I am looking for ideas to improve the provider's workflow in the office. Before the EMR, the provider would prep the chart before the patient's appointment to save time when the patient arrived. How can you do this in the EMR world? What are other sites during to prep the EMR chart before the patient's appointment or can you do this? Can you start an office visit before a patient actually arrives?
Are you referring to new patients, established patients, or both?
Both- Currently using CPS 10
Are the offices preloading? If not, we have found this to be a very useful tool in prepping the EMR chart. For the new patients, if you send out a packet, I would try and get the packet back prior the appointment and get that data preloaded.
We did preload data prior to the EMR implementation but we do not currently have staff preloading the day before a patient's appt. Thanks for the information
We do have some offices that will preload the same day as the patients check in to help the clinical staff. And you are welcome!