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Fax to EHR Automation

Getting a fax out of the fax queue and into the correct patient chart automatically.

Getting a fax out of the fax queue and into the correct patient chart automatically.

The gap between 'we received it' and 'it is in the chart' is where documents get lost. A fax sitting in a shared inbox is invisible to the clinician who needs it, and the person who filed it is usually not the person who needed it.

What goes wrong today

The gap between 'we received it' and 'it is in the chart' is where documents get lost. A fax sitting in a shared inbox is invisible to the clinician who needs it, and the person who filed it is usually not the person who needed it.

What good looks like

Documents land in the chart at the right location with the right type, and anything the system cannot match with confidence goes to an explicit queue rather than a guess.

  • Patient matching against chart data, not filename
  • Correct document type on filing
  • Confidence threshold with a human fallback
  • Audit trail from receipt to chart

What to measure

Agree these before changing anything, so the effect is visible rather than argued about.

  • Median minutes from receipt to chart
  • Share auto-filed vs queued
  • Misfiles found on audit

Where we stand: In development

In development, alongside fax classification.

Rollout checklist

  • Document how this is handled today, and by whom.
  • Put a number on the hours or dollars involved.
  • Decide which cases must always reach a person.
  • Agree the metrics you will judge success on.

Frequently asked questions

Do you solve this today?

In development, alongside fax classification.

How do we know if this is our biggest gap?

The Front Desk Opportunity Scan ranks this against every other area using your own volumes.

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