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Friday, September 25, 2015

CMS: Government shutdown won't jeopardize ICD-10 transition

However, uncertainty surrounds ICD-10 Coordination Center, ombudsman

While officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could not say definitively on a media call Thursday what the status of the agency's new ICD-10 Coordination Center and its ombudsman would be in the event of a government shutdown on Oct. 1, they did maintain that the transition itself will go on as planned.

Agencies, including CMS, are in the process of reviewing contingency plans in case Congress can't come to a budget agreement, according to FierceGovernment. But CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Patrick Conway and William Rogers, the agency's new ICD-10 ombudsman, said it was yet to be determined how critical the coordination center and the ombudsman position would be to the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

"We just don't know, honestly," Rogers said. "There are different legal issues that have to be considered about what are emergency operations and what aren't. People who aren't in this room are deciding what we can legally do and what we can't do in case of a shutdown in terms of staffing here at CMS."

Despite that uncertainty, Conway assured members of the media that provider claims would not be jeopardized if the government shuts down. CMS, he said, has the staffing flexibility to ensure "core operations" will remain in full effect.

"In the event of a shutdown, we will continue--and I want to be clear on this--to pay claims, to implement the ICD-10 transition," Conway said.

In terms of updates on the transition after Oct. 1, Conway said CMS will monitor the transition in as close to real-time as possible, but added it likely would be a few weeks before the agency could offer a full review of those efforts.

"Medicare claims take several days to be processed, and can take approximately two weeks. Medicaid claims can take up to 30 days to be submitted and processed. For this reason, we expect to have more detailed information after a full billing cycle is complete," he said. "We would, of course, communicate transparently with our various stakeholders about how the transition has progressed."

Monday, December 31, 2012

Sustain Your Business Records by ChoosingBest Transcription Company

Now a day’s top company of transcription offers excellent businesstranscription solutions at affordable rates. Remember that these transcriptionservices provide a turnaround time of 12 hours and a STAT time of 2 hours.

Today with the upcomingglobalization, the services of transcription are offered by many medium andlarge businesses. If you notice, there are vast numbers of establishedcompanies for Business Transcription available; theyare professionally trained to transcribe your desire needs at affordable rates.Generally, meaning of Transcription is the method of recording the audioinformation into a text format. These transcription services also include thewritten data that is once heard of the audio. All this is done under thesupervision of trained experts and professionals.

There are different forms ofTranscription available in various formats like Business Transcription, Audio Transcription Services, ConferenceCall Transcript, and Digital Transcription. This transcription alsomakes use of customized and optimized software, which controls thetranscriptionist to virtually create a flawless copy from the audiotranscription.

Many events pertaining tobusiness take place in big organization like seminars, business meets,conferences, which are recorded by various audio and videotranscription equipments like utilizing a small tape recorder etc.

A couple of significant data ormeetings might have been recorded in cassette tapes or gramophone, which arenow a days out of date. These cassette tapes requires to be digitalized intothe required format like utilizing someequipments that contains some software like Audacity, which edits the sound andother audio encoders like MP3 etc.

What is required by the customersis they just need to discard the physical audio tapes at the premises of anybusiness transcription service provider's office.

Today, we observe that as far asdigital era is concerned, every single business recordings are transcribed invarious modes of digital audio and video formats. Most of the digital transcription companiesoffering digital services accept almost all kinds of audio formats like .WAV,AIFF, real audio, midi ,Ogg etc along with different video formats likeAVI,MPEG/MPEG4,,MkV, RM/RMV,MOV, WMV etc. and this way they offer their digitaltranscription service solutions. What these companies do is ask the clients toupload the digital files directly into their safe FTP web server. Why does itbecome essential for any business company or organization to obtain the serviceof a good quality transcription company?

Many times it happens that, mostof the famous business companies, in spite of having in house transcriptionbusiness fail to meet the terms due to lack of professionals. The major reasonor cause of such failure maybe because they over burdened their employees withextra burden of transcribing the business activities.

Initially these unskilled or semiskilled staff met with difficulties in recording Moreover these semi skilledstaffs were encountered with difficulties in transcribing complicated accents,voice disturbance and long and hectic hours of editing process etc. All thesedifficulties form a major part of failing to provide good quality oftranscription services and solutions.

