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I would love to start a website dedicated to the truth of - EMR and India and so forth

Posted: Feb 16, 2012

I have the knowhow, just not the creativity. Although I'm just probably being hopeful/optimistic, I think if more regular folks know where there medical records are going, the errors that are allowed to get by, and who sees all their personal information, that things would change.

In reality, I know this would not make a smidge of difference. Everything is controlled by corporations with no standards and money these days. They all have enough money to just wait out any disturbance. I mean the OWS movement was great, but I don't hear about them much where I am anymore. Is it still around, is anything being accomplished? I have a feeling they will lose this waiting game.

YES, OWS is still around... - wheres_my_job

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have no fear, it's not going away...because the conditions that created it are not going away.

Starting website... - sm

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Wish you would start that website! It would be very enlightening and interesting.

I'd love to, but not very creative. - Ideas would help

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If anybody has any ideas throw me an email.

website? try blogging software - very unhappy camper

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Nowadays, the easiest/best way to start a website is using blogging software. There are some that are very popular/very easy to use, but I am not going to list them, as this may violate the rules of this site. The benefit of using the blogging software is that it is easy to update on a regular and frequent basis AND you can have your "audience" post comments, making this an interactive website experience with a broad range of viewpoints, stories, etc.

BTW, you can also make a "fan page", and link to the blog...

Also, heard a radio commercial today about a popular email list/newsletter type of software that links/interacts with popular social media outlets to expand the reach of your message.

Just google, you will get plenty of info and inspiration to make this happen using the 3 tools outlined above.

What about a social media cause page? - anon

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UGH! - NotGoingThere

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Yes, that's all we need! A page with critical info that everyone needs to read posted on a "social media" site that invades privacy and requires registration, etc. to participate in.

More and more folks are shunning FaceSpook and similar sites because they are SPYING on their users, even AFTER they log out!

India and EHR - Help

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We were worried about India taking our transcription jobs and we did not see the forthcoming slam of the EHR system.

If you never hear anything about OWS, you have - to ditch mainstream media, which /sm/

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intentionally censors/blacks out/minimizes/villifies the movement.

The truth can't be found on TV or radio, or in the newspapers anymore. It has to be ferreted out on one's own.

OWS is very much alive. Current outdoor meetings concentrating on finding space for indoor general assemblies. How to get rid of violent infiltrators. Upcoming are several "Occu-Walks" across the country; one leaving soon from San Diego. More focus being placed on recent bad PR, and how to repair it. More actions planned for late spring, early summer.

kicking and screaming - people do not care

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Gawd posts like this frustrate me :)

You get just as cruddy work from India et al as you do from many American MTs. Any given day there are posts here, I'm assuming from American MTs, whining that they have to follow specs or don't know why they have to do X or Y because in their (lofty) opinion, it's not necessary. Or people saying they can't find a job cause they can't pass a test. This scares me because it means SOMEONE employed them and they obviously weren't cutting it.

There ARE standards. Right now, insurance companies are driving the MT train. Years ago, they started developing the standards for the EMR.

So when you decide to educate people, please don't leave off that many of their records are done by inept MTs - not just India but American ones too.

I'm willing to bet my house, the outrage you're seeking doesn't go much farther than these pages.

I think this is a great idea and I would love to help. - sm

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I have been working in my own little ways by talking to all doctors I come in contact with and refusing to work for companies that outsource at all. I educate anyone who will listen and encourage them to tell their doctors they refuse to have their medical information outsourced.

I find most people do not even realize it is happening or realize the lack of laws and regulations.

The American Transcription Association has some great articles on their site.

I think this is a great idea and I am glad to see someone who is willing to do it. I would help in any way I could.

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