Completing clinic notes while you’re treating many patients is time-consuming and an epic challenge. Here are some efficiency tips to prevent clinician burnout.

Goals of Documentation

Clinical documentation should have three goals:

• Continuity of care: communicate to the team what’s going on.
• Billing: if it wasn’t documented, it cannot be billed.
• Legal coverage: defense against malpractice.

Bullet Points

Use bullet points for concise and accurate documentation. You want to keep it short and simple, and quickly get to the point. Try to use bullet points that are easy to read. Nobody wants to read a novel when reviewing a note.

Speech-to-text

The average physician typing speed is 35 WPM. Use dictation software to efficiently capture your note and lessen the documentation burden.

Dot Phrases & Templates

Avoid repetitive typing. Why waste your time typing the historical features of a UTI or a cold? Capture the essentials of the visit with minimal effort using dot phrases and templates. Even though they take time to create, it’s time well invested. Discover and create your dot phrases at Chartnote.

Avoid Copy-Paste

Copy-pasting can be hazardous as it could make your note unreliable. Copy-forward on the other hand can be safely used as long as you only copy relevant information and it is meticulosly updated.

Workflows & Pre-charting

Pre-charting, huddling and establishing workflows with your staff can help you speed things up at work. Do a quick chart review and pre-complete most of your note before seeing your patients. Then you can just edit as you go.

Avoid Procrastinating

Spend a minute finishing your note right after the visit or 10 minutes at the end of the day. Prioritize finishing all your notes before leaving work. Don’t finish your notes at home. Have a healthy work-life balance.

EHR Orders Favorites

It can take up to 62 clicks to complete an order for Tylenol. Save time and effort by saving your favorite labs, meds and imaging orders. This list is a good place to start.

Setting Up Favorite Orders in your EHR

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About Chartnote

Chartnote is revolutionizing medical documentation one note at a time by making voice-recognition and thousands of templates available to any clinician. We know first-hand that completing notes while treating patients is time-consuming and an epic challenge. Chartnote was developed as a complementary EHR solution to write your SOAP notes faster. Focus on what matters most. Sign up for a free account: chartnote.com

Posted on: March 9, 2021, by : admin