I received a response from David please see in the body of this email:
I think, considering it will take some time for the EHR implementation it is wise to make your transcription change now and being immediately to get the cost savings. If you ensure the following (at a minimum) you are probably OK as most good systems should be able to accommodate this…
- The transcribing service uses a secure way of obtaining the dictation and then transmitting the notes
- Transcribed notes are in MS Word format but also can be in the form of a PDF file
As noted before your future EHR should be able to incorporate into the actual note an outside file like Word, it should also be able to do voice recognition right from your dictation or take an actual “wave” file which is the actual voice recording..
Let me know if this doesn't answer your question.
Dawn
Michelle Stuhr
Project Coordinator
EHRNebraska