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 …
I used to stare at a mountain of boxes stuffed full of confidential documents that needed to be scanned for record retention purposes. I knew there would be costs, direct and indirect, of scanning those documents in-house. But I also struggled with the decision to out-source my scanning work. So I know where you are …
As the owner of ScanWorks, I am regularly asked this question by prospective customers in businesses of all types and sizes: why should I pay hard-earned money to have my documents scanned when I can store them indefinitely and just find them when I need them? That’s a great question and business owners needs to …
It occurs to us here at ScanWorks that we have a lot in common with service providers on the front line, whether that be doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists, physical therapists, mental health providers, etc. And that is, we all do everything within our power to ensure we are providing the highest level of care …
If you are facing a backlog of paper medical charts or other documents, you have already given some thought as to how you are going to get it all scanned in an efficient and economical manner so that the data therein is incorporated into your EHR. In order to even start the scanning process, you …
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For many practitioners in the medical field, paper remains the primary way to maintain and exchange medical records and prescriptions. Reluctance to adopt an EHR system is therefore not uncommon. ScanWorks understands that there are many complexities associated with adopting and using an EHR in a meaningful way, and the time devoted to researching and …
If you think the cost of acquiring an Electronic Health Records system is expensive, consider this. For doctors and other medical providers who cannot demonstrate “meaningful use” of an EHR by the 2015 deadline, Medicare reimbursements will be reduced by 1%. This deduction rate only increases– 2% in 2016, 3% in 2017, 4% in 2018, …
If you are in the health care industry and contemplating a conversation to an EHR, you are likely asking what it is you will do with all of the paper charts you have generated thus far. ScanWorks has the perfect solution… affordable high-speed document scanning and digital archiving for the medical field. Our professional and …
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The time is ripe for medical professionals to implement a system for converting to electronic health records (EHRs). Not only are the timeframes for federal mandates kicking in, but 2012 is a prime year for providers to receive incentive payments for having done so. While it is critically important for medical providers to achieve meaningful …
The owners and employees at ScanWorks all understand the importance of protecting the confidentiality of the documents we scan for our customers. Whether you work in the legal, medical, real estate, financial, or another type of industry, we know that your clients and customers have entrusted you with their names, addresses, social security numbers, dates …
