in alternative
  format, because they are published and released twice a year. They are
  released in April and October, which makes it difficult to produce an
  alternative format text. Using an encoder program will help you look up
the
  codes and complete your course work independently. I also used a reader
who
  was experienced in procedures and diagnosis coding to help me look up the
  codes in the book. These are just my thoughts. Good luck.
  Alicia
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