Yearly Archives: 2015

Telemedicine and the Role of EMR Transcription

Telemedicine that allows physicians to see patients and communicate with them in real time is an effective solution for reducing unnecessary and expensive emergency room (ER) visits. It is a significant fact that most of the costly ER visits are … Continue reading

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Why Transcription of Emergency Room Reports is Challenging

Emergency room scenarios are unpredictable, making things quite challenging for ER physicians, their staff and medical transcription service providers. This is because emergency room reports are based on variable elements and there are cases where the condition of patients keeps … Continue reading

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Physicians and EHR – How to Save their Relationship

As the adoption of the electronic healthcare system gathers pace, healthcare providers are adopting EMR/EHR to achieve meaningful use objectives. The main benefits of electronic health records are easy sharing of patient information, improved security of protected health information (PHI) … Continue reading

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Women with Hematuria Facing Diagnosis and Referral Delay

A new study by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center reveals that women with hematuria (blood in urine) were less than half as likely as men having the same issue to be referred to an urologist for additional tests. Hematuria is … Continue reading

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