I've been getting credit when I view the CCD but not print it for the patient. I believe this printout is useless for the patient from my standpoint. As far as instructions, I will print instructions for patients but usually hand write them. My patients seem to respond better and KEEP my hand written,larger print instructions versus the typed instructions that show up when I try to print them with Amazing Charts.

I've always written instructions for patients and on notepads with my company logo, email address (which isn't on the Amazing Charts printout), and office phone/fax. I have my instructions worded in the Plan section as well when I finished note -- so I have documentation that way (i.e. patient given hand written notes on the above plans, etc). Any thoughts on what other people have noticed with patients getting the CCD printout/instructions printout?



John Carstensen, MD
Carstensen Internal Medicine
Key West, FL