Benefits of Dictating Medical Records

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Benefits of Dictating Medical Records

The traditional dictation-medical transcription model is still appealing to many clinicians even in this EHR era and many of them are using medical transcription services to enhance functioning.

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The Electronic Health Record (EHR) was introduced to help physicians improve their productivity and provide excellent patient care. But it has led physicians to spend more time on documentation than on providing better care and attention to their patients. Many studies have shown that physicians’ productivity increases when progress notes and other medical notes are dictated. With the help of a reliable provider of medical transcription services, physicians can now dictate using different options such as -- free phone in, digital recorder or mobile phone. They provide EHR-friendly transcription solutions by converting dictated notes into data formats that can be uploaded into any EHR system using HL7 interface. Advantages of Dictating Medical Notes  Dictating medical notes improves the physician’s productivity, i.e. it helps physicians to spend more quality time with their patients.  The accuracy of medical reports increases when the medical records are dictated. Accuracy is an essential element while preparing medical records and ensures better patient care.  Dictated medical records can be easily transcribed and the details entered into the EHR by a transcription service provider. This is a better option than handwritten notes, and also better than the physician spending time entering the details into the EHR.  Physicians get more time to plan the best treatment for their patients and also learn more about specific health conditions. Dictating the medical notes saves them a considerable amount of time, which they can spend more productively. Moreover, accurately transcribed medical records enable quick reimbursement for the services provided to patients. In this age of electronic health records, clinicians will find the medical transcription providers have a more significant role to play. They are rising up in the industry to the position of medical language specialists and editors, providing more meaningful and valuable service. In order to ensure accurate and quick documentation, healthcare organizations now use EHR-integrated medical transcription offered by reliable medical transcription service companies. Spending on Medical Transcription Services to Increase by 2019 Medical transcription services have so far been a niche within the healthcare industry. But automation of medical records has increased the role of medical transcription vendors. The Market intelligence firm Transparency Market Research says that the global medical transcription market is expected to generate revenue amounting to USD 60.6

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billion by 2019. The market was pegged at USD 41.4 billion in 2012 and this growth stands at 5.60% CAGR from 2013 to 2019.

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