I too finish my notes in the room. I salvaged some old typewriter tables that my laptops sit on (one in each exam room). This allows me to position myself directly in front of the patient. I am not a skilled typist so I always apologize to the patient that I may not be able to maintain eye contact with them. I also talk first, then examine then type while I discuss the plans with the patient. Mine are really forgiving. I also maintain that the patients need to be a part of their record. They need to know just what we have to do to document the visit and formulate and transmit the plan. And, with the Health Maintenance module, this time spent has tripled. I anticipate once I start MU it will require even more time in the room. I go home at 4, never have any charts left. Then my real job starts! Currently in the hay.
Leslie Hospital Employed Physician Who Misses The Old AC
"It's a good thing for a doctor to have prematurely grey hair and itching piles. It makes him appear to know more than he does and gives him an expression of concern which the patient interprets as being on his behalf. "
