When transitioning to Electronic Health Records you can reduce transcription cost by having your EHR insert normals, but do not waste valuable time trying to type variable information such as HPI, Impression and Plan. Simply dictate and your transcriptionist can insert in the appropriate place.
You really can have the best of both worlds!
Make sure your transcription service keeps current addresses and fax numbers for referring physicians. This will save you time and money by staff not having to make corrections.
With the move toward Electronic Health Records, your referring doctors may prefer their reports be faxed or e-mailed.
You can save almost $1 per letter by building your letterhead in the document. Print on plain paper, fax it to the referring doctor and file the printed copy in the chart. You save the cost of letterhead, making a copy, an envelope, and postage.
How does the service calculate a line?
Is there a set up fee?
Is there a weekly/monthly minimum?
Is there an extra charge for a STAT dictation?
When searching for the best line rate, be sure to compare apples to apples.
