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Navigating eRecord (Epic)

Managing Your In-Basket

Set priorities when you have downtime – decide on working on one thing (e.g. answering phone calls or reviewing labs) at a time and not go from folder to folder
Assign time during the day to perform specific tasks (e.g. answering My Chart messages)
Build margin into your day to catch up on charting and messages (schedule a block of time in the day)
Strategically building time throughout the day by extending your admin time on other days instead of one large block of time on a single day

Note Writing

Pre-charting – make optimal use of pre-charting to prepare for your day and to streamline note writing
Template use for notes
Typing as you discuss – assess re-structuring exam room to include the ability to do this and be engaged with the patient
Using dictation software – may need to find space to be able to do this outside of common workroom to minimize noise and distractions
MINIMIZE distractions/interruptions
Using space outside the work room to minimize distractions
Don’t wait for results to finish your documentation
Work to finish in real time before moving onto the next encounter

Maximizing Time During Your Clinic Day

Teamwork – engaging other members of the team (technician, nursing with additional tasks that you can defer to others to maximize use of your time)
Time audit software – to try to identify how you are using time throughout your clinic morning (there is available software programs that can help you with auditing your time)
Decision fatigue – how can you minimize decisions
Record videos of common education that you provide (i.e. chemo teaching for common chemotherapy agents; how to use inhalers etc)

Continually Re-Assess