New question at an Integris doctor's appointment ...

[THAT Gurl]

"In the interest of helping our doctors with their notes and dictation thereof, would you allow us to record your appointment with the doctor from now on?"

A short, sweet "****, NO!" is all the PA heard from me -- and then dead silence fell over the exam room. "Point taken" was all he said after a second.

Those sorry bastards in corporate are just like a bunch of politicians. NOTHING they do is geared towards improving patient health -- only CYA for the business model ...

 

[Gunbuffer]

You’d let me record you though, right?
I’ll give Grumpy a copy

 

[THAT Gurl]

You’d let me record you though, right?
I’ll give Grumpy a copy

What does he need with a copy when he's got the real deal?? BTW, he was with me at this appointment and I glanced over to see this goofy, ****-eating grin on his face, his arms crossed his chest with his thumb up on his hand closest to me. Told me after we left he'd never been prouder of me than he was in that moment.

 

[Gunbuffer]

What does he need with a copy when he's got the real deal?? BTW, he was with me at this appointment and I glanced over to see this goofy, ****-eating grin on his face, his arms crossed his chest with his thumb up on his hand closest to me. Told me after we left he'd never been prouder of me than he was in that moment.

Miss you
Guys

 

[kirk1978]

Sounds to me like they are trying to run more patients through the office. If they don't have to dictate or fill out the charts after each appointment....they can see more patients and set aside an hour at the end of the day to do the paperwork.

 

[El Pablo]

"In the interest of helping our doctors with their notes and dictation thereof, would you allow us to record your appointment with the doctor from now on?"

A short, sweet "****, NO!" is all the PA heard from me -- and then dead silence fell over the exam room. "Point taken" was all he said after a second.

Those sorry bastards in corporate are just like a bunch of politicians. NOTHING they do is geared towards improving patient health -- only CYA for the business model ...

I’d have told them sure. I have a 650 dollar an hour performance fee, 1 hr minimum. I’ll also have nda’s you will be required to sign.

 

[okcBob]

They don’t treat their employees much better than their patients

 

[Okie4570]

They don’t treat their employees much better than their patients

Doc turnover at Integris is high especially Family Practice. Constantly changing computer and documentation systems, requirements for this and that and once it's finally learned and everyone is proficient at it they change again. I've had to change docs 4 times in the last 3 years due to him/her leaving or changing to another system.

 

[NationalMatch]

They're trying to eliminate a step in their mandated routine. The provider (doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant) has to dictate their daily patient's charts so the people in the transcription department can log the events.

If they can simply record the office visit, they can eliminate that step.

There's nothing wrong with the request, because everything that goes on in the doctor's office is going down on paper either way. Either you let them record it on tape, or they're going to record it on paper. No big deal.

What do you think your patient's chart is?

If you don't trust your doctor, (which, it appears, you do not), you should find a doctor you trust.

 

[okcBob]

They're trying to eliminate a step in their mandated routine. The provider (doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant) has to dictate their daily patient's charts so the people in the transcription department can log the events.

If they can simply record the office visit, they can eliminate that step.

There's nothing wrong with the request, because everything that goes on in the doctor's office is going down on paper either way. Either you let them record it on tape, or they're going to record it on paper. No big deal.

What do you think your patient's chart is?

If you don't trust your doctor, (which, it appears, you do not), you should find a doctor you trust.

You don’t have to dictate every single note in the chart. Most will just type a narrative as it only takes a few minutes. Lots of docs just type their visit note while they are still in the exam room with the patient. No dictation necessary. Now, an H&P or a surgical note may be longer and it’s prudent to dictate a long note, but they are not nearly as common as the dozens of short notes we all enter into the medical record every day. I’m thinking they want to record the visit for risk management reasons (lawyers) instead of saving them a step In documentation.