The Role and Relevance of Medical Transcription to EMR Adoption
Ambulatory EMR adoption is an endemic national concern. According to a survey conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine only 4% of respondents have a fully functional EMR (with order-entry and clinical-decision support capabilities) and 13% have a basic system. Article by George Catuogno posted on ExecutiveHealthcare.com The U.S. healthcare system initiative to develop [...]
Read moreThe QWERTY Keyboard Sham: Taking Inefficiency to New Heights
From MTWorld article by Christopher Dunn Did you ever wonder how the ubiquitous qwerty keyboard configuration came into being? For those not familiar with the term, Q-W-E-R-T-Y refers to the six alpha keys on the left side of the top lettered row of the standard keyboard. Coincidentally, these keys spell “QWERTY”, which, of course, has [...]
Read moreIncrease Your Typing Speed and Efficiency
Original article posted on MTWorld.com Typing speed and efficiency is one of the most crucial aspects of many careers such as medical transcription – where every keystroke counts – literally. It turns out that typing form can be one of the most important determinants of ultimate typing speed and efficiency. Most of us are aware [...]
Read moreMac Compatible Transcription Equipment and Software
Transcription equipment has typically been designed for PCs using the Windows Operating System, and not so much for Apple Macintosh computers. This is beginning to change in a couple of ways. Transcription equipment manufacturers are realizing the need for equipment that is capable of working with both PCs and Mac computers, not just for transcription [...]
Read moreExploring Legal and Law Enforcement Transcription
The world of legal transcription is most well known for the services that are provided during court cases and in relation to other legal matters where the transfer of content takes place between an audio recording and written target text. Transcriptionists generally listen to a dictation from a legal professional or other individual concerning legal [...]
Read moreTurn Job Loss Into a New Career Opportunity
This post from article on i-Newswire Thirty years ago, Diane Emery quit her job on whim. She wanted to leave work early to meet some lawyer friends for happy hour and her boss wouldn’t let her, she explains in the “The Queen’s Courts,” the article on her in Maddox Business Report’s May 2009 issue, which [...]
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