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BizscribesTranscription Service is a leading provider of quality and accurate businesstranscription services at affordable prices. Your transcription needs couldinclude meetings, conferences, speeches, one-on-one interviews, board meetings,etc. Get accurate transcription within the timeframe that best suits yourbusiness transcription needs. We also transcribe board meetings and calls toanalysts for quarterly and annual performance.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Useful health tips for medical transcriptionists

The job of medical transcriptionists is usually quite demanding. In this blog, I have discussed about different health tips that can enhance the performance of medical transcriptionists and energize them to perform better on the job.

Medical transcriptionists have the toughest jobs available in medical transcription domain wherein; they not only need complete concentration while transcribing a medical document; but they also need to be nimble footed to get to complete their targets on daily basis. Along with this, there is lot of competition amongst peers to showcase their talent, which ultimately leads to lot of stress in long term. Hence, it is very important to take care of some basic things in office while doing your job as a medical transcriptionist. This blog is totally dedicated towards various nitty-gritty which can improve the job performance of medical transcriptionists drastically. Like I mentioned in my previous blog, medical transcriptionists are the soul of a good medical transcription company. Without professional medical transcriptionists it is not possible to imagine the medical transcription business to survive in this competitive environment. Hence, today I am going to provide some useful health tips which will prove to be a boon for medical transcriptionists. So if the readers of this blog include medical transcriptionists and aspiring medical transcriptionists then this is an ideal opportunity for you to get into the groove and learn from the tips given below. Lot of experienced medical transcriptionists now regret avoiding these basic health tips during their work years. Hence; you can very well learn from the mistakes of these experienced people.

“A SMART PERSON ALWAYS LEARNS FROM OTHER’S MISTAKES RATHER THAN MAKING A MISTAKE AND THEN LEARNING FROM IT.”

Remember this and read carefully the health tips mentioned below:

Body Language: The kind of posture that you have when you sit while using computers can have a very deterring factor in creating discomfort such as back pain, stiff neck and shoulders, sore hands and finger among others. Normally when you are given specific targets to complete in a day it is quite natural to push yourself to get the target or even cross it. But you should also understand that human body needs rest.

In fact, even a short break for consuming tea or coffee of 5-10 minutes can energize you and it can enhance your productivity by 10 folds.
Eating healthy food is also key to have a balanced life. In fact if you are not having a regular time clock for taking lunch or dinner it can have a tremendous effect on your future life.
In addition to this, take out time to exercise for about 10-15 minutes in a day by stretching your body parts and walking. This will make you relax and make you forget about the day-to-day tensions.
You can also take the liberty of sitting in relaxed position while doing your job. But do not sit in awkward positions because this often results in body aches.
As mentioned earlier, take regular breaks so that your body does not develop cramps by sitting at one position for a long period of time.

Form good work habits: While working on the computer sit in a relaxed position and relax your arms and waist while not typing. Do not work for longer work hours. As discussed in the earlier point take regular breaks to energize yourself. Do not press keyboard or mouse too heavily as this shows that your hand muscles are stiff and not relaxed. If you have the habit of using mouse more than the keyboard then keep the mouse in front of you and the keyboard on slightly on the other side. Always have some distance between the monitor and your eyes. Normally monitor should be between 18 to 30 inches away from the eyes. Do meditation before coming to office. Deep breathing also relaxes your muscles and energizes you to perform at an optimal level. Have finger and hand message to relax your hands and to keep them warm thereby avoiding stiffness and cramping.

About Mediscribes

Mediscribes provides end-to-end transcription solutions as its primary offering. For our customers, we focus on dictation systems, both ASP as well as enterprise level solutions, with the help of our most valued asset ezVoiceIntelligence (ezVI), providing specialty-specific qualitative transcription along with a “whole nine yards” document management system. Mediscribes specializes in EMR data integration as well. Our data dispatch department is highly proficient in integrating transcribed reports into any type of EMR. Healthcare facilities that do not have EMR get the option to use our web-based file monitoring interface called eTranscribe for global access to their data. eTranscribe has special features of E-signing, E-faxing, auto-printing, and user-friendly document search criteria.

