Can I use PCArchiver for current and new patients, in addition to inactive ones?
Yes! We designed PCArchiver to get rid of paper from inactive records, and now many of our clients have found the system a great way to reduce paper even on current and new records! To use PCArchiver only for inactive records: You scan all the records you designate as inactive (typically two years since you last saw that patient), but keep paper files for active patients. Once or twice a year, when your walls of inactive patients start to grow again, you scan and add these files to the system, then dispose of the paper records. If that patient again becomes active, you simply look up and print the chart, put it in a file folder, and you have reactivated it. To use PCArchiver for current and new patients: You scan ALL your files into PCArchiver, both active and inactive ones. When a patient comes in for a visit, you can review that chart by printing it out (for slim charts), printing out the last few pages (for thick charts) , or by reviewing it on a computer monitor (particularly effec
