Diagnostic errors are a persistent problem in healthcare practices. We have seen earlier how diagnostic errors are a top concern in the healthcare industry. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, recently published a report entitled ‘Improving Diagnosis in … Continue reading
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is concerned with the prevalence of meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men (MSM), and stresses the need to document MSM status on meningococcal case reports generated using EHR alone … Continue reading
Read MoreMost often, hip injuries get little attention compared to injuries to the knee, ankle and shoulders due to their low prevalence. However, you should document hip fractures accurately through effective orthopedic transcription for the proper management of these types of … Continue reading
Read MoreElectronic Health Record (EHR) is a systematic way of storing patient records such as personal information, disease, modes of diagnoses and recommendations by the physicians and so on, with the objective of ensuring easy availability of necessary data when needed. … Continue reading
Read MoreThe need to implement electronic health records is pressurizing present day healthcare practitioners, especially those who are used to and comfortable with the traditional dictation and transcription practice. Medical transcription outsourcing can really help individual practices attain greater efficiency and … Continue reading
Read MoreSuicide was found to be the second leading cause of death among adults aged between 15 and 24 in 2013. As the patterns of suicide may be different for young adults between 18 and 24 years of age than for … Continue reading
Read MoreCoronary artery disease (CAD) or ischemic heart disease is the most common type of heart disease found in Americans. The key risk factor for this condition is high blood pressure, rising cholesterol levels and smoking. Proper documentation via cardiology transcription … Continue reading
Read MoreMany patients believe their medical records are reviewed for accuracy but that may not always be true. Often, patient information is wrongly entered and this shows the lack of quality assurance. Formatting errors are a major problem. Frequently found errors … Continue reading
Read MoreThough antibiotic drugs greatly reduce illness and death from infectious diseases, unnecessary and prolonged use of such drugs allows infectious organisms (that were targeted to kill by the drugs) to get adapted to them and cause antibiotic-resistant infections. The most … Continue reading
Read MoreSeptic shock is a clinical emergency condition, which involves a lethal drop in the blood pressure of the patient due to the presence of bacteria in the blood. This condition will prevent the delivery of blood to the organs and … Continue reading
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