Also, you can use some type of messaging system outside of AC or use the email feature within AC to give instructions to the staff that may not require recording into the chart. I use the freebie Yahoo Messenger (no patient names are ever divulged) and message staff right from the exam room. For instance, I may need a CT report or the date of the last colonoscopy and I can ask them for these without leaving the room and without the patient even knowing I am talking with my staff. The staff can then tell me when they arrive via fax into Paperport and VOILA...no wasted time.
Leslie
