Wellbeing in Medicine Podcast (formerly the MedEdWell Podcast)

An effective charting process is important for physicians because it helps them get more out of their work. Your input and those from other stakeholders need to be recorded in the notes. This makes easy documentation and charting efficiency crucial in creating a congruent, transparent, and flourishing system.

There are so many things that you can do as a physician. Some you can implement yourself, and others are outside your control, but you can advocate for them. However, to create quick wins for you, your patients, and your critical team, focus more on what you can change.

Join the conversation with your host Dr. Ryan Stegink as he shares more on medical charting, why, where, and some of the things we need to change to improve efficiency in clinical workflows and, ultimately, wellness for medical teams.

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:01] Introduction to the show

[01:52] What in for you in today's episode

[02:37] Investing in family by applying lessons in episode 34

[03:34] Making a difference for you, your patients, and your critical team

[04:21] Dr. Ryan's experience with charting in residency

[06:00] Why charting, what it entails and what it is for

[07:30] The what and where of charting

[09:56] What we need to change to flourish and increase efficiency

[12:01] How to shift your mindset around charting

[13:10] Take the next step and get things done in a way that allows you to take care of yourself

[13:48] Ending the show and call to action

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Notable quotes

• Thinking and action go together
• You get to choose to make a difference in the things within your control
• You don't need to have perfect notes; sufficient notes are enough!
• There are challenges around automation, but it needs to happen because we need to make it easy for documentation
• The biggest thing within your control is your mindset and how you think about charting.

Connect with Dr. Stegink

Website: https://www.medededwell.com

Get Coaching with Dr. Stegink: https://www.mededwell.com/coaching

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YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC_6svH-LEDhLjqD7bKa2TSQ

You've probably heard the phrase, "Don't just sit there, do something!"

And yet for the thoughtful, deliberate people out there like me, sometimes it's easier to keep thinking about potential action and learning, rather than putting things into action.

Regardless of whether you consider yourself more of a thinker or a doer, check out the rest of episode 34 to hear why we all need to be doers and not just thinkers.

Check for a special announcement at the end of the episode about my own personal application of these concepts!

Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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What if we could do this particular thing differently in a way that meets both of our needs, even if that is supposedly not possible right now? What other choices, options, or potential adjustments are out there? If you have ever tried to advocate for yourself or others, please check out episode 33 of The MedEdWell Podcast to get encouraged.

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Beyond the daily decisions of what to eat, what to wear, how many times to hit snooze on the alarm, there are many big impactful decisions that affect each of our lives. But even though these big decisions may seem more important, small decisions over time can impact the future too. Check out episode 32 of The MedEdWell Podcast to hear about what goes into good decision making, personally and with patients. Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW! Today's sponsor: White Coat Investor courses - Get CME and financial, wellness education today!

Medical training is challenging.

From medical school to residency, potentially fellowship.

There are lots of exams, call shifts and notes to write, and yet books alone do not shape clinical reasoning, bedside manner, or professionalism.

The future of medicine is in the people, which makes encouraging and equipping medical students and physicians still in training so important.

Join me for episode 31 for some ideas of how to invest in the future of medicine.

Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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Enough...

What is it?

Financially? Personally? Professionally?

Money, time, achievements...

Listen to episode 30 and see how contentment can make a big difference in your wellness as you take your next step!

Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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Walking through hard times, end of life situations with patients and families...

they are part of medicine, and yet these things can change you, especially as you walk through more of these times.

Join me for episode 29, part 2 of 2 of a journey of "Responding to grief and loss, a physician perspective" and consider how you can help your patients and yourself as you respond to death and grief in medicine!

Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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Life can change in a moment, one direction,

redirected in a heartbeat...or lack thereof...

Time beats on,

even when the dark clouds

hang heavy on tear-stained hearts.

Join me on a journey we all face at different times,

part 1 of 2 of a journey of "Responding to grief and loss, a personal perspective" on episode 28 of The MedEdWell Podcast.

Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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Asking for help...

In medicine...

Can be simple or complex.

Sometimes we make the ask

Other times we need to...but don't.

Check out episode 27 to hear more about asking your colleagues for help in medicine and why it matters!

Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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Family... It's part of everyone's story. Whether good, bad, absent, or otherwise. Biological or community with others at work or some other group Investing in family can help your wellness regardless of the prior circumstances, listen to episode 26 to learn more! Then get your work done faster with 10 tips from my free PDF guide, Maximize Your Clinical Efficiency! Click to get your guide NOW!

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