i get that three of them are temperature, blood pressure, and O2 sats, but what are the other two? 64 might be age? What's the 16? <<< totally not a medical person but I play one on TV
If the visit was predominantly counseling than little to no physical exam is necessary. In reality, this is true for many visits but since getting paid for doing what is needed isn't really possible, docs document perfunctory physicals all the time. So kudos to this doctor for not documenting unnecessary stuff(if that is what happened, don't have the rest of the note to be able to make any determination)
last number is (likely room air) Saturation ( %), as no supplemental o2 is documented. However, this habit of limited (and substandard)) information is why the chart police (billing, coding twins) started the dreaded capture form bullets, then EMR.... with has more useless data ... but that is another rant
As a student nurse, if this was my note, I'd get remediated for incomplete assessment, incomplete charting, unsafe practice, not to mention poor handwriting. This is BS and it's half the reason I spend hours looking over every chart I deal with just to make sure I'm reading everything correctly--that "62" for heart rate with a comma could just as easily be a "64" without, and while in this case it's not particularly problematic, what if it was a lab value? a medication dose? Those are real problems that can cause real issues.
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ReplyDeleteNot sure if that's a patient's vitals or carpentry measurements.
ReplyDelete97.6, 64, 16, 144/65, 98%
ReplyDeleteAt least this doc included punctuation. Vitals are lot harder to read without it.
i get that three of them are temperature, blood pressure, and O2 sats, but what are the other two? 64 might be age? What's the 16? <<< totally not a medical person but I play one on TV
ReplyDelete64 - Heart rate
Delete16 - Respiratory rate. Everyone, unless dead or hyperventilating, must have a respiratory rate of 16. It's the law.
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DeleteIf the visit was predominantly counseling than little to no physical exam is necessary. In reality, this is true for many visits but since getting paid for doing what is needed isn't really possible, docs document perfunctory physicals all the time.
ReplyDeleteSo kudos to this doctor for not documenting unnecessary stuff(if that is what happened, don't have the rest of the note to be able to make any determination)
Temperature: 97.6; Heart Rate: 62; Respirations: 16; Blood Pressure: 144/65. Got it. What is 980?
ReplyDeleteLottery numbers, like in fortune cookies?
ReplyDeleteWhich one is the patient's salary?
ReplyDelete"Body an 8, face a 3."
ReplyDeletelast number is (likely room air) Saturation ( %), as no supplemental o2 is documented. However, this habit of limited (and substandard)) information is why the chart police (billing, coding twins) started the dreaded capture form bullets, then EMR.... with has more useless data ... but that is another rant
ReplyDeleteAs a student nurse, if this was my note, I'd get remediated for incomplete assessment, incomplete charting, unsafe practice, not to mention poor handwriting. This is BS and it's half the reason I spend hours looking over every chart I deal with just to make sure I'm reading everything correctly--that "62" for heart rate with a comma could just as easily be a "64" without, and while in this case it's not particularly problematic, what if it was a lab value? a medication dose? Those are real problems that can cause real issues.
ReplyDeleteFor privacy protection, all patient information must now be illegible and incomprehensible in order to be HIPAA-compliant.
ReplyDelete@Anon 2:45
ReplyDeleteThat made me laugh out loud. Thankfully I wasn't drinking anything at the time.
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ReplyDeleteIn the interests of patient privacy, all chart notations will now be made in sanskrit.
ReplyDeleteDid she live?
ReplyDeleteGuess someone didn't have a piece of scrap paper, or the back of his hand was already covered.
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