Efficient Software for Mental Health Clinicians

• Record keeping can be an enormous drain on your energy.
• Modern practice is hard enough without the inefficiencies of paper charts and the
  time it takes to create and use them.
• As clinicians we need the best tools we can get to help us in our work.
• Efficiency is crucial for your success.
• What options does a clinician have?
• Let's look at the problem.

Paper Charts

• Paper charts:
  • Are bulky and often illegible.
  • Have to be pulled and put away.
  • Require lots of cabinet space.
  • Aren't portable.
  • Can't be easily copied.
  • Are not geared for template use or editing.
  • Are hard to access quickly.
  • File management is not easy.

Handwriting

• The average adult handwriting speed is 20-24 words per minute.
  • It is often much slower later in the day.
• Speed is always at odds with legibility. 
• There is nothing wrong with handwriting. It is very nice to get or give a handwritten note but handwriting just doesn't have the characteristics we need for record keeping.
  • It simply isn't efficient enough.
• So much is asked of you as a clinician that you need all the help you can get with regard to record keeping.
• You need to lower your stress, regain some energy, and go home at the end of the day with your records done.

How about some solutions for the record keeping problems you face?

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Charles M. Stewart, M.D.

Blueberry Harbor Software, Inc.