Transcription & EMR

"If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail." – Winston Churchill

The current adoption rate of Electronic Medical Records shows that roughly 20% of physicians have adopted EMR technology. This number is markedly less for smaller practices. [1]

The largest hurdle for small practices beginning to make the leap to EMR technologies is related to fiduciary pressures and the probable drop-off of patient trough-put and productivity during the transition phase. Adding the financial losses and patient loss during this phase, many practices are unwilling to make a leap, especially during this turbulent economic time. [2]

Levering an existing relationship with a transcription provider can limit the bottom-line impact of EMR transition. Ensuring that current documentation can be created in a format readily available for import into any EMR product is an important aspect in ensuring that a practice remains efficient and profitable, even during an EMR transition.

Though hotly disputed by EMR vendors, the rate of ‘un-installations’ of current EMR technology is on the rise. [3] Mostly, this is due to the technology hurdle of changing the documentation habits of seasoned medical providers. In almost all of these cases, the practices return (or continue) to transcription as their documentation solution.

At MD-IT, we have embraced electronic collection of healthcare data for over 8 years. We believe that one of the primary ways to help foster meaningful change in the US healthcare industry is to leverage the power of Information Technology (IT). All of our software applications and services are focused on ways to assist practices become more technologically accessible and available to the changes in the industry, whether based on patient needs or governmental pressures.

We don’t see the onset of Electronic Medical Records as a conflict, but rather a blend of supporting technologies to ensure that a practice is efficient, effective, and profitable. It is up to each practice to pick the correct balance of technologies to ensure their individual needs are met. The pressures for these needs are immensely varied, so the solutions must also vary in order to be effective.

The cookie-cutter mentality of one product being a panacea for all problems and issues in a practice is one that we do not subscribe. Our local offices, our national reach and our commitment to excellence provide each of our 600+ customers with the attention they require and deserve.

In conjunction, Electronic Medical Records and technology-driven medical transcription can help revolutionize your practice of medicine, and, in part, help change the entirety of the United States Healthcare system.

Whether your practice has an EMR, is looking for EMR, or is just looking to find ways to be better prepared for what may come, MD-IT has the services, products and relationships to help ensure that your needs are met.

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