Celebrating National Nurses Week
May 6-12 is celebrated as National Nurses week in the US.
National Nurses Week is celebrated in the U.S. by professional associations, healthcare organizations, and healthcare communities through May 6th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This occasion provides the perfect opportunity to recognize and appreciate
Why Stroke Mortality Rates are Falling
Stroke deaths in the United States have been dropping quite dramatically since the early 20th century, according to a recent report published by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke mortality rates from 250 per 100,000 population in 1900 to about 60 per 100,000 by
How Partial Dictation with Electronic Records Improves Clinical Documentation
Digitization of patient records offers the benefit of better accessibility to the health record and for tracking patient outcomes, which would improve the quality of care. However, physicians are finding it difficult to enter patient information into the electronic health record (EHR) system. They are
Medical Transcription Services Can Add Value to the Clinical Documentation Workflow
There is no doubt that digitization of clinical documentation has greatly improved the efficiency of the healthcare system. It has minimized the risks posed by lost, illegible and inaccessible paper records. However, the next stage, namely EMR adoption has not gone down too well with
Credentialed Medical Assistants for EHR Data Entry
Though EHRs are helping in the management of health care records, most physicians are finding it cumbersome and time consuming to enter patient data into the system. According to a report presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians, resident physicians are spending additional time
