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e-Perspectives July 2005 on the Medical Transcription Profession Issue 51 Contents Sally C. Pitman 1 Summer at the Beach Sidney Moormeister, Ph.D. 2 Today’s Transcription Cornucopia: Finding One’s Place Within the Maze Phil Cohen 4 Managing Cash Flow: Surviving the Slow Payers Linda Campbell 7 The Four-Semester Myth Richard Lederer, Ph.D. 10 Presidential Precedents John H. Dirckx, M.D. 20 Fighting Gravity: Perspectives on Facial Rejuvenation Update 26 What’s New in Medicine Published by Health Professions Institute The Leader in Medical Transcription Education and Reference Products Quality References You Need Interesting Textbooks You Need to Increase Productivity to Increase Knowledge . 2005 2005 116 2004 2004 The Medical T CECs With The Medical Transcription Workbook from Health Professions Institute, you can . 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Just doing Isome wishful escapist thinking. on the Medical Transcription Profession The problem is not that I don’t have the means and opportunity to spend the sum- mer at the beach or anywhere else in the world I wish. The truth is that, for the Published by first time in my long life, I don’t have the desire to travel or have adventures at Health Professions Institute some exotic place in some other part of the world. Fortunately, during our 42 years Modesto, CA of marriage, my husband (now retired after 32 years of teaching geography to thou- sands of college students) and I traveled all over the country and to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and many times to countries in Western and Eastern July 2005 Europe. We have fond memories of our travels and the many adventures we’ve Issue 51 shared and the numerous people we have met over the years. But at this time in our Editor & Publisher lives, we are grateful that we did not wait until we retired to travel. So many people Sally Crenshaw Pitman, M.A. do that and then when they are older, they don’t have the health or sufficient resources to travel as they wish. My advice to all my friends under the age of 50 Editorial Staff is to travel while you are young and healthy and can enjoy it. You don’t know what Linda Campbell, CMT the future will bring. If you still feel like traveling when you are older, great! You John H. Dirckx, M.D. can just do it all over again. Ellen Drake, CMT Laraine Sookhoo This is the 51st issue of Perspectives magazine, which has evolved over 15 years of publication to its present electronic format. As an e-zine, e-Perspectives is now Circulation available to a wider and wider audience of healthcare professionals who value the sub- Debbie A. Cook Carmen Trammell stantive original articles we publish. e-Perspectives is now available worldwide to any- one with an Internet connection. The PDF articles may be downloaded and printed by those who want a print copy for reference. e-PERSPECTIVES on the Medical Transcription Profession (ISSN 1066- In this issue of e-Perspectives, Sidney Moormeister walks down memory lane as 3533) is published periodically by Health well, and she looks back at the rich work experiences she has had in the medical tran- Professions Institute, P.O. Box 801, scription industry. She “found her place within the maze” and offers tips to others new Modesto, CA 95353-0801. Phone 209- to the field on how they can find their niche. “It’s not for sissies,” she warns. 551-2112, fax 209-551-0404. Send e-mail Phil Cohen knows the importance of growth capital for medical transcription busi- to [email protected]. Web site: http:// nesses, and in this issue he provides helpful advice to business owners who daily strug- www.hpisum.com. Copyright ©2005, gle to survive the slow-paying healthcare accounts they service. Understanding how the Health Professions Institute. system works and how you can work within it can mean the difference between merely surviving and succeeding masterfully. Address changes and updates may be Six years ago Linda Campbell wrote an essay on “The Four-Semester Myth” to made on-line at http://www.hpisum. combat the narrow-minded thinkers of the time who thought that the only appropriate com/register.ihtml, or by mail or fax to setting for medical transcription students to learn their craft was in a two-year degree Health Professions Institute, P.O. Box program. Linda argues it is the number of practice hours