Every physician knows about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect patient health information. Established in 1996, HIPAA sets national standards for the confidentiality, security, and transmissibility of personal health information. HIPAA violations can damage a practice’s … Continue reading
Read MoreWhile several reports including Aetna’s 2018 Health Care Trends suggest the use of health IT tools such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs) as an important driver of value-based care, there are surveys that find that EHRs are not meeting providers’ … Continue reading
Read MoreSharing electronic health records (EHRs) is an ideal way to quickly share diagnostic data among hospitals and providers. A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care has found that the trend of hospitals sharing EHR data with … Continue reading
Read MoreDespite being cautious, accidents and illnesses happen and the ER is always a very busy setting providing 24/7 emergency care when patients need it most. As physicians and the medical transcription companies that support them know, the ER is an … Continue reading
Read MoreRadiology practices face a host of challenges, ranging from documentation, reimbursement and regulation to burnout and team performance. Today, outsourcing is helping to tackle many of these issues, with radiologists relying on third party service providers for revenue cycle management … Continue reading
Read MoreToday, all medical specialty groups including plastic surgeons have progressed significantly in implementing electronic health records (EHRs). EHR adoption is critical not only from the reimbursement point of view but also as a cost and time saving strategy as paper … Continue reading
Read MoreThe radiology report is definitely the most important document produced by radiologists. Radiology transcription service companies convert radiologists’ dictation into reports and upload them on the EMR/EHR or Radiology Information System (RIS) system. These reports are the radiologist’s written interpretation … Continue reading
Read MoreEmergency Rooms (ERs) designed to treat life-threatening illnesses are getting overcrowded now as more Americans are relying on ERs than visiting a doctor. A study published recently in the International Journal of Health Services has found that Emergency departments (EDs) … Continue reading
Read MoreHealthcare security breach is widespread and reports indicate that an average of one healthcare organization experiences a data breach every day. Medical transcription outsourcing to a reliable service provider can ensure HIPAA compliant medical documentation practices. However, electronic health records … Continue reading
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