| Integration of Paper Charts | | | | The records no longer need to be scanned in |
| One of the important steps is an EMR | | | | piecemeal. Rather, each document type is |
| implementation is the transition of the old paper | | | | automatically indexed at the time of scan through |
| charts to electronic format. The easiest method | | | | reading of a barcode separator sheet. Vendors |
| to capture the paper chart is with a scanner and | | | | usually have an EMR integration script to |
| to save as a computer file. The most common | | | | automate the batch import of PDF files. It may |
| format is the PDF which is a standard for imaging | | | | also be simple to create a database without a |
| applications as well as almost all medical software. | | | | script provided that the application uses an ODBC |
| Scanning the paper is only part of the solution. | | | | compliant database. The vendor in this case should |
| How the PDF files are integrated to the electronic | | | | supply the database schema information. Batch |
| medical record will affect both the budget and | | | | Import and the use of document management |
| accessibility of the records to the medical | | | | technology is an efficient process to speed up the |
| practitioner. | | | | conversion and lower the project budget. |
| Let's examine and find out about exactly which | | | | Satisfy your Requirements without Putting Extra |
| solution should be considered the best way to | | | | Burden on the Staff |
| increase usability to physicians, the fastest and | | | | Backfile Conversion is an easy way for the |
| most cost effective, which solution will satisfy | | | | storage and retrieval of scanned images. Usually |
| your requirements without putting extra burden | | | | the pages are scanned into one multi-page PDF |
| on the staff. | | | | per patient. The file is navigated by scrolling. The |
| Increase Usability to Physicians | | | | files may be enhanced with OCR technology to |
| Scan to EMR is a way to import documents into | | | | allow text search and bookmarking the files to |
| the software. Each document is loaded into the | | | | allow opening the required sections. The method is |
| scanner. The appropriate category is selected for | | | | fast and resource efficient. But, there is a |
| the patient and then the pages are scanned. Each | | | | tradeoff it takes longer to retrieve the patient |
| page of the scanned images is the viewed and | | | | data. The files captured in this manner may also |
| saved into the application. The physician can | | | | be imported into the system as required. |
| readily find each document type as easily as | | | | There are many ways to attain the full benefits |
| clicking onto a folder or searching for the | | | | of an implementation to a paperless practice. Scan |
| document category. The drawback to this | | | | to EMR is an efficient process, batch import is the |
| method is that it is more time consuming which | | | | fastest and most cost effective, and backfile |
| will entail higher labor costs. | | | | conversion satisfies your requirements without |
| Fastest and Most Cost Effective | | | | putting extra burden on the Staff. All you need to |
| This process uses high-speed scanners and | | | | do now is find a balance between cost and |
| barcode technology to rapidly complete the | | | | usability. |
| transition to an electronic medical record system. | | | | |