http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/16769816.html
"We feel just profoundly responsible for this," said Dr. Samuel Carlson, chief medical officer for Park Nicollet Health Services, which owns Methodist
Hospital.
(Understatement?)
Lobby Congress to mandate credentials to practice medical transcription. Too many tragedies occur due to records transcribed by weak MTs or speech recognition technology when they are not edited by credentialed MTs who are actively engaged in risk management. ASK IF YOUR RECORDS ARE ALWAYS TRANSCRIBED BY CREDENTIALED MTs. Read your record. Strip the identifying information and put your findings here. Consumers can curtail this growing healthcare problem.
"We feel just profoundly responsible for this," said Dr. Samuel Carlson, chief medical officer for Park Nicollet Health Services, which owns Methodist
Hospital.
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