Home Forums Discussions General Discussion Do you have a golden nugget

Being relative new to AC I know there are many things that AC has hidden with in that makes the documenting process easier. Things that would take me years to figure out. However I would be very appreciative if at your convenience you could point to a favorite little nugget that has made some difference in the note making process that may not be so obvious. Thanks.

Dru

Well I guess many are to busy. But let me see if I can help give this thread some life.

. Not directly related to the program but using a mouse with macros helps me save many a clicks throughout the day.
. Also using the Brevy program for abbreviations is a game changer.

There's always template users vs non-template users.
I feel that templates can speed charting exponentially. There is an art to making a template and it is quite easy to make one (alt button and Right click) You can use them with default settings to positive or negative, or even as an information template to remind you of what needs to be covered. Layout is important because you want them easy for you to read rather than a blob of text. You generally need to modify certain things to fit the circumstances, sometimes you can make a positive and negative template.

I have to admit that I used to use templates. Still do in certain areas. But, the only time I got burned in my career was with the physical exam template.

I don't know how many times I have referred a patient to a cardiologist when the exam states Heart: RRR with no murmur, gallops or rubs.

If you have to dictate that particular area of the chart, everything you type will be what truly occurred. Plus, even a bad lawyer will go through a chart and see the same template time after time even if you have a PE short and PE long.

Same thing with Return to office if not improving or go to the nearest ED.

Well there is the new "Visit Templates" in version 10.1 this allows you to create templates that can populate some or all fields in the MRE for any visit.
Dr. Wheeler, you are on this version. Have you had a chance to use this feature? If so, what do you think?
Anthony

I have no stake in this company, but PhraseExpress is amazing. Can put whole paragraphs in AC with just hitting one or two keys. Can download trial for free online. It is amazing!

https://www.phraseexpress.com/

David Lee, MD
IM
Dallas, TX

David,

Thanks for the tip. I took a look, and it looks rather cool. I am sure it is more high tech than AC's, but overall, what is the difference between that program and saving an entire paragraph as a template in AC?

Thanks again.

Bert,

As opposed to AC where you are changing a whole section, this you can change smaller parts as you go. A few of my shortcuts as I type when updating notes:

Check routine monitoring labs today. is inputted when I type rrr
Continue current medication. is inputted when I type cc
Medication refilled today. is inputted when I type mm

And they are all the same in each field and can be used outside of AC as well. There is also a prediction text for phrases you use a lot.
A brilliant program!

David Lee, MD
IM
Dallas, TX

Lee,

Do you know if you can import codes from a different program such as Breevy?


Dru

Dru,
Not sure about that one.
David Lee

Pretty sure you can't.

@David,

Thanks.

Guys,

I went ahead and tried the "Lee" program, and apparently you can import the codes. Some require some adjustments but for the most part is works. I will continue to investigate it a bit. If it is earth chattering I will report back.

Thanks

Dru

Dragon Medical. Speechware Tablemike 3 in 1. Voice macros.

"Autohotkey"
Free program from the early days of the internet.
Infinitely customizable to input phrases or even whole paragraphs off of 3-4 letter shortcuts.
for example: I type the letters r t o and it instantly converts to return to office

Also, all kinds of key combinations can send chart to nurse, etc: for example: you can write a script which will allow you to hit Ctrl M to send chart to Nursing (you don't want to do Ctrl N because that is new note!)