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Document imaging: long-term solution or stop-gap measure?

D Schneider·B Patsy·A Ladd·J Prince
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Just what exactly does a "paperless office" mean? To some healthcare professionals, it means just that-no use of paper documents whatsoever. But to others, "paperless" more or less means using paper documents to reach a higher level of electronic recording, in other words-document imaging. We asked four industry insiders to discuss their views and opinions on the use of document imaging in healthcare. Their comments follow.

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D Schneider, B Patsy, A Ladd, J Prince. 1995. Document imaging: long-term solution or stop-gap measure?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10141978/

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