Joseph Deepesh

Brother Joseph Thambi Avutapalli, a villlage about 35 km from vijayawada, is called Assisi of Andhra Pradesh, not just bcause several Franciescan friars live there, but because of its association with the life and work of a member of the Franciscan third orer, man of miracles, who death anniversary draws thousands of pilgrims from all over the state. Born in September 1883 in Sirone and brought up in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, South India.   At the age of 12 (1895), he received the sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation.    *Left home as a boy to Kerala, the neighboring state and was educated with the help of a pious lady in whose house, he must have worked as a house taker.   Though he had frequent visits to his home-town from Kerala, only in 1928 he was recognized by his grandmother on the occasion of a funeral service of a relative. He was then 45.   He joined the Capuchins at Kollam in 1930. He was then 47.   On 14 September 1932, h...

By birth, no one is born with extraordinary talents; all of us are born with an empty mind and with a fewer talents and capabilities.   We pick up many things and learn as we grow older that are required for the livelihood; the only difference is someone picks up and learns faster and someone picks up and learns slow.   No one becomes a superpower or outstanding person overnight. Success and failure basically go hand in hand.   Success gives us a sense of joy and pride, and failure discourages and depresses us, but we should not forget that in the battle of life, failures do come.   In that case, we should not lose heart and give up trying again.   Man is imperfect, so he often stumbles in life. Misfortunes try him, as fire tries gold. In the field of medical transcription, many come into the field with great hopes and aspirations.   In short, when we enter into the field, we do not become outstanding overnight.   In the field of medical...

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job as a timber cutter, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.  The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. "Congratulations," the boss said. "Carry on!" Motivated by the boss’ words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could bring only10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. "I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..." Let us reflect for a momen...

What exactly is the power of suggestion?   It is when you think what you have heard and read are the same but they are not!!!!! Example:   Please pour me a drink of water from the picture on the table. Please pour me a drink of water from the pitcher on the table.                  He is a picture in the major league. He is a pitcher in the major league. The above 4 sentences are perfect examples of the power of suggestion, which we may just miss because we are not utilizing our lesson covered on critical thinking.   With SR, you have a job in front of you and you are proofing, have you ever run across a job where you believed you heard the dictation correctly and then upon relistening realized you did not hear what you thought you did?   Sure, we all have.   This is the power of suggestion.   The same holds true when you just cannot get a word and you are asking f...

What is HIPAA? HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The Act was developed by Congress to protect the confidentiality of a person's medical information. It sets boundaries on the use and release of health records and establishes safeguards to protect the privacy of health information. When does HIPAA go into effect? The HIPAA Privacy Rule has a compliance deadline of April 14, 2003. Does HIPAA only protect patient information in electronic format? No, HIPAA protects all patient information whether it is written or electronic. What is the difference between privacy and security of patient information? Security is the ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosures to unauthorized persons. It is done through the use of technical controls. Privacy is the controlling of who is authorized to access patient information and under what circumstances patient information may be accessed, ...