2019-11-04

All Physician Bulletin - Partial Dictation Workflows

All-physician-bulletins highlight stumbling blocks, and solutions, that all physicians need to be aware of when starting to use the Connect Care clinical information system.

Note: Partial (hybrid) dictation workflow supports are removed from Connect Care as of first quarter 2021 and so the following posting is no longer valid (but retained below for archival purposes).

Partial Dictation Workflow Explained...

Partial (hybrid) dictation refers to use of a system outside Connect Care to capture, transcribe and edit dictated material which is then inserted into a documentation object (e.g. note, letter) within the clinical information system.

There are two ways for this to occur: 1) through AHS provincial "eScription", or 2) through a completely independent dictation service. eScription is familiar to physicians adopting Connect Care. Although the preferred Connect Care workflow is in-system dictation with Dragon Medical One, it remains possible to use eScription by following a workflow that specifies where the transcribed material is to go.

It is very important to do this using a precise workflow that allows the dictated material to get to the right spot. Follow instructions in the Connect Care Physician Manual: