u/Euphoric_Regret_420

Hi all, I've been struggling with how long SOAP notes take after a full day of consults, and I thought I would share something that has helped me in case anyone else struggles with this too.

I spent some time working through it last week, and here's a simple way I cut my end-of-day documentation time in half for less than $10/m:

1. After each consult, open your phone's voice memo app and spend 60 seconds dictating the key points out loud; history, findings, assessment, plan. Don't worry about format, just talk.
2. At the end of your shift, upload the recordings to Otter.ai (free plan covers this). It transcribes everything automatically.
3. Copy the transcription into Claude.ai (free tier) with this prompt: "Format this into a clean SOAP note for a veterinary medical record. Keep clinical language, fix any dictation errors."
4. Review, adjust, paste into your practice management software. Done.

Hope this helps someone 🙏