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I'm still evauating this product and wish there was a way to import templates created with Word and maintain all formating. This would allow forms with checkboxes and the ROS template, for example, could be identical to the paper version your give to your patient in the waiting room. Better yet allow us to scan directly into the ROS template screen, the ROS paper form the patient has just filed out.

The problem is that AC does not use RTF (rich text formatting) and will not take the Word formatting.

I have been told it was a complicated fix. It is on their radar, but...

Yes, I figured that out. What is needed is what they have in SOAPWare, the ability to import to ANY part of the chart, in any of about a dozen formats! Also, what should be available in AC are pick lists. Just click on items to import them to the chart. Then if you like the resulting HPI or ROS or FH, make it a template. I like AC's price and business model as a solo alternative doc but there still is alot work I have to do and many work arounds.

You can cut and paste to move information to an area.

To make a template alt button + right click and any text can then be made into a template. Templates can be saved to multiple areas, but you do it one at a time.

Have fun with Soapware, sounds like you have made your decision.

I am a newcomer to Amazing Charts, and I am still in the process of creating a number of templates. I am a big believer in using templates. My initial feeling was that the ability to import from Word docs would be important, but I have to tell you that as time goes by, I have found it to be a minor issue.
In general, I think Amazing Charts is an excellent EMR, certainly well worth the price. On the other hand, there are clearly a number of areas, many of which involve customization issues like this one, where the program could use significant improvement. My impression is that people deal with these issues by a combination of work arounds, posting to wish lists and hoping that future versions of the program will be better, and just telling ourselves "well, the program is a bargain and has lots of excellent features, so I will just compromise and deal with it".
Despite the relatively minor inconveniences, from where I sit, I am much happier with AC than if I were without it, or with one of its competitors.

I am actually leaning towards AC because of the cost. I just can't preserve the formating of what I import and have concluded that it's best to compose in AC and not to import. Also, the way I work, I need to give the patient their superbill BEFORE I sign the chart because I have many items to add and would do that between patients. Does anyone know how this can be done?
Thanks

Dom,

Are you trying to import entire encounter notes from other programs such as Word? I am not sure how you would do that but definitely you can cut and paste templates which you may have in Word into the template composing box in AC.

Also, what sorts of things do you need to add after you give the patient their superbill?

As far as scanning in a ROS which the patient has completed, my patients complete a questionnaire annually. I scan and import that in under the heading "Patient History" and then in the ROS section of the encounter note simply say "Refer to the patient questionnaire in Imported Items"