Medical transcription- what to look for in a Transcription service provider: Aptitude or attitude?

What is more important, aptitude or attitude? This is a very relevant issue while deciding to outsource medical transcription needs.

What exactly is ‘APTITUDE’ when it comes to judging a Medical Transcription Service Provider?

Some of the attributes that reflect the Aptitude in the medical transcription context are:

. Quality/accuracy meaning the accuracy of the completed transcripts vis-à-vis what was dictated. An aptitude for accurate transcription.

· Turnaround time refers to the time taken to deliver the transcribed reports. An aptitude for maintaining promised deadlines.

. Data Security means having adequate security measures to ensure that confidential data transmitted back and forth is safe and secure. An aptitude for maintaining virtual security.

. Reasonable prices denote prices that are fair and reasonable for the services rendered. An aptitude for fair pricing.

. Technology that is easy to use by health professionals, without requiring extensive training. An aptitude for deploying systems that are user- friendly.

What sort of attitude should be looked at by the healthcare facility when it comes to judging a Medical Transcription Service Provider?

The Attitude of a medical transcription service provider can be judged based on the following characteristics:

Quality guidelines are the standards by which the medical transcription service provider employees perform their duties. Quality Guidelines ensure that the quality of work stays consistent at all levels of the company under all circumstances. An attitude for making quality indispensable.

In house transcription means that the medical transcription service provider that the healthcare facility is outsourcing to, is executing the work in house and not through sub contractors. An attitude for maintaining standard service.

Transparent and simple billing means having a method of billing which is verifiable, definable, measurable, consistent, fair and honest. An attitude of transparency.

Flexibility of dictation methods means offering different options for doctors to dictate their notes. A flexible and client friendly attitude.

Specialty based Medical Transcription, means training Medical Transcriptionists with special focus in one or two specialties of medicine to make them domain experts. An attitude for going beyond the ordinary

Document delivery system that allows for easy uploads and downloads and which will make checking on the status of the reports efficient and convenient. An attitude for making the customer’s work life simpler.

Free trial without any obligatory sign up giving the healthcare facility a chance to review the services of the medical transcription service provider before signing up. A confident attitude.

Testimonials make it possible to find out from others as to how they have benefited from the services of the medical transcription service provider. An honest attitude.

As can be seen it is important to choose a medical transcription service provider with both the right aptitude and attitude.

TransDyne offers medical transcription with an accuracy of above 99% with a turnaround time of 24 hours & 4-12 hours for STAT reports at a reasonable price, through secure channels and makes it easy to upload and access data. i.e. the Right Aptitude!

TransDyne has quality guidelines in place to ensure quality, executes all medical transcription work in house to ensure security & quality, has a transparent and simple billing method, offers flexible modes of dictation and gets transcription done by expert medical transcriptionists to ensure all special needs are taken care of, through a easy document delivery system, offers a free trial and the testimonials of their satisfied customers. I.e. the Right Attitude!

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