April 29, 2024

The Hospital Employees Union says costs are soaring for outsourced transcription services.

The Hospital Employees Union wants BC's Health minister to step in for a "sober second look" at privatizing medical transcription services, with 130 jobs on the block.   HEU Spokesperson Bonnie Pearson says billing costs for transcriptionists, already privatized, have shot up 150% in just four years.  Pearson says while they used … [Read more...]