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Someone posted on reddit about MTs and overseas - add your voice


Posted: Oct 08, 2012

Go to reddit.com and paste in the search box on the right:  

Americans, how do you feel about your medical records being composed overseas in such places as India or Pakistan?

They have our financial info, why shouldnt they have our med. - info? nm

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what you will find - mt2

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is that people really don't care. You might find a handful who declare outrage but the majority, just don't care. It doesn't impact their life. It doesn't impact their pocketbook (although the argument could be made it was saving them money).

There are a lot of issues to be up in arms over in today's society and sorry, records being "composed" in India or Pakistan really isn't one of them.

Someone posted on reddit about MTs and overseas - naive

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How does this even work w/HIPPA? I do not even see or understand how they can legally send dictation overseas?

the same way it works with you - mt2

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There is an Indian version of HIPAA. Also, each company is a business vendor, just like ICs in this country.

too bad - schnauzermom

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They did not ask us how we feel about having our jobs shipped overseas and having to work for pennies to compete.


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