I scan in all labs, docs, letters, but still hold the originals in the chart. I also duplex print out the notes, so I can look back at the papers while in the room w the patient. I find it hard to look back using the past visit section, as it is not analog enough for me, and I would have to leave the room to access the computer. I am hard-wired in my office and am not using tablets. Also being a pediatrician, my laptops would be destroyed if I had them in the rooms, so I use them at "stations" strategically placed in the hallways between examination rooms. 1 station per every 2 rooms used. This gives me flexibility to move up and down the hall and have a screen and a printer close by. I exit the room after the Exams, then return w/ the Rx and Care Plan and any other handouts I need, plus it gives the pts a chance to redress and prepare for the exit instructions.
Last edited by supermang; 07/28/2009 9:23 PM.
