Vinny,
Don't shoot me, but here's another really important idea that I think that Burt would agree with because he seems to chart in a fashion similar to my wife. Complete 3/4's of the encounter, but doesn't want to "lock it in right away" so they sit almost complete in the in-box. Sooooo, what we need is a way to add a small amount to an already signed encounter and the ability to "strike a line" thru "it", what ever "it" is. I know that the line issue was once under consideration from Jon and AC but it never seemed to get there.
But, docs in paper offices go back to a chart a few minutes, hours, or days later and add a note to an encounter as they deem needed or something new pops up. It's not a new encounter, and it's not a full addendum either, it's an extra few lines about that last encounter or a new thing or two that have come to light about that encounter, that actually make sense to be "tied" to that encounter anyway. Doc's correct paper charts with lines thru things, initials and a date all the time. Again an electronic system that "charts the way doctors do" should be able to do the same, right?
I'd be willing to bet that many AC users would have in-boxes with a whole lot less 3/4's completed charts in them, if they felt they could go back and add or fix one or two little items easily and legally, like in a paper chart.
Lastly, being able to change the date on an encounter, with a documented trail as to why is really very over due as well. Many nights Nancy is here charting late into the night and honestly saves an encounter for the date that it presently is, not the DOS that she was documenting. This too needs an easy paper office like, correction options. Thanks much.
Paul
