| The management of medical transcription,
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| | receive admission or proper treatment.
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| medicare billing , cpt codes, and other
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| | Part of the reason for the delay is
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| medical records has typically consisted
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| | finding medical records. Doctors fear
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| of wall to wall files of paper records.
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| | mistreatment of patients, and they avoid
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| According to a recent survey conducted by
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| | rushing into the treatment of patients
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| Accenture, most health care consumers
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| | for whom they have no records. An
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| feel that switching to the electronic
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| | electronic medical record will move
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| medical record would improve the quality
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| | things along considerably. An electronic
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| of health care and the security of their
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| | record can be transferred instantaneously
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| records.
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| | between databases, providing faster and
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| Accenture was not the first to tap into
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| | better treatment. Pres. Bush went so far
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| the electronic medical record
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| | as to say that more lives would be saved.
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| possibilities. Pres. Bush, quoting health
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| | Indeed, the electronic medical record
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| care experts in January of 2005, said
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| | seems to be the safer choice.
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| that the electronic medical record could
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| | Health care consumers feel the same way
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| reduce medical costs by 20%. In his State
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| | about the electronic medical record
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| of the Union address in 2004, Bush said
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| | improving the speed of health care. 78%
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| he would like to see all paper medical
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| | of respondents to the Accenture survey
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| records converted to electronic medical
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| | believe that the electronic medical
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| records within 10 years.
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| | record "will reduce the amount of time
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| Electronic Medical Records are
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| | patients spend waiting in doctors'
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| "Preventative Medicine"
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| | offices and emergency rooms."
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| Pres. Bush has often referred to his
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| | The Electronic Medical Record is a
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| proposals for changes in medical practice
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| | Preventative Medicine that is Not Only
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| as "Preventative Medicine." That title
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| | Safer but also Cheaper
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| would be an accurate title for the way
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| | Imagine reducing the cost of medical
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| American health care consumers feel about
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| | care, as Pres. Bush imagined. There could
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| switching to the electronic medical
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| | be many reasons why the faster, safer,
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| record. According to the Accenture
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| | electronic medical record reduces health
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| survey, 92% of the respondents agreed
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| | care costs. Whatever the reason,
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| that switching to the electronic medical
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| | consumers agree with Pres. Bush. In fact,
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| record system would reduce health care
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| | 75% of the respondents to the Accenture
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| errors. Not only do an overwhelming
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| | survey also said that they believe the
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| majority of health care consumers feel
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| | electronic medical record will reduce
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| that health care errors would be reduced,
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| | medical costs.
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| but 93% of respondents feel that the
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| | The change to an electronic medical
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| switch to the electronic medical record
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| | record system is very much a business and
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| would improve the overall quality of
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| | consumer affair. Pres. Bush's
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| health care.
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| | "preventative medicine" could provide a
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| This is understandable for anyone who has
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| | safer, faster, cheaper, and overall
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| had to go to the emergency room and wait
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| | higher quality health care system.
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| for an undetermined amount of time to
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