I think Ian is suggesting (hopefully tongue in cheek) the GP prints - signs - scans - then sends electronically so that the specialist doesn't have to scan.
But the very reason GPs want electronic messaging with specialists is to remove the scanning of their reports is back - but now it is the referral letter... and you now have 2 e-copies to deal with - signed one and unsigned one... argh... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oliver Frank Sent: Friday, 18 August 2006 5:33 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] FW: E-signing catches on [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > HIC (I can't get used to it) have stated on the record that they *will* accept > a scanned image of the referral letter as proof that the referral took place, > they do not insist the paper original be kept. Who has to have that scanned image, and what does that scanned image have to contain? If the referral was generated in the computer e.g. by the GP typing it in his or her clinical software and then emailed, where does scanning come into this? > > They don't say the scanning has the take place in the specialist's surgery... I don't understand what you mean...please explain... -- Oliver Frank, general practitioner 255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia 5086 Phone 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 Mobile 0407 181 683 _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
