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Violation - what?

Posted: Apr 08, 2010

I received an email too 2 days ago from ccm needing an explanation of why I had a patient's report open when I was not actively transcribing. I know there was a night when I had signed out and I had a window still opened that I did not realize was opened. I had minimized the window in case I needed the document again to refer to. Geesh. sometimes I don't even feel like wasting my time to search old reports. I feel like its constant harrassment lately with everything lately. what about violation of sending records outside the country? somehow they have this covered. I hope that part comes back to haunt them someday.

FTR - anon

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I have been doing this as well as leaving repository charts minimized for a long time. GEEZ!!!!!!

I hope it comes back to haunt them too.

Me too, minimized while typing... then forgot - Bella

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I was doing the same thing... it just never occurred to me that it would be a violation or else I would not have done it... geez seems I stay in trouble and don't even know it most of the time. Just one more thing to remember to do. I am to the point where I just dread checking my email in the morning :(

Sounds like they are justified in asking - Caron

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Sure, we all forget things sometimes but how do you not notice it's still open? It is a violation and they have every right to question it.

well, sort of - pushindapedal

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except for the fact that 3/4 of my "violations" occured when my computer was off and I was asleep and the other one was on a dictator that I was actually working on at the time.

Technical problems, me thinks.

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