Posted: 5/18/2012 1:44:24 PM EDT
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or else if I can do this in adobe reader 9, instructions on how to do that .
I deal with alot of patient medical records in my job. Generally I'll get faxed patient records and have to review them for various, clinical and research related tasks, then sort them into categories like office notes, radiology reports, lab reports, etc. etc., and then scan them into the electronic medical record. Starting soon, all faxes will be automatically converted to .pdf and emailed to me and upon completion review I can then electronically drop them into our EMR system. The issue is that when the new fax to automatic emailed .pdf system goes operational I may get a .pdf of 50 pages of patient records as one file. I need to be able to digitally separate that 1 file to possibly 3 or 4 separate files of records, radiology, labs and then drop the smaller individual files individually. I cannot cut pages in adobe reader and then save them as an individual file (at least as far as i know) so are there any programs out there that i can take the file "patient x medical records.pdf" and then cut them and save them to smaller files of "patient x office notes" "patient x radiology reports" "patient x labs" |
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Download CutePDF Writer. Link
It pretends to be a printer, so you open your giant 50 page document in Adobe and tell Adobe to print pages 1,5,6 and 23 using the CutePDF printer. A popup will appear asking you for the file name you want to give this new PDF. Voila, you now have a new PDF file called "Radiology.pdf" with 4 pages in it. No watermarks or other inserts and it's free. |
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You need Adobe pro http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro.html |
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Quoted: Download CutePDF Writer. Link It pretends to be a printer, so you open your giant 50 page document in Adobe and tell Adobe to print pages 1,5,6 and 23 using the CutePDF printer. A popup will appear asking you for the file name you want to give this new PDF. Voila, you now have a new PDF file called "Radiology.pdf" with 4 pages in it. No watermarks or other inserts and it's free. Again, this. PrimoPDF, CutePDF, whatever. This solution is free and easy. |
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Download CutePDF Writer. Link It pretends to be a printer, so you open your giant 50 page document in Adobe and tell Adobe to print pages 1,5,6 and 23 using the CutePDF printer. A popup will appear asking you for the file name you want to give this new PDF. Voila, you now have a new PDF file called "Radiology.pdf" with 4 pages in it. No watermarks or other inserts and it's free. Again, this. PrimoPDF, CutePDF, whatever. This solution is free and easy. 
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Seriously. The idea that you need to worry about finding a free or odd-ball solution for a major job responsibility - that involves medical records no less, is absurd. Acrobat has an Extract feature built in and will handle any of the other pdf based forms or whatever else you may encounter. You may find other PDF programs that you like and can use, but you should have access to Acrobat. ETA. As far as I'm concerned, HIPAA alone should be enough of an argument. When you are dealing with an industry standard formant, the software company that originated and refines it is the smart choice. |
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Quoted: Seriously. The idea that you need to worry about finding a free or odd-ball solution for a major job responsibility - that involves medical records no less, is absurd. Acrobat has an Extract feature built in and will handle any of the other pdf based forms or whatever else you may encounter. You may find other PDF programs that you like and can use, but you should have access to Acrobat. ETA. As far as I'm concerned, HIPAA alone should be enough of an argument. When you are dealing with an industry standard formant, the software company that originated and refines it is the smart choice. I don't disagree with that - and I have Acrobat Pro as part of Adobe Web Premium CS4 - but "free" has a certain appeal and I don't think that using something other than Acrobat Pro to create your .pdf files is a HIPAA violation. |
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Quoted: I don't disagree with that - and I have Acrobat Pro as part of Adobe Web Premium CS4 - but "free" has a certain appeal and I don't think that using something other than Acrobat Pro to create your .pdf files is a HIPAA violation. True. Although, creating the files isn't so much the issue as the employer not providing the proper tools. If there is an objection to the cost, my argument would be that it is in the company's best interest to provide it purely from a risk management perspective. It also greatly lessens the possibility of something going wrong - improper formatting, loss of data, who knows, and the employee having to say "well, i was using this free software that some guys on a gun forum suggested."  Maybe I'm overestimating the potential impact that issues with medical records could cause. I don't know that aspect. Either way, the idea that the tools aren't, or cannot afford, to be provided would be a concern to me.
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Quoted: Quoted: I don't disagree with that - and I have Acrobat Pro as part of Adobe Web Premium CS4 - but "free" has a certain appeal and I don't think that using something other than Acrobat Pro to create your .pdf files is a HIPAA violation. True. Although, creating the files isn't so much the issue as the employer not providing the proper tools. If there is an objection to the cost, my argument would be that it is in the company's best interest to provide it purely from a risk management perspective. It also greatly lessens the possibility of something going wrong - improper formatting, loss of data, who knows, and the employee having to say "well, i was using this free software that some guys on a gun forum suggested." Maybe I'm overestimating the potential impact that issues with medical records could cause. I don't know that aspect. Either way, the idea that the tools aren't, or cannot afford, to be provided would be a concern to me. That sounds like a legitimate concern to me. |
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Seriously. The idea that you need to worry about finding a free or odd-ball solution for a major job responsibility - that involves medical records no less, is absurd. Acrobat has an Extract feature built in and will handle any of the other pdf based forms or whatever else you may encounter. You may find other PDF programs that you like and can use, but you should have access to Acrobat. ETA. As far as I'm concerned, HIPAA alone should be enough of an argument. When you are dealing with an industry standard formant, the software company that originated and refines it is the smart choice. I don't disagree with that - and I have Acrobat Pro as part of Adobe Web Premium CS4 - but "free" has a certain appeal and I don't think that using something other than Acrobat Pro to create your .pdf files is a HIPAA violation. I wrote healthcare software with access to all kinds of HIPAA data from our clients. CutePDF was installed on our computers by the 15-year company veteran IT guy himself. I think it, and other programs like it, is safe. 
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That sounds like a nightmare.
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