That’s an oxymoron. Very few digital medical records are truly paperless. One reason is the incompatibility between systems, meaning my system can’t integrate with other offices. Thus, consultant notes are still received via mail and manually scanned in.
To be sure, there’s a reduction of paper – but a long way to go before truly going paperless.



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