As new patients come in, I also scan in the charts, however I do not scan in the complete chart.
I scan in the old problem list, the medication list, the growth charts, the last two physicals and the last 2 acute visits, the first and last of all consultant notes and hosp summaries, and most recent lab tests. (a core of what I would look at.) I scan this into the file assistant pro, so it does not clog up the imported folder.
I find that for most of the time , this is more than I need to look at and I retain the paper charts with everything else.
I also use a fair amount of paper forms to be filled out, which are also scanned in and then shredded - so no new paper goes into the paper charts.
