Why on earth are we still using fax machines to send chart notes?

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Jan 23, 2023
4:51:43pm

WhirleyPop All-American

Why on earth are we still using fax machines to send chart notes?

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WhirleyPop

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I'm currently reviewing records for a new patient from the VA. I'm on page 1162 and I still have probably 1000 more

doctorcoug 1.75 out of 10

1/23/23 4:50pm

Why on earth are we still using fax machines to send chart notes?

WhirleyPop

1/23/23 4:51pm

computers have a search menu?

claw

1/23/23 4:53pm

Reason #484 why I’m a radiologist

DanSmith

1/23/23 5:05pm

I spent over an hour trying to find one path report and EUS report.

doctorcoug

1/24/23 1:50pm

How can someone have 2000 pages of medical records?

Archaea

1/23/23 6:18pm

Well, in this case, every single visit has 30 pages, 20 of which are poorly formated tables of medications.

doctorcoug

1/23/23 7:23pm

The VA electronic medical records are archaic, based on 1990s computer

Littlerich

1/24/23 7:47am

Seriously...horrible

doctorcoug

1/24/23 1:49pm

And it could easily be summarized on a single page

WorfoSAUR

1/23/23 6:36pm

Absolutely horrible. Give me a simple H&P once a year from the pcp

doctorcoug

1/23/23 7:25pm

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