You can attach a document to a consult so Lyrebird has the patient's background before it writes your note. Lyrebird reads the document in the background while you consult, summarises it for you, and uses that context when it generates your consult note.
What does this do?
Clinicians often have important context sitting in a document rather than in the conversation. That might be a patient history, a report from another health professional such as a psychologist or oncologist, a report from a school, or notes from a previous consult.
Instead of reading that document out loud or retyping the key points, you can attach it to your consult. Lyrebird scans the document, generates a summary you can read at a glance, and combines that information with what was discussed in the room to produce your note.
Documents need to be in PDF format. Support for Word documents is coming soon.
Step-by-Step Guide
Save your document as a PDF
Download or save a copy of the contextual document to your computer
Make sure it is a PDF, as this is the only file type currently supported
Start your consult
Open Lyrebird and go to Consult
Click Start Listening to begin the consult as you normally would
Attach the document
With your notepad open, look for the Attach button at the bottom of the page
Click Attach and select your PDF
Keep consulting while Lyrebird reads the document
Lyrebird scans and reads the document in the background, so you can carry on with the consult
A green tick appears once the document has finished processing
Review the document summary
Open the Document Summary tab to read Lyrebird's summary of the document
Use this as a quick way to get across the patient's background without reading the full report
Finish the consult
Click Stop Listening as normal
Lyrebird generates your consult note using both the attached document and anything discussed during the consult
Clinical detail from the document can appear in your note even if it was never spoken about in the room
Video Guide
Tips for Best Results
Attach the document early in the consult so it has finished processing by the time you stop listening
Wait for the green tick before you click Stop Listening, as this confirms Lyrebird has read the document
Use PDFs that contain selectable text where possible, as a scanned image of a page is harder to read accurately
Attach one clearly relevant document rather than several long reports, so the context stays focused on what matters for this consult
Always review your note before saving, particularly if the document and the consult discussion contain conflicting information
Attach up to 20 documents
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