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Kona Medical? - Shelley
Posted: Feb 10, 2014
Has anyone heard of Kona Medical, advertising for a Verbatim Transcriptionist?
It's a scam - anon
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There have been quite a few of these lately. They choose an existing company (Kona Medical is an ultrasound company, not transcription), create a fake ad, and interview via Instant Messenger. Don't give them any information.
Kona Medical - Emmy
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I did a "chat" interview with them yesterday - very interesting and strange. It's a transcription company but also data entry - pays terrific but sounded like a scam - they send you a lot of money to purchase a bunch of equipment (copier, laminating machine, shredder, laptop, fax machine, accounting software) and then you "withdraw your funds" to purchase this thru their vendors. I started a "chat" with the guy today voicing my concerns. First he was "available" and online but 20 mins later, he was offline. I don't think I will be doing anything with him again.
Sorry you fell for this. - anon
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Hopefully you didn't give out any personal information. As said above, the 'real' Kona Medical is NOT a transcription company.
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Dear medical coding students and medical coders: I am starting The Andrew's School of Medical Coding on April 1, 2011 and I have I am looking forward to it. I want to ask you your opinions. I was at the dog park with my pug Cruncher yesterday and I was telling my friends that I was looking forward to starting school and one my friends who is an oncologist at NIH was advising me that I should think twice about starting medical coding as a profession because the implementation of the electron ...
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It's on a wrist injury. The word sounds like (it's slurred), but has the sound of - "inishits"
The sentence is
He has instability of the distal radial ulnar joint. He had an MRI, which did reveal tear of the TFCC, which _____ with his clinical picture.
Anywone have any guesses as to what that might be? I'm just at a loss.
Thanks,
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Any answer (s) is greatly appreciated. ...
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The patient should be on a s/l wearing program for his brace and s/l prayfolus.
Patient with flexion at the hips and knees and possible contractures. ...
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Any advice/feedback is appreciated! ...
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