Documenting Patient Allergies in the Electronic Health Record
Allergies affect more than 50 million Americans each year and are the sixth-leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. While year-round allergies are usually a reaction to food, medications, dust mites, pet dander, or mold, seasonal allergies affect people only during certain times
Integrated Medical Transcription Services and It Can Improve Medical Practice Efficiency
In the traditional medical transcription scenario, the physician dictated clinical notes into a recorder and sent the tape via courier or email to a medical transcription company for documentation. After the files were transcribed, they were sent back to the doctor’s office for review, printing,
Need for Accurate Documentation While Prescribing Drugs for Insomnia
Proper diagnosis of insomnia is important to prescribe appropriate drugs. Insomnia or sleeplessness may be due to a mental disorder, or a medical condition; it may be psycho-physiologic insomnia, idiopathic insomnia and so on. Unless the nature of the actual condition is known properly, it
Accurate Documentation Crucial When Treating Summer Allergies
It’s summer season and both allergists and primary care physicians may be busy treating allergy symptoms caused by pollen, mold or insect stings. With allergy skin test, they can identify the exact allergen that causes the symptoms and decide on the treatment that controls the