title: The "write" choice: a primer on outsourcing transcription services.
abstract: In the absence of universal quality standards that can be applied to all transcription service outsourcing vendors, different vendors are best compared on the basis of their transcriptions and billing practices. Key factors that should be considered when assessing the current state of an in-house program include cost, turnaround time, quality, physician satisfaction, and technology.
authors.affiliation: Phase 2 Consulting, Austin, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D008499:Medical Records; D020416:Outsourced Services; D014481:United States