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HIPAA Confidentiality Regulations That Apply To Medical Transcription
Table of ContentsWhat HIPAA Compliance Means for a Medical Transcription CompanyMeasures for HIPAA ComplianceHIPAA Compliant Medical Transcription: Safeguard Against Breaches The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes the standard for protecting sensitive patient data or the confidential use … Continue reading
Read MoreWhat Is The Importance Of Keeping Proper Documentation Of Athletes’ Health Records?
Table of ContentsImportance of Documentation and Record-keeping in Sports MedicineTypes of Records and Reports ATs Maintain Athletic trainers (ATs) are highly educated and skilled professionals specializing in the management, prevention, and recovery of injured athletes. They work with coaches, physicians, … Continue reading
Read MoreStructured Vs Unstructured Radiology Reporting
The radiology report is the main and often only means of communication between referring physicians and radiologists. Traditional radiology reporting involved a trained radiologist dictating the findings of a radiologic study or procedure and its documentation by a radiology transcription … Continue reading
Read MoreHow Medical Transcription Services Quicken Pre-hospital PCRs
“If You Didn’t Write It On Your Patient Care Report, You Didn’t Do It.” The patient care report (PCR) is an essential document that conveys prehospital patient and demographic data to the emergency department or other hospital-based healthcare provider. Even … Continue reading
Read MoreBest Approaches for Documenting Allergies in the Electronic Health Record
Patients’ adverse reactions to medications and allergies to food and other substances are an important component of documentation that medical transcription service companies specializing in allergy and sleep medicine transcription can help physicians like yourself with. It is important to … Continue reading
Read MoreHow To Properly Document Patient Medical History In A Chart
The history and physical (H&P) is one of the most important notes that medical transcription companies help family practice physicians include in the electronic health record (EHR). The H&P is critical for the physician to postulate the diagnosis when seeing … Continue reading
Read MoreInpatients Face Delays in Endoscopy That Lead to Long Stays at the Hospital
Delay is something we all want to avoid, especially when it is something urgent. As a medical transcription service assisting healthcare providers, we are very much aware of this and ensure completion of our projects without delay. When it comes … Continue reading
Read MoreExperts Highlight Pitfalls to Avoid to Succeed with Remote Patient Monitoring
Remote patient monitoring (RPM), a subset of telehealth, allows healthcare providers to leverage technologies to deliver care to patients in their homes. In RPM, wired or wireless peripheral measurement devices such as glucometers, implantables, biosensors, blood pressure cuffs, and pulse … Continue reading
Read More5 Strategies to Partner with Patients and Improve Quality of Care
Physicians are focused on providing the best quality care supported by advanced technologies and innovative treatments. Medical transcription outsourcing allows clinicians to manage their EHR documentation tasks as they concentrate on their core activities. However, for their efforts to succeed, … Continue reading
Read MoreImportance of Proofreading and Reviewing SR-Generated EHR Clinical Documents
Speech recognition technology (SRT) converts the spoken word to text and helps physicians to improve productivity and turnaround time. SRT is widely used in Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems of healthcare organizations and medical practices. As it eliminates the need … Continue reading
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