Author Archives: Julie Clements
Emergency Room Electronic Health Records – Medical Transcription Outsourcing could Prevent Data Entry Errors
The electronic medical record (EMR) is a powerful tool that enables the treating physician to track the patient’s medical history and detect patterns or problems, and provide quality health care. Medical transcription outsourcing is a reliable option to ensure accuracy … Continue reading
Read MoreSignificance Of Medical Documentation For Spine Injuries
Accurate and good medical documentation promotes better medical care and patient safety. This is very important in all types of orthopaedic conditions including Spine Injuries. Recording all relevant information of a patient’s care on EMR or by dictating and getting … Continue reading
Read MoreInfectious Disease Forecasting for Better Preparedness – How Data-rich Electronic Health Records Help
Infectious disease is a major public health concern in the United States and across the globe. Coordinated and accessible data is imperative for understanding the patterns of these diseases, and this underlines the importance of error-free documentation with infectious disease … Continue reading
Read MoreStudy: EMRs underpredict Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Modern electronic documentation tools are designed to better equip physicians and medical transcription companies to improve the quality and the efficacy of medical documentation, and enhance communication between all healthcare providers. However, EurekAlert reports that a new study published in … Continue reading
Read MoreReport: Superior Machine-learning Algorithms Set to Revolutionize Radiology Services
Accurate and timely reporting of patient care information is crucial for all medical specialties and especially significant for radiology. Each provider of patient care in the radiology service system needs to know that the information sent is accurate, and has … Continue reading
Read MoreExertional Heat Stroke – What Sports Medicine Specialists Need to Know
A recent article in the American Journal of Orthopedics analyzes the impact of exertional heat stroke (EHS) on American football and provides critical information for team physicians on prevention, diagnosis, management, and return-to-play issues. Outsourcing medical transcription is a great … Continue reading
Read MoreKey Aspects of Medical Data Quality and Controls
Precise and timely documentation of patient records is critical in the healthcare sector. Medical transcription is essential for turning physician dictations and other audio recordings pertaining to healthcare into accurate medical records and promote efficient communication among healthcare practitioners. The … Continue reading
Read MoreGoogle Gears Up to Improve Speech Recognition Capabilities
The introduction of speech recognition technology has significantly impacted the way documents are produced, especially healthcare documents. Medical transcription speech recognition platforms are designed to interpret physicians’ dictation and convert it into text that can be stored on a computer. … Continue reading
Read MoreHow EHRs Have Impacted the SOAP Note Format
Created in 1968, the subjective, objective, assessment, plan or SOAP ordering for organizing physician progress notes is now in the midst of a controversy. Perceptions about the efficacy of this standard format for organizing patient information have undergone a change … Continue reading
Read MoreReport: Geriatric Emergency Rooms Improve Care for Seniors
According to official statistics, more than 20% of US residents are expected to be 65 years or older by 2030, which is a 102% increase from the year 2000. Along with the growth in the number of elderly, the incidence … Continue reading
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