Why is it that every visit note has to rehash past medical and surgical history, active problems, allergies and sometimes even long narratives about the initial presentation of the problem at hand and long lists of prior testing?
I agree. I saw my internist last week for a simple medication refill because it had been a year and I have to see her in person for this at least once a year. I have been stable on the medication for 25 years so the once a year works perfectly. If this visit we’re taking place back in the era of handwritten notes, she could have documented my blood test from December, my current blood pressure readings, and lack of side effects, and renew the medication. Instead, they had to go through all the rigmarole you described. And the encounter Ended up being 17 pages of useless garbage.
I agree. I saw my internist last week for a simple medication refill because it had been a year and I have to see her in person for this at least once a year. I have been stable on the medication for 25 years so the once a year works perfectly. If this visit we’re taking place back in the era of handwritten notes, she could have documented my blood test from December, my current blood pressure readings, and lack of side effects, and renew the medication. Instead, they had to go through all the rigmarole you described. And the encounter Ended up being 17 pages of useless garbage.