In article <000201bdbb85$ac483620$054e95c1@default>, owen dempsey
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>i'm just extending the list of questions slightly at the suggestion of
>mary hawking (ok mary?)
>
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>of the so-called paper free practices out there; presumably you scan
>incoming letters onto the computer,
all of them get scanned same day!
>
>if yes;
>
> a) do you use facsimile scanning or ocr scanning?
>
OCR is a must with EMIS - so that you can get to letters referenced in
Consultation mode *RL4 etc (apologies to non emis practices)
> b) do you then shred the letters, or stuff them in a bin liner or file
>them neatly
shred 70% - keep ALL discharges, referrals and what the Drs consider to
be key letters - so we don't have to manually print out all letters when
patients leave practice
> in the notes?
yes - the only time they are pulled
>
>mary,s questions:
>
> c) What do *fully* paperless practices do with handwritten letters?
>
highlight key areas and the secretaries type them in
> d) How many systems support facsimile scanning (this is scanning an
>image,
> isn't it?) ?
> e) 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?
hospitals have copies and ALL KEY LETTERS are filed
> f) What do you do on visits? ie, if you are paperless, do you have to
>be
> portable?
yep. although partners take summary sheets with last 2 consults, meds,
allergies and active problems
>
>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
>
>owen dempsey
>GP
>West Yorks
>
>
regards
huw thomas
GP minehead
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Huw Thomas
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