I want a snap shot of whats going on. For years I have sent home a hand out, (printed from a template in the "Orders") that explains what I want and provides four spaces for the results of the AC and HS (before breakfast lunch, dinner and Bed time for my IT friends) glucose readings from ONE day. (Sometimes two). So simple, ...but not. 80% of the time the patients bring back a PLETHORA of data, that is anything BUT AC and HS. They only eat twice a day, they eat supper, not dinner. They have 200 results but NO notes of when they are taken. Most of all, they hand me the meter, (which might have the correct time and date in it's clock) and expect me to scroll through and find what I need.


Martin T. Sechrist, D.O.
Striving for the "Outcome Oriented Medical Record".