Surgical Notes

Keeps track of schedule making dictation easy. Able to sign in using thumb print.

This app is functional at a basic level, but is missing several features that would greatly improve functionality. There are also some needed bug fixes. The best feature, in my opinion, is the ability to electronically sign my notes and that feature works pretty well. Needed features: Overwrite mode. Self-explanatory. Just add a toggle switch to change between overwrite and insert modes. Running timer during active recording including current cursor time and total length of dictation. Ability to delete to end. It would probably be too complicated to delete arbitrary sections, but a simple delete from current cursor position to end of recording would be helpful. Ability to select different audio sources. I frequently dictate using apple earbuds with a microphone, but there is no way to select that audio since the app appears to only select the built-in microphone. This produces poorer audio quality in noisy environments. Option to change my signature. This option should include the ability to upload a signature file so that it can look more professional than my scribble on a phone. Bugs: Insertion mode is unpredictable. It seems to work to insert in the middle of a dictation, but you cannot insert at the very beginning. Even if the cursor is on 0:00, the inserted dictation begins at around 0:03. I personally have problems sometimes with jobs not appearing in the app even though the cases were created appropriately in my ASC’s software. This really only started after they were forced by Surgical Notes to update the ASC software.

Use the web portal but this app was all that was needed to dictate reports and sign them.

This app is awesome and my doctors love it!

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There is no way to confirm dictations have successfully uploaded. I have had a dozen cases lost over a couple days. Fool me once...