A study by the University of Wisconsin stated physicians spend approximately 5.9 hours of their 11.4-hour work days on EHR documentation. Today, many doctors are looking for ways to increase the amount of time they spend with their patients and decrease the amount of time they spend sitting in front of a computer. One of the ways to accomplish this is to work with a medical transcriptionist. Every medical specialty is different, so which doctors can benefit from the medical transcriptionist the most? At DataMatrix Medical, we provide professional medical transcription services that suit your practice’s needs. Take a look at a few examples below.
1. Specialty Physicians
Without a doubt, specialty physicians can benefit from a medical transcription service. If you are a specialist, how many patients do you have? You probably have hundreds of patients who need consistent quality care. See a few examples listed below:
- Orthopedics
- Allergists. An allergist or immunologist.
- Dermatologists. …
- Ophthalmologists. …
- Obstetricians/gynecologists. …
- Cardiologists. …
- Endocrinologists. …
- Gastroenterologists.
If you want to spend more time with your patients, you need someone to take your notes, transcribe them, and place them in your EHR. A recent study conducted by FierceHealthcare revealed doctors who had a transcriptionist to help them increased their productivity by the number of patients per hour by 15.9% overall. Imagine what this increase could do for your practice. If you are a specialty physician, you should consider working with a known medical transcription provider such as DataMatrix Medical.
2. Radiologists
Radiologists can also benefit from a medical transcription service. Even though a radiologist commonly is at a computer reviewing X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET), and ultrasounds, having a transcriptionist transcribe your notes in the EHR can help save you time. This can help expedite the reading process for radiologists and allow the focus to be on diagnosing results.
3. Pathologists
Pathologists can benefit from a medical transcription service as well. A pathologist spends much time looking under a microscope and analyzing slides. Then, the pathologist has to look away from the microscope, enter a note, and look back at the microscope. There are even situations where a pathologist might be responsible for conducting an autopsy. In both cases, it may be helpful to work with a medical transcription service that allows the pathologist to dictate as they go, transcribing the note into the medical record.
4. Surgeons
Surgeons can undoubtedly benefit from transcription services. Surgeons spend most of their time in the operating room, which means they are not taking notes in front of a computer. A note related to the procedure needs to be added to the EHR immediately; however, there is no time for some events. Instead, a surgeon could dictate the note immediately after the operation and rely on a trusted transcription services partner to place the message in the EHR for them. This can help open up time for the surgeon to prepare for their following procedure more quickly.
5. Psychiatrists
Finally, psychiatrists can also benefit from a medical transcription service. Psychiatrists spend a lot of time with their patients, and their notes can be incredibly detailed. It can take a long time to type these notes manually, and psychiatrists can benefit from the medical transcription service that can transcribe them into the EHR system. Psychiatrists also receive many phone calls during the day. A transcription service can transcribe those notes into the EHR system instead of psychiatrists interrupting patient visits to handle phone calls.
Every Doctor Can Benefit From a Medical Transcriptionist From DataMatrix Medical
These are just a few examples of physicians who might benefit from a medical transcription service. Because every doctor needs to enter notes into the computer, and just about every doctor receives phone calls, every doctor can benefit from a medical transcriptionist. You want to spend time helping patients, not listening to messages over the phone.
It would be our pleasure to help you save time by transcribing your notes and messages. At DataMatrix Medical, our services are reliable, professional, and accurate. Contact us today to learn more about our medical transcription services.
