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4 ways to reduce EHR use-related patient safety threats

January 10, 2018DD.AubuchonElectronic Medical RecordsMedical ArticlesTechnologies

Most healthcare providers, patients, and industry stakeholders agree EHR technology has the potential to yield marked improvements in population health management, predictive medicine, and clinical decision-making. However, EHR use also introduces new risks to patient safety. A study released in October of 2017 found EHR use has been listed as a contributing factor to patient […]

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What do patients and healthcare professionals think of EHRs?

November 14, 2017DD.AubuchonElectronic Medical RecordsMedical ArticlesPhysicians VoiceTechnologies

A new survey from SelectHub, a technology selection management company, examined the thoughts of medical professionals and patients regarding electronic health records. What do patients and healthcare professionals think of EHRs? The team interviewed 1,007 Americans who have access to EHRs, as well as 107 healthcare professionals, including nurses, physician assistants, administrators, technicians and medical laboratory […]

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ACMSS Applauds House Passage of VA Medical Scribe Pilot Act; Urges Scribe Certification

September 14, 2017DD.AubuchonACMSSMDS of KansasMedical ArticlesMedical Scribes

#VeteransAffairsMedicalScribePilotActof2017 ORANGE, Calif., August 24, 2017. The American College of Medical Scribe Specialists (ACMSS) applauds the passage last Friday of a bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to create a pilot study in Veteran’s Administration hospitals to determine whether using Medical Scribes to assist physicians will help shorten the VA’s notoriously long wait […]

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National MT Week: May 14-20

May 15, 2017DD.AubuchonElectronic Medical RecordsMDS of KansasMedical ArticlesNewsPhysicians VoiceTechnologiesTranscription

As we get ready for National MT week, let’s take a look at the importance [still] of the Medical Transcriptionist in today’s healthcare industry: A skilled workforce produces quality documentation. Healthcare documentation specialists (HDSs) and medical transcriptionists (MTs) ease the documentation burden from physicians. HDSs and MTs consistently achieve documentation accuracy rates higher than 99%,¹ […]

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