Paperlight definition
Paperlight means that all clinical consultations, visits and messages are being recorded on the clinical computer system, and all scheduling (appointments) are electronically managed. PCTI Docman (http://www.pcti.co.uk/) should be used for scanning and reviewing all clinical correspondence. The practice should have a policy on shredding or destruction of confidential documents, and documents which have been scanned during normal day to day processes. All clinical and non- clinical staff must be using the computer systems as the primary patient record. The practice must have a process for backup of computer data and a process for validating these backups.