One dismissal note changed how I write every patient handoff, but is it too rigid now?

Got pulled aside by a senior PT after a care transition meeting about 4 months ago. She said my handoff summaries listed everything I did but nothing about what the next therapist should watch for. Straight up told me "you're documenting your shift, not the patient's next step." Fair hit. I switched to a bullet system: one line for what's stable, one for what changed, one for what I'd check first next session. Felt great for a while. But now I'm wondering if I overcorrected. I barely mention rapport or patient mood unless it's a red flag. My last 3 handoffs got flagged by a younger clinician for being too cold. She wanted more context on how the patient reacted to exercises, not just the numbers. So do you lean more toward clinical facts or the human stuff? Or do you have a middle ground that works without making the note ten pages long?

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the_julia27d ago

Those rapport notes are how you know theyll actually do the exercises.