In message <000201bdbb2d$619acfa0$155595c1@default>, owen dempsey
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>of the so-called paper free practices out there; presumably you scan
>incoming letters onto the computer,
We're not paperless - yet - but inching towards "virtual
paperlessness"..
We scan the majority of letters now - exceptions are the handwritten
ones, which include A&E reports from the local NHS Trust.
>
>if yes;
>
> a) do you use facsimile scanning or ocr scanning?
OCR scanning
>
> b) do you then shred the letters, or stuff them in a bin liner or file
>them neatly
> in the notes?
file in notes - but don't know what we'd do if properly paperless! ;->
>
>forgive me if this has been covered before as i'm sure it has, if i
>receive enough responses i'll collate replies for the list
perhaps I could ad a couple of questions?
What do *fully* paperless practices do with handwritten letters?
How many systems support facsimile scanning (this is scanning an image,
isn't it?) ?
How can you ensure that an OCR scanned letter is not altered, either
intentionally or inadvertently, or cut at the time of scanning..
possibly removing information which may not be relevant at the time of
scanning, but relevant later?
What do you do on visits? ie, if you are paperless, do you have to be
portable?
Mary
Mary Hawking Kingsbury Court Surgery Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RS
tel:01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
Member of British Healthcare Internet Association
Dunstable and Houghton Regis Locality Commisssioning Pilot
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