EMR

I just can't picture the doctors doing this work themselves, especially dictating and looking at the errors popping up on screen and having to correct them. Even the filling of forms electronically would get tedious for them in my opinion taking away from their time to see more patients. Sure, it might save them money not to pay a transcriptionist/editor, but if they are seeing less patients that decreases their revenue. There is also the question of upgrades when you use an EMR and that can be quite expensive. I do not think they will be saving money doing this. I say let the documentation experts (transcriptionists/editors) continue to do the job. In our hospital, the doctors are very spoiled and I just don't see happening here anytime soon. Of course, I live in Canada so our health care system is not profit driven.

• What does this mean for the MT industry? sm - Worried MT
  • Recent study done... excerpt..see link ... - DJ
  • After reading most of the posts below..sm - passing thru
  • The reports that are transcribed get scanned into - this is what I do.
  • my pediatrician - justme
  • EMR - Lynne
    • Back in the Dictaphone dayz, some docs couldnt even - figure out how to turn them ON.
    • profits - pumpernickel
  • Go search bar and put in the word Staff - Anony
    • Yes, but I think this is being interpreted too broadly. - They said what
  • That means that medical files will be in computer - databases, not paper files.
    • Wanna tell that to the local hospital MTs whose....sm - Hmmm
      • Such gloom and doom. Better head for the bomb shelter. - (I know you've got one!)
      • the hospital I work for already has started to implement this and lessen our work - I agree
        • My hospital does this and - - Amanda
          • but for some it does - right

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