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In 1996, the United States Federal Government enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The purpose of this act was to increase and further insure the use of technology and the use of digital data transactions to improve the privacy of personal medical information by those handling this data. In addition to insuring privacy of personal data, it was to also help increase the efficiency of the U.S. health care system.

There are two Title’s in this act. Title I addressed the group health insurance liabilities. Something that is not necessarily pertinent to this particular entry,but good information to know should you ever need it.

Title II addresses the concern of preventing health care fraud and abuse and what the liabilities to administration are.    We will be addressing this element for those that might need the use of a Medical Transcriptionist.

The HIPPA established many elements of security safeguards that need to be adhered to by anyone handling medical transcription or records.   These are in three categories:

• Technical – This covers the element of data transmission and how it is handled by secure transmission and what procedures to implement in case   of security.     It is provided to the government for approval prior to providing the services.

• Physical – This element covers the physical hardware, accessibility to said hardware and workstation requirements for use and privacy.

• Administrative – Policies and standard operating procedures that will be provided to how they will comply with the act. These include elements of who deals with the records, organization of records, storage of records to disaster recovery of data.

Each of these elements is written down in more detail and can be found under Title II in the HIPAA. ALL Medical Transcriptionist services should be HIPAA approved and compliant.   Make sure that if you are dealing with sensitive information that security elements are put into place to keep your documents and information secure, even if you are not asking for Medical Transcription to be done. Security is also a vital part of our service to you, our client.   Ask us about our procedures and our privacy policy we will do our best to certify that your documents are handled with the utmost care.

Transcribers have been used for years, from court reporting to doctors to attorneys and more.  But since transcribing has taken a back seat to those who are now more adept at typing themselves, things have changed over the years.  20 years ago, transcribing was done from a micro-cassette tape that was placed into a seperate machine called the dictaphone and then gradually played over time while the individual listening placed the recorded voice into a type written document.  Now, digital media, internet, email and video have all come into play their part in still what is a very lucrative service for those in hundreds of industries.

We, at ProTypists.com, have recognized that need, as well as the need for easy access, confidential services, reliable and of course, some of the quickest turn around times to receive your product.  Even with technology being what it is today, transcribing still needs to be done by a human that can determin the element, intent, as well as false starts and vertbatim conversations that automatic and audio recongition software just cannot offer.

We hope to be able to open up many money making endeavors, options and knowledge for everyone out there that feels that these services wouldn’t be needed or wanted.  We can point out just how valuable, educational and over all, rewarding the services we provide for those around in hundreds of industries around the world.

Some of the industries can include:

• College Professors
• Life Coaches
• Motivational Speakers
• Keynote Speakers
• Metaphysical Lectures
• Therapeutic Sessions
• Doctor’s Research
• Attorney Interviews
• Authors/Writers
• Reporter Interviews
• Religious Sermons and Celebrations
• Ethnic Story Tellers
• Translators
• Researchers
• Geographic Surveyors
• Corporate and Shareholder Meeting Minutes

And I am sure that you can think of many more individuals and professions that could use the services of a professional typist and transcriber.

ProTypists.com offers that professional look, service and everlasting document that expands libraries, provides information and education as well as ultimately gives unlimited options on how to use this information for a very competative price and in a very timely manner.  We encourage you to contact us should you have an idea or need our services to see what value your project provides you after you let a professional typist handle your transcribing.

The ProTypists

Transcribing • Typesetting • Proofreading • Writing • Maintenance

Transcribing Rates & Process

Pro Typists provide the following packages in which you can choose from. Each of these packages give you the element of options and turn around time. If you should have questions as to if your project does not fit into these packages, feel free to Contact Us and we will be happy to quote you for your specific needs.

In order to process and accurately quote your job, please first “Register” yourself (link is to the right) and follow the instructions to verify your registration. Once you have registered, you will find a new link to submit your project through. When you do so, your job will be processed through our system and we will contact you upon receipt of the project information to make sure all information is accurate and process your order for deposit.

In order for us to remain competitive, our rates have been simplified. Currently our hourly rate begins at $50.00 an hour for projects that involve clean audio and 1-2 speakers. The average turn around time is 4-5 working days for anything under three (3) audio hours. Any project that requires 24-hour turn around will need to be quoted so that we make sure we can meet your deadline. Any project that involves more than four (4) audio hours or more will be quoted by our sales staff to make sure that it fits within your budget.

Typesetting Rates

Protypists.com offers competitive typesetting services. We will work closely with your printer/publisher so that the accurate digital file types as well as the specifications are just right. Predominately our clients can and will provide the text as well as any images that they wish to have with the article and we will layout it out in a professional manner so that it is easy to read and easy to print. Final proofs are always proofed by our proofreading staff and provided to the client for their final approval before going to print.

Our rates remain competitive depending on the size of the page laid out. Rates start at $25 per page for standard 8.5 X 11 pages up to $75 for Newspaper size pages. Turnaround time is determined by the amount of pages and the timely manner in which we receive your content.

Proofreading Rates

Professional proofreaders are on staff at all times handling ALL of our projects with 3 pairs of eyes at any given moment. Should you just need someone to look over an ad, ebook, article or manuscript, we will be happy to do so. Depending on what we handle, will also vary your cost. Most rates start at $25.00 per item and can increase from there depending on what we are proofreading.

Writing

We have a small and intimate staff here at ProTypists.com, but there is one thing we all like to do, is write. Ghostwriters we are, but must limit our skills to smaller elements of writing so that we can pay attention to clients and the details of our writings. Blogs, news articles, short stories, website content, remarks, recommendations are all within our repertoire and enjoy a challenge in all subject matter. This type of work is based on a custom quote and so drop us a line to find out what your project might need.

Maintenance

Many busy writers, travelers, business men and women and even mothers don’t necessarily have the opportunity to keep up with their web sites and content updates or newsletters as promised to their fans and readers. Because of that, we have found a niche in which we at ProTypists.com provide that service for you. As an additional service to writing, transcribing and typesetting, we can also include the daily, weekly or monthly updates that some just are having a hard time getting done! An extra pair of hands if you will. Our monthly rates run from $100 and up depending on frequency and requirements of the maintenance.

Currently Pro Typists accepts all major credit cards and PayPal for payments.