“From a charting standpoint, the sins of commission easily outnumber the sins of omission. Our group’s progress note template begins with a summary that eventually becomes the narrative for the discharge summary. Most of the time, most of the important stuff is in there. It’s just obscured by what data scientists technically describe as ‘oodles’… Read More »
In a moment of caffeine-depleted delirium, I volunteered to head the creation of a “notes committee” for my 80-member hospitalist group. I placed myself on a 72-hour hold and quickly established a group consensus: “Bloated notes are a huge problem and a time suck. I’m glad you [rather than me] are working on this. My… Read More »
Do you regularly get a bloated stomach and don’t know why? Sharon Walker investigates the reasons behind bloating. Clue: they’re not what you think So it’s happened again: you’ve eat a pretty innocuous meal, nothing too crazy, not exactly a Mr Creosote blow out or anything really remotely big, but now, now you feel like… Read More »