Home Forums Discussions General Discussion Scanning with my Fujitsu

I recently purchased a Twain compatible Fujitsu. I have tested it out with AC. Scans directly into AC nicely. One question on scanning though. Do I have to scan portions of the chart separately to be able to label them differently? For example, do I have to sort out all of the previous visit notes, labs, diagnostic studies, and consult notes. Scan each category separately so I name each scan appropriately. Or........ is there a way to just scan the whole bunch at one time, then triage the documents to files that I create.


E. Roger Alilin, Jr., M.D.

I don't know of any way to sort after scanning - my wife scans them in as a group for each category (for regular pt. she actually separated the x-rays for each film for a while, she worries I need to see them too often).

How many categories did she break the chart into. Lab, consult, x-rays, etc? I dont know how much would be useful to break everything up.

Dr. J,

Good question especially for a newbie like me. My office staff has things a bit scattered so it would help me knowing how many 'sub-categories' would be maximally useful. We were thinking of standardizing into [1]Labs, [2]X Ray, [3] EKG, [4] PFT's and [5] ABPM.

BTW...which Fujitsu scanner are you using? (Sent you a PM)

Fujitsu fi-5110C. Has a copy of adobe also.

It seems breaking up into all of the diagnostics will make it much easier to find the infomation later. Did you have a category for the past visits and consults also.

Anyone else have any recommendations on managing scanned data?

We use the categories which are standard in the AC program. Lab, Pathology, Radiology, Consults, Prior Records, Spirometry, ECG and OTHER. It has worked great - we now get our labs electronically for the vast majority of our patients which has lightened the scanning considerably.

Thanks!

Does anyone use a specific card scanner? I have been looking into the Docketport?

It is interesting to me that this is really a very old question. 1968 Larry Weed proposed making the chart "Problem Oriented" in stead of "source oriented". But we remain source oriented, (x-rays in one spot and lab in another, or the old chart all in one lump) because the staff do the scanning and can't be expected to assign the data to the appropriate problem.
Jonathan we really need those "filter keys" (see "magic buttons") which will work like electronic "postem notes" so that we can tag any page (and do so more than once if need be) and have it carry forward to show us everything pertaining to a given diagnosis.
Jay I just pull out the few pages I really can't live without, (that CT scan of the head from 3 years ago and the last mammogram) and scan those in separately, with the correct identification and date, then lump the whole rest of the pile under, "old records".

Thanks, thats a good approach.