Hey everyone,
I'm a new NP coming from an emergency room setting where I lived and breathed Epic. Dot phrases, SmartPhrases, dynamic data fields (@AGE@, @SEX@, etc.), hotkeys — all of that was baked into my daily workflow and I leaned on it heavily to keep up with volume.
I'm now in a practice using Amazing Charts, and I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of what AC can do natively rather than fighting the software or doing things the hard way. I've gone through the help documentation and I'm getting comfortable with the basics — right-click templates, the Letter Writer's dynamic data fields, stepping off from prior encounters — but I have a feeling there's a lot I'm missing.
A few specific things I'm hoping to learn from you power users:
- Is there any way to pull patient demographics (name, age, DOB) directly into a progress note, similar to how Epic handles it with SmartPhrases? Or is that functionality limited to the Letter Writer?
- What does your template library look like? Any advice on how to organize and build out templates efficiently as a new user?
- Are there keyboard shortcuts or workflow tricks that aren't obvious from the documentation?
- Has anyone had success pairing AC with third-party tools (ShortKeys, AutoHotKey, etc.) to fill in gaps?
- Any "I wish someone had told me this on day one" advice?
I'm not trying to turn AC into Epic — I know they're different animals. I just want to make sure I'm charting as efficiently as possible so I can focus on patients instead of clicking.
Appreciate any tips, tricks, or template shares. Thanks in advance!
