Case Study: A Hack to cut your visit time by 50%

Most NPs walk into the exam room cold. They have scanned the chart, maybe. They know the name, the age, the reason for the visit. But the cognitive work of synthesizing that chart (connecting the problem list to the medication list, identifying the loose ends from the last visit, knowing what labs are overdue and why) that work happens in the room, under time pressure, with the patient watching.

That is why the note is still open at 8 PM.