Hey Brian,
I also prep charts, one day prior, for follow up visits. I review labs to make sure all I ordered has come into the chart so my staff aren't tracking stuff down while the patient is in the room.
Should I start a patient record today (with today's date) for tomorrow and just change the date? But by signing off, doesn't this go in to the permanent record? Using a prelim visit for the initial visit makes sense but this would clutter up my patient encounter list if I did prelim's for every follow up visit.
This is a stumbling block for me because I'm most efficient doing patient prep work and decision making before the patient comes.
Chuck
