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2014 EHR MANDATE - oldtimetx

Posted: May 17, 2012

Has anyone heard what the specifics are for all medical records being EHR by 2014? I am currently transcribing, no VR, and this would hugely affect my job. After 28 years in this profession, I never thought I would be in this position at age 50. I'm just sickened. I just want to work, I HAVE to work, and feel I am just, along with everyone else, in a horrible spot. I don't have any college education and if I lose this job, I have no idea what I will do. I don't have the option to retire, I have to work. Any info on this subject is appreciated.

medical records are already electronic - slave wages

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I don't think that has anything to do with whether you do SR or straight typing. Correct me if I'm wrong.

EHR - me

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Many records are already electronic. That's all EHR is. Electronic health record. Many places have had this in place already for years.

No one can predict what your job will do. As cost savings many places are going to point and click programs, VR, and some even scribes. You might want to consider obtaining education in another field now while you will have work.

Oldtimetx, most people here have no idea. It's not too late to - start researching. I am in your spot, too, but

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I knew 20 years ago this could happen. Just thought it would happen sooner, when I was younger, and when it didn't I started hoping it would hold off until I retired. It didn't, and I'm living in the country with few jobs nearby and all of my old, excellent skill sets in two other industries are so obsolete employers would toss me a coin to not bother them by applying.

Oh, well. At least I knew a quarter century ago that the typical worker (even at that time) could count on retraining for new work approximately 5 times over his work life, also that most were expected to be totally unprepared financially and educationally, with their lives suddenly devastated as if by a freight train. This's not taking into account the current severe recession. It's because of all the profound changes happening everywhere, not just in this industry in this country but in almost all industries in almost all countries. This is the way it was, the way it is, and the way it will be for future generations into the foreseeable future.

So, go start googling and get yourself some reasonably solid answers. Good luck. I truly feel your pain as if it were my own...I'm just more used to it. :)

There's a huge $$$ incentive for facilities who go to EMR prior to deadline... - NoLongerAnon

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...and most of them have, actually. It was practically seamless.

There were several jobs posted over the past month for "data entry"; these were smaller companies hiring MTs short-term to manually enter info into EMR/EHR databases.

Seriously, EMR does not eliminate the need for transcription, SR/VR editors.

Breathe.... call a few HIM Directors at local hospitals in your area. Tell them you're taking a survey, and ask if their facility has "gone" to EMR yet.

Most will answer "yes".

have no idea of what? - purplerain

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what an EHR is? The fact that it's been incentivized, that Medicare is requiring it? What is it you think we don't know?

EHR has been in existence for a long time and MTs have maintained their jobs. EHR is NOT the issue.

But if you think you won't have a job or be able to make the technological changes work for you, then yes, you should definitely be getting the training now instead of later for a new career.

The specific answer to the specific question asked. - NM

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In the same situation - Hope2881

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I am not an expert, but I think VR is a totally different thing than the EHR. That being said, I am 56 and have about 20 years in acute care transcription for hospitals. In the last 1 year and 5 months, my job has been eliminated twice to an MTSO who was able to undercut our salaries because VR is being done so cheaply by the MTSOs. I have no college degree either, and I wish I would have paid attention to the handwriting on the wall about 10 years ago and re-educated myself way back then. They say it is never too late, but at this age I'm very tired and can't imagine going back to school. I just wanted to quietly slide into retirement, but that is not going to happen. I am unemployed right now because I cannot afford to work for 4 cpl for VR offered by the last MTSO that stole my job, and have been hoping to find another hospital job, even if it means relocation to Alaska. I am my only source of income, and will soon be living in my car if I don't find something. Even if I accepted the 4 cpl, it wouldn't be enough to pay basic living expenses, so I'd rather live in my car and dedicate my time to finding a decent job. I don't believe it is the EHR you have to worry about - I think it is the damage that VR has done to this being a viable self-supportable career path. I wish I had some good advice to give. Best of luck to you.

Federal EMR Electronic Medical Records Mandate 2014/2015 â�¦ - mt2

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We'll all be out a job.

sorry - was supposed to be the link to it. - mt2

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I just typed "EMR Mandate" and it's the 1st one that came up. I'm in FL. Florida Hospital system across the state went to EMR. My PCP hates it. She said any doctor affiliated with FL HOSPITAL has to use EMR.

you're nuts - seriously nuts

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Who do you think will be inputting data into the EMR for the thousands and thousands of healthcare facilities, clinics, ambulatory centers, doctors offices, etc?

SOME MTs will be out of work. This is true.

Working on acct with electronic medical record - for years.

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Still has to be transcribed into the record, just no paper chart on their end. It will be fine. Probably won't affect you at all.

Some of it depends on what your position - is. If you are a clinic

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MT, it may affect you more. A lot of the clinics are now going to point-and-click systems. I work in a physician's office, and we just switched. One of the larger practices close to us just switched and went from I think 6 transcriptionists to 1. The local pediatricians which cover multiple counties where I live have been on this type system for years. You can't find an in-house transcription job close to where I live, and it's not because of outsourcing. The hospitals nearby have been switching also. One of our states leading cardiovascular hospitals just let go pretty much their whole transcription department.

I think there will be need for some transcriptionists still but not to the amount that there is now. I think we need to keep our eyes open and realize it could happen to any of us at any time.

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