In March 2017, 67% of all providers reported using an electronic health record (EHR), a 1% increase over September 2016, according to SK&A, a leading provider of healthcare information solutions and research. However, while EHRs offer many benefits, surveys show … Continue reading
Read MoreAs the battle against opioids takes center stage in communities across the United States, policymakers are advocating nonpharmacological pain treatment methods. The Joint Commission’s new pain assessment and management standards that will take effect January 1, 2018 require for all accredited … Continue reading
Read MoreEarlier it was believed that with the introduction of EHR, medical transcription services will become redundant. But the fact is that with the use of EHR system, physicians are now forced to spend more time on their computers capturing patients’ medical details … Continue reading
Read MorePrimary care is in trouble, according to recent reports. The workload of primary care physicians (PCPs) is increasing and there is a provider shortage. Many of the new healthcare models are focused on connecting patients more closely to their PCP. … Continue reading
Read MoreMachine learning in health care has reached new heights with the Human Diagnosis (Human DX) project. As a medical transcription company that provides documentation solutions for a wide range of specialties, we laud the objective of this international collaboration that … Continue reading
Read MoreThis is an update on the January 8, 2014 blog “Advantages and Disadvantages Of Using Speech Recognition Software For Medical Transcription“ Speech recognition (SR) or voice recognition has had a deep impact in the field of healthcare, with the HIMSS … Continue reading
Read MoreThe Electronic Health Record (EHR) has completely changed the way physicians treat their patients and it was believed that with the introduction of EHR, medical transcription services will come to an end. But with the EHR system, physicians are forced … Continue reading
Read MoreEven with the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), many healthcare providers still rely on medical transcription services to manage their clinical documentation as they focus on patient care. In fact, going by recent news, medical transcription outsourcing could … Continue reading
Read MoreThis is an update for our December 29, 2016 blog: “How can physicians focus more on patients and not on EHR or EMR data entry?“ Cumbersome and time-consuming electronic health record (EHR) data entry has been identified as one of … Continue reading
Read MoreIt is important that medical transcriptions maintain an accuracy rate of 99% which is indeed possible with good audio. However, sometimes medical transcriptionists make errors while transcribing physician’s dictations. If you want to reduce or eliminate errors, ensure that medical transcription outsourcing is done … Continue reading
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