How about simply entering in the notes that you write on paper during the exam into your records database when you are done and alone. You can even scan images that you draw; however, I would take a high resolution digital photograph instead ( that would save even more time ).
And you might as well scan the whole page of notes into the system as well.
Given the training she has received, and the salary she receives, I would prefer her not to be spending time transcribing her notes from one system to another. It will put further pressure on the number of patients she can see. You could employ someone else to transcribe her notes at a salary more reasonable for the work but it is still, or at least should be, an unnecessary overhead.
Digital photos are a good idea although frequently details are sometimes difficult to pick out so I would say it's vital that any system makes it trivial to annotate the images.
Ok. But data needs to be entered in the system somehow and patients need care and attention; and it makes sense to me to focus on one thing at a time, especially with a mission critical field such as health care.
> You could employ someone else to transcribe her notes at a salary more reasonable for the work but it is still, or at least should be, an unnecessary overhead.
People differ philosophically concerning what is important in health care. Some want quality and some want cheap ( most probably want both ). I don't work in the health care industry but I am curious how doctors would want to have their jobs structured at HMOs; do doctors want less patients and more time spent with them or do they want less time and the ability to see more patients?
Using the copious free time that doctors have?