By Ricci Mathew | On March 23, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated 
In the year 2000, the US spending on critical care medicine ranged from US$15-55 billion accounting, which is about 13% of the total national health care expenditure for the year. Long dictations at intervals are very often recorded by critical care specialists / intensivists who work in the hospitals various ICUs (Intensive Care Units) where patients are often seen struggling for life. Critical care transcripts are usually very important documents as it generally involves big money and have to be sent to the insurance companies for claims.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 26, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Only when insurance claims get held up or denied, do the billing staffs try to trace out what went wrong. And then they realize that there has been some thing they have overlooked, a mistake that should have been corrected during the medical billing process itself. With the high cost of health care in the USA medical billing errors have often created situations that make some unfortunate client get wrong bills that make him pay up more than he needs to. Here is a list of the most common billing mistakes that often becomes the cause for delay or denial of the insurance claim / bill reimbursement.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 26, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
What are the Penalties for Non-Compliance by HIPAA compliant medical transcription service providers and covered entities? Who are covered entities? All health care plans, health care providers who transmit health records in an electronic format, and health care clearinghouses and billing companies. Covered entities which fail to comply with the final regulations by the mandated compliance date may incur stiff penalties, including the payment of a fine. In certain cases, criminal charges may be brought against the non-compliant entity.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 25, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Medical transcription has become a common term today and is about human beings listening and typing out physician dictations. Technological advances have always defined the medical transcription process. Looking back into the past history of medical transcription one has to mention about the clumsy medical record keeping methods of yesteryears. Medical transcriptionist (MT) will soon have to be happy to just edit the documents produced by the VRS (Voice Recording Software). And some day in the future, technology may grow to replace the human element and medical transcription can be just another chip on a board.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 25, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
TASP stands for Transcription Application Service Providers. Today there are many web based application service provider platforms that caters to different types of large, medium, small and also individual home based MTSOs (Medical Transcription Service Organizations).
By Ricci Mathew | On March 24, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
In any average sized medical transcription unit one will come across a team of people who are seen executing the project. Like in any team, medical transcription work also requires the services of team members with different skill sets that will have to be used together to get the required quality of output/transcript.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 24, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
Banana peel remedy for genital warts has been said to work for quite a lot of people, and despite the fact that it might sound weird it can be beneficial to you. For some people though this remedy works best on other types of warts like common warts and plantar warts.
By Muna Wa Wanjiru | On March 24, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
The Podofilox medication for genital warts is a cream based topical treatment. It’s available as a prescription medication for genital warts but it can be applied at home.
By Rimi Jaiswal | On March 22, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
The growing trend of Indians, Malaysians, and Asians returning to their home countries for medical procedures and treatments is growing. This trend also incorporates Latino, Thai, and European émigré's. Of course, competitive rates, state-of-the-art facilities, and highly qualified professionals are responsible for more Expats than ever before returning to their homelands for medical treatments and procedures.
By Ricci Mathew | On March 22, 2008 | In Medicine | Rated
As healthcare became more and more specialized the old systems of payment could not continue. Today there is this 500 member group that was developed for Medicare as part of the prospective payment system with grouping based on ICD diagnoses, procedures, age, sex, and the presence of complications or comorbidities. DRGs may be further grouped into Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs). Each disease is assigned a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) where the doctor/hospital received a fixed payment and calculation was done considering average parameters like stay, treatment etc.
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