Medical Transcription Outsourcing

How Clinical Documentation Improvement Boosts Quality of Care

Medical transcription outsourcing plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely and complete documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).  In fact, success with clinical documentation improvement (CDI) begins with efficient EHR data entry to ensure complete, precise and accurate … Continue reading

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Study: Overlapping Surgery Safe for Most Patients, but Not High-risk Groups

General surgeons diagnose and treat surgical conditions affecting various areas of the body – the breast, lung, abdomen, thyroid, arm, legs, colon, rectal, skin, and more. Operative reports describe the indication, procedure, and any complications of the procedure and must … Continue reading

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Telehealth – A Powerful Tool to Manage Flu Patients

Recent reports indicate that the current flu season is far from over. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that during February 2-9, the number of people seeking treatment for the flu peaked nationally since the current flu season began last October. Healthcare … Continue reading

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Study: Primary Care improves Care Quality, Access, and Patient Experience

Primary care providers are the key players in the healthcare system. The Institute of Medicine (www.nap.edu) defines primary care as: “The provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal … Continue reading

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The Problem of Medical Care Overuse – When “More” is “Less”

Medical records must contain pertinent and up-to-date information on the advice and/or treatment provided to a patient. Medical transcription outsourcing allows providers to ensure the patient record is an accurate and complete reflection of the patient encounter to facilitate continuity … Continue reading

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Declining Trust in Healthcare Providers – Reasons and Consequences

Trust is a fundamental aspect of any type of relationship, personal or business-related. For instance, a company outsourcing medical transcription service to physicians has to build trust and reliability as a dedicated business partner. This is very important, given the … Continue reading

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Tips to Make Patient Handoffs Safer and More Effective

The handoff of a patient from one physician to another is a frequent and unavoidable aspect of care. Medical transcription outsourcing helps health care providers produce the electronic component of the handoff. However, clinical handoffs are prone to errors due … Continue reading

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Addressing the Problem of Overuse of Medical Care

Electronic health record (EHR) systems serve as powerful technology platforms for data collection on office visits, diagnoses, treatments, and prescriptions, and medical transcription outsourcing helps physicians ensure accurate EHR documentation. EHR data is widely used for research and to study … Continue reading

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Best Practices To Improve Accuracy of Medical Records

Medical records are a combination of both self-reported patient information and a physician’s notes on the diagnosis, care and treatment given to the patient. When a patient visits a physician, the latter makes a diagnosis and dictates the patient’s medical … Continue reading

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Why Patients Lie to Doctors and How It Affects Their Care Plan

Proper communication between patients and healthcare providers is vital for better patient care. Patients should feel free to express their feelings to their physician because this can ensure better outcomes. A genuine concern at present is the EHR, which forces … Continue reading

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