Differences in Physician EHR Documentation Practices can affect Patient Care
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) stores patient health information in digital format and provides physicians and other authorized users with the medical and treatment history of the patient. EHR adoption rates in the US have been on the rise and up to 79.7% of
What Are the Different Types of Medical Transcription Reports?
Medical transcription is a process that functions at the periphery of the healthcare industry. It is the process of converting dictations of the healthcare professionals into well-formatted text documents. It plays a vital role in creating the patient’s medical history which is used for
Study: Peer Comparisons Can Improve Oncology EHR Documentation
Proper and complete documentation of care for cancer patients is critical as their providers require a need a clear record to make informed treatment decisions and for information transfer with patients. Outsourcing medical transcription can ensure timely and accurate documentation of providers’ narrations of
10 Key Advantages of EHR Interoperability
EHR interoperability refers to the ability of different EHR systems to effectively communicate health information among all members in a care team and across the entire healthcare spectrum. Interoperable electronic health records allow providers to share the patient’s medical records in real time without
Patient Access to Medical Records Could Improve Medical Record Accuracy
The primary role of healthcare organizations is to provide quality patient care and any minor error can lead to severe patient injury or death of the patient. These errors could cause huge financial loss like penalty ranging from thousands to billions of dollars, along
