Tag Archives: Medical Transcription Companies

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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Medical Documentation Tips to Address RAC Audits

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) closely scrutinizes hospitals and physicians to identify healthcare fraud and abuse. The actual target is not the quality of care, but the documentation that supports why a particular service or procedure was … Continue reading

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Majority of Physicians Still Not Happy with Their EHR Use

Last year, we discussed how many healthcare providers were unhappy with their EHR despite investing a huge amount in such systems. Now, a new survey from AmericanEHR Partners and the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that physicians are still not … Continue reading

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Avoiding Transcription Errors in Medication Administration

Transcribing a medication order or the transfer of information from an order sheet to nursing documentation is a crucial step in medication administration. With accurate transcription, the other steps in medication administration such as dispensing the drug and delivering the … Continue reading

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Improving EHR Productivity in Ophthalmology Practices

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, around 32% of ophthalmology practices are actively using electronic health records or EHRs. An electronic record system provides ophthalmologists effective opportunities to maximize their collaboration with primary care providers or specialists. With EHR, … Continue reading

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Disparities in Electronic Charting of Allergy Information – Is EHR Transcription a Better Option?

Can electronic medical records eliminate the need for accurate medical transcription? This is a question frequently asked by providers who are used to dictating their medical notes and having them professionally transcribed. Let us consider this in the light of … Continue reading

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Quality Assurance for Health Care Documentation

Quality in health care documentation is crucial when it comes to ensuring proper and timely health care. In view of this, the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) has paid down best practices to assure quality, timeliness and security in … Continue reading

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How to Improve Typing Speed – A Much Needed Skill for a Medical Transcriptionist

Excellent typing speed is a much-needed skill for a medical transcriptionist, along with a number of other skills such as accuracy, grammar and in-depth knowledge of medical terminology. The aim should be to have reasonably good speed with few typing … Continue reading

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A More Comprehensive Approach to Address SRT Challenges

Speech recognition technology (SRT) is being increasingly adopted in clinical documentation. While only a small percentage of providers use this technology in self-editing (front-end) mode, the use of back-end SRT system is growing rapidly within the healthcare field. Though many providers … Continue reading

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Importance of a Proofreading Checklist for Medical Transcripts

The information in patient medical records is crucial for clinical decision-making, quality management and clinical reporting. However, errors can creep into medical transcripts and endanger patient safety, even resulting in serious consequences. Proofreading the transcripts is crucial to eliminate errors … Continue reading

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