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NEW BMT CD AND CHANGES TO SYLLABUS

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:20:56 GMT

Hi everyone,

Since we seem to be getting quite a few questions on this, I thought I would go ahead and share some new information with you now rather than waiting until a few more pieces of the puzzle were in place.

HPI has reprogrammed their BMT CD in order to allow for the newer 64-bit computers that seem to be more and more prevalent these days. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE CONTENT OF THE CD. IT IS JUST A PROGRAMMING CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR 64-BIT COMPUTER USAGE. There are a few differences in the instructions for accessing tests and reports, so there was a need to differentiate between the two CDs when writing the syllabus instructions. It will be easy for you to determine which instructions to use based on the label on your CD. We posted an update to the syllabus last week to give you instructions for 2005 and 2008 copyright versions of the CD. Because HPI made another last-minute change to their CD label, I will be updating those instructions again later this week when they are finalized, but what is there now should still be adequate for you to differentiate as to which CD you have.

Here is how the next syllabus update (later this week) will be worded. Although these are installation instructions, they do tell you how to differentiate between the two versions so you know how to interpret the syllabus instructions, no matter what session you are in.

BMT: The first step to installation is determining what version of the BMT CD you have and following the installation and future test-taking instructions for your particular version. The most current version will read “Copyright 2008, 2005” on the bottom of the label and also read “Second Edition, Revised” in the middle of the label. This will be referred to throughout the rest of your syllabus as "BMT CD with 2008 copyright." The older version will read “Copyright 2005” on the bottom of the label and “Second Edition” in the middle of the label (without a “Revised” notation). This will be referred to throughout the rest of your syllabus as "BMT CD with 2005 copyright."

OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:17:46 GMT

Our main school office and shipping department will be closed over the holidays, starting December 24 and returning January 5. New enrollments and payment plan orders received during that time will be processed the first week of January.

Happy Holidays!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Susan Francis CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:37:06 GMT

We wanted to wish everyone a great holiday and a nice relaxing weekend with your families and friends. The M-TEC office will be closed Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving to allow our staff to spend time with their families as well. Instructors will have sent out a note to their students notifying them if they are going to be available Friday. We hope you can take this time to review and regroup and come back Monday ready to jump back into your studies.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Medical Teaser

Susan Francis CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:29:10 GMT

We wanted to let everyone know that the Medical Teaser Forum is going to be removed in the next few days. We appreciate all of you who participated, but the activity on the forum does not warrant our continuing to maintain the forum. If you would like additional practice materials, please contact your instructor, and she should be able to accommodate you. Keep studying! :)

TRANSCRIPTOIN TIPS REVISION

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:31:32 GMT

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to post a quick note to let you know that within the next few days Mike will be posting a newly updated Transcription Tips document. The revisions and additions are quite extensive, so you will want to make sure that you incorporate these revised Tips into your curriculum as soon as they are posted.

EXCITING NEWS FOR M-TEC!!!

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:53:27 GMT

Hello everyone!

We have some VERY exciting news to share with you. M-TEC has always been considered one of the top schools in our industry, and 100% dedicated to quality. Now, the best is just going to get even better!

As of today, we will be working side-by-side with Webmedx, the company that we consider to be the perfect match for M-TEC.
The major change that will occur is that M-TEC is no longer a stand-alone entity but a full subsidiary of Webmedx.

Susan and I will stay on to make sure that everything we have worked so hard for is going to grow and flourish for many years to come.

The opportunities for growth and an enhanced learning environment for our students are endless and with the help of the leadership team at Webmedx, we can get even closer to the current industry trends and create an even stronger workforce of graduates.
As the employer and industry-driven skill set for the future MT evolves, M-TEC will be incorporating the training for those skills into our curriculum.
Our mutual goal is to continue to grow, and this next step that we are taking today will definitely help us to do that while still maintaining a high quality program.

We realize that this is exciting information but on the same hand might be a little concerning to you.

Your relationship as a student with M-TEC and your instructor is not going to change.
You will continue to have the same job placement opportunities with ALL of the companies on our COC
M-TEC will still be M-TEC and will not change it’s name.

After reading the attached press release, learning what this means for the MT industry, and knowing that you will reap even more benefits as an M-TEC student, you will be as excited about this news as we are! J

Kathy and Susan

New information on monthly updates

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:23:29 GMT

Hi everyone.

