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Uncomfortable using computers in the examination room to enter patient data in realtime? How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during

Uncomfortable using computers in the examination room to enter patient data in realtime? How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during the exam into your records database when you are done and alone. You can even scan images that you draw; however, I would take a high resolution digital photograph instead ( that would save even more time ). And you might as well scan the whole page of notes into the system as well.

streety 18y ago
> How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during the exam into your records database when you are done and alone. Given the training she has received, and the salary she receives, I would prefer her not to be spending time transcribing her notes from one system to another. It will put further pressure on the number of patients she can see. You could employ someone else to transcribe her notes at a salary more reasonable for the work but it is still, or at least should be, an unnecessary overhead. Digital photos are a good idea although frequently details are sometimes difficult to pick out so I would say it's vital that any system makes it trivial to annotate the images.
- stuntgoat 18y ago
  > I would prefer her not to be spending time transcribing her notes from one system to another. Ok. But data needs to be entered in the system somehow and patients need care and attention; and it makes sense to me to focus on one thing at a time, especially with a mission critical field such as health care. > You could employ someone else to transcribe her notes at a salary more reasonable for the work but it is still, or at least should be, an unnecessary overhead. People differ philosophically concerning what is important in health care. Some want quality and some want cheap ( most probably want both ). I don't work in the health care industry but I am curious how doctors would want to have their jobs structured at HMOs; do doctors want less patients and more time spent with them or do they want less time and the ability to see more patients?
gaius 18y ago
How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during the exam into your records database when you are done and alone. Using the copious free time that doctors have?
- stuntgoat 18y ago
  Quality care takes time. I am not going to dictate how people do their jobs. If they need more time then they can take more time; if this allows them to see less patients per day but spend more quality time doing their job, less prone to errors, and more comfortably, I don't see a problem. If there happens to be a shortage of doctors' time that is perhaps another issue unrelated to the quality of care they are giving.

streety 18y ago

> How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during the exam into your records database when you are done and alone. Given the training she has received, and the salary she receives, I would prefer her not to be spending time transcribing her notes from one system to another. It will put further pressure on the number of patients she can see. You could employ someone else to transcribe her notes at a salary more reasonable for the work but it is still, or at least should be, an unnecessary overhead. Digital photos are a good idea although frequently details are sometimes difficult to pick out so I would say it's vital that any system makes it trivial to annotate the images.

stuntgoat 18y ago
> I would prefer her not to be spending time transcribing her notes from one system to another. Ok. But data needs to be entered in the system somehow and patients need care and attention; and it makes sense to me to focus on one thing at a time, especially with a mission critical field such as health care. > You could employ someone else to transcribe her notes at a salary more reasonable for the work but it is still, or at least should be, an unnecessary overhead. People differ philosophically concerning what is important in health care. Some want quality and some want cheap ( most probably want both ). I don't work in the health care industry but I am curious how doctors would want to have their jobs structured at HMOs; do doctors want less patients and more time spent with them or do they want less time and the ability to see more patients?

gaius 18y ago

How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during the exam into your records database when you are done and alone. Using the copious free time that doctors have?

stuntgoat 18y ago
Quality care takes time. I am not going to dictate how people do their jobs. If they need more time then they can take more time; if this allows them to see less patients per day but spend more quality time doing their job, less prone to errors, and more comfortably, I don't see a problem. If there happens to be a shortage of doctors' time that is perhaps another issue unrelated to the quality of care they are giving.