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Wichita, KS 67211

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Announcements & Upcoming Events

• Press release in the Wichita Business Journal on October 9, 2013

Josh Heck, reporter for the Wichita Business Journal, wrote an article about MDS of Kansas

working with Azalea Health to offer health care software services. The article can be found

on the Wichita Business Journal website: www.bizjournals.com/wichita,

• RMI success story

RMI is a resource for success in communities throughout the Midwest. Check their website

(www.rmiinc.org/success_stories.php) for an upcoming article about MDS of Kansas and

founder Donella Aubuchon.

• Don’t Miss Out— Stay Informed!

Continue to check the MDS of Kansas website (www.mdsofkansas.com) and Facebook

page (www.facebook.com/MDSofKansas) for updates, announcements and upcoming

events!

The Scribe

Professional Development

Questions about the

transcriptionist and scribe

career field? Staff members

are ready to answer any

questions and will even help

with resumes and

interviewing preparation.

MDS of Kansas is here to

assist you!

Medical Word of the Quarter

Polymyositis

Inflammatory disease of

unknown cause that affects

muscles and especially

skeletal muscles, is

characterized by weakness

usually of the proximal

muscles (as of the pectoral or

pelvic girdles or of the neck),

muscle and joint pain,

pathological muscle changes

(as fiber degeneration or

infiltration by lymphocytes),

pneumonia, and cardiac

abnormalities (as arrhythmia

or myocarditis)

ICD-10: Provoking Resistance Despite Benefits

ICD-10: the 5 letter-number combination that

sounds like nails to the chalkboard for anyone

in the medical field. Many medical offices

have avoided the change from ICD-9 to

ICD-10 for some time but by October 2014,

all medical services must be using ICD-10 for

their coding, documentation and billing.

Although a majority of the industrialized world is

already using the new classification system known as

ICD-10, the United States is the only industrialized

nation that has not made the transition as shown on

the timeline above. Many complaints about ICD-10 is

that it will be too confusing and too costly. But it can

be said that any new technology (especially in the

medical field) is very costly and confusing, at first.

AHIMA’s website, www.ahima.org/icd10/, compares

ICD-9 and ICD-10, explains the need for ICD-10, and

gives reasons on why the old system is very outdated.

Some of the things AHIMA listed that makes ICD-10

beneficial are:

Greater coding accuracy and specificity

Higher quality information for measuring

healthcare service quality, safety and security

Improved efficiencies and lower costs

Reduced coding errors

Alignment of US with coding systems worldwide

Medical companies and employees need to view ICD-

10 as a chance to not only increase education but also

better the care and treatment of patients. Technology

is continuously changing and those that resist it will be

left behind and replaced by those that are willing to

expand their knowledge and skills.

this issue

ICD-10 P.1

Student of the Quarter P.2

Meet Our Interns P.3

Upcoming Events P.4

I S S U E

N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 3

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The Scribe Issue 1 November 2013

At the age of 22, Courtney

Linnebur-James and her

husband strongly agreed that

she should be a stay-at-home

mom in order to take care of

their two children. With a two

year old son, Dakota, and

an eight month old daughter Peyton,

Courtney was having trouble finding

a career field to go in to that would

allow her to remain a stay-at-home

mom but also help out the family

financially. “Transcription and coding

is a career field that definitely fills

both of these requirements.”

Courtney decided to attend MDS of

Kansas for transcriptionist training

because the founder, Donella

Aubuchon, was willing and able to

meet with her and answer every

question in great detail. With great

determination and inspiration,

Courtney is on her way to success.

lighting increase the chances of

being affected by CVS. Fixing these

problems will lower the chances of

having to deal with this eye pain.

Here are some tips to prevent CVS:

Blink. Optometrists state that

computer users often “forget” to

blink which dries out the eyes

and is a big contributor to CVS.

Get your eyes checked

regularly to correct any vision

problems. Most optometrists

suggest having an eye exam at

least once a year.

Maintain good posture. This

also helps prevent back and

neck pain.

Adjust the lighting of the room

and computer monitor. Lighting

that is too dim or too bright can

cause eyes to strain.

Take regular breaks to rest your

eyes and get your body moving.

If you can’t take a break at the

moment, try desk stretches.

With these tips, you will be able to

avoid CVS and give your eyes a

break!

MDS Services:

Medical Transcription Services

Health Information Tech/Coding

Clinical Information Managers (Medical Scribes)

Scanning and Content Enterprise Management

Solutions

Medical Transcription Training

Medical Scribe Training

Medical Word Search: Puzzle #1 Abduction

Abrasion

Aerobic

Anatomy

Autopsy

Chemical

Cholesterol

Dermis

Diaphragm

Disease

Fibrosis

Hemoglobin

Homeostasis

Inflammatory

Melanin

Metabolism

Organs

Oxygen

Pelvic

Peritoneum

Plasma

Stress

WORD KEY

Krystle Vincent

School: Wichita State University

Major: Marketing

Minor: Management

Class: Senior

Hometown: Wichita, KS

Career Interests: Fashion, social

media marketing, and sports and

events marketing

Matthew Mally

School: Wichita State University

Major: Marketing

Minor: Spanish & Management

Class: Senior

Hometown: Wichita, KS

Career Interests: Brand strategy

and positioning

MEET OUR INTERNS Student of

the Quarter:

Courtney Linnebur-James

“The founder of MDS of Kansas, Donella Aubuchon, and

my cousin, Sabine Lovett, are the two people that inspire

me the most. Both Donella and Sabine are successful at

being stay-at-home moms while also working to

contribute to the financial stability of their family.”

Student Fun Facts

Age: 22

Hometown: Andover, KS

Family: Married with 2 kids, Dakota (2.5 yr.) & Peyton (8 mo.)

Pets: 1 dog Duke, 1 cat Roxy

Hobbies: Dancing, photography, and scrapbooking

Education background: graduated from Andover Central High School; attended Emporia State University and Butler County Community College for 1 semester each

Career Interests: Medical Transcription or Coding

Most people that have worked at a

computer for more than an hour

have experienced that tired and

painful feeling in their eyes that is

known as computer vision

syndrome (CVS).

As stated in the Time Health and

Family article “How to Avoid

Computer Eye Strain”, CVS affects

64-90% of those that work in an

office. Most of the employees that

are affected by this also have pre-

existing vision problems. This plus

things such as poor posture and

EYE NEED A BREAK