[quote=]Then later fix it so we can shift from a Soap note to a APSO note which is the most efficient way of documenting and relaying info.[quote/]
Nothing has saved me more time than APSO. I open an ED note or History or Discharge from our hospital system because they are forced to use APSO, and I name it and import it. Don't have to read it, because I have no idea what they did. For me, it's horrible.
Now, with consultant notes it is different. I already know the subjective. I know the HPI. I pretty much know the exam and labs, etc. So, I don't need to read the SO. All I need is the down and dirty Assessment and Plan. I don't mind if they use SOAP, but I see the value in using APSO. But, for ED notes. Yuk! See the patient and see the diagnosis? The fun part is their Decision making lets you know how long the HPI is, because it is always bigger than the HPI on page two at the bottom. Because they dictate the HPI in the Decision Making or what they refer to as the Assessment/Decision Making. I have no idea why the patient went to the ED or what the labs are or what the exam was.
Just diagnosis:
Kawasaki disease
