Somnus

I have been using the Somnus app for a few years now, (during my residency training). It is an easy way to see how many procedures yo have done and it what areas you may be lacking. Also you can add notes to your cases which are searchable for future refrences. It is easy to export your cases in pdf form for annual evaluations. Love it.

Somnus has changed the way I record my cases. Intuitive, user-friendly, easy to keep track of what I’ve done, helps me if I have to review a list to give a trainee my feedback and helps with billing! A no-brainer for every Australian anaesthetist, from trainees to FANZCAs!

Clearly developed by someone who uses the app, which makes it a pleasure to use. Easy instructions on uploading previous log book cases, case recording is simple and I love the personal lists for adding learning points / drugs utilised.

This is a great ap. It is well polished, aesthetic, intuitive and lives up to its excellent reputation. It has clearly had a lot of thought and care put into its creation. Thanks for making all our lives easier!

I was pleasantly surprised to find this app. I’m an Australian anaesthetist and this app is perfect for my needs. This app is great for trainees or consultants. The developer is also very helpful and responsive. Well worth the purchase price.

Clearly designed by a practicing anaesthetist. Very user friendly. The main benefit for my use case, it halves my admin work. I was needing to make billing sheets for cases, as well as wanting to log my cases for personal audit, and in case of audit from other sources (such as Medicare). With this I can log my case, and it will generate a billing sheet for me to attach to my billing software. Not to mention a single purchase for BOTH iOS and Mac, no subscription rubbish or in app purchases, just fantastic. So impressed. Any thoughts of a charting app similar to OSAEMR? Or for a Windows port? Thank you for designing this.

Intuitive interface, beautifully designed and intelligently executed, Somnus is the brainchild of an Australian anaesthetist. I’ve been using digital anaesthetics logbooks for more than 10 years, and Somnus for the past 16 months. It is certainly the most user-friendly logbook for anaesthetics-related cases that I’ve come across in recent years. Somnus can also be modified with a number of user-defined fields & parameters, for example, to keep track of out-of-theatre cases such as aeromedical retrievals, ICU or ED cases, MRI or endoscopy suite cases. The summary stats are very interesting to look back through, and the export function is perfect for providing a logbook summary to credentialing authorities when required. I have not needed to use the Medicare item number (billing) component so I can’t comment on its functionality. Paul is also very responsive to suggestions for additional features or modifications, not to mention fixing bugs in a timely manner.

This app is ideal not only for registrar training logs, and just keeping an eye on your practice, but also for private billing since it now handles Medicare item numbers and generates a useful report with a cost estimate based on your own individualized unit rate. This can be sent to your billing company via a simple PDF generation step. There are also useful graphics indicating your practice makeup, type of Anaesthesia etc and you can use it to track any complications as well. In a world where medical software seems to be written to make your clinical workload worse than ever, this app is a pleasant exception!

Great up, well set out and aesthetically pleasing. Paul is always happy to help with enquiries and continues to work towards making a seamless app for Anaesthetists. Great job Paul!