AI vs Traditional Workflows in Orthopedic Practices

1. The Limits of Traditional Orthopedic Workflows

Traditional EHRs weren’t built for orthopedics or multi-modality care. Providers often juggle multiple systems just to complete a single visit:

• Manual typing or dictation

• Jumping between EHR, PACS, therapy modules, and scheduling

• Re-keying pathology, orders, and diagnoses

• Viewing imaging in a separate, disconnected system

• Extra clicks for everything

These inefficiencies stack up—creating delays, errors, and physician fatigue. And in high-volume orthopedic clinics, the impact is magnified.

2. Phoenix Go + PoGo AI: AI-Enhanced Orthopedic Workflows

Phoenix Go is the only orthopedic-specific cloud EHR that unifies surgery, sports medicine, PT/OT, imaging (PACS), and practice management into one intuitive, mobile-ready platform.

When powered by PoGo AI, Phoenix Go becomes more than a system—
it becomes an intelligent partner that reduces clicks, supports hands-free workflows, and actively accelerates documentation.

True Hands-Free Workflow

PoGo AI enables voice-driven, hands-free actions that are especially valuable on tablets or iPads, where typing can be inconvenient. Voice commands can:

• Open a patient chart

• Insert protocols

• Navigate sections

• Generate SOAP note content

• Support documentation tasks without touching the device

This is a major leap forward—especially for surgeons or specialists who need chart access while moving, rounding, or working in hands-busy environments.

3. Coding the Right Way: Stacked Protocols

Many AI-EHR comparisons emphasize “AI-code suggestion,” but in reality, coding becomes accurate and complete through Phoenix Go’s orthopedic-specific Stacked Protocols—NOT code guessing.

How Stacked Protocols Work

A Stacked Protocol bundles everything that belongs to a specific pathology:

• HPI

• Exam findings

• Assessment & Plan

• Diagnosis (often multiple)

• Orders (imaging, injections, therapy, etc.)

• All appropriate billable codes

Each Stacked Protocol is tied one-to-one with a pathology, giving physicians a predictable, complete documentation outcome.

Physician Experience

The physician performs a normal physical exam, chooses the appropriate Stacked Protocol, and Phoenix Go:

• Inserts the complete, pathology-specific documentation

• Populates all necessary exam findings

• Generates complete and correct coding

• Ensures alignment between documentation → diagnosis → orders → billing

No guesswork. No coding errors. No “code suggestion” required.
When Stacked Protocols are used, the final documentation and coding are consistently complete, compliant, and fully supported.

4. AI vs Traditional Workflows: A Side-by-Side Comparison

5. Why This Matters for Orthopedic Practices

1. Time Savings

AI-enhanced workflows dramatically reduce time spent documenting and navigating multiple systems.

2. Reduced Burnout

By eliminating clicks and enabling hands-free interactions, physicians finish documentation in-clinic—not at home.

3. Improved Revenue Cycle Accuracy

Stacked Protocols ensure complete documentation and correct coding from the start—reducing denials and increasing clean claims.

4. Seamless Imaging + Therapy Workflows

Providers, surgeons, and therapists view, document, and collaborate inside one integrated platform.

5. Mobility That Mirrors Orthopedic Reality

Providers move between clinic rooms, surgery centers, and onsite therapy gyms. Phoenix Go’s iPad/browser mobility supports these real-world settings without relying on telehealth as a mobility use case.

6. The Power of Hands-Free AI in Orthopedics

Picture this:

You walk into the exam room with your iPad.
You say, “Open Today’s Patient.”
The chart loads instantly.
You dictate findings naturally as you move.
You say, “Apply Shoulder Impingement Protocol.”
The full HPI, exam, plan, diagnosis, and appropriate codes are instantly inserted.
You finalize the note with voice—hands-free.
No typing. No clicking. No staying late.

That’s the future PoGo AI unlocks.
A workflow where your voice drives your documentation, your protocols ensure accuracy, and your EHR truly thinks with you.

7. The Future of Orthopedic Care

AI isn’t replacing orthopedic physicians—it’s removing the burdens that shouldn’t exist anymore.
With Phoenix Go and PoGo AI, orthopedic practices get:

• Faster workflows

• Complete and accurate coding

• Consistent documentation quality

• Integration from imaging → exam → therapy

• Hands-free mobility

• Reduced administrative load

And ultimately—
Providers get home on time for what matters most.

Conclusion

Traditional workflows can’t keep up with modern orthopedic demands. Phoenix Go with PoGo AI offers the first truly orthopedic-specific, AI-enhanced cloud EHR that eliminates clicks, streamlines documentation, and ensures accuracy through Stacked Protocols—not code guessing.

Your EHR should work the way orthopedic providers work. With Phoenix Go and PoGo AI, it finally does.
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