Tag Archives: Medical Documentation

Medical Transcription Service Quickens the Process of Medical Documentation

Many physicians still prefer to dictate their notes even in this EHR age because that is what they are used to doing. To ensure streamlined medical documentation, it is important that these dictations are transcribed accurately in a timely manner. … Continue reading

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Significance Of Medical Documentation For Spine Injuries

Accurate and good medical documentation promotes better medical care and patient safety. This is very important in all types of orthopaedic conditions including Spine Injuries. Recording all relevant information of a patient’s care on EMR or by dictating and getting … Continue reading

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Discharge Summaries and the Importance of Timely Medical Transcription

Accurate medical documentation is indispensable in any healthcare setting to ensure patient safety and appropriate care. Each patient has a number of medical records and among them the discharge summary is a very important document. It communicates a patient’s care … Continue reading

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DR Screening Is Best Delayed for Children with Diabetes Mellitus, Says Study

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) refers to retinal changes, which is a complication of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and is a major cause of blindness in young adults. As this disease may not have any symptoms and affect eyesight at an … Continue reading

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Why EHR-integrated Documentation Is the Need of the Hour

EHR-integrated medical transcription and documentation can serve the needs of physicians and practices by enhancing their efficiency and improving patient care. EHR-integrated Medical Documentation The electronic health record was introduced to improve the medical documentation process, and make it more … Continue reading

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EHRs Ring a Bell about SOAP Notes

The shift to electronic health records (EHR) has brought about some resistance and fuss from physicians and practices, but at the core of this innovation are the goals of data security, and simplicity but effectiveness of patient information entry and … Continue reading

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Telemedicine Set to Be among the Hottest Digital Health Trends in 2015

As per Skip Fleshman, partner at Asset Management Ventures, telemedicine is poised to be this year’s major digital health trend. He opines this trend would appeal not only to younger patients, but also to older populations. Telemedicine is also cheaper … Continue reading

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Infectious Diseases Still a Threat to U.S. Public Health

A recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that infectious diseases (ID) still remain a threat to U.S. public health despite the control measures taken. Several measures were taken by the CDC as a … Continue reading

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Prepare Yourself for ICD – 10 based Medical Documentation

October 1, 2014 is the date set for ICD-10 compliance. The number of diagnostic codes will increase from about 14,000 to around 69,000 while the number of procedure codes will increase from around 3,000 to about 87,000. The specificity required … Continue reading

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Quality Control and Healthcare Documentation

The healthcare industry needs to meet the desired standards of quality in documentation. Therefore, the demand of medical transcription is increasing. Continue reading

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