Hi all,
I am an FP/Urgent Care doc in a busy practice (average 70-80 pts. per day, over 10 hours - two providers) and have been reading a lot about AC. There are 4 of us in the practice.
Currently, we use a "smart chart" template, which is very fast, since all we have to do is check boxes (we still have to write out the HPI and the assessment and plan) - but the idea of being able to at least print out an eaasily readable visit note, as well as print out/fax rxs. is very appealing.
Does everyone that gets AC use it as a total EMR system, from the registration on down? Or do any of you still use your "old" registration system and just import a pt. list each day? (obviously, this is not the most ideal way to utilize AC, but there are other issues that I won't get into about why that approach may be necessary, at least for the time being.)
Since none of us is beyond a two-fingered typist, what I have been thinking about is using a netbook, with Dragon v9 (preferred), and a dictaphone powermic (or maybe Philips speech air) - then we could dictate the HPI, and navigate around the screen by the handheld mic...
Has anyone used this setup, and what kind of success have you had?
Also, what are the capabilities of AC in terms of workman's comp forms? Can the standard DFR (doctor's first report) and Pr-2 forms be uploaded into AC?
Thanks for your help!
From foggy SF, CA,
Melanie
