Do Electronic Health Records Pose Risk of Wrong Patient Orders?
Transcribing patient orders is one of the many documentation tasks that medical transcription companies help physicians with. Today, computerized physician order entry (CPOE) allows providers to transmit orders quickly via the electronic health record (EHR). While EHRs are designed to optimize work flow and communications and
Tips for Medical Transcriptionists to Improve Their Skills
Even though technological advances and EHR have changed the way medical transcription is done today, it is critical for medical transcriptionists to work on improving their skills to provide accurate transcripts. Medical transcription companies are often required to deliver accurate transcriptions, often within short time
2019 National Medical Transcriptionist Week, May 19-25
This is an update to the blog, “National Medical Transcriptionist Week, May 17-23”
Each year, the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) observes a week in May as National Medical Transcriptionist Week. This year, May 19-25 will be observed as Medical Transcriptionist Week. This week
Studies reveal Patient Acceptance of Telehealth Services
In many organizations, telemedicine is providing significant benefits for both patients and providers. Recent studies indicate that convenience and care quality are the main factors driving patient approval for virtual care. Telehealth service documentation requirements are similar to that of face-to-face encounters, and it is
How to Ensure Better Dictation Quality for Your Medical Reports
In this era of digitalization and automation, conversion of audio recordings into data files is common in various transcription fields like medical, general, business, legal, academic, insurance, media, etc. Among all these, the demand for medical transcription services has expanded considerably worldwide because of the
