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Attention Moderator? - Suggestion


Posted: Apr 21, 2014

Please note the posts in re:  KEYS THAT PLEASE.

 

This company *may* be legitimate but they are requesting as part of a test process files up to 32 minutes long, that I believe are *also* current files.

 

A lot of newer MTs (and even not so new) may not realize this can be a red flag for scammers - people looking to get a backlog cleared up for 'free' under the guise of hiring for a true position.

 

Could you consider posting a warning to all posters to be careful about the testing process, AND also consider requiring companies to limit testing to certain parameters? 

 

Thanks in advance.

Would this be considered a major HIPAA violation? - NM

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NM

Explain, please. - boo radley

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Who is in violation and how? This is not meant to be nasty. I am clueless.

Putting legitimate patient demographics out there. - nm

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nm
Where does the OP - suggest such a thing?
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I think you mis-read the original post.
If the dictation is not a test, but a legitimate medical record, - it could be a HIPAA violation.
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NM
OK that's a point I think - if I am following
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Let me clarify: NO testing should ever include patient information, but that is not what I am referring to. (This likely is a HIPAA violation, but that would be on the employer, not the candidate.

A red flag is dictation that does contain patient information AND/OR a length dictation that is current.

I am trying to protect MTs from spending a lot of time TRANSCRIBING in the testing process because it can be a clue the company in question is getting their work done for free.

Written tests? That's different - it's up to the individual MT how much time they are willing to spend testing in that way, but it should not take 30 minutes of dictation for a potential LEGITIMATE employer to test a candidate.


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