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PDF Fillable Forms: Is Pro Required to save results?

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2008-11-12 08:44:53
hknight
Registered: Nov 12 2008
Posts: 8

I am working on a project for a doctor who processes about 50 forms each day. He emails the forms in PDF format to his clients, who then print them out then sent the to the doctor by fax or via snail mail.

He then has to pay his assistant to type in all the fields into Word so the results may be saved digitally on his Intranet.

I would like to find a way to save him time, money and trees.

My idea is to create the forms in PDF format as fillable forms. His clients could fill them out on their computers, attach a digital signature and then email him the results.

Would Adobe Acrobat Pro be required for his clients to save the completed form with a digital signature then email the completed forms? Are there any reasons why using fillable forms for this is a bad idea?

My Product Information:
Reader 6.0, Windows
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2008-11-12 09:32:40
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
It's mostly a bad idea to use email to transmit sensitive data, especially medical data. Email can be secure, but in general it is not. There are a large number of rules and regulations (heard of HIPAA?) that need to be considered when dealing with medical data. A better approach would be to set up a secure web site, which is not a trivial task. I don't want to discourage you from using electronic forms as they can lead to significant savings and increases in efficiency, but it can get complicated.

You might want to look into what 2D barcodes can offer.

George
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