For additional information, please visit http://www.mediscribes.com

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Mike Perry

marketing@mediscribes.com

Mediscribes

12806 Townepark Way
Louisville, KY 40243-2311
Ph: 502-400-9374

http://www.mediscribes.com

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Quality and timely delivery - two major criterias for success of medical transcription company

I am trying to cover up every base of medical transcription business in my blogs. But I have been found guilty several times of stressing a lot of importance on medical transcriptionists in my blog. Can you blame me for that? Perhaps the only reason for it is: recruiting a good medical transcriptionist makes the job of medical transcription company a lot easier because they are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate recruited; and can utilize them effectively for getting optimal results for the organization. But that is something which I have discussed over and over again so let me concentrate on something different.

This blog has been written with the sole intention of getting an outlook on the winning combination that can work wonders for a good medical transcription company. Now when I speak about winning combination; it is more about utilizing the service aspect of the end-product effectively. Medical transcription services vary from company-to-company and I am not going to discuss about it in detail because you can get this information on the website of any reputed medical transcription company. But the key issue is how do good medical transcription companies utilize their resources to get timely and accurate transcription service to their clients? The answer is quite simple; and has been enumerated several times in my blogs. But the uniqueness about this particular blog is I am going to explain the two main criterias which can make or break medical transcription companies in detail. So if you are from medical domain; then the information that I am going to provide will be quite useful to you. Therefore, stay focused and read further.

Let me start with an example. Suppose you are working as a medical transcriptionist in a renowned medical transcription company. You are given all the necessary equipments to succeed at this level and grow professionally. You have also been trained on transcribing medical documents when you joined the company. But you are still making mistakes while transcribing the document. It is not as if you deliberately make errors in the document but due to lack of accent training there are certain medical terms which are quite hard to understand which makes it even harder for you to complete your task with 100% accuracy. Now, the industry standards for accuracy of transcribed documents stand at 99.5%. So if you are able to achieve anything which surpasses this figure you are doing an excellent job and there is nothing to worry. But if you are failing to achieve these figures then you need to work really hard. Do not worry. This blog is concentrated on enlightening you on this subject. So get ready for a sparkling journey of self-discovery of medical transcription domain.

One question that always comes up in my mind when I am thinking about medical transcription domain is: how do medical transcription companies measure the quality of the transcribed documents? The answer is quite simple. Medical transcription companies usually take the help of the services of Quality Analysts to take care of quality aspect of the transcribed documents. Their major duties include:

Verifying the transcribed document to find errors and spelling mistakes made by medical transcriptionists
Filling up the blanks left by the medical transcriptionists if they do not get the ascent of a particular word from the entire dictation record
Coaching the medical transcriptionists in case they catch up any careless mistake made by medical transcriptionists so that the same mistake is not repeated again
Taking leadership responsibilities of ensuring the deliverance of TAT with consistent quality
Mentoring the junior medical transcriptionists

There are different quality processes followed by different medical transcription companies but the objective still remains the same; which is to provide maximum accuracy to medical practitioners for the transcribed document. There are times when medical transcription companies recruit fresh talent from the market and to maintain the accuracy level of the transcribed document; an internal quality analysis is done for their each transcribed document; so that the documents that are sent to the medical practitioners do not contain any errors or blank spaces. This is really a very important aspect which can make or break the brand reputation of the medical transcription company.

Now since you are aware about the crucial part of quality analysts in the medical transcription process let me discuss about another decisive factor that helps in creating brand awareness for a medical transcription company. We have heard it on many occasions that time is of great essence which can make you win or lose clients. Hence, take extra precaution while making a promise and when you do make a promise always takes extra time then required. This can be of great advantage in long term; as you can deliver the product within the time frame even sooner than promised and the other advantage is that you do not have to compromise on the quality aspect of the product. Many times I have seen companies making promises just to eliminate unnecessary competition; but what they do not understand is the fact that by doing that they are putting extra pressure on their peers and subordinates to carry out the task in minimal time. This can result in delivery of subsidized quality of product or delayed product delivery. In either case; the brand name of the transcription company is at stake. Hence, it is always better to carry out the SWOT analysis of your resources i.e., medical transcriptionists at disposal and then determine the TAT time. Even if it is couple of hours more than the standard time provided by other medical transcription company; the only way to stand out of the competition to provide something additional on top of your normal services in the best possible manner.

