Hi all,
Still in the process of evaluating EHRs. We are going to be using Dragon Medical v10.1 and a tablet. One thing that my partners are set on, is that we want to have a template in the ROS and Exam areas where we can tap with a stylus and check off boxes. At the risk of committing heresy, I will add that we looked at UniCharts, which from a design standpoint is exactly what we would like - but the software works very inconsistently with Dragon, and that could be a user nightmare...
I know that with Dragon you can make variables and navigate the fields, but can you make a template where one will be able to tap on a box/area to designate say, a "positive" or "negative" and have this appear in the body of the chart?
What we would like, for instance, is this kind of thing:
Constitutional: [box, or similar field] WNWD in NAD [box]fever [box] weight loss
HEENT: [box]PERRLA, EOMI [box] conjuctivae clear
etc. etc. - you get the idea.
I know that a template can be made and imported using PaperPort (or the like), but I have always assumed that because it is not integral to the actual AC chart, it would NOT be searchable - is that correct? (Obviously, it needs to be searchable for PQRI and meaningful use purposes.)
We have used a paper "smart chart" template for years, and feel that this kind of setup is a necessity to make this as seamless as possible for us. My limited experience with AC has been that it is heavily weighed towards typed/dictated input - or macros where one has to "fill in the blanks" with dictation or typing.
If AC can do this, it would be a huge, huge plus - any thoughts on the feasability of such a setup?
Thanks!
Melanie
