Medical transcription outsourcing: Providing meaningful context

The world of healthcare has evolved so much with the advent of new remedies, new inventions and the discovery of numerous methods for improving the health of those seeking healthcare services. Considering that the number of people seeking healthcare services have increased, the demand for these services has also increased. In such a scenario it is important for healthcare professionals to maximize their productivity in such a way as to focus on providing quality care consistently. In such a situation it is important that the healthcare professional – patient encounter be documented in its entirety.

While the importance of documenting the patient- healthcare professional encounter is undeniable as it provides support in numerous ways including, providing the base for planning care, keeping track of progress, the basis for coding & billing, and forming an important component of risk management among many other numerous purposes, it is important to choose the right means of documenting the process.

Out of the many options available to healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities for documenting the patient encounter, outsourced medical transcription services have proven to be one of the most convenient and cost effective solutions.

Why are outsourced medical transcription services the most convenient and cost-effective method of documenting the patient encounter?

Medical transcription service providers have added value to the process of documenting the patient- healthcare professional encounter by taking the data provided by healthcare professionals and support staff by converting it into meaningful information applying their considerable expertise. Medical transcription services have provided value to the process of documentation by applying context to reduce inconsistencies, to make documentation useful and meaningful. Medical transcription service providers are able to provide meaningful context to the process of documentation using:

• An inherent understanding of the working of healthcare professionals/ healthcare facilities: Medical transcription services have worked with the healthcare sector for such a long time that they have an inherent understanding of the needs of healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities with regard to documenting the healthcare process. This inherent understanding combined with their expertise in terms of people skills and technology enables them to provide services that match the needs of the healthcare professional without hindering the healthcare process. Some of the notable ways that outsourced medical transcription services ease the working life of healthcare professionals are:

1. Enabling healthcare professionals to retain the familiar methods of dictation to transcription without compromising on quality or turnaround time
2. Enabling healthcare professionals to retain their preferred mode of dictation to optimize their time productively
3. Providing a system for transcription that enables all functions required for effective functioning while still being easy to use.
4. Providing modes of document delivery as per the preference of the healthcare professional
5. Providing healthcare professionals with medical transcriptionists who are trained in their specialty to enable immaculate services from the beginning

• Understanding the importance of HIPAA compliance in the documentation process: Outsourced medical transcription service providers understand not only the security norms laid down by HIPAA/ HITECH, but they also have a deeper understanding of the need for these norms. Outsourced medical transcription service providers have stylized their working processes, premises and technology to allow for HIPAA compliance.
• The ability to customize services as per the need of the healthcare professionals: Medical transcription is a dynamic field and there are new innovations in the way the patient- healthcare professional encounter is documented. Healthcare professionals have adopted technology like speech recognition software for their transcription needs. However transcription using this software requires further editing and proofreading services. Outsourced medical transcription service providers have stepped into the breach providing editing services for these transcripts, allowing healthcare professionals to maximize their productivity and concentrate on their core task of providing healthcare services. Outsourced medical transcription service providers have also enabled HL7 interface to allow for transmission of data to the EHR/EMR

It can be seen that outsourcing medical transcription to the right service provider can convert the data from the patient- healthcare professional encounter into meaningful information that provides the right context to the treatment process.

TransDyne, a leader in the outsourced medical transcription industry has utilized their extensive background in information technology and their experience in providing medical transcription services to come up with medical transcription solutions that help healthcare facilities save on time, money and effort. TransDyne offers quality medical transcription at reasonable prices, executed by experienced and qualified medical transcriptionists with a very quick turnaround time executed through secure HIPAA and HITECH compliant channels, with very high levels of accuracy and all this with technology that is advanced but easy to use!  

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