Writing Helpful, Purposeful Notes
When we write notes - whether in visit details, communications, alerts, or emails - our goal is to make sure the information is clear, relevant, and builds trust in our team’s communication. Sometimes, even small details can unintentionally raise more questions than they answer. This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Scenario
A client calls and says they spoke to another Support Specialist earlier about availability and would like to book the 3:00 on Wednesday they had discussed. You check the Suggestion Engine and see that the 3:00 time is ruled out due to region. You let them know that time unfortunately isn’t available, offer surrounding options and the client books the next best choice.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This option includes information about another Support Specialists interaction that we weren’t present for. In this scenario, this detail isn’t helpful or necessary in order to understand the scheduling outcome.
This note keeps the focus on the client’s request and the outcome. It gives clear, relevant information without drawing attention to internal details that could cause unnecessary concern or confusion.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Scenario
A client left a voicemail to cancel their appointment prior to the cancellation window, but due to our team getting a busy rush, the cancellation window has now passed. The client reached out on time- but we just didn’t catch it until later.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
While the details in these two notes might be accurate, they can unintentionally raise questions for the practice about our timing and responsiveness- even when we handled it as quickly as possible in a busy stretch. These notes aren't confidence-building.
This choice still captures the important information but in a way that keeps the focus on what matters most - that the cancellation was communicated timely and the reason was shared. If a doctor has additional questions, they can always let us know.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Scenario
A client calls Support upset after an appointment. They state the doctor was "rude and heartless" and used several curse words while describing how unhappy they felt with the visit. They say the appointment was cold, rushed and lacking any compassion. You empathize and help the client feel heard and will take the necessary next steps of passing this along to management.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This note includes the client's emotional language which can come across as unprofessional in our communications. While it does capture the intensity of the call, the direct quotes aren't necessary to portray the client's concerns.
This version stays factual, objective and professional. It acknowledges the client's emotions and experience without quoting or exagerrating their language. It summarizes the key details relevant to care continuity and documents how the concern was properly escalated. This type of note is helpful, necessary and confidence-building for both the team and leadership.
This note includes the Support Specialist's personal interpretation of the client's emotions, which makes it subjective, therefore not helpful. It assumes motivation that wasn't stated by the client and may not be accurate.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Think of a time when you had to decide how much detail to include in a note. What helped you determine what to share in the chart versus what to pass along internally?
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Writing Helpful, Purposeful Notes
When we write notes - whether in visit details, communications, alerts, or emails - our goal is to make sure the information is clear, relevant, and builds trust in our team’s communication. Sometimes, even small details can unintentionally raise more questions than they answer. This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Scenario
A client calls and says they spoke to another Support Specialist earlier about availability and would like to book the 3:00 on Wednesday they had discussed. You check the Suggestion Engine and see that the 3:00 time is ruled out due to region. You let them know that time unfortunately isn’t available, offer surrounding options and the client books the next best choice.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This option includes information about another Support Specialists interaction that we weren’t present for. In this scenario, this detail isn’t helpful or necessary in order to understand the scheduling outcome.
This note keeps the focus on the client’s request and the outcome. It gives clear, relevant information without drawing attention to internal details that could cause unnecessary concern or confusion.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Scenario
A client left a voicemail to cancel their appointment prior to the cancellation window, but due to our team getting a busy rush, the cancellation window has now passed. The client reached out on time- but we just didn’t catch it until later.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
While the details in these two notes might be accurate, they can unintentionally raise questions for the practice about our timing and responsiveness- even when we handled it as quickly as possible in a busy stretch. These notes aren't confidence-building.
This choice still captures the important information but in a way that keeps the focus on what matters most - that the cancellation was communicated timely and the reason was shared. If a doctor has additional questions, they can always let us know.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Scenario
A client calls Support upset after an appointment. They state the doctor was "rude and heartless" and used several curse words while describing how unhappy they felt with the visit. They say the appointment was cold, rushed and lacking any compassion. You empathize and help the client feel heard and will take the necessary next steps of passing this along to management.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
This note includes the client's emotional language which can come across as unprofessional in our communications. While it does capture the intensity of the call, the direct quotes aren't necessary to portray the client's concerns.
This version stays factual, objective and professional. It acknowledges the client's emotions and experience without quoting or exagerrating their language. It summarizes the key details relevant to care continuity and documents how the concern was properly escalated. This type of note is helpful, necessary and confidence-building for both the team and leadership.
This note includes the Support Specialist's personal interpretation of the client's emotions, which makes it subjective, therefore not helpful. It assumes motivation that wasn't stated by the client and may not be accurate.
This month’s spotlight focuses on writing notes that are helpful, necessary, and confidence-building for our practices and teammates.
Think of a time when you had to decide how much detail to include in a note. What helped you determine what to share in the chart versus what to pass along internally?
Share you answer