[Job-Discussions] What Do We Do With Health Care Admin And Office Jobs For The Blind?

[Rob Hudson]

Does the DVA use Epic? I was considering trying to work there.

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From: Lynette Kersey via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org>
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Cc: Lynette Kersey <wags2woofs at charter.net>, Jeanette Shown <jlshown at goshen.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:42:09 -0800
Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] What Do We Do With Health Care Admin And Office Jobs For The Blind?

> I have a friend who is a medical transcriber at the hospital. Just thought I’d let you guys know that epic is not accessible. She’s not able to do a majority of the transcription because epic is not accessible. I do not know about the software that was mentioned in this thread however. Most likely it will be connected to epic soul, most likely it is not accessible. It does not mean that it could not be made accessible though. This would be a good thing since I would snatch a job like this if I could.

Lynette
Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.
C.J. Watts

> On Nov 17, 2020, at 5:49 AM, Kane Brolin via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Good morning.
> 
> Thanks to Dick's suggestion, I receive daily digests containing job
> listings in my region that are presented through the Direct Employers
> Association.  Just yesterday, I encountered a listing entitled "CTG
> Jobs - REMOTE CERNER SCHEDULER in South Bend, Indiana, United States."
> At least one current member of my NFB chapter, who has a college
> degree and who even studied Japanese but who never has been gainfully
> employed in her life, has the potential for being really good at this.
> https://jobs.ctg.com/south-bend-in/remote-cerner-scheduler/2AF19B74803F4FC8BEE7718846AA2840/job/?vs=1000268
> 
> CTG is seeking a Healthcare Scheduling specialist, For a REMOTE (Work
> from home) opportunity. MUST HAVE experience using Cerner Millennium.
> duties include:
> 
> • Schedule patient appointments for multiple locations and providers
> in the Cerner Millennium system, according to established guidelines
> and parameters.
> 
> • Update patient information in the medical record, including
> insurance and demographics
> 
> • Perform medical necessity screening for applicable services for
> Medicare patients
> 
> • Monitor the work queue and return patient calls as appropriate
> 
> • Maintain patient confidentiality as mandated by HIPAA
> 
> • Other scheduling/registration related tasks as assigned
> 
> I am both excited and frustrated when I look at this listing: excited
> because I know in my heart lots of blind people could and should be
> able to qualify for a clerical job like this in the health care
> industry, perhaps the biggest industry our country has right
> now--frustrated because I don't know how to find out whether the
> software platform here is accessible or (if possible) how to get a
> blind person appropriately trained so that he or she could have a
> decent shot at making it through the qualification process.
> 
> Much as with financial services, I envision a breakthrough where blind
> folks could qualify for lots of admin jobs in health care and health
> insurance, starting with a clerical position such as this one.  What
> is a systematic and repeatable approach we can use to get this done?
> 
> I apologize if this has been dealt with in great depth already.  I
> just got around to subscribing to this new discussion list; so please
> refer me to an archive if there already is one that has particularly
> constructive suggestions.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> -Kane.
> 
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