Scanning Factors

If you are part of a medical practice that is implementing an EHR, you have a lot of decisions to make.  One of them is what to do with the shelves and shelves of paper charts you have accumulated.  Are you contemplating continuing to maintain those charts and not scanning them for import into your EHR/EMR?  Are you thinking of using your EHR/EMR for patient data generated only from this date forward?  If so, please consider this:

You will continue to incur these costs:

Pulling files for scheduled office visits (because you will want to consult your prior notes, test results, etc–  information not contained in your EHR/EMR)

Pulling files for emergency office visits

Tracking down lost & misplaced files

Pulling files for records inquiries

Spending time and money on faxing and sending documents as a result of records requests

Re-filing documents

And the list goes on.  If you compare the costs associated with these never-ending tasks against the one-time cost of having those charts scanned, there will be no doubt in your mind that the scanning will pay for itself.  It is virtually a guaranteed return on your investment.  And the professionals at ScanWorks can assist you in tailoring a scanning protocol that is right for your medical practice.

Please call ScanWorks at 330-322-2988 for further information or for a free sample scan of your records.  Or click here for a Quik Quote.