I wanted to let you know that we are no longer going to provide the monthly article of interest, skillbuilder, or crossword puzzle. Our stats over the last year have shown decreased interest in these monthly updates, so much so that it is not fair to those that spend quite a bit of time creating these special features. I am sure you are all very busy with your studies and this prevents you from spending time on additional outside reading and assignments. That is certainly understandable! Our goal for next year is to work on a new Skillbuilding Wizard II, and that publication will contain numerous skillbuilders, articles, and crossword puzzles.

Power, Internet, and Phone Outages

Mike DeTuri — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:01:30 GMT

Some instructors are currently without power, phones, and Internet. (The main M-TEC office is having similar problems.) So if you don't hear from your instructor or if you can't get through to the office during the next few days that is why.

Please be patient with us for the next week or so until everything gets back to normal.

Thanks!

SEPTEMBER WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:05:45 GMT

I just wanted to post a quick reminder to alert you to the fact that we have updated the Monthly Skillbuilder, Monthly Article of Interest, and Monthly Crossword puzzle for September. Please go to the Special Features section of our web site to view these at your leisure.

BOS 3rd Edition

Susan Francis CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:45 GMT

We are aware that some students have purchased the 3rd Edition of the BOS; however, for purposes of this course, we require you to use the current Transcription Tips located on the SLC, which follow the 2nd Edition of the BOS. Continue using your 2nd Edition of the BOS for now. Once we have had the opportunity to extensively review the 3rd Edition (which is currently in progress) and make our recommendations as to what areas will change, we will update the Transcription Tips and include updated assignments in the syllabus for the 3rd Edition. Students will be notified when those changes are going to take place.

All current tests and assignments will be graded and reviewed/commented on following the currently posted Transcription Tips and any course information which follows the 2nd Edition of the BOS. We promise updates will follow as quickly as humanly possible. Please do not apply any of the changes in the 3rd Edition until further notice.

Keep studying! :)

WEB SITE DIFFICULTIES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:26:47 GMT

Some of you may have noticed some difficulties accessing the web site over the past 24 hours or so. We just wanted to let you know that we are working on the issue. It should be up and running consistently very shortly. We are sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused you.

AUGUST WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:32:47 GMT

It's that time again! This month, under the Special Features column of our site, you will find a great article on TB Now and Then, a crossword puzzle with a podiatry theme, and a skillbuilder covering H&P exams. The pharmacology page will also give you a list of the most recently approved FDA drugs. Enjoy!!

NEW SKILL ASSESSMENT

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:13:08 GMT

We wanted to let you know that the skill assessments will be revised within the next couple of days (perhaps even completed by tonight) to reflect BOS 3 references in the answer key. Except for Skill Assessment #5, this will not affect you at all if you are currently working off line on one of the skill assessments.

However, for those of you working on Skill Assessment #5, there were some major revisions in many of the questions on this test because of references made to the BOS 2nd edition CD which will no longer be available now that BOS 3rd edition is out. Therefore, if you have been working off line on a copy of skill assessment #5 (old version before updates today or tomorrow), you will need to carefully review each question and answer before finalizing your test and hitting submit. My suggestion, if you are currently working on skill assessment #5, is to print off the new updated version when it is available and start over. Some questions will be the same, but others will not.

UPDATE 7/28/08 - Mike is still programming the skill assessments. For those of you waiting to take the updated skill assessment #5, that should be posted within the next 24 to 36 hours. You will know when it is updated because Mike will be putting a note of caution along with the skill assessment to remind you that some of the questions have changed.

NEW TRANSCRIPTION TIPS AND BOS 3RD EDITION COMING SOON!!!

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:16:25 GMT

Hello everyone.

The following information is being sent to you via email this afternoon through your instructor's student listserv. However, because of the importance of this notice, we wanted to post it here as well to be sure all of you are aware of the impending changes taking place on Friday, July 18.

As many of you know already, AHDI recently came out with the 3rd edition of the Book of Style. We have been working around the clock to incorporate this new edition into our curriculum so you are always on the cutting edge of the newest trends in our industry. New students enrolling as of July 18 will receive the new 3rd edition. While it will not be mandatory for current students to update to this new version, we do encourage all current students enrolled before July 18 to consider purchasing the new edition of the BOS. We have that available on the M-TEC online store and if you are a member of AHDI you can also purchase it from them at a discount.

