Many doctors today prefer dictation over typing. Yet, I often wonder why so many still type their notes when dictation is much faster. Let me share an example of how much time can be saved by dictating.
Consider a patient—a 69-year-old man with heart problems. During his 30-minute visit, the doctor needed to document everything discussed. The note was quite detailed. It took about 3.6 minutes to dictate the note, but if the doctor had typed the same note, it would have taken 13.3 minutes at their typing speed.(ref:”Dictating your notes during the Patient visit“)
But speed isn’t the only thing that matters. Doctors aim to provide excellent care, build strong relationships with their patients, and keep their practices running smoothly.
Dictating notes while the patient is present is beneficial for both the doctor and the patient. It saves time and strengthens the treatment plan by ensuring the patient understands and can provide immediate feedback. To make dictation work well, doctors need the right tools. That’s where the MedXcribe App comes in.
The MedXcribe App is built specifically for medical transcription, allowing doctors to dictate notes anytime, even without an internet connection. Your smartphone becomes a secure place to store your notes. You can dictate while on the go, and when you’re back online, easily transfer them into your electronic medical records.
Switching from typing to dictating notes saves time and reduces stress. With the MedXcribe App, it’s easy to make this change. It helps doctors spend more quality time with their patients—which is why they became doctors in the first place.
Let’s review how MedXcribe App revolutionizes offline medical transcription and help you decide if real-time dictation is the right documentation workflow for your practice.
Benefits of Dictating Clinical Notes with MedXcribe App in the Presence of Your Patients
Many doctors have realized the benefits of medical dictation as a substitute for typing clinical notes. However, fewer have embraced the advantages of completing dictation during visits. MedXcribe App makes this process seamless—even without internet connectivity.
Here are five compelling reasons to adopt a documentation workflow that includes dictating in the presence of your patients using MedXcribe App.
1. Faster Documentation
We speak faster than we type, so dictating clinical notes during the exam saves time. Most doctors type about 30 words per minute, but we speak around 150 words per minute. Even with pauses and choosing our words carefully, dictating is still the quickest option.(ref:”Dictating your notes during the Patient visit“)
With the MedXcribe App, you can save even more time by dictating during the patient visit. Instead of repeating care instructions to make sure the patient understands, start dictating while highlighting important details. This way, talking with the patient also becomes your documentation time.
2. Better Quality Care
Most family doctors see about 15 patients each day. If you wait to write your notes until later or stay up late to finish them, it can be hard to remember everything.
Think about this: if you don’t dictate your notes, the system might save about $7.72 per patient, but it costs you 9 minutes of your time for each one. For 15 patients a day, that’s 2 hours and 15 minutes of extra work for you, while the system saves about $116. (ref:”Dictating your notes during the Patient visit“)
By dictating your clinical notes during each visit with the MedXcribe App, you capture important information while it’s still fresh in your mind. Speaking this information also lets you review it with the patient, who can correct any mistakes or add important details.
Working together with your patient in this way can improve their cooperation and ultimately make the quality of care better.
3. Improved Patient Satisfaction
Dictating notes in front of your patients can make their experience better. Patients want to feel heard and understood. By repeating your diagnosis and treatment plan while they’re there, you show that you fully understand their condition.
With MedXcribe App’s easy-to-use interface, you can say, “I’m going to dictate some notes into your medical record to make sure we get everything right.”
Since patients already have access to their medical notes due to federal rules, they can read them anyway. By dictating during the visit with MedXcribe App, you clear up any confusion or misunderstandings right away.
4. Lower Risk of Malpractice
Dictating clinical notes while the patient is present can reduce the chance of malpractice claims. When doctors review notes with patients, the records become current, witnessed, and approved by the patient. Inviting patients to correct or add information makes charts more complete and accurate.
The MedXcribe App allows doctors to easily include phrases like “dictated in the presence of the patient.” This can offer strong protection if any disputes arise.
Research shows that better communication with patients lowers malpractice risks. Behaviors linked to fewer malpractice claims include:
- Explaining the visit: Letting patients know what to expect.
- Using humor: Building a good relationship and easing their anxiety.
- Encouraging conversation: Asking for patients’ opinions and checking their understanding.
Dictating during a visit with MedXcribe App provides many opportunities for doctors to communicate effectively with their patients.
5. Increased Income
When medical records fully reflect the entire patient visit, doctors can bill for higher-level services. This means better payment compared to notes that only capture some details. By documenting in real-time with the patient’s input using the MedXcribe App, doctors are more likely to create complete and accurate notes, leading to improved earnings.
Also, think about the value of a doctor’s time. Studies show that using medical dictation speeds up documentation by over 30%, and the time saved can greatly boost income. Even a small effort to learn a new dictation method with MedXcribe App can pay off over time.
For example:
- Cost of Traditional Transcription Services: If transcription services cost $40 per hour and a doctor uses about one day’s worth per week, that’s approximately $8,800 per year.
- Lost Income from Typing Notes: If typing notes means seeing two fewer patients per day, and each patient visit is worth $100, over 220 working days per year, that’s $44,000 in lost income.
- Net Loss without Efficient Dictation: The lost income of $44,000 minus the transcription cost of $8,800 results in a net loss of $35,200 per year.
By using the MedXcribe App, doctors eliminate the high costs of traditional transcription services and save valuable time. This allows them to see more patients and significantly increase their income. (ref:”Dictating your notes during the Patient visit“)
