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by jantzl on October 29, 2020

Someone from the list just asked me to tell you all about scheduling emails.

How much time would you save if you could write your emails ahead of time at your convenience and schedule them to go out when you want them to? For me, this saves a huge amount of time. I always think of an email that I want to send at some weird time - early in the morning, late at night, in the middle of the ...

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by jantzl on October 22, 2020

Last week I mentioned using a text expanding utility to save time. It also saves time to have some guidance on which tool to use and steps to get started, so this week I have a software recommendation and tutorial to help you start using a text expanding tool to save hours each week.

I recommend trying Phrase Expander for the following reasons:

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by jantzl on October 15, 2020

Last week I was watching CAEP National Grand Rounds and caught a segment by Dr. Doug Chisholm titled "Automating the Boring Stuff: Lessons from Software Development". He gave a really great presentation, as did all of the other presenters, and I highly recommend you check it out.

His talk included some tips to use ...

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by jantzl on October 8, 2020

Some organizations hire scribes. Some organizations pay for AI scribing software. And many, many organizations still do not invest in scribing at all.

This week I spoke with a doctor who lamented, "Why are there no doctors who are proficient in EHR and consult to facilitate EHR use for other doctors?". Sounds like a great idea! I know one. In trying to connect the two, the EHR expert told ...

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by jantzl on October 1, 2020

This week I'm writing about something in politics that may not seem like it will affect healthcare, but it will. There is a bill in progress called the "Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act." The purpose of the bill is to create backdoors into encryption to make it easy for law enforcement to access encrypted data. The bill sounds like it is about crime and law enforcement, but it is much more ...

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