Our Transcription Tips have been revised to incorporate both the old and new versions of the BOS. The newly updated Transcription Tips will be posted sometime Friday, July 18. As always, the Transcription Tips are your number one resource. That document will contain all of the current trends and guidelines from the 3rd edition of the BOS that M-TEC has chosen to incorporate. We will provide you with a summary of the major changes on the Change Log for the Transcription Tips when the new Tips are posted Friday. In addition, for those of you that really want to know every single change that we made between the old and the new Transcription Tips, for a short period of time we will provide you with a link to the draft of our revisions. This document will note any information we have moved, deleted, or added. It is quite a colorful document to say the least and quite cumbersome. I think you will find the summary of changes information to be much more useful.

Over the ensuing months to come, we will be updating the annotated keys to incorporate these new changes. In the meantime, if you have any questions or doubts about the accuracy of the annotated keys as it applies to the new guidelines/rules, refer to the Transcription Tips for the most current information and adjust your dictations accordingly. If you still have questions after that, please contact your instructor.

When submitting a test or assignment you have already started before the change takes place, be sure to do a final review when you proofread to make certain you are using the most current guidelines noted in the Transcription Tips. If you have not started that test or assignment yet, then be sure to use the new TTs when you do. We will allow a period of adjustment until August 15 so everyone can make the transition to the new TTs.

Remember, as we strive to keep on the leading edge of changes in our industry there will be an adjustment period for all of us. We are all being introduced to these new guidelines and getting to know them at the same time as you are. If you have any questions whatsoever, be sure to contact your instructor for clarification. Being flexible, learning new things, and adapting to change now will help make you a better MT on the job later on.

JULY WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:59:51 GMT

It's hard to believe it is time to celebrate the 4th of July! I hope all of you have a very safe and fun holiday weekend.

This month our own Harriet Stewart has an article on pacemakers, our crossword puzzle covers infections diseases, and our skillbuilder tests you on your knowledge of the integumentary system. That should keep you busy for a while and also provide for a quick review for those studying for the RMT exam!

You will also notice in the Specialties section of the SLC under the Pharmacology heading that the newest FDA drugs have been added.

Enjoy!

MONTHLY UPDATES FOR JUNE

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:50:12 GMT

I can't believe summer is almost here. Thank goodness! I know summer can be very busy, especially if you have kids off from school. However, try to keep in mind that in order to achieve your goals you need to try to stick to a study schedule as much as possible, even if you are devoting fewer hours per week to your studies. Even 15 minutes a day can help keep you motivated and moving forward until your schedule allows for you to make up for some of this lost time.

This month's article is an excellent medical article on seizures as presented by our own M-TEC instructor Ann Donnelley. It should be posted within the next 24 hours. Our crossword puzzle has a cardiology theme to it this month and our skillbuilder reviews various GI drugs. These are all great reviews if you are planning on taking the CMT or RMT exam soon.

Enjoy!

M-TEC A WINNER

Susan Francis CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:21:47 GMT

Dear Students and Staff:

We are proud to announce that M-TEC was awarded the 2008 MTIA Industry Support award on Friday, April 25, 2008, in Long Beach, California. The award was presented by Jay Cannon, President of MTIA, in recognition of outstanding, dedicated service to the medical transcription industry.

We are so proud to have been recognized by MTIA, whose board and members are comprised of service owners and business affiliates within the MT industry. Kathy and I have always felt that participation in your professional association is important, and we hope we instill that in each of our students/graduates. We hope that, with the continued support of the MTIA membership, we will be able to pay this award foward and continue to provide our industry with the next generation of MTs, SRT editors, educators and even service owners in the future.

We have officially returned to our desks and would like to say -- let the celebration begin! If there is any announcement regarding this on the MTIA website in the near future, we will come back to set a link for you all to see. We hope we made you proud!! :)

NATIONAL MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION WEEK

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:34:50 GMT

Connecting to our Next Generation Workforce
National Medical Transcriptionist Week, May 18-24, 2008

Yesterday began National Medical Transcriptionist Week. As an integral part of the healthcare team, I hope that you will take a few minutes to share with someone what an MT does, the skill and training needed, and how the MT does his/her part in looking out for every patient's health and well being by providing an accurate documentation of their medical record.

