Mediscribes, Inc. – A revolution in Medical Transcription

   (By powerhomebiz.com – 05/07/10)

In today’s date, when doctors and physicians are shifting from medical transcription service providers to transcription software’s, there are a couple of companies who have succeeded in still being a first preference for their clients.

Mediscribes, Inc. is one among those companies, who have managed to achieve a greater level of client confidence, within a time span of just 5 years.

The company initially started with an intension of supporting the increasing need for qualified and trained pool of medical transcriptionists in the US healthcare industry. With an increase in their expertise over the US healthcare sector, the company expanded its operations with an E-Learning division supporting healthcare compliances.

Incorporation of Mediscribes:

Incorporated in July 2004, Mediscribes is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company run by Six Sigma black-belt executives. The company initially started with an association of two business partners with strength of 5 employees and five years down the line, Mediscribes has grown in scale and stature through sheer commitment to customer-centricity with 150+ transcriptionists and varied ancillary departments. Mediscribes has rendered services to 600+ providers, producing 18 million lines last year.

Service Offerings at Mediscribes:

With all the processes based on ‘Lean Six Sigma’ principles, Mediscribes believes at achieving performance-driven results. In the healthcare documentation workflow, the company provides:

• Medical Transcription Technology and services
• Digital Dictation
• EMR Software Solutions
• Voice Recognition
• E-learning Courses and Certification for Health Care Compliances

The Company performs a substantial majority of the medical transcription services utilizing the ezVoiceIntelligence (ezVI), the Company’s Web-based dictation and medical transcription management system.

Sales Perspective:

The company serves 48 clients ranging from single clinic physicians to large hospitals and a group of medical practices throughout United States.

Accomplishments:

• In the last 5 years Mediscribes has increased their reach towards their clients.
  •  With the headquarters based in metro Louisville, Kentucky and satellite offices in New Albany, Indiana; Tampa, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Dallas, Texas; and Atlanta, Georgia, Mediscribes have increased their reach towards their clients for building up a strong and long lasting affiliation.
• The company has affiliation with the two well-known names in the healthcare industry i.e. GEMMS & Med-Infomatix
• Mediscribes became ISO 9001:2000 certified in 2006 and is in the process of applying for the certification of ISO 27001
• Mediscribes introduced a new product “CardioScribes” in 2005, focusing on medical transcription, specifically for Cardiologists.
• Mediscribes has recently completed a six month trial with SenditCertified, and will now move toward full integration of both the Corporate Secure Inbox (CSI) and ePackage solutions. Mediscribes is committed to using SenditCertified’s patent-pending technologies for all of its client communications. During the trial period, Mediscribes sent more than 10,000 ePackages worldwide.

Company’s customer centric approach, revolutionized processes, commitment to quality standards, strict implementation of HIPAA and AHDI compliances, innovative technology, stable operations and focused vision makes them the first choice for their clientele.

Steve McAdams , CEO of Mid Carolina Cardiology, says ” Mediscribes performs high-level transcription services for our 40,000 outpatient visits/year and 30,000/year diagnostic tests. They are unique in all the other companies that we have tried for transcription in several ways: 1) They seamlessly integrated their service into our EMR. 2) Their quality is superior – the best I have seen in 15 years of senior management. 3) Their customer service is superb. I recommend them without hesitation to other medical groups. “

The panel of health care experts at Mediscribes, Inc. believes in harnessing customers with innovative, unique and stable solutions, transforming their non- recurring processes into an effective investment.

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Simulated Cyber Attack Reveals U.S. is Unprepared

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) hosted Cyber ShockWave, a simulated cyber attack on the United States, yesterday in Washington D.C. providing an unprecedented look at how the government would develop a real-time response to a large-scale cyber crisis affecting much of the nation. CNN will air the event exclusively as “We Were Warned: Cyber Shockwave” on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21 at 8:00pm, 11:00pm and 2:00am ET each night.

Cyber ShockWave highlighted the immediate, real dangers of cyber-terrorism by bringing together a bipartisan group of former senior administration and national security officials playing the roles of Cabinet members. The simulation envisioned an attack that unfolds over a single day in July 2011. When the Cabinet convenes to face this crisis, 20 million of the nation’s smart phones have already stopped working. The attack, the result of a malware program that had been planted in phones months earlier through a popular “March Madness” basketball bracket application, disrupts mobile service for millions. The attack escalates, shutting down an electronic energy trading platform and crippling the power grid on the Eastern seaboard.

The simulation was created by former CIA Director General Michael Hayden and the BPC’s National Security Preparedness Group, led by the co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission, Governor Thomas Kean and Congressman Lee Hamilton. Cyber ShockWave was developed in partnership with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, SMobile Systems, Southern Company, Georgetown University, and PayPal, with contributions from Symantec Corporation.

