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Friday, February 11, 2005While appreciating the greater accessibility of information in a computerised record, many GPs still miss the feeling that, just by holding a records envelope in their hand, all sorts of knowledge will seep into their brains. Thickness, weight, state of repair, handwriting, and wee diagrams all contribute. Why can't electronic records carry more of this context? It's true. When I hold a paper chart in my hand, it's almost as if the chart has something of the patient's character about it. I get a better and quicker sense of the patient (at least established patients) holding a paper chart than I do looking at an electronic record. No two paper charts look exactly alike. Some will have corner turned here, a scratched out line there. And there's something about a handwritten page that brings back clearer memories of the previous visit than the typewritten one. (I found this true for transcribed dictation, too.) posted by Sydney on 2/11/2005 01:40:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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