I am a Certified Athletic Trainer and take a lot of SOAP notes and other medical records on a daily basis and that adds up to a TON of paper to store and keep track of. I have been tossing around the idea of purchasing an iPad 3 and also been researching the best app for uploading a PDF outline form of my notes so that I can write on that and save it as a file and export it to my MacBook. Does anyone have any 1st-hand experience doing what I am trying to accomplish? There are dozens of apps that I have come across, all costing around $5 and I would very much like to not spend an indefinite amount of money just trying to find the best one. I am well aware that this question has probably been asked many times before, but I did a search and didn't find what I was looking for in the first three pages so I gave up and am just starting this thread. I believe the best one I have found thus far is Note Taker HD... anyone have thoughts on this app? I do tend to write very fast so if one app you are thinking of is more responsive but has extraneous features; I would rather the response time.
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Best PDF annotator app
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I would love to know of a good PDF annotator, since I could use it to grade some assignments.
If you're doing SOAP notes, have you thought about a specific app for that? I use the one just called "SOAP Notes" (simple enough
) It works pretty well, and has a nice feature of pre-recorded text that you can insert into notes. I for one repeat the same phrases often http://www.eclectic-dna.com/soap-notes/
PDF Expert has a custom stamp function that may be of help to youI would love to know of a good PDF annotator, since I could use it to grade some assignments.
If you're doing SOAP notes, have you thought about a specific app for that? I use the one just called "SOAP Notes" (simple enough
http://www.eclectic-dna.com/soap-notes/
Like the "Approved" or "Sign Here" stamps, but you can use custom text and color code and save them for quick comments
You may already know this...and not trying to sound all medical staff on you, but be careful and make sure your documents are secure on your wireless devices. It sounds like you're handling PHI, you don't want to violate any HIPAA regs. and have somthing come back and bite you..
Another PDF app
I am currently studying via a distance learning course, I have found the writepdf app on my ipad to be ideal for annotating my course pdfs, and i can edit directly, it saves a lot of time for me to be honest.
I am currently studying via a distance learning course, I have found the writepdf app on my ipad to be ideal for annotating my course pdfs, and i can edit directly, it saves a lot of time for me to be honest.
I have both goodreader and notability. Having tried both, I personally prefer goodreader. It is simply more versatile, letting me sort out my PDFs more easily, and can even handle other file types like zips. If you plan in inserting lots of typed footnotes, I personally recommend goodreader.
Notability is better when it comes to handwritten notes, but I find the interface is more unwieldy and the scrolling much more leggy.
Notability is better when it comes to handwritten notes, but I find the interface is more unwieldy and the scrolling much more leggy.
You can probably use a vector artwork editor, like Inkscape.
Note that PDFs saved with a particular setting in Acrobat will allow forms to be filled in and saved in Adobe READER.
Also, PDF Editor for Mac in Snow Leopard has Annotation capabilities. I remember it does in 10.8. Here's a tutorial:
http://www.pdf-file-converter.com/annotate-on-pdf-for-mac/
Note that PDFs saved with a particular setting in Acrobat will allow forms to be filled in and saved in Adobe READER.
Also, PDF Editor for Mac in Snow Leopard has Annotation capabilities. I remember it does in 10.8. Here's a tutorial:
http://www.pdf-file-converter.com/annotate-on-pdf-for-mac/
