It is interesting to me that this is really a very old question. 1968 Larry Weed proposed making the chart "Problem Oriented" in stead of "source oriented". But we remain source oriented, (x-rays in one spot and lab in another, or the old chart all in one lump) because the staff do the scanning and can't be expected to assign the data to the appropriate problem.
Jonathan we really need those "filter keys" (see "magic buttons") which will work like electronic "postem notes" so that we can tag any page (and do so more than once if need be) and have it carry forward to show us everything pertaining to a given diagnosis.
Jay I just pull out the few pages I really can't live without, (that CT scan of the head from 3 years ago and the last mammogram) and scan those in separately, with the correct identification and date, then lump the whole rest of the pile under, "old records".
