There have been a couple of mentions here of using OCR to create searchable files for AC imports in recent weeks. For example, Bert said "it is possible, as we have done, to convert all of our files (> 6GB) to OCR."
I am interested in the thoughts of Bert and others about the value of this, as well as any potential issues that would be created. In theory, it would be great to be able to search imported items for specific terms, and create reports from these (as can be done elsewhere in AC). On the other hand, I am not sure that such searches would yield much useful information, and I am not sure reliable reports could really be created.
On the negative side, errors would invariably introduced as OCR is never perfect. Also, one runs the risk of creating documents that can be altered which is a problem for a medical record.
While we are at it...could someone explain the definition of an "OCR-pdf" and what that means, practically?
