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#76407 - 07/15/07 09:27 AM
Recent changes in credentialing
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Nae
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Loc: Sanford, Fl, USA
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This info is from an email sent to members, if you are a CMT/RMT but not a member this may or may not be useful information for you to have.
July 12, 2007
Credentialing Product Catalog
Looking for continuing education credits? Wondering what products are available for test preparation? Interested in turning your RMT into a CMT? Want to show off your credentials? The new Credentialing Product Catalog has it all! It’s your one-stop shop for everything credentialing. Download your free copy here.
Credentialing product cataloge
Recent Changes in Credentialing
Did you know that in the past 10 years, postage has increased by nearly 30% but the cost to recertify has remained the same? In 1997, we charged $60 to recertify ($45 if you made the early bird deadline). Today, the cost is exactly the same. In an effort to keep all costs affiliated with credentialing and re-credentialing down we are streamlining our processes. The following changes are being implemented:
→ Effective July 1, 2007, new CMTs will NOT receive the CMT pin automatically. One complimentary pin will still be sent upon request.
→ Over the next few months we will be putting the certificates for both the RMT and CMT online for download. Once this process is completed, they will no longer be mailed out automatically.
AUTOMATED RECREDENTIALING—Over the course of the next 18 months, AHDI will be implementing a new database program called Personify. This will ultimately allow CMTs to track continuing education credits online and submit their recertification electronically. Imagine attending an AHDI webinar and having the continuing education credit automatically be updated in your file! Stay tuned for updates as we move toward this exciting new process.
CMT-R—Effective June 1, 2007, individuals who wish to retire their CMT credential now have an opportunity to do so. Any CMT no longer practicing medical transcription may choose to retire their CMT credentialing and maintain the designation of CMT-R, or Certified Medical Transcriptionist-Retired. Once a CMT credential is retired, individuals are prohibited from using the CMT without the "R" designation. The only way to reinstate the CMT credential is for the individual to take and pass the CMT exam. Applications are available here.
Take the RMT/CMT Testing Product for a "Test Drive"
Prometric, the company that administers the RMT and CMT exams, now offer candidates the opportunity to take a practice run-through the testing process before the date of their scheduled exam. The Test Drive takes about 30 minutes, during which a candidate will become familiar with their local testing center and experience a complete run-through of the entire testing experience they will encounter on their testing day. During the run through, the candidate will participate in:
* The scheduling and registration process
* The complete check-in process
* Introduction to test center staff and surroundings
* A live 15-minute sample test demonstrating the testing process
* Full preparation for the real test
If you’re interested in giving Test Drive a go—visit http://www.prometric.com/aamt and click on the Test Drive icon on the left side of the page.
Proud to be a CMT
Now available—a beautiful wood plaque to display your CMT status. The plaque is approximately 8 inches by 10 inches and comes personalized with your name and date of certification in black lettering over a platinum and green background. Date plates, which are included, track your recertification. Check out this stylish way to promote your credential. The cost is $45, and you can order directly from the AHDI online store, found under specialty products. CMT status will be verified.
Online Quizzes—New Continuing Education Credits
Did you know that many credit-worthy articles in Plexus and Health Data Matrix (formerly JAAMT) now have online quizzes to make it even easier for you to get your continuing education credits? Why write a 200-word article summary when you can read the article and take a brief quiz? Take the quiz online and then print out the answer sheet in the event that you are audited. You’ll find a list of available quizzes here.
Credentialing Stats
Through May 31, 2007:
Number of CMTs—2852
State with the most CMTs—Florida with 259
Number of RMTs—239
State with the most RMTs—Texas and Florida each with 16
There are currently 4 individuals who carry the designation of CMT-R.
Edited by Nae (07/15/07 09:29 AM)
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#76415 - 07/15/07 10:42 AM
Re: Recent changes in credentialing
[Re: Nae]
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Gisele Dubson
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Registered: 05/28/99
Posts: 5608
Loc: Boulder, CO, USA
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Thanks for posting that here, Nae. I am CMT, but not an AHDI member, and I'm glad to say they did send me that e-mail. I note that the number of CMTs is just about what it was when I took the old exams about 12 years ago. I wonder why credentials have caught on so well among coders and not MTs?
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Gisele F. Dubson, RHIA, Mercury Medical Communications
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#76871 - 07/19/07 04:16 PM
Re: Recent changes in credentialing
[Re: Gisele Dubson]
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Nae
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Loc: Sanford, Fl, USA
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Thanks for posting that here, Nae. I am CMT, but not an AHDI member, and I'm glad to say they did send me that e-mail. I note that the number of CMTs is just about what it was when I took the old exams about 12 years ago. I wonder why credentials have caught on so well among coders and not MTs?
Goodness knows I sat through enough credentialing task force meetings at various times and have heard a whole heap of reasons, some making more sense than others.
I would have to say that speaking just for myself, I think part of the reason would be the mixed messages about it that the organization, itself, has put out for as long as the test has existed. I don't think there has ever really been the level of support for it within the organization itself that HIM credentials have from their organization. On one hand they tell us how important credentialing is, but then on the other it is pretty easy to add up just how many folks in leadership positions did not feel it necessary to take the test or to be credentialed, as well as how many teachers of MT are not credentialed, and ask oneself why should I bother if they didn't think enough of it to do it themselves?
Probably not the entire reason why some folks view the credential so sceptically, but I think it certainly has something to do with it.
Nae
Edited by Nae (07/19/07 04:18 PM)
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#76887 - 07/19/07 06:51 PM
Re: Recent changes in credentialing
[Re: Nae]
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Gisele Dubson
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Registered: 05/28/99
Posts: 5608
Loc: Boulder, CO, USA
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That's a good point, among AHIMA elected officers, it's rare to see someone who isn't RHIA, RHIT, or packing at least a couple of coding credentials, not to mention MBAs and JDs.
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Gisele F. Dubson, RHIA, Mercury Medical Communications
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