Lots of good suggestions.
One I would add is try to reduce the number of faxes you receive.
I think updox is the slickest solution but they had no local number for my area. (although there are workarounds with forwarding).
I got 11 faxes one morning from a pharmacy on a non-compliant with followup patient . At that point I boiled over then gave 1 month refill, but also told patient: no more refills except in person.
I am using the new eprescribing interface within Amaz Charts 5.1.7 and it is much improved. No more separate "newcrop" screens. Stuff is imported into A/c. It's not perfect yet, but again reduces faxes.
Per Leslie's advice (thank you) I use Paperport 9 to receive faxes from my Brother All in One. Sometimes I markup the fax on the screen and send it back, but sometimes I print it out, write on it, and have the staff manually fax it, then either just file it in the paper chart or scan it back in. I find it ironic that Medicare wants manual signatures and non-stamped dates, but government wants us to go electronic, but that is another topic.
A Amazing Charts lab interface also will reduce faxes.
One Home health agency was sending me all these hard to read faxes printed on colored forms in fine print. I told them "no more", just sent to me in a folder. At least now I can read what I am signing.
As far as junk faxes, I have gotten to where I can detect them in a few seconds just by viewing the thumbnail in paperport and I immediately delete them in a few seconds.
Hope these tips help.
