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Medical Transcription and EMRs: Opportunity Lost?

The future of the medical transcription industry is discussed in Claudia Tessier's article for our September eNewsletter. In the article Tessier states:

When considering information capture choices, practitioners and administrators must carefully consider not just current needs but also future goals...The typical conclusion is: Let doctors use any method they want to use, while offering/encouraging adoption of methods that facilitate point-of-care and real-time documentation. Traditional medical transcription continues to be the choice of many physicians, especially among those who have routinely been using this form of documentation throughout their career, but is it the best choice for healthcare? And if it is, for how long will it continue to be?

[read the full article here]

Does your facility use medical transcription? How will the widespread adoption of EMRs effect the transcription industry? Does medical transcription have a future?

Interview with Robert Berger, MD

In our September eNewsletter, Robert Berger, MD shares his experiences creating a direct-entry note EMR. The system, called WEBCIS, is now in use by roughly 10,000 healthcare professionals at his facility. The successful adoption of WEBCIS has saved time and money, and improved the quality of care at the facility. Would the WEBCIS system work at your practice? Do you have questions for Dr. Berger?

[read the full interview here]