In 1985, then President Ronald Reagan gave a proclamation that the week of May 20 through May 26 would be set aside as National Medical Transcription Week. The following is an excerpt from that proclamation:

"A century ago, physicians knew many of the patients from birth, knew all their ailments, and provided all their medical care. Today, with medical specialization and greater mobility among people, many skilled physicians may treat the average American during a lifetime. Using transcribed medical records, each physician can easily and quickly review a patient's medical history even if the physician has never seen the patient before. Because of the work done by trained medical transcriptionists, patients can be assured that the history of their medical care is portrayed accurately and legibly. Medical transcriptionists have therefore become a vital link between the physician and the patient.

It is appropriate for our Nation to recognize the contributions of medical transcriptionists. We should encourage hospitals, allied health education programs, and community colleges to provide appropriate courses of instruction recognizing the high standards that must be met by medical transcriptionists and the vital function they perform."

The proclamation can be read in it's entirety at:
http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/downloads/MT_Week_Proclomation.pdf

MAY WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:27:24 GMT

We have some great additions to the site this month. For those of you who are new to M-TEC, each month you can find a new Article of Interest, Crossword Puzzle, and Skilbuilder under our Special Features column. This month we have a great article by our own Patty Seitz on Professionalism, a crossword puzzle that will test your knowledge on various drugs, and a skillbuilder that will help you with terminology regarding various "scopes." Enjoy!

APRIL MONTHLY UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:31:47 GMT

The Special Features section of our web site has been updated with the April Article of Interest, Skillbuilder, and Crossword Puzzle. This is a great resource for students as well as graduates who are looking for some review before taking the RMT and CMT exams. Enjoy!!

HPI WEBSITE CHANGES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:16:36 GMT

Hi everyone!

I wanted to make you aware of the fact that HPI is in the process or creating a new web site. If you are like me, you will need to delete your cookies and temporary internet files in order to get to the new site information. The layout is completely different than the previous site.

The HPI changes have impacted our syllabus. Your syllabus instructs you to refer to various articles on the HPI site and/or register for the Student Network. Unfortunately, there will no longer be a Student Network per se. There will be a student section and eventually a link for new students to register. If you have already registered as a student on their site, you will NOT have to do that again. Your information will be purged into the new database. If you are a new student interested in registering, it may be a week or two before they have that link active so please be patient. Once HPI decides on how they will set up all the features on their site, our syllabus will reflect the changes. In the meantime, please be patient with us and HPI and check back frequently to see if the reading assignments are available on their site and/or check the syllabus updates to be sure we have not added new instructions for accessing these assigned articles.

I'll post again once HPI has completed the switchover and the syllabus has reflected these changes.

Remember - change is good!

AMT ANNOTATED KEYS

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:54:58 GMT

As of this evening, 3/28/08, Sessions 13-17 of the syllabus have been updated to refer you to the AMT Annotated Key page of the SLC for accessing the AMT annotated keys in pdf format. You will no longer download the executable files to you CD for these dictations. At this point in time, no changes have been made to the content of these keys. Updates will be made in coming months as we incorporate the new guidelines from the 3rd edition of the Book of Style.

UPDATE TO GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION PAGE

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:02:37 GMT

Hi everyone!

I wanted to make all of you aware of 2 additions we made to the General Course Information page this week. First, you will find information on our course extension policy. I know this is a question that comes up frequently. Now you can refer to it any time you need to.

Secondly, I have noticed recently that many students takes the initiative to contact the vendor when one of their CDs is not working properly. We have a much more efficient way to help you when you are having technical difficulties. Mike DeTuri has posted resolutions to many of the frequently encountered problems on the tech pages of the SLC and is available to help when his posted troubleshooting suggestions do not work. Therefore, for easy access, we have posted the steps to take and the contact information needed for common issues with the virtual class, CDs, foot pedal, etc. You will find this information on the General Course Information page as well.

