Category Archives: Blog

Why Pay to Have Documents Scanned?

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 …

Providing the Highest Level of Care

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 …

Take the Hassle out of Medical Chart Scanning

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 …

Benefits of Being Paperless

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 …

The Price of Not Having an EHR

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, …

Unsure What To Do With Paper Medical Charts?

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 …

Scanning of Medical Records

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 …

Confidentiality Safeguards

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 …

Shredding Before Recycling

Recycling the paper generated in the course of business is an important part of good environmental stewardship.  It is important to remember, however, that the paper sent for recycling should first be shredded.  The law requires us all to keep customer and employee information private, and that means securely disposing of sensitive documents when they …