I love ECW, but I am really missing a function which was present in my previous EMR. I am referring to body diagrams which you can make drawings on and include the picture as part of the physical exam. This is very important in surgery patients because you get a very clear picture of where the abnormality is.
“A picture is worth a thousand words”
Examples:
1. A breast diagram which clearly shows where the mass is, what part of the breast and which side. Also you can show scars from previous surgery and make notes such as the character of the mass.
2. An abdominal diagram will note the position of the abnormality ... especially useful with hernias, abdominal masses.
I have spoken with IT about this and we have tried to figure out how to add diagrams to the physical exam section, but results have been futile so far. We tried capturing non-native diagrams with Snagit, etc.
I seems the program was designed mostly for non-surgical practitioners.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
John Clarke