We have started the process of scanning old charts in preparation for transitioning to AC and a paperless office. We are using a Fujitsu fi-6130 Scanner. Any specific or general hints on speeding up the process? After opening the individual patient in AC, it still seems like there are several "clicks" plus adding in names for the file type (e.g. 'batch') and a file name. Can we set up a default for these?
For the older charts we are doing a "batch" scan, putting the entire record in as one pdf document. For newer ones we plan the more labor and time-intensive process of dividing the records into sections (notes, labs, etc) and scanning each in.
Does this sound right?
Do proprietary programs (e.g. Paperport)speed up the process?
Any and all suggestions are appreciated...just saving a couple of mouse clicks in the process (repeated thousands of times) would be nice!
