I fully agree. When I get my system going for batch sign and print, I'll post the code.
Kevin --- Thurman Pedigo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will answer this as a physician general response. > Hospital notes are > different. All are require signature. Reading (and > signing) a clinic note > almost doubles the work. Depositions and court > testimony I have seen seem to > have no bearing on whether or not the note is signed > - even when there are > typo's or other errors. We had a case go to trial > using a "pre-FileMan" EMR > with signed hand-written notes (physician preferred > writing to dictating), > and the printed computerized (unsigned) notes became > the evidence in the > trial. I don't think anyone ever read the > handwritten notes. > > Today I type my notes and find them loaded with > typo's and errors. I don't > initial them, though I occasionally think I we need > to start initialing the > note. > > I have been dictating notes for over 30 years and > typing my own notes for > the past 2 years, using computer in practice since > 1970 and used > computerized medical records since 1985. As a strong > advocate of EMR I still > appreciate the challenge of getting notes "signed > off." I understand an > Agency of the Federal Government adopting such > standards. However, for > private practice, it sure would be nice to be able > to turn it off. > > Thanks, > thuran > > P.S.: How many of you notice MSWord likes to convert > EHR to HER? Maybe EHR > is a bad acronym. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:hardhats- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joseph Dal Molin > > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:48 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Need help > programmatically signing a > > progress note > > > > Kevin, > > > > Could you describe the doctor's reluctance in more > detail....if I > > understand the work flow the doc's dictate a > note...it gets typed and > > the doc needs to sign it for it to be seen....so > what they are resisting > > is keying in their electronic signatures > repeatedly for a batch of > > transcribed notes...is this a case of > keyboardphobia? It will be > > helpful to know what doc's don't like about using > VistA as much as what > > they like....thank you for bringing this to our > attention. > > > > Are they still reviewing the transcription for > accuracy and how are they > > doing this? Perhaps integrating a finger print > scanner or smart card for > > capturing a signature would be a good alternative. > > > > Joseph > > > > Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > > I need some help. I have been stuck on this one > point > > > for several days. > > > > > > The doctors at my group are not willing to sit > at a > > > computer and sign their notes electronically. > And > > > notes are not visible to others unless they are > > > signed. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real users. > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
