Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Medical Record Conversion Benefits

What do we hear most from medical practices? Too much paper. Even from the practices with an established electronic health record. This paper overload has already been fixed in many offices by implementing digital solutions including computerized fax, patient kiosks, and the conversion of paper medical records to digital files.

The most beneficial is the digital conversion of paper medical records. This is done with scanning and indexing the paper medical records you have on site. The digital copies of your paper records are encrypted for total security of your patients health information and can be stored on your local computer or remotely hosted in a secure environment. These files can be accessed and viewed similarly to the paper charts and will be integrated into your existing or new electronic health record. Physicians also digitize records and archive them for compliance to free up office space.

Increased security and an organized work flow are additional benefits of the digital records. All patient records are in one location for search and reference. Traditional faxing and copying is replaced with digital equivalents for an organized and efficient office. The digital files are protected from the threats of floods and fire for they are located in multiple locations with daily backups.