The Cabinet members, whose mission was to advise the President and mount a response to the attack, did not know the scenario in advance. They reacted to the threat in real time, as intelligence and news reports drove the simulation, shedding light on how difficult, split-second decisions must be made in response to an unfolding and often unseen threat.

In a post-event discussion moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the participants broke out of their roles to discuss the lessons learned during the exercise. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, who chaired the simulated National Security Council, said cyber-terrorism “ought to be treated as a threat of sufficient seriousness that we give it the priority attention we’ve given weapons of mass destruction.” Cyber-terrorism is “more complicated by the fact that it involves every individual. Anybody who has a smart phone, who downloads an app or gets on their PC is engaged in this process.”

“A useful aspect of something like this simulation is it helps people visualize what is realistic and possible in some circumstances. The smart thing is to prepare now, to do the legislation now, to do the bipartisan work now, to do the intelligence work now, the foreign policy work,” said John McLaughlin, playing the role of Director of National Intelligence. “These are all very complicated things and we need to get started on them.”

Stephen Friedman, who played the role of Secretary of the Treasury, said of a potential cyber attack on the U.S., “there is no question in my mind that this is a predictable surprise and we need to get our act together.”

The panel agreed that cyber-terrorism is a national security issue that needs to be addressed quickly in a bipartisan manner. “It raises an issue of the system’s responsibility to be able to come together in a nonpartisan way and figure out the answer to questions as opposed to kicking the can down the road until we’re in an emergency,” said Chertoff.

During the exercise, legal questions were raised regarding personal privacy versus national security. “We have to come to grips with the implications for our personal privacy and the relationship between the federal government and the private sector,” said Jamie Gorelick, who played the role of Attorney General.

“Cyber ShockWave demonstrated the tremendous challenges the government has in dealing with potential cyber attacks,” said Jason Grumet, founder and president of the BPC. “Our goal for Cyber Shockwave was to identify real policy and preparedness issues that need to be addressed in order to combat an attack of this magnitude that escalates rapidly and is of unknown origin.”

Former senior administration officials and national security experts participating in the event included:

• Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff as National Security Advisor
• Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte as Secretary of State
• White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend as Secretary of Homeland Security
• Director of Central Intelligence John McLaughlin as Director of National Intelligence
• Senator Bennett Johnston as Secretary of Energy
• Director of the National Economic Council Stephen Friedman as Secretary of Treasury
• Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick as Attorney General
• White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart as Counselor to the President
• General Counsel of the National Security Agency Stewart Baker as Cyber Coordinator
• Deputy Commander U.S. European Command Charles F. Wald as Secretary of Defense

Cyber ShockWave was sponsored by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, SMobile Systems, Southern Company, Georgetown University, and PayPal with contributions from Symantec Corporation.

SenditCertified and Carahsoft Technology Corp. Will Host SBU and CUI Focused Webinar

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–SenditCertified, a secure communications and collaboration platform, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., a trusted Government IT solutions provider, will join forces to offer clients solutions to the many challenges and risks surrounding sensitive information transfer in an online world.

Entitled “Safeguard Communications Outside Protected Agency Networks,” the webinar will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST and will cover immediate challenges with Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) communications. Those viewing the webinar will learn about:

• The latest data classification systems – Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
• Challenges implementing current and new regulations
• Mitigating risks by utilizing the latest tools
• The essential features and benefits

“Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) communications are one of the greatest security challenges facing agencies today, especially when communicating with those outside an agency’s protected network,” remarked Steve McAdams, CEO of SenditCertified. “As a security-focused technology company, it is important that we continue to find opportunities with our partners to educate their clients about the newest offerings and tools available.”

To sign up for the complimentary webinar, visit: http://www.carahsoft.com/event-detail/306/sic/

Police want backdoor to Web users’ private data

 

Anyone with an e-mail account likely knows that police can peek inside it if they have a paper search warrant.

But cybercrime investigators are frustrated by the speed of traditional methods of faxing, mailing, or e-mailing companies these documents. They’re pushing for the creation of a national Web interface linking police computers with those of Internet and e-mail providers so requests can be sent and received electronically.

CNET has reviewed a survey scheduled to be released at a federal task force meeting on Thursday, which says that law enforcement agencies are virtually unanimous in calling for such an interface to be created. Eighty-nine percent of police surveyed, it says, want to be able to “exchange legal process requests and responses to legal process” through an encrypted, police-only “nationwide computer network.”

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Google Seeks Information Assurance Guidance from NSA

In the wake of the Google and China incident, Google has sought information assurance guidance from the top electronic intelligence agency in the U.S., the National Security Agency (NSA). According to InformationWeek:

Google and the NSA are said to be hammering out an agreement to allow NSA experts to assist in the investigation of the cyber attack, according to The Washington Post. The negotiation aims to define the ways in which Google can share relevant network security information without violating privacy laws or Google policies.

