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ECRI Report Lists 2019 10 Top Patient Safety Challenges

Running through March 17, 2019, Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) is focusing on culture of safety and patient engagement. This is the right time to discuss the top patient safety concerns in 2019 as listed in a recent report from … Continue reading

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Patients discharged around the Holidays face higher Risk of Readmission, says Study

It can be very depressing to spend your holidays in hospital, but a new study says that this could be safer than being discharged. Hospital discharge refers to the point at which inpatient care comes to an end and when … Continue reading

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Reports Say Hospitals Are Investing More on Medical Transcription Tools

Technological advancements in the healthcare industry have resulted in innovative solutions including the Electronic Health Record or EHR. Good quality medical records are essential to proper ongoing care of patients and are paramount for effective communication between healthcare professionals. Professional … Continue reading

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Study: A Physician’s Reassurance can have a Healing Effect

With increasing patient volume, administrative work related to visits, and other duties, physicians face mounting demands on their time. Medical transcription outsourcing helps with electronic medical record (EMR) documentation, allowing physicians to focus on face-to-face contact with patients and provide … Continue reading

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Virtual Access to Specialists can help PCPs Deliver Better Liver Disease Care, Finds Study

The widespread adoption of modern technology such as electronic health records (EHRs) has greatly enhanced a physician’s ability to deliver better care and enhance practice efficiency. Outsourcing medical transcription to a technologically advanced service provider helps physicians maintain EHR documentation … Continue reading

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Sentiments in Nursing Notes can Predict ICU Survival, Says Study

Comprehensive and accurate nursing notes are vital to make good therapeutic decisions. In fact, medical transcription outsourcing companies help the healthcare team ensure timely, error-free nursing notes. When in the intensive care unit, patients get individualized care from a specialized … Continue reading

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Study: Timely Discharge Summaries can Reduce Readmissions

Experienced medical transcription companies are focused on efficiently meeting physicians’ patient record documentation needs. They provide physicians with timely and accurate clinical notes, History & Physical, consults, lab reports, operative notes, and discharge summaries. They are well aware of the … Continue reading

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Study: Mining Progress Notes in EHRs could Help Diagnose Dementia

Many physicians rely on medical transcription companies to transcribe and chart patient evaluation data in electronic health records (EHRs). EHR physician notes contain valuable medical information that is crucial to improving patient care. Medical Xpress recently reported on a new … Continue reading

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Shared Medical Appointments offer Significant Benefits for Both Patients and Providers, say Reports

A patient’s medical appointment with a physician is valuable time. Many providers rely on medical transcription outsourcing to create complete and accurate electronic medical records that tell the patient’s story and meet all legal, regulatory and auditing requirements. Physicians strive … Continue reading

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Language Used in Clinical Notes can affect Patient Care, says Johns Hopkins Study

Accurate and timely medical notes, as every medical transcription company knows, ensure systematic documentation of a patient’s medical history, diagnosis, treatment and care. Experienced medical transcriptionists convert the physician’s dictation into error-free input for the electronic medical record (EMR). However, … Continue reading

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