Outsourced medical transcription can increase productivity

How does outsourced medical transcription help healthcare professionals increase productivity?

By leaving healthcare professionals with more time to focus on providing quality healthcare. That is a very simple answer and does not really highlight the advantages of outsourcing medical transcription. Let us examine in detail how outsourced medical transcription services enhance a healthcare professional’s productivity

1. By providing a highly skilled team of medical transcriptionists

By outsourcing the medical transcription function, a healthcare professional essentially gains in terms of a huge team of well-trained and professional medical transcriptionists who can ensure that the patient-healthcare professional encounter is documented accurately and the finished transcripts are available in a timely manner.

This ensures that healthcare professionals can focus on their work and enhance productivity rather than waste time checking the accuracy level of transcripts. Having accurate information available on time helps quicken the healthcare process.

2. By using technology which is reliable and secure

   By using technology that is reliable and secure, the medical transcription service provider can provide three pronged benefits:

   
   

   • Capital saved on technology investments
   • Assured turnaround time, reducing the need for constant follow-up
   • Security of data during transmission is ensured

     3. By quickening the accounts receivable cycle

        Medical transcription is the first stage of the accounts receivables cycle. By outsourcing medical transcription the healthcare facility can be assured that the first stage of the accounts receivable cycle is cleared in a timely manner.

        4. By letting healthcare professionals use familiar modes of dictation

           Outsourcing to a medical transcription service provider that lets the doctors use familiar methods of dictation would ensure that doctors can utilize their time in the best way possible, thereby increasing productivity.

           
           

           It can be seen that medical transcription companies do not just document the patient –doctor encounter, they free up valuable resources like time, money, manpower and technology by providing an important and value added service. Choosing the right medical transcription service provider can really improve the productivity of a healthcare professional and increase the profitability of the healthcare facility.

           
           

           Apart from increasing the productivity of healthcare professional, outsourcing medical transcription has added benefits like:

           
           

           • Reduction in the cost per line of transcription
           • Cost of transcription is limited to cost per line and not for idle capacity during slow periods.
           • Holiday and weekend transcription needs are met without any added expenses.
           • Outsourcing medical transcription leaves the healthcare facility administration free to concentrate on the core business.
           • Savings on real estate costs that is allocated for the in-house transcription staff.
           • Reduction in information technology costs
           • Reduction in management expenses towards medical transcription
           • Centralized information flow
           • One stop solution for all medical transcription needs

           
           

           Medical transcription is an important cog in the machinery of healthcare services. By outsourcing medical transcription needs a healthcare facility can avail of this vital service at economical rates, with added benefits of assured turnaround time, advanced technology and services that are HIPAA compliant.

           
           

           
           

           TransDyne offers quality medical transcription at reasonable prices, done by expert 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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