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Combine patient records into one file

Turn loose scans, faxes, and reports into one searchable, in-order patient file.

The problem

  • A single patient's history arrives as faxes, scanned referral letters, lab PDFs, and imaging reports in no fixed order or quality.
  • Skewed, oversized scans bloat the file and slow clinicians who need to find a result quickly during a referral or case review.
  • Image-only documents can't be searched, so a reviewing clinician may miss a relevant result buried deep in the chart.

The workflow

One licensed pipeline chains these steps end to end. Each step is a tool you can try free on the public site.

  1. 1

    Straighten the scans

    Correct skewed and tilted pages from fax and flatbed scans so the assembled file is legible and consistent.

  2. 2

    Make the file searchable

    OCR PDF

    Add a searchable text layer so clinicians can find results, medications, and dates across the full record.

  3. 3

    Order the record

    Organize PDF

    Arrange pages into a logical chronological or section order, removing duplicates and misfiled pages.

  4. 4

    Add a navigable index

    Bookmark each section — referrals, labs, imaging, correspondence — so a reviewer can jump straight to what they need.

  5. 5

    Reduce the file size

    Compress PDF

    Compress the assembled record so it transfers and opens quickly without losing legibility.

Try it free, right now

Every tool in this workflow is free on the public site — no signup, nothing uploaded. Run the steps by hand to see the output, then license the automated pipeline for your team.

Why run it on-premise?

Assembled patient records contain protected health information that should not transit consumer file-sharing services. Running assembly on-premise keeps the full chart inside your clinical network while producing a searchable, indexed file for safe internal referral.

The Business suite ships as a self-hosted bundle that runs inside your own network, so the documents in this workflow never leave the building. See how deployment works.

Outcome

Clinicians get one clean, searchable, well-indexed patient file instead of a stack of loose scans.

Included in the Business license.

See licensing

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