In any medical practice, sharing open notes benefits both patients and clinicians. Professional medical transcription companies can help healthcare providers to create different types of clinical notes such as consultation, discharge summary, procedure notes, progress notes, history and physical, imaging … Continue reading
Read MoreInaccurate medical records can lead physicians to take the wrong decisions that can compromise patient safety. Common errors in medical records include grammatical errors, misspelled words, punctuation errors, typographical mistakes, and more. Transcribing medical records require excellent training and listening … Continue reading
Read MoreBetter patient engagement in health care delivery has the potential to improve health outcomes, patient satisfaction and reduce costs. Patient engagement is involving patients in their own care. The key pillars of patient engagement are – providing access to necessary … Continue reading
Read MoreWell-designed EHRs and EMRs are the backbone of the healthcare system. Though both the terms are used interchangeably and have some common features, they are different concepts. Both are essential to meet the nation’s goals of improving patient safety, and … Continue reading
Read MoreJust like in any other business, measuring productivity is also important when it comes to evaluating medical transcription outsourcing services and in-house transcription. In established medical transcription service companies, managers will clearly define and communicate productivity expectations and goals to … Continue reading
Read MoreMental health progress notes refer to notes that psychologists, therapists, clinical counselors, psychiatrists, and other practitioners create at each session about the patient’s clinical status. When maintaining mental health records, clinicians need to consider patient needs, legal requirements, ethical standards, … Continue reading
Read MoreMaintaining accurate and timely nursing records is essential for communication among all members of the patient’s healthcare team and to support the delivery of safe, appropriate and continuous care. Nurses are often accountable for creating the patient chart and updating … Continue reading
Read MoreHIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 focuses on protecting Personal Health Information (PHI). This law established national standards on how covered entities, health care clearing houses, and business associates share and store PHI. This privacy rule … Continue reading
Read MoreSpeech-to-text medical dictation or voice recognition software help providers to save time on typing or writing clinical notes, improve productivity, and access notes from any location. Providers just need to record and document interactions with patients on their mobile, laptop … Continue reading
Read MoreProper medical record keeping is vital to ensure the care that patients need and medical transcription companies play a vital role in ensuring accurate and timely medical documentation. To maintain complete, accurate and concise medical records, it is important to … Continue reading
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