Well...

It might save your doctor time and $$$ by typing the report himself, but while he's busying himself playing MT and losing big $$$, he could be seeing other patients and making $$$$, not to mention doing what he was trained and supposed to be doing - playing doctor not transcriptionist!  Sheesh!  Wait til he sees just how much his penny pinching is costing him!  Chuckle!!!!

• What are your thoughts on electronic - medical records (EMR)?
  • EMR - jane
  • Well... - Kate
    • Totally agree - medtype10
  • The medical center by my home is the same (sm) - Studying MT
  • i have - stephanie
    • yeah, but since capitation, sorry, but how much concern is there - EMRMT
      • i have to agree - stephanie
  • ERM - Medtype10
  • kind of confused - stephanie
    • in the future, there will be no more dictation...only formatted templates...see inside - EMRMT
    • Guess what happens when the computer crashes... no more records... - anon
      • Systems are not down for long these days. - Maybe an asteroid.
  • EMR is part of a big government push for decreasing errors in healthcare..sm - Also anon
    • If government is involved, it will be as screwed up as the Medicare medication program. - and
    • Of course, it is only as good as the people entering the data... - EMRMT
      • not much actual "data", again it's a point and click thing...sm - JoV
        • it is still being entered by people, and there will still be mistakes (NM) - EMRMT
          • My orthopedist - sm
            • Well, that's the setup at my doctor's ofc. - OP too...only sm
            • I transcribe for orthopedic surgeon who utilizes EMR - see inside
              • nn - anon

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