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Telemedicine and Emergency Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Telemedicine

Emergency departments (EDs) are at the frontline of care during the coronavirus pandemic and medical transcription companies are focused on meeting need for prompt and accurate electronic health record (EHR) documentation. One significant development since the pandemic began is the increased use of telemedicine

Four Common EHR Errors and How to Avoid Them

EHR Errors and How to Avoid Them

The electronic health record (EHR) is designed to improve patient care and streamline physician workflow. With the widespread adoption of digitized patient records, medical transcription companies enter physician narrations directly into the EHR instead of into word processing systems. Medical transcription services ease physician

How to Use the EHR Copy-Paste Function Safely

EHR Copy-Paste

Documentation integrity refers to the accuracy of the complete health record. Clear, consistent, complete, precise, reliable, timely, and legible electronic health record (EHR) documentation is necessary to reflect the patient’s disease burden and the services provided. Outsourcing medical transcription goes a long way when it comes

HIPAA Privacy Rule – Proposed Changes and Updates in 2021

HIPAA

Digitalization of healthcare has improved the efficiency of healthcare delivery, benefiting patients and physicians. Electronic health records (EHRs) supported by medical transcription services provide accurate, up to date and complete information about patients at the point of care, improving quality of care and practice

How Medical Transcriptionists Edit Physician Dictated Records

Medical Transcriptionists

Medical transcriptionists (MTs) basically convert the physician’s dictated report into text format and highlight any discrepancies. Though this may sound relatively simple and straightforward, there’s more to it. A reliable and skilled medical transcription service provider will ensure that the physician receives an accurate,

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