MT India Newsletter - http://www.MTIndia.info/

Nov 04, 2006
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Launch of the RMT Credential

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Dear Friends,

AAMT, in association with Prometric, has announced the launch of
the New International Credential to enhance training & career
prospects for young Indian medical transcriptionists. The
Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT) credentialing exam is a
newly developed global 'level-1' credential in the arena of Medical
Transcription. This program is aimed at helping the existing talent
pool to scale up and meet the global standards and quality
benchmarks. The two organizations also announced a special 'India
price' for AAMT's existing Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT)
exam.

AAMT's credentialing exams can be taken at any Prometric testing
center, located in nine cities across the country.

Bringing these credentials to India, Mr. Soumitra Roy - Managing
Director, Prometric - India, said, "While India is on the verge of
optimally exploring the growing opportunities in the MT industry,
we feel that this introduction of global training & quality
standards through these credentialing exams is a timely initiative.
We have worked with employers & industry associations to arrive at
a very attractive and affordable price point for this entry level
examination as we understand that this test will serve as a
stepping stone for anybody who wishes to pursue a career in Medical
transcription. However, this is just a beginning, as we will now
work on the process of talking to Indian educational institutes and
ask them to include quality medical transcription training in their
curriculums. These will be based on AAMT's Education Approval
Program. Additionally, we are also glad to announce a special price
for the CMT examination - which would thus enable more
participation and faster adoption towards global service delivery
standards."

Medical Transcription Credentialing Exams - At A Glance

Level 1 Exam - Registered Medical Transcriptionist (RMT)

Fees:
Special introductory bundle price:
Registration & Test Preparation Material: USD 80

As individual component:
Registration: USD 75
Test Preparation Guide: USD 30

Dates:
Online Registration begins on November 1, 2006
Tests go live from December 1, 2006 onwards

Level 2 Exam - Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT)

Fees:
Registration: USD 150
(Reduced from earlier registration fees of USD 275)

Dates:
Test available online

For further details:
http://www.mtindia.info/

Cheers!

Dr Amit Chatterjee, SM
Strategist / Founder ~ mailto:amit@...
MT India ~ www.mtindia.org
"The Community of MT Professionals"

"It takes years to become an overnight success! Inch by inch, it's
a cinch."

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NEWS AND VIEWS :
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1) Labour officers swoop on Iridium

A team of Labour officers, led by Additional Labour Commissioner
Prakash S Oliver, made a flash visit to 'Iridium', one of the
medical transcription companies at the Technopark, around 11.30 am
and verified the registers maintained by the company on the working
hours, salary and other details of the employees.

According to the officials, the inspection was initiated after the
Office of the Labour Commissioner received an anonymous letter
regarding violation of laws in the company. It was alleged that the
employees were asked to work for long hours and the salary and
other benefits given to them were not satisfactory. However, the
officers could not find much irregularities in the documents
presented to them. Meanwhile, the 'surprise' visit turned out to a
farce as the visual media was given prior information regarding the
visit. A few of them had, in fact, given flash news regarding the
inquiry well before it began.

The Additional Labour Commissioner said that the company had
expressed its willingness to produce any document. The company
authorities were also very cooperative, he said. Irked over the
frequent interferences by the government agencies, the Technopark
companies are planning to approach Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan
to ensure a certain code of conduct before initiating such
inspections.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20061103220200&Page=O&Title=Thiru\
vananthapuram&Topic=0

2) CBaySystems Once Again Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500
List

CBaySystems, has again been named to Deloitte's prestigious
Technology Fast 500 Program, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing
technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies
in North America, for a third successive year. Rankings are based
on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2001-2005.
CBaySystems grew at a towering rate of 590% during this period.

"It is an honor for CBay to be recognized for the third year in a
row", said Raman Kumar,Chairman and CEO of CBaySystems, "We are
especially proud of these awards, as they communicate our explosive
growth and ever-increasing customer base, providing concrete
evidence of our superior product and commitment to customer
service. Being named yet again to the coveted Fast 500 list clearly
reinforces CBay's consistent focus, execution and commitment to
customers."

"Sustaining high revenue growth over five years is an exceptional
accomplishment. We commend CBaySystems for making the commitment to
technology and delivering on the promise of market longevity," said
Tony Kern, deputy managing principal of Deloitte's Technology,
Media & Telecommunications industry practice. "We are proud to
honor CBaySystems ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500
list."

http://www.ndtvprofit.com/homepage/monitor.asp?id=2129

3) Remote Operations Chosen as Medical Transcription Provider for
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Remote Operations, Inc. announced that they have been contracted as
the provider of medical dictation and transcription services for
the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW). Remote
Operations was selected through the State of Idaho's formal
competitive bidding process in which several premier medical
transcription companies were identified and researched by IDHW.
Gaurav Singla, President and CEO of ROI, commented today, "We're
very proud to be selected by the IDHW as their medical
transcription services partner. We believe that the State of Idaho
chose Remote Operations because of our commitment to health care,
our unsurpassed technological innovation in the field of medical
transcription, and the security and convenience of our technology
platform. We look forward to working closely with IDHW and their
various locations across the state of Idaho."

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-19-200\
6/0004454811&EDATE=

4) Nuance sees 4th-qtr results beating forecasts

Speech recognition company Nuance Communications Inc. said that
strong software sales helped it beat its own earnings forecast for
the fiscal fourth quarter, sending its shares up 5 percent.
Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice-recognition software hit a
record during the quarter, boosted by demand for the newest
release, Version 9.

The company also said that it had higher revenue from software for
call-center automation, medical transcription as well as voice
recognition in mobile devices and automobiles.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-10-31T1\
94737Z_01_NBNG181638_RTRIDST_0_TECH-NUANCE-UPDATE-2.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna

5) Philippine gov't to invest in BPO projects

The Philippine government is allotting a total of some P26 billion
(US$526 million) on projects that support its Cyber Corridor
program, which seeks to attract investments in the field of IT and
business process outsourcing (BPO).

The Cyber Corridor runs across differed regions nationwide promoted
by the government as IT hubs that can deliver BPO services such as
call centre work, medical transcription, software development and
animation.

http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/8e60ba71-4884-42bf-8634-88e867d159ec.html

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