The Challenge

How does an organization quickly convert an entire office of paper-based forms into an Electronic Health Record? Scanning charts and forms in-house can be time consuming and expensive, but electronic access to patient charts is critical.

The Solution

Many industry experts agree that becoming paperless prior to or during implementing an EHR provides a more stream-lined and efficient approach. All of your patient charts and related documents are readily available and can be accessed from multiple locations, including the hospital and even a physician’s home. Having real-time access to this pertinent data immediately increases the benefits of your IT solution.

Allscripts has partnered with certified vendors that offer our clients an outsourced scanning service that allows quick and accurate conversion of paper documents, x-ray films, and other patient chart information. Allscripts’ S.C.A.N. service provides a secure, fast and accurate conversion before, during, or after the implementation of an Electronic Health Record with limited interruption of day-to-day operations.

Our certified vendors are experts in bulk scanning and chart conversion services for the healthcare industry. The service provider would work with your organization to determine the best process that provides the least disruption to your day-to-day operations yet produces the maximum return on investment.

Clients that have used a certified provider for outsourced scanning services attest that a paperless environment not only increases efficiency within the office but also increases staff and patient satisfaction.

Service Partners

Our certified partners for outsource scanning are Diversified Information Technologies in the East and West regions and DISC in the Central region.