WHAT IS MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Medical transcription is the process of typing the voice records of healthcare professionals into text files. And although that sounds trivial, it brings a huge relief to healthcare practitioners. Because unlike back in the day, now they don’t need to worry about creating hand-written reports and discharge summaries.Medical transcription can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century. At this time, physicians who didn’t want to take their own notes employed stenographers, who could document almost anything using shorthand.
As the wave of technological advancements erupted in the 20th century, “cool” devices such as typewriters were developed. And this replaced shorthand for a while before voice recorders and word processors came along and stole the show. These days, more cutting-edge technologies like speech recognition software and are also being used to facilitate medical transcription (More on that in a moment).
BENEFITS OF MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF YOUR PHYSICIANS
Physician burnout is a real issue that detrimentally affects medical professionals every day. Physician burnout is the result of excessive stress classified as a cycle of negative emotions, paralysis, and withdrawal. It is the mental, emotional, often physical exhaustion that eventually leads to total disengagement.
SAVE YOUR PRACTICE TIME AND MONEY
Physicians are always lacking time. So when a team of medical transcriptionists are completing the paperwork, your physicians get their time back! Gifting time back to your physicians and medical professionals will result in a stronger and more efficient work environment. Doctors will have the time to focus on diagnosis, nurses will benefit from a smoother intake process and patients will feel like they are receiving every ounce of your physician’s attention.
MORE ACCURATE AND CONSISTENT MEDICAL RECORDS
Your physicians will have peace of mind knowing they have a team of highly skilled transcriptionists combing through and entering data into your electronic health record (EHR) system.
RESTORE COMFORT TO PATIENTS
Practices who opt towards having an in-house scribe could unintentionally make patients uncomfortable. More often than not, the transcriptionist will need to be in the exam room while the patient is discussing personal and delicate medical information.
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