How to Chart a Wound Visit on iPad at the Bedside in Under 5 Minutes
guide
A step-by-step walkthrough for charting a complete wound visit on iPad — photo, measurements, SOAP note, and sign-off — without leaving the room.
Charting a wound visit on an iPad shouldn't take longer than the visit itself. Here's a repeatable five-minute workflow bedside clinicians can run on every patient.
Step 1: Open the patient and start the visit
Tap the patient from today's list on the iPad home screen. One button starts the visit and opens the camera.
Step 2: Capture the wound with Point-n-Capture
Frame the wound and tap once. Length, width, depth, and area are measured automatically — no ruler, no manual entry. See Point-n-Capture ruler-free wound measurement for the exact capture technique.
Step 3: Dictate the assessment
Speak naturally while you work. The scribe drafts the SOAP note in real time, pulling in the measurements and image you just captured.
Step 4: Review the draft on the bigger screen
The iPad shows the full note, trend lines, and prior images side by side. Edit any field inline.
Step 5: Sign and move on
Tap sign. The coding agent attaches ICD-10 and CPT suggestions for billing review later.
Why iPad specifically
The larger canvas lets you see the patient list, the open visit, and the healing trend at the same time — something a phone can't do and a desktop can't bring to the bedside. Pair it with the full AI-powered EMR for wound care and the same chart is waiting on your phone or browser later.