If you understand these two things and deliver your end-product with 100% accuracy in best possible time; then you can rest assure of great sales opportunity in near future. So never underestimate your resources or put additional pressure on them. In either of these cases, the results will never be beneficial for the company in long term basis. Hence, the best bet is to have a synchronized approach and focus on delivering quality end product to the clients in the best possible time; irrespective of the industry standards followed by other medical transcription companies.

Always remember it requires courage to be different and lead the way from the front; than to follow others on the same pattern!

Create your own destiny by laying strong foundation based on trust and integrity. Then the results will come automatically!

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Monday, July 2, 2012

6 Empowering Benefits of Medical Transcription Outsourcing

Medical transcription business is on the rise and so medical practitioners need to decide whether they wish to conduct medical transcription in-house or outsource it to an offshore location. In this article; we look at the various benefits that can be derived from outsourcing medical transcription services to an offshore medical transcription provider.

Medical transcription business has become quite popular. But doctors are so busy with their day-to-day schedule; it becomes very difficult for them to transcribe the documents at the time of patient visit. Hence; they outsource the medical transcription service to a third party. Let us look at some of the benefits of outsourcing medical transcription services:

Cost effective: The major reason for outsourcing medical transcription service is the cost benefit that can be derived from it. Offshore locations give tremendous opportunities to medical practitioners to get the transcription services done at a cheaper cost that is normally associated with US. Some of the additional benefits of outsourcing transcription services to off-shore location are:
- Lower per line cost
- Lower direct labor costs
- Lower costs in HR, administrative and training areas
- Lower annual maintenance costs for maintenance of digital and transcription equipment
Exploits industry experience: Clients stand-out from the rest of transcription industry with the help of experience gained by them. They have significant experience working on wide array of medical records like:
- Operative Note
- Discharge Summary
- Progress Note
- Emergency Room Procedure
Exploit time zone differences on offshore locations: The time zone difference between India and US gives an advantage to the clients to download, transcribe and transmit the documents overnight so that US medical practitioners get the transcribed document the following working day. This ensures fastest turnaround time in the industry.
High quality and accurate medical records: Medical transcription service providers adhere to globally standardized, HIPAA compliant medical transcription process and follow stringent multi-level QA procedures. The QA procedures include:
- Editing
- Proofreading
- Reviewing of completed records

Medical transcription service providers ensure that quality of the transcribed documents is maintained. They also enforce penalties to those who do not adhere to the quality standards and turnaround times.

Reduced HR responsibility in Hiring, Training and Administration: Human Resources departments of healthcare facilities and hospitals can substantially reduce the time, resources and effort on hiring, training and maintaining medical transcription staff on their payroll. Medical transcription is required across all the departments and functionalities, 24 x 7 including on-call and emergency room procedures. Hence; if the transcription services are outsourced then the number of staff required for payroll processing, hiring and administrative responsibilities are reduced drastically.
No affect of seasonal fluctuations in staffing: U.S. medical transcription business is seriously affected by seasonal fluctuations. During winter patient consultations are on the rise and during holiday seasons such as Christmas and Thanksgiving; hospitals are largely understaffed. When the medical transcription services are outsourced to offshore locations, these seasonal fluctuations in staffing do not affect the business.

About Mediscribes

Mediscribes, Inc. is one of the fastest growing Medical Transcription & document management systems providers in United States, based in Metro Louisville. Mediscribes is an ISO 9000-2001 certified company, rendering cost-effective consolidated transcription solutions to major hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities in United States. Mediscribes is the most value-providing organization in the market today with a strong presence in America and offshore locations. The firm specializes in providing highly accurate transcription adhering to ADHI guidelines in unbeatable turnaround time with robust & proven document management system as its vantage point to its esteemed clientele.

Mediscribes provides end-to-end transcription solutions as its primary offering. For our customers, we focus on dictation systems, both ASP as well as enterprise level solutions, with the help of our most valued asset ezVoiceIntelligence (ezVI), providing specialty-specific qualitative transcription along with a “whole nine yards” document management system. Mediscribes specializes in EMR data integration as well. Our data dispatch department is highly proficient in integrating transcribed reports into any type of EMR. Healthcare facilities that do not have EMR get the option to use our web-based file monitoring interface called eTranscribe for global access to their data. eTranscribe has special features of E-signing, E-faxing, auto-printing, and user-friendly document search criteria.

