Medical Document Scanning - Medical Offices Using Paper Records Will Be Penalized By 2015 Contact us for questions or estimates at 818-804-1758 orMedical Document Scanning Services Do you run amedical officesthat is still using paper records? A new report reveals that, thanks to ObamaCare, by 2015 your office will be penalized for using paper filing systems. Now is the time toscan medical recordsinto digital format. The healthcare industry is set for a major change in the United States. With the re-election ofPresident Obamaand the Supreme Court's decision to upholdObamaCarein the early summer, the entire way that healthcare is handled in America is about to be turned on its head, and most of these changes are administrative in nature. One of the key components of theObamaCarelegislation has to do with the way that medical information is shared, which is why the paper method of medical file keeping is no longer going to be a sustainable method. In fact,medical officesthat continue to use the paper filing method past 2015 will be fined by the Federal government. According to theWashington Post, doctors andmedical officeshave been slow to adopt electronic and digitized patient filing. But by 2015, there will be some sharp penalties: The medical community appears to have a difficult time articulating why they prefer medical records to digital ones, especially since more and more electronic devices, such as tablet computers, are being used in the medical workplace. And with electronic documents and patient records, there is a more reliable and standardized means of seeing additions and alterations to the record, as well as a chance for multiple doctors to contribute to and interact with the data. It would appear that the impetus for lagging behind other sectors when in comes toscanning medical documentswould have mostly to do with the enormous backlog ofpaper filesthat need to be scanned. Fortunately,scanning medical documentshas come a long way in the past decade.Document Scanning serviceproviders now have the technology toscan documentsquickly and efficiently, usingOCRand other intelligent technologies to file digital documents and even make them interactive. The key formedical officesis to commit to outsourcing this work -- a decision that doesn't come easy. Also, there might also be HIPAA and other legal considerations that doctor's offices are concerned about with respect to liability. But for as much as these objections may seem sustainable for the time being, by 2015, the objections will no longer outweigh the penalties. Do you run a medical office? Now is the time to startscanning medical documentsinto a digitized format that complies with new regulations! LetAccess Document Scanning Solutionshelp you quickly and easily scan your entire paper filing system into one easy to do digital filing system today! Back to Top Medical Offices Using Paper Records Will Be Penalized By 2015Posted byJavieron Sunday, 11 November 2012 inDocument Imaging TrendsHits: 6550 CommentsSubscribe to updatesPrintPDF7inSharediggDo you run amedical officethat is still using paper records? A new report reveals that, thanks to ObamaCare, by 2015 your office will be penalized for using paper filing systems. Now is the time toscan medical recordsinto digital format.The healthcare industry is set for a major change in the United States. With the re-election ofPresident Obamaand the Supreme Court's decision to upholdObamaCarein the early summer, the entire way that healthcare is handled in America is about to be turned on its head, and most of these changes are administrative in nature. One of the key components of theObamaCarelegislation has to do with the way that medical information is shared, which is why the paper method of medical file keeping is no longer going to be a sustainable method.In fact,medical officesthat continue to use the paper filing method past 2015 will be fined by the Federal government.According to theWashington Post, doctors andmedical officeshave been slow to adopt electronic and digitized patient filing. But by 2015, there will be some sharp penalties:The medical community appears to have a difficult time articulating why they prefer medical records to digital ones, especially since more and more electronic devices, such as tablet computers, are being used in the medical workplace. And with electronic documents and patient records, there is a more reliable and standardized means of seeing additions and alterations to the record, as well as a chance for multiple doctors to contribute to and interact with the data.It would appear that the impetus for lagging behind other sectors when in comes toscanning medical documentswould have