DRM,
I elected to keep the paper charts in my office and scan items as needed, such as labs and colonoscopy reports. I did not scan entire charts into AC, but would dictate using dragon family, social history, type in allergies and meds, copy and paste past med history information, and enter diagnosis codes a week before the visit. This would take usually 10-15 minutes per chart, and clean things up a bit, so the data entry was a bit more streamlined at the time of the first visit using AC.
I initially used the Fujitsu scan snap scanner quite a bit but once I implemented Updox for e-faxing in and out and getting my new 800 fax# out to all labs, docs, pharmacies and hospital, the scanning slowed down quickly.
If I had to do it all over again, I would replicate this method in a heartbeat. I have no regrets not scanning in entire charts, and about two and a half years from converting from paper to electronic record, the paper charts sit idle, and are rarely ever touched and useless at this point.