I hope this information is useful to you. :)

MARCH UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:41:12 GMT

It's almost spring!! I can hardly wait. :)

I am just reminding you that the monthly web updates are now posted. For those of you who are new to our program, you can find these located under the Special Features heading of our web site. This month you will learn everything you wanted to know about Salmonella from Carolyn Grimes' in-depth article. In addition, especially for those of you currently on the dermatology session or studying for the RMT or CMT exam, you can test your knowledge with this month's crossword puzzle. Finally (to be posted very shortly), you can check out our latest skillbuilder. Also, the FDA list of newly approved drugs has been updated on our Pharmacology page. Enjoy!

TEMPLATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:07:03 GMT

Just a quick FYI!!

For those students already exposed to the new templates starting in Session 10, I wanted to make you aware that I just added two new headings to the Discharge Summary template. :)

FEBRUARY UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:49:17 GMT

Just letting you know that Mike has posted the February updates to the Article of Interest, Crossword Puzzle, and Skillbuilder. For those of you who are new to M-TEC, you can find these under the Special Features drop-down menu. This month Patty Seitz has a great article discussing how having the right attitude can really make a difference in what you do in life, while our crossword puzzle and skillbuilder will test your knowledge of terminology in the areas of otorhinolaryngology and proper grammar. Enjoy!

SYLLABUS CHANGES AND TEMPLATES ON THE SLC

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:56:49 GMT

I wanted to alert you to a syllabus change to Session 10 that affects your practice dictations for Sessions 10, 11, and 12. We have now introduced the topic of templates in Session 10 instead of waiting until Session 15. The Template page on the SLC (under Universal Information) has been rewritten. Included in that information you will find sample templates based on the types of reports you will be transcribing in your practice dictations for Session 10, 11, and 12. In Session 10, we now instruct you to create and use the appropriate templates for your practice dictations for those 3 sessions.

If you are currently working in Sessions 10, 11, or 12, please refer to the new instructions under the TRANSCRIPTION assignment in Session 10 in order to benefit from the template information and better prepare you for your first MT job.

JANUARY WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:56:15 GMT

We have some excellent monthly updates to share with you this month. Our monthly article of interest is authored by our own Jami Fineberg and covers the topic of HIV test counseling. Our crossword puzzle will test you on common surgical procedures (good way to brush up on those prefixes and suffixes to form medical terms), and our skillbuilder will test your skills at spelling drug names. Enjoy! Happy New Year!

MISSING POSTS ON FORUM

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:23:36 GMT

Happy holidays everyone!

I am sure some of you will be heading for the forums today and wondering where that post was that you wanted to followup on or the one you created yesterday. Due to some technical issues, we needed to restore a backup of the forum from 2 AM on 12/11. That means that posts created or added to since that time were lost. We are sorry for any inconvenience, but this was a necessity in order to restore full forum functionality. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. Thank you for your understanding.

DECEMBER WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:55:45 GMT

Happy holidays everyone!!

This month our own Harriet Stewart goes over confidentiality issues and things we all need to be aware of. We also have a crossword puzzle to review those cardiology/arterial terms as well as a great mind stopper when it comes to unscrambling terms related to locations and positions. Great review for any student or even a graduate preparing for the CMT/RMT exams!

NOVEMBER WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:30:08 GMT

Please take a few minutes this month to read the November Article of Interest and try your luck at the crossword puzzle and skillbuilder for this month. They are now posted for your viewing pleasure!! (See Special Features column of our web site.)

STU ANNOTATED KEYS

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:03:44 GMT

Over the next several weeks, we will be posting annotated keys on the SLC for the STU practice dictations. The Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery units should be posted within the week with others to follow within the next several weeks or so. If there is an annotated key available for the unit you are working on, please use that annotated key instead of the CD transcript key for that unit.

At this time we have also decided to separate out the advanced sessions. Previously Sessions 13-18 were all in one document. They are now separate documents according to the individual sessions. There will also be a Terminology Challenge added to the syllabus for the STUs that will cover pertinent terms in the tests and practice dictations. As a new annotated key is added to the SLC, the syllabus will be updated for that session to reflect the new terminology challenge and the location of the annotated key that will replace the HPI transcript key on your CD. Eventually, when all annotations are complete, students will no longer use the CD transcript key at all.

