Tag Archives: Medical Transcription Services

Five Major Challenges Facing Healthcare Administrators

Healthcare administrators face unique challenges when it comes to the management of hospital departments, staff, finance, and health information. Regulatory changes, technological advancements, disease management, phenomenal increase in data, goals of value-based care, cyber security issues, and the protection of … Continue reading

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Study: Physician Stress and Patient Safety Concerns linked to EMR Usability Issues

This year, the health care industry marks the 10th anniversary of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which set the adoption of electronic medical record (EMR) systems as a critical national goal. Medical transcription services have … Continue reading

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Impact of Nonverbal and Verbal Communication in Clinician-Patient Interactions

Listening skills are important in the medical field. Speed and accuracy are key attributes when it comes to medical transcription services. To understand the physician’s dictated notes and create timely, error-free medical records, medical transcriptionists need to have strong listening … Continue reading

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Six Key Tips for a Successful Doctor Appointment

This is a continuation to the blog “Is There a Right Time to Visit Your Doctor?” So, you have chosen a doctor and made an appointment. May be you have waited weeks or months for this appointment and so it’s … Continue reading

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Is There a Right Time to Visit Your Doctor?

Yes, there is. Workload is more for healthcare providers, mainly in primary care. These primary care doctors often spend 11 to 18 hours a day providing preventive and chronic care. AMA Insurance has reported that most physicians work between 40 … Continue reading

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An Ambient Listening System in the Exam Room – New Tech to Support EHR Documentation

One of the most challenging tasks for physicians is typing patient information into the electronic health record (EHR) during and after the office visit. US based medical transcription services ensure dedicated EHR-integrated clinical documentation, including editing of speech recognition-generated documents. … Continue reading

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Electronic Consultations Expedite Care in Allergy and Immunology, finds Study

The effective use of electronic health records (EHRs) can improve the quality of health care and patient safety. Supported by medical transcription companies, providers leverage EHRs to maintain better documentation and file organization. EHRs also help patients with adherence to … Continue reading

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Recognizing and Responding to Changes in Vital Signs – Key Concerns

Physiological abnormalities in vital signs such as body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation are common before preventable adverse events. Changes in vital signs that occur before cardiac arrest, unexpected admissions to intensive care, and unanticipated death need … Continue reading

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6 Dictation Software Programs Physicians Can Use

Medical documentation is very important when it comes to patient care because it includes all healthcare details of the patient such as patient history, test results, diagnoses, procedures, providers and so on. It provides a complete picture of all outcomes … Continue reading

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2019 National Medical Transcriptionist Week, May 19-25

This is an update to the blog, “National Medical Transcriptionist Week, May 17-23” Each year, the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) observes a week in May as National Medical Transcriptionist Week. This year, May 19-25 will be observed as … Continue reading

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