Emergency Room Transcription

Emergency Rooms Becoming More Reliable Than Seeing a Doctor

Emergency Rooms (ERs) designed to treat life-threatening illnesses are getting overcrowded now as more Americans are relying on ERs than visiting a doctor. A study published recently in the International Journal of Health Services has found that Emergency departments (EDs) … Continue reading

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Emergency Room Visits among the Elderly are Growing

Even with the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), many healthcare providers still rely on medical transcription services to manage their clinical documentation as they focus on patient care. In fact, going by recent news, medical transcription outsourcing could … Continue reading

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New Interventions Needed to Improve Electronic Documentation in the Emergency Room, says Study

A new study has found that a customized emergency department (ED) provider electronic documentation system which replaced paper documentation impeded operational performance and increased ED length of stay (LOS). The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) stresses the need for … Continue reading

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Emergency Room or Urgent Care-Unraveling the Dilemma

Whether emergency room (ER) reports or urgent care documentation, experienced medical transcription companies can ensure error-free EHR-integrated solutions in fast turnaround time. However, when an accident, injury or sudden illness occurs, patients are often confused as to whether they should … Continue reading

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Home Physician Services can Reduce Emergency Department Overcrowding

Emergency department overcrowding is a major problem in hospitals across the U.S. Outsourcing medical transcription helps emergency physicians maintain accurate electronic health records. However, emergency departments (ED) face many challenges when it comes to delivering high quality and timely patient … Continue reading

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Emergency Room Electronic Health Records – Medical Transcription Outsourcing could Prevent Data Entry Errors

The electronic medical record (EMR) is a powerful tool that enables the treating physician to track the patient’s medical history and detect patterns or problems, and provide quality health care. Medical transcription outsourcing is a reliable option to ensure accuracy … Continue reading

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Why Emergency Room Visits Increase during Holidays

Holidays are a time of celebration, enjoyment, and thanksgiving that people love to spend with family and friends. But with all the hustle and bustle, people often end up in emergency rooms when they fail to notice the basic safety … Continue reading

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Knowledge of Common ER Slang Terms Helps Improve Emergency Room Transcription

A medical transcription professional will have to handle diverse medical specialties and scenarios and one crucial area is emergency room transcription. ER documentation is quite challenging compared to types of medical transcription. In ER, the patient condition fluctuates based on … Continue reading

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Why Transcription of Emergency Room Reports is Challenging

Emergency room scenarios are unpredictable, making things quite challenging for ER physicians, their staff and medical transcription service providers. This is because emergency room reports are based on variable elements and there are cases where the condition of patients keeps … Continue reading

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Informed Consent Documentation for Emergency Care

Though majority of procedures performed in emergency departments (EDs) do not need formal written consent, informed consent is a required process for procedures that have high risks. Documentation of informed consent is very important. If the informed consent is not … Continue reading

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