Outsource Your Medical Transcription to Increase Clinic Profitability

By outsourcing your medical transcription and clinical correspondence to OutSec, private clinicians can significantly reduce their non-clinical time and increase their billable hours. The process is simple and cost-effective, and the benefits for the practice are numerous. In fact, recent studies paint a picture of clinicians spending up to nine hours a week on administrative tasks.

In the same article, David Oliver states:

Doctors now need a decent typing speed of their own, as they handle much more of this themselves and admin support is often shared across a team. Largely paperless systems will advance this trend – and we now have a far wider range of investigations to review and interpret…

In an era of burnout, worsening retention, and poor morale and where clinical workload often outstrips the supply of staff time, it’s surely time for the NHS to cut down on unnecessary or repetitive admin that worsens our productivity, adds to stress, and takes time away from our patients and our lives outside work.

What is Non-Clinical Time

Non-clinical time is any work undertaken by a doctor that does not involve direct face-to-face patient contact.

This includes:

1. Dictating or typing clinic letters.

2. Dictating or typing referral letters.

3. Checking and signing off 1-3 above.

4. Business maintenance and development efforts.

5. Meeting pharmaceutical reps.

However, one of the main tasks that clinicians spend their non-clinical time on is the dictation of clinic and referral letters. This process can be time-consuming and tedious. It takes valuable time away from seeing patients and doctors. This time could be spent reviewing and interpreting scans, imagery and other investigatory paperwork.

How Outsourcing Your Medical Transcription With OutSec can Help

By outsourcing your medical transcription to OutSec, clinicians can save hours each week. OutSec has a team of highly skilled medical transcriptionists who are experienced and familiar with medical terminology and nuances of different disciplines. This ensures that the transcribed letters are accurate and require minimal checking and editing by the clinician. The result is a significant reduction in the time spent on administrative tasks. It increases the time available for clinical work.

In addition to reducing the time spent on medical transcription, OutSec can also help streamline the patient pathway by providing rapid creation of clinical correspondence. This means that referral and clinic letters can be completed quickly and efficiently. It thereby ensures that patients receive the necessary information in a timely manner. This not only improves the patient experience but also increases the efficiency of the practice.

Another benefit of using OutSec’s medical transcription team is the reduction in overheads. Private practices often have limited resources and need to make the most of their available budget. However, by outsourcing transcription services to OutSec, practices can avoid the need to hire additional staff. It can save them costs as they do not need to invest in expensive dictation equipment. This reduces the overall overheads of the practice. It therefore allows for more resources to be allocated to essential clinical work.

Furthermore, by reducing non-clinical time and increasing billable hours, practices can increase their revenue. The average consultant can charge £215 per 45-minute consultation. With five admin hours saved each week, clinicians can effectively see more patients and generate more income. This not only benefits the practice. However, it also allows for the provision of better healthcare services to more patients.

Choosing The Right Transcription Partner

It is important to choose an outsourcing partner who has experience in both the private sector and the NHS. OutSec has a proven track record of working with private practices and public sector. We provide high-quality medical transcription services that meet the specific needs of the medical field. With a team of skilled transcriptionists and strict quality control measures in place, clinicians can trust that their dictations will be accurately and professionally transcribed.

Conclusion

In conclusion, non-clinical time is a significant challenge for clinicians. However, it can be effectively reduced with the help of OutSec’s private medical transcription service. By outsourcing the transcription of clinical correspondence, clinicians can save valuable hours each week. It thereby enables them to increase their billable hours, reduce overheads, and improve the overall efficiency of their practice. With the support of OutSec’s experienced team, clinicians can focus on what they do best; providing quality healthcare to their patients.

About OutSec

OutSec is the UK’s leading online transcription company whose business has grown substantially since 2002. We are one of the most successful medical transcription companies in the United Kingdom.   

Another Key to its success has been the dedicated one-to-one client transcriptionist provision which ensures continuity and 99% accuracy. It is in essence like having your own personal secretary, who would normally be down the corridor. Working remotely enables your in-house typing resources to be used more effectively within the practice.

However, with OutSec there are no contracts, no minimum spends and no hidden fees.  What is there not to like?

Want to get started?  It’s simple!

1. Open an account.
2. Your dedicated account manager will be in touch instantly.
3. Download our App
4. Dictate.
5. Transcription is returned within 24 hours or once completed, when using our priority service.

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