We feature the best medical transcription services, to make it simpler and easier to dictate notes, letters, and reports, in a more efficient and practical way.
The best medical transcription services makes it simpler and easier to dictate notes, letters, and reports, in a more efficient and practical way. Dictating patient notes is a common clinical practice, and having them transcribed by a secretary can be essential when you have a busy workload. But sometimes that just isn’t practical, whether from staff absence, expense, or simply when you’re on the go. In which case transcription services can become a very handy tool indeed, especially when updating patient records in your EHR or EMR software. While there are some medical practice management software platforms that include automated transcription as a feature, these are not as accurate as transcription by a human, or even always available. This is where third-party transcription services can really come in handy, and while some do offer automated options their focus is overwhelmingly on human transcriptions. However, unlike normal transcription services these are provided by people trained in using medical terminology – usually registered as a Healthcare Documentation Specialist (RHDS) or Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist (CHDS) – so as to reduce the potential for errors or misspellings. Additionally, medical transcriptions services usually have to be security compliant to ensure that patient confidentiality won’t be breached by the use of such services, so usually require submission either via a direct phone number, secure smartphone app, or audio upload feature on the transcription company website. Once completed, they can then send the transcription via a HIPSAA-compliant connection, and you can set up your notes in your software and set up any required invoices for patients in your medical billing software. Because of these issues not all transcription services are compliant, so to make choosing easier we’ll feature the best in medical transcription services, especially where human transcription is the main featured service option. SmartMD is a modern transcription service that is available as a standalone service or as part of a wider suite of medical services. Dictation can be done over the phone through a toll-free number, or through a smartphone app for iOS devices, or have recordings uploaded directly. Additionally, with EHR integration everything can be directly delivered into your patient’s records. SmartMD adds a number of additional value propositions to its service, not least guaranteed delivery by 9am the next day, and they can provide receipts by email or fax as required. There’s also a feature to track a list of patients that need to be dictated for, and status reports.