If you are currently in the advanced sessions (13-18), as you begin your next session be sure to download the updated syllabus so you are working with the most current copy.

Please feel free to email your instructor or myself if you have any questions! We hope you will enjoy and benefit from these updates to our program. :)

NEW SKILL ASSESSMENT #2

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:05:35 GMT

Within the next few days (possibly even later today) a new skill assessment will be posted for skill assessment #2. If you are currently working on skill assessment #2, don't panic! We will be keeping both the old and new skill assessment posted for the next 2 weeks so that you have an opportunity to research your answers and submit the test you are currently working on. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. (kkropko@mtecinc.com)

OCTOBER WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:35:51 GMT

It's that time again! Halloween is just around the corner!

The October updates are mostly posted, with the final article being posted later today. Please take a few minutes this month to test your skills with the crossword puzzle and skill builder, as well as reading the newest article of interst authored by one of our instructors, Kim Adams.

FOR THOSE CURRENTLY WORKING ON SKILL ASSESSMENT #5

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:57:54 GMT

Be very careful if you have previously printed out Skill Assessment #5 to research off line and you are now ready to key in your final answers and submit your test. A few of the questions have been changed, and you will need to adjust your answers accordingly. Good luck on your test!

Daytime Tech Classes Start Thursday 9-27-07

Mike DeTuri — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:29:25 GMT

We've decided to start daytime tech classes. Currently, they're scheduled for every other Thursday and will start at 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific).

Wednesday evening tech classes remain unchanged.

As usual, check for class announcements in the Online Class Schedule forum.

SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES ON OVERSTOCK ITEMS

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:09:54 GMT

We have some fabulous deals on overstocked inventory that you may be interested in. These are great reference books that some of you may want to add to your reference library. Quantities are limited, so it is a first-come first-served basis. If you are interested in purchasing one of these items, please contact the main office at 1-877-864-3307 between 8 and 4 EST.

2006 American Drug Index – $39.95 plus $9.95 S/H

Surgery/GI Words & Phrases by HPI - $19.95 plus $9.95 S/H

Stedman’s Medical & Surgical Equipment Words – 4^th edition - $19.95 plus $9.95 S/H

Medical Transcription Techniques and Procedures (MTTP)** - 5th edition - $41.00 plus $9.95 S/H

**This MTTP book, for those of you who did not have this text included in your program materials, is a great source of information, practice exercises (including grammar and punctuation as well as medical reports), and sample reports that you may be exposed to during your MT career. It does NOT always follow the BOS or our TTs, so you will need to make adjustments to the answer key they provide.

STUDENT DISCOUNTS AND TEXTS

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:26:09 GMT

This is just a little friendly reminder for those of you who may have forgotten or did not notice the SLC page under Product Information that is entitled Student Discounts and Texts. You can find some great savings and suggestions for adding to your reference library, especially as you are graduating and getting ready to enter the work force. There is also a brand new addition to the site for SoftFlex gloves that may interest you. Take a few minutes to check this site out and watch for an upcoming announcement for special discounts on some overstocked reference books that we have. Stay tuned!

SEPTEMBER WEB UPDATES

Kathy Kropko CMT AHDI-F — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:59:58 GMT

I hope all of you are ready to enjoy a long Labor Day weekend.

When you get a chance, take a few minutes to read Carolyn Grimes' article on HIPAA, try the crossword puzzle to test your knowledge of the urinary system, and finally the skillbuilder will test you on your knowledge of the reproductive system. Enjoy!

DIRECTORS OUT OF OFFICE

Susan Francis CMT AHDI-F — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:47:03 GMT

Kathy, Karen, Paula and I, as well as several of the M-TEC instructors, will be out of the office starting 8/14 to attend the AHDI educational conference in Reno, NV. We will be running limited staff throughout the week; however, we will be checking voice mail periodically as time allows. All emails will be answered in the order in which they were received when we return.

Those of you who are planning to enroll this week, or if you need to make a payment, please continue on as usual. There will be someone availabe in the accounting and processing department to accommodate you during the week. Janet will also be available to help with any questions regarding student loans or to help if you have any other questions throughout the week. Please feel free to leave a message for a call back if your call is not picked up immediately.

We hope you will all continue to study while we are gone and enjoy some of the down time as well! :)