Although both Google and NSA have declined to comment on the negotiations, some people are concerned that it will raise privacy questions.  However, director of research at the SANS Institute, Alan Paller, says that any notion of Google handing over its servers to NSA is unrealistic.

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SenditCertified Strikes Sales and Marketing Alliance with Carahsoft Technology

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SenditCertified.com, a secure communications and collaboration platform, today added Carahsoft Technology to its roster of technology partners. Carahsoft is an IT solutions provider that works with federal, state and local government agencies to help them select and implement software and support solutions.

“Carahsoft is a strategic addition to our emerging VAR channel partner program,” said Steve McAdams, chief executive officer, SenditCertified. “As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft is the largest government partner and serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors. We selected Carahsoft because this award-winning solutions provider is known for combining technological expertise with a thorough understanding of the government procurement process.”

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SenditCertified Warns Google China Incident is a Security Wake-up Call to Enterprise Internet Users

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–SenditCertified.com, a secure communications and collaboration platform, today issued the following statement regarding the Google-China standoff, warning corporate IT leaders to tighten their Internet security and privacy protocols. According to Stephen Errico, CTO of SenditCertified, enterprises are more vulnerable today to acts of cyberterrorism and malicious hacking than ever before.

“Google operates on a cloud computing and SaaS model, which is receiving enterprise attention for purported cost-effectiveness and user ease, but IT must heed the warnings revealed by the Google China incident. The dual issues of security and privacy have not been addressed thoroughly, although we applaud Google for doing something few companies have done: publicly admit a data breach. Any U.S. business that considers its intellectual property as its chief asset should be watching this situation closely and be gravely concerned. This is a wake-up call to recognize that enterprise data is subject to attack, and no data is private — unless a stringent cybersecurity protocol is deployed enterprise by enterprise, file by file, and e-mail by e-mail. As this Google confrontation illustrates, the most-pressing security concerns include hacking, illegal monitoring and network attacks. These can be conducted by anyone, including foreign governments, malicious hackers or malcontent former employees. Beyond loss of private IP, these security issues can erode customer trust, create a public relations debacle, and violate Governance, Risk and Compliance protocols. The only solution is to deploy a fully certified communication platform for secure message and file exchange.”

SenditCertified is available to render expert opinion and commentary about the subject of enterprise IT security. Contact Rebekah Iliff: Rebekah[at]SmartGirlsConsulting.com. For more information about SenditCertified’s secure communications solutions, visit www.SenditCertified.com.

China vs. Google

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, several accusations have been made that Chinese hackers infiltrated Google’s networks recently.  This led Google to make threats on pulling out of China.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the attack was an attempt to “plunder [Google's] software coding and the email accounts of human-rights activists protesting Chinese policies.”

In a recent speech, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urged China to investigate the situation and “to make the results of any probe ‘transparent’.” Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei went on record stating that the incident between the Google and the Chinese government doesn’t have anything to do with the U.S.’ and China’s governmental affairs.

The Chinese public are divided in their opinions. Many are avid users and supporters of Google who would likely protest any action against Google, but many are also anti-Google and in support of the Chinese government standing up to them.

Overall, the announcement of Google’s networks being hacked should be a wake up call to everyone that tightened security is no longer an option, but absolutely necessary.

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China Cyber Attack on Google

Fox Business speaks with cyber security expert Michael Gregg (COO, Superior Solutions) to explain the recent Chinese cyber attack on Google – and what it could mean for businesses and consumers.

How to Avoid Online Scams During Time of Crisis

Haiti Beach

Haiti is all over the news and people across the globe are doing their best to help.  But not everyone is looking to give. Online scammers are on the prowl creating fake emails, identities and websites in order to trick people into donating money that will go into their own pockets.  These scams most often come in the following forms:

• Emails asking for donations by supposed non-profits or Haitian victims
• Fake web sites posing as non-profits or aid groups
• Postings on social networks by supposed  non-profits or Haitian victims

Many will seem down right obvious and others will look legitimate. It is up to you to use your own discretion.  The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security offers the following tips to avoid online scams:

•Do not enter any information at a Web page that pops up unexpectedly when you visit some other site.

•Never click on a Web site address (URL) in e-mail sent to you; it may look official, but most will be pointers to fraud or attack sites.

•Don’t assume that every Web address returned by a search engine, such as Google or Bing, is a legitimate organization.

•Do not respond to e-mail requesting donations or making a special offer (such as asking you to hold their assets while Haiti rebuilds).

•Do not reveal any personal or financial information during a phone call you did not dial yourself.

•If a friend forwards a URL, phone number or e-mail, don’t trust it until you check its validity. Your friend may have been scammed first. How do you find a real charity to which you can contribute? Spafford recommends one starting point at CNN that lists real charities and how to contact them:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/01/13/haiti.earthquake.how.to.help/index.html

CLICK HERE to learn more.