Dotphrase Templates for Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Management Protocols and Documentation in the Electronic Medical Record System

A significant portion of a clinician’s time will be spent documenting in the electronic medical record system. When a certain problem or clinical scenario is frequently encountered, using “dotphrases”—templates for specific problems—can help ease the documentation burden while still ensuring high-quality care and documentation, which is of crucial importance in today’s medicolegal landscape. This collection of dotphrases is based on different problems that an MFM clinician is likely to encounter in their practice, whether that involves outpatient prenatal care, ultrasounds, L&D, or the antepartum service. Backed up with the latest recommendations based on current literature, these templates can be easily adapted and tailored for the particular circumstances of each outpatient encounter.