We have been gearing up to meet Meaningful use criteria, which means we have started using the export/print CCD/CCR functions of amazing charts. However, we have run into a problem, and I'm wondering if any else has noticed this and has a fix.
If we include a non-standard character (such as a degree sign (?) or accented characters (M?ni?re)) the CCD is unreadable. When the file is opened for viewing I see the following error:
"The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/CCD.s/CCD_PatientId_1014.xml'. Line ..."
My understanding is that since the CCD is encoded for UTF-8, these characters should display correctly. When I examine the xml file in an editor, I see that they are not being exported into AC as the actual characters, but as unicode (so the degree sign is xB0, and the accented characters listed above are xE9 and xE8, respectively). But the unicode is not being properly preceded with an &#.
Any fixes, other than telling me not to use such characters? I could edit each file in a editor, but that's a waste of my time. I will submit this as a bug to AC.
