The Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines, Inc. (MTIAPI) successfully conducted its first Capability Building Seminar on Medical Transcription a December 8, at Philippine Trade Training Center, Pasay City. The seminar, aptly titled as Making your MT Business Work—Employing the Best MT Practices to Maximize Business and Profit, was organized by MTIAPI through the assistance of the Board of Investments and the Philippine Trade Training Center, both under the Department of Trade and Industry. The seminar was offered for free, exclusive to MTIAPI members.
Around 68 representatives from MTIAPI member companies, invited guests from partner government agencies, and the academe took part in the event. Relevant topics in the areas of quality assurance, pricing, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), recruitment/training, marketing and an outlook of the US medical transcription industry were discussed during the whole-day activity. The topics proved relevant and helpful especially for start-up companies needing some hand-holding by more established members. It provided helpful insights, tools and valuable information that would indeed help small-scale businesses maximize their operations’ efficiency and guide them in dealing with the clients. The industry leaders and members continuously commit to jointly work together in promoting the country as a global choice for quality medical transcription outsourcing by US clients.
Among the industry experts who shared their insights as resource speakers include Fred Kumetz (E-data), Juanloz Botor (Textswitch, Unlimited, Inc.), Juan Ramon Garcia (E-Scribir), Malu Florendo (MS Global Outsourcing) and Rodella Perez (SPi). The audience learned a lot from the all-out sharing of the featured speakers’ views and practices. The participants are also looking forward to MTIAPI’s future activities.
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