Make Your Mobile Device a Documentation Partner

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Over the last decade or more, mobile devices have become as common as stethoscopes for healthcare professionals. Studies indicate that most providers use their mobile devices to help them in their everyday work, and as younger providers enter the workforce that trend is likely to increase. Have you … Read More

Consistent Habits for Better Documentation

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We recently wrote about the amount of time a provider spends on documentation, with a big chunk of that time spent after hours.  What kind of changes can a provider make to change that model and have a smoother, more productive workday and find time to spend on … Read More

Do you need more quality time with your patients…or yourself?

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Studies show that healthcare providers spend more time on documentation than seeing their patients, including much time outside of the regular work day.  You probably knew that before the studies quantified it. A recent study (1) concluded that primary care physicians spent more time working in the EMR/EHR … Read More

Patient Care: Using Innovative Technology for Better Listening

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Patient Care is sometimes stifled by the presence of technology.   Patients may feel that their providers are not listening because there’s a focus on getting the data input to their computers.   When a provider isn’t glued to their screen they can: Listen to the patient’s concerns more … Read More

Return on Investment with LiveScribe

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LiveScribe, powered by ScribeMobile, is Scribe’s newest solution that can help providers see improvements in productivity, profitability, and patient care.  LiveScribe connects to Scribe’s available queue of virtual medical scribes during a patient exam, allowing for real-time capture of the patient encounter. Before any provider adopts a new … Read More

Reducing Provider Burnout

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“I don’t think most doctors get burned out by doctoring; it’s everything else that comes along with it.” Healthcare providers of all levels are finding this to be true – the overwhelming amount of administrative tasks they must do in addition to the most important work of diagnosing … Read More