Medical Scribe Prefers Using Quill & Ink for Documentation
AUGUSTA, GA - Stating it is easier to use and provides infinitely more character than an electronic medical record (EMR), medical scribe Tim Penn prefers...
CDC: Pictures Now Worth 2300 Words, Up from a Thousand, Time to Chart with...
ATLANTA, GA - In a development that may have implementations for charting and medical documentation and all the health care professionals lucky enough to...
Intern Forgets to Write “Appreciate GI’s Recs” in Patient Note, GI Fellow Inconsolable
BOSTON, MA - In what can only be described as a quagmire of apology emails, face-to-face meetings, and sensitivity seminars, the fallout from Robbie...
ICD-10 Primer, Lesson 5: WTF Codes
Now that we’re a few lessons in, you must be wondering the same thing: What about those ICD-10 codes that are ludicrous? Whereas the...
Redacted Mueller H&P Omits All But Family History & Chloride Level
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A redacted version of Robert S. Mueller III's highly-anticipated history & physical examination (H&P) admission document was released earlier today. ...
Breaking: Patient is a Rich Historian, Perhaps the Best Historian Ever
PORTLAND, OR - In what is certainly a breath of fresh air, an ER physician was pleasantly surprised to discover that her patient wasn't...
Local Nurse and Intern Declare EMR Documentation War
COOPERSTOWN, NY - Citing a "clearly aggressive nursing note" which was felt to be "the absolute last straw," medical intern Edward Costa formally declared a documentation...
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Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products
GREENSBORO, NC - In an effort to cut down on costly blood product utilization, hospital administrators at Rocky High Hospital have put pressure on...
New ICD 10 Codes Prove Extremely Useful
New ICD 10 code series for when you have no f***g clue what’s going on with your patient, but you still want to get...