Improving Standardization can Optimize Care Quality and Reduce Costs
Improved standardization helps healthcare organizations reduce time, effort and money, and importantly, optimize care quality and patient safety. Variation in the delivery of healthcare is a major concern as the lack of standardization directly affects the ability to ensure safe care. Organizations need to
How Manual Editing and Review Are Relevant in SR-assisted Transcription
Even with the availability of advanced technologies such as voice recognition software that assist the transcription industry, manual editing and review provided by professional medical transcription services has its own relevance, proves a recent JAMA study.
Speech-recognition software such as Dragon Naturally speaking has now
Study: Mining Progress Notes in EHRs could Help Diagnose Dementia
Many physicians rely on medical transcription companies to transcribe and chart patient evaluation data in electronic health records (EHRs). EHR physician notes contain valuable medical information that is crucial to improving patient care. Medical Xpress recently reported on a new study published in the Journal
Challenges of Patient Monitoring in General Care – Bedside Devices can Save the Day, say Studies
Patients are shifted from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a general floor when the physician determines that they no longer need such close surveillance and individualized care. Most patients and their caregivers see this decision as a step in their progress from being gravely
Shared Medical Appointments offer Significant Benefits for Both Patients and Providers, say Reports
A patient’s medical appointment with a physician is valuable time. Many providers rely on medical transcription outsourcing to create complete and accurate electronic medical records that tell the patient’s story and meet all legal, regulatory and auditing requirements. Physicians strive to utilize the precious time
