Tag Archives: Medical Transcription Companies

Doctors who Type Less Score Higher in Patient Satisfaction

In an article published in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently, two doctors described the deterioration of the patient-doctor relationship as the most pernicious problems facing modern medicine. They point out that the health care system has lost its humanity in … Continue reading

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Positive Global PACS and RIS Market Outlook augurs well for Medical Transcription Services

According to a recent Transparency Market Research report, the global PACS and RIS market is expected to grow at a rate of 7.0% during the period 2016-2024. The report says that the value of the picture archiving and communication system … Continue reading

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Google Gears Up to Improve Speech Recognition Capabilities

The introduction of speech recognition technology has significantly impacted the way documents are produced, especially healthcare documents. Medical transcription speech recognition platforms are designed to interpret physicians’ dictation and convert it into text that can be stored on a computer. … Continue reading

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New Medscape Survey Reveals Physicians’ Challenges with EHRs

A vast majority of physicians’ practices across various specialties have implemented electronic health records (EHRs), according Medscape’s 2016 EHR report. The survey revealed that the percentage of current EHR users has risen to 91% – from 74% in Medscape’s 2012 … Continue reading

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Report: Geriatric Emergency Rooms Improve Care for Seniors

According to official statistics, more than 20% of US residents are expected to be 65 years or older by 2030, which is a 102% increase from the year 2000. Along with the growth in the number of elderly, the incidence … Continue reading

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How Hospitalists Can Mitigate Diagnostic Mistakes and Improve Patient Care

Research has found that thousands of hospitalized patients die every year due to diagnostic errors. A Harvard Medical Practice Study reported that diagnostic mistakes were responsible for 17% of preventable errors in hospitalized patients. A recent American College of Physicians … Continue reading

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Manual Medical Transcription vs. Computerized Transcription

Medical documentation is a major consideration for healthcare providers from the point of view of appropriate patient care as well as reimbursement for provided services. With the implementation of EHR, it is a common belief that medical transcription is on … Continue reading

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Recommendation for Best Practices in Clinical Research Documentation

Clinical trials strive to find improved ways of preventing, screening for, diagnosing, or treating a disease, or comparing a new treatment to an existing treatment. Good documentation practices to maintain supporting or source data such as case histories and record … Continue reading

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Proper Documentation a Critical Aspect in Chronic Pain Management

According to the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, up to 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Good documentation is crucial when treating chronic pain patients. The physician has to ensure accurate pain management transcription of the dictated … Continue reading

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Poor Dictation Practices – Challenges and Solutions

Poor dictation is a huge challenge for medical transcription services making the transcriptionist’s job quite difficult when they have to spend considerable time trying to figure out what the physicians are saying. Bad recordings contain too many inaudible terms and … Continue reading

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