Author Archives: Julie Clements
Medical Transcription Service Quickens the Process of Medical Documentation
Many physicians still prefer to dictate their notes even in this EHR age because that is what they are used to doing. To ensure streamlined medical documentation, it is important that these dictations are transcribed accurately in a timely manner. … Continue reading
Read MoreDo Patients Really Understand Cardiology Terminology?
Proper documentation of cardiology medical records is important for the successful management of a cardiology practice and cardiology departments in hospitals. It helps with easy and convenient medical coding and billing, gives facts, findings and observations during patient visits, and … Continue reading
Read MoreKnowledge of Medical Slang Terms Ensures Quick Medical Documentation
Medical slang is a major challenge with regard to medical transcription, and it requires efficient medical transcription services to make sense of these terms and transcribe them accurately. Doctors, nurses, paramedics and other clinical staff use medical slang and common … Continue reading
Read MoreStudies on Health Benefits of “Moderate Drinking” Could be Misleading
The consultation reports that medical transcription companies provide from physicians’ dictated reports include details of patients’ lifestyle habits, especially alcohol and tobacco consumption. Alcohol-related problems are common in primary care practice and physicians work at changing patients’ drinking behavior before … Continue reading
Read MoreStudy: Respiratory Infections Multiply Heart Attack Risk
ScienceDirect recently reported on a new study from the University of Sydney that confirmed the link between respiratory infection and a heart attack by analysing the medical records of 578 consecutive patients. The cardiology reports that medical transcription service companies … Continue reading
Read MoreBetter Doctor-Patient Communication with Medical Transcription Services
Outsourcing medical transcription has been the traditional way in which physicians ensured accurate and timely documentation as well as more time to spend with their patients. A common complaint of patients now is that they are not able to communicate … Continue reading
Read MoreNew Study: Physicians Waiting Longer to See New Patients
Physicians need to track and maintain records of both new and existing patients. Outsourcing medical transcription is a viable strategy for busy health care providers as it allows them to focus on care instead of time-consuming and distracting EHR data … Continue reading
Read MoreDirect Primary Care – New Paradigm that Maximizes Health Care Value
Direct primary care (DPC) is catching on with many family medicine physicians extolling its virtues. The key benefit of this relatively new paradigm is that it maximizes health care value. As a medical transcription service provider with years of experience, … Continue reading
Read MoreStudy: Talking to Patients before Procedures can Prevent Potential High-cost Incidents
Outsourcing medical transcription helps busy physicians get error-free documents of dictated notes and other records in quick turnaround time. They can focus on their core tasks without concerns about their EHR documentation being incomplete or inaccurate. A new study says … Continue reading
Read MoreSimple Blood Test can Differentiate Between Parkinson’s and Similar Medical Conditions
One of the important services that expert transcriptionists in medical transcription companies provide is the documentation of laboratory tests. Accurate transcription of simple and complex blood tests prevents diagnostic data errors that can have critical consequences for patient care. Such … Continue reading
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