Designing effective documents and learning how to produce them
in an assembly-like pattern (so that they end up looking like
customized letters and reports), involves a similar process to
the one used by the chef who creates customized omelets for a
Sunday hotel brunch. The basic parts of the documents to be
created should be engineered in advance so that you can assemble
data in a modular style and then add in the frills and
embellishments necessary to customize each report you dictate.
The key to success is learning how to organize your thoughts.
Most physicians are forced to dictate when they are tired,
rushed, or stressed out. As a result, they find it difficult to
concentrate while dictating. Frequently, physicians will dial
into a digital dictation system and then hang on the line while
they try to find the information they are looking for. Often
they will skip back and forth through a patient's chart while
looking for pertinent details (and making no sense whatsoever).
You would be shocked to discover