Why We DO NOT Outsource Overseas...  

The founder of Allegiant Transcription Services has had experience working with companies based overseas and those that are not.   She has experience with practices that have gone with having their transcriptions done overseas because of the low cost.  What has she heard from them?  "You get what you pay for." 


This holds true for just about anything, medical transcription and quality is no exception.  Yes, they may be several cents cheaper per line, but what is the reward?  We know that many times it is the office staff who have to go behind this great bargain transcription company and fill the blanks and fix the grammar and punctuation errors because of an obvious language barrier. 
 

She had a physician ask once "Why are your prices higher than companies I found online for 9 cents per line or less?"  Do you know what her answer was?  "I wouldn't trust any company that says they can do your transcription for 9 cents per line."  You can't hire a good Medical Language Specialist for less than 7 cents per line...and that is rock bottom, add software service charges and overhead and you no longer have a business.  You want a company that has and keeps skilled Medical Language Specialists.  These are ones that stay on for years that enjoy typing for your practice and get paid for the quality they give you.  They give you the accurate patient records in a timely manner, worry-free.

  Could you find a good transcription company overseas cheaper than us?  Yes, without a doubt.  Is that the regard that you hold for your patients' medical records? Get the cheapest? 
I don't think so.  You give your patient's your very best.  You have devoted your life to the medical profession and your patient records reflect on you and your practice.  At Allegiant, we believe that quality is in the team of Medical Language Specialists that work to make your records their very best, the management team that gives your practice the personalized attention it deserves defining each detail, and the software that will guarantee your monitoring and access to every dictation/transcription from start to finish.

  At Allegiant, we boast a 99.98% accuracy rate, above industry standards.  We follow all HIPAA regulations and guarantee your patient's privacy through state-of-the-art software and encryption.   We can guarantee HIPAA compliance and are legally held accountable to do so.  Are the overseas transcription companies?

There is a huge trend that is taking patient records overseas for the sole reason of cost-effectiveness.  In the end, we believe there will be a trend the other way when there are HIPAA mishaps, money lost due to office staff having to spend more time fixing reports than they would if they had typed them themselves and the personalized attention you will receive from a company such as Allegiant.  We are not saying you can't find a good one, but you are taking your chances with very important documents. 

Make sure you ask the right questions and get the right answers.  Of course, we believe the answer is Allegiant, but your patients' care, their records, and their medical privacy is in your hands.