Greg Twyford wrote .. > Michael Christie wrote: > > Dear all, > > I found a trick way of saving a plain email into HTML and thence into > > the EMR. > > I use thunderbird, downloaded an extension call EditHTML > > http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=4490 > > and installed it. > > When I receive an email I wish to save, I double click the email to open > > it up in a larger viewing box, click file/ save as / file and then you > > have a choice of file formats to save it in HTML being one of them. > > This can be saved in my Locum Documents section and perhaps other EMRs. > > Regards > > Michael Christie > > > > Michael, > > I presume we are talking about clinical information if its going into > the EMR. If so, plain E-mail is a definite no-no on privacy grounds. > > Both the RACGP's new standrads for GP practices, which be the basis of > all coming accrediataion, and the new PIP incentives make this an > unacceptable practice. > > Which is, incidentaly, why all the struggle over clinical messaging as > we've seen on the GPCG list for such a long time. If plain text was OK, > many GPs and specialists would do it now. Some are, but shouldn't be. > > Greg >
Every time someone wants to communicate patient by email I demand encrypted email. Result = zero. Liz
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