For additional information, please visit http://www.mediscribes.com

Media Contact (Mediscribes)
Mike Perry
marketing@mediscribes.com

Mediscribes
12806 Townepark Way
Louisville, KY 40243-2311
Ph: 502-400-9374
http://www.mediscribes.com
http://www.bizscribes.com
Copyright © 2009. Mediscribes.
Mediscribes is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved.

7 GREAT WAYS TO PREPARE FOR MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION TEST

Medical transcription companies select medical transcriptionists after taking initial tests. In this article; we look at the different ways through which medical transcriptionists can prepare for the test.

Medical transcription companies have different evaluation techniques for assessing the skills and knowledge of an MT during the hiring process. Medical transcription tests generally consist of grammar, vocabulary, and typing tests with selected voice files. They can be stressful if proper preparation is not done before the interview. These tests may include: grammar, vocabulary and typing tests with selected voice files. Let us look at some of the ways to prepare for medical transcription test:

Carry reference material if allowed by the medical transcription company: Most of the medical transcription companiesallow medical transcriptionists to use reference materials during medical transcription testing. If that is the case, then carry your reference materials like: dictionaries, medical word books, favorite medical websites etc. in an organized manner so that they are handy and can be useful during test.
Take a good nap night before the test: It is always advisable to have a good night’s sleep before taking the medical transcription test. You will feel refreshed and energetic for the all important test. Start the day with a fresh mind. Take a hot bath before the tests; so that you are well awake and alert for the test.
Disconnect with all distractions of the outer world prior to the test: Before you start off with the transcription test disconnect from all the possible distractions of the outer world. Inform your family members and friends not to distract you from the test. Turn off your mobile, radio etc. before initiating the test.
Relax and take deep breath before answering a question: When you start a test, take a deep breath so that your mind does not turn out to be blank. Even if you are unable to answer a particular question, skip to the next question. You can then go back to correct or complete the answer. Always revise the answers before submitting it to the employers.
Take a short break before the test: It is always advisable to take a short break before going for the typing test. Browse internet on mobile, listen to music on radio, see text messages, walk around etc.
Always leave some space for difficult words in the transcribed documents: The actual typing test will determine your appointment. Hence; it is very important to relax and breathe easily before taking the test. There are times when medical transcription companies give you difficult dictators. Hence; it is always advisable to keep blank spaces. Do not guess at a patient’s medical records. A medical transcription company will hire you quicker if you leave blanks than guess.
Always proof-read the dictation before sending: After completing the transcribed document always re-listen to the dictation for proof. If you have left some blank spaces then try to fill them up. If you have made some mistake then correct it immediately. Take a break, relax and then run the spell-check option for accurate results.

A good medical transcriptionist would always take care of the points mentioned above.

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3 Indispensable Characteristics Prevalent in Good Medical Transcription Companies

Medical transcription services have become an integral part of the health care domain. With so many medical transcriptioncompanies already in the market, it becomes very difficult for the medical practitioners to identify the right company for their needs. There are three indispensable characteristics which need to be prevalent in good medical transcription companies:

Dependability of the service provider: According to HIPAA guidelines; personal information of the patient should not be displayed to another identity except the medical examiner. Hence; care should be taken that the information provided is safe and secure with the medical transcription company. Check the clientele of the service provider. It will give you a fair idea of the goodwill of the provider. Also check the quality of the transcription services including accent and technologies used in transcribed document.
Efficiency of service: The most influential deciding factor in selecting a medical transcription service provider is the value provided by the transcription company to the medical practitioners. A quick turnaround time at a feasible cost is an additional bonus. Usually good transcription companies take less than 24 hours to deliver the report. However; there are other companies which provide the services in 4 to 6 hours with an additional cost. A good transcription company will always charge you on number of lines in the transcription. You should always ask if they charge any additional cost for corrections in the transcription.
Type of technology adopted: Lots of technologies are used by medical transcription companies including toll-free phone dictations, recording on hand-held digital devices and PC applications. A good medical transcription company will always use latest technology in a secured manner; so that the information is safe.