How EMR Will Impact Medical Transcription

EMRs or Electronic Medical Records digitally store patient information and medical history, diagnostic test results, and physician notes on treatment and medication. The U.S. health care administration mandates that all hospitals and healthcare facilities make the transition to EMR by 2014. Patient information is entered into the EMR directly entry...

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EHRs Can Place Excessive Data Entry Burden on Physicians

JOHNSON CITY, TN -- A new study by WebChartMD indicates that as little as 7% of data in a typical patient note is required to be structured in order to meet Meaningful Use. The percentage rose to 9% when lab data was present. The study analyzed one hundred de-identified orthopedic and cardiovascular patient notes obtained from MTSamples.com. While a larger body of documents needs to be analyzed to confirm study findings, the key takeaway...

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