Tag Archives: Medical Transcription Outsourcing

Importance of Radiology Transcription and How Outsourcing Is Advantageous

Radiology refers to the study of radiation-emitted images to diagnose or treat a disease seen within the body. It helps to pinpoint a patient’s condition and provide treatment before the condition gets much worse. With radiology transcription, high quality and … Continue reading

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Neurology Documentation and Coding for ICD -10

For a specialty like neurology, the change to ICD-10-CM poses special challenges. The purpose of clinical documentation is to describe the details of the services provided and the accurate diagnosis which will provide a clear idea about the patient’s condition. … Continue reading

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4 Main Reasons to Outsource Medical Transcription

Medical transcription is a labor- and time-intensive activity that requires trained and experienced medical transcriptionists. It is very much relevant in this contemporary EHR era also because many physicians prefer to dictate their notes as before and have it transcribed. … Continue reading

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How to Draft Effective Referral Letters

With medical transcription outsourcing, doctors and hospitals are now able to streamline their functioning better. Such EHR-compliant solutions can help physicians and specialists to focus more on rendering care, which does improve overall patient satisfaction. Outsourcing is important in the … Continue reading

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Proper Documentation of Patient Malnutrition Ensures Proper Care

A person who suffers a deficiency of the nutrients required for good health is said to be malnourished. While it is more common in developing countries, malnutrition is also a problem among children and adults in the United States. According … Continue reading

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Can Medical Transcription Outsourcing Help Improve Solo Practices? A Review

The need to implement electronic health records is pressurizing present day healthcare practitioners, especially those who are used to and comfortable with the traditional dictation and transcription practice. Medical transcription outsourcing can really help individual practices attain greater efficiency and … Continue reading

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Are Healthcare Units Paying Attention to Their Medical Record’s Accuracy?

Many patients believe their medical records are reviewed for accuracy but that may not always be true. Often, patient information is wrongly entered and this shows the lack of quality assurance. Formatting errors are a major problem. Frequently found errors … 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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How to Properly Document Medical Decision Making (MDM)

Medical Decision Making (MDM) documentation is as significant as the other two components of documentation (History and Exam) in assigning an evaluation and management (E/M) service level. The end result of MDM is complexity level or severity of presenting complaint. MDM … Continue reading

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Transformation of Medical Transcription Openings

Medical transcription – a task which every healthcare institution is burdened with, and is therefore outsourced en masse, is probably heading in another direction, that of increasing automation. It would probably come as a revelation that the years from 2007 … Continue reading

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