Tag Archives: Medical Transcription Services

How EHRs Have Impacted the SOAP Note Format

Created in 1968, the subjective, objective, assessment, plan or SOAP ordering for organizing physician progress notes is now in the midst of a controversy. Perceptions about the efficacy of this standard format for organizing patient information have undergone a change … 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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Unique Challenges of Sports Medicine Specialists and How Medical Transcription Services Help

With a spate of serious injuries occurring just a few days after the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, sports medicine is in the news. Today, there is a lot at stake for professional athletes, their team, coaches and parents, … Continue reading

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Medical Transcriptionists and Medical Scribes Can Help Reduce Physician Stress and Burnout

Recent studies indicate that physician burnout rates are rising. According to Medscape’s 2015 Physician LifeStyle Report, burnout rates are the highest for those specializing in critical care, urology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, OB/GYN, and neurology. Provider … Continue reading

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Study Links Physician Burnout to EHR Data Entry

Even with digitization of patient records and computerized data entry by physicians, medical transcription outsourcing is still relevant. Information Management recently reported on a new nationwide study which links electronic health records (EHRs) to physician burnout and dissatisfaction. Led by … Continue reading

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Easing EHR Implementation with Medical Transcription Services

EHR has proven to be very useful for the healthcare industry as it enables easy sharing and exchange of patient records in the present digital world. However, implementation of EHR is challenging for majority of healthcare organizations including hospitals and … Continue reading

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Medical Transcription and Document Management: An Ideal Combination

Table of ContentsMedical Transcription and Efficient Document ManagementAdvantages of Medical Transcription Document Management With the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), medical transcriptionists have also evolved into medical documentation specialists. In keeping with requirements, medical transcription services include EHR-integrated documentation … Continue reading

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8 Tips to Minimize Healthcare Documentation Errors

Clinical documentation improvement ensured by a good medical transcription company is indispensable in the current scenario when the healthcare industry is experiencing a shift to a value-based system of care that is driven by technology and consumerism. At present, patients … Continue reading

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Survey: Up to 96 Percent of US Hospitals have Certified Electronic Health Records

The results of a recently published survey show that nearly 100 percent of hospitals in the U.S. have certified EHR technology. The survey was released by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at its 2016 annual meeting. The … Continue reading

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