ED Medical Note and ED Patient Letter

ED Medical Note

The ED medical note is designed to fit right in with standard ED documentation practices. You can use it however works best for you:

1. Conversation Mode:

   • Create your note based on a transcript from your conversation with the patient.

2. Manual Entry:

   • If you prefer typing, you can enter brief phrases (including in medical notation) into the transcript box. i-scribe will polish the output. 

ED Patient Letter

The ED patient letter is a short and simple summary for the patient. It highlights what they came in for and what’s next in their care.

• Purpose:

  • Gives the patient a brief summary of their ED visit.

  • Covers any changes or additions to their medication.

  • Lays out the follow-up plan after discharge.

• How to Create It:

  1. From Conversation Mode Transcript:

     • If you’ve transcribed your consult with the patient, i-scribe can turn it into a Patient Letter for you.

  2. From Medical Handover style dictation:

     • Speak your handover to i-scribe, and it’ll automatically generate the patient letter from the details you’ve shared. You can read more about this here.