Pre-charting's primary benefit is that it frees up doctors' time to devote primarily to patient care rather than searching for and examining pertinent documents. Every patient document is combined into a single record through pre-charting. Patients' medical histories, treatments received, lab results, and their interpretations are all included in the pre-chart.

Let's examine how pre-charting is carried out in various medical specialties.

• Cardiology—The main emphasis is on heart health and diagnostic testing; the pre-charting work includes past medical history, including lab reports, medications taken, cardiac workups, and risk factors specific to each person.
• OB-GYN—The emphasis is on screening, prenatal and postnatal care, and reproductive health in general. Menstrual and pregnancy histories, lab results such as pap smears and mammograms, counseling care received, and other information are all included in the pre-charts.
• Orthopedics—Pre-charts highlight information about imaging reviews, such as MRIs or X-rays, and injury histories. Records prior operations, medical care, such as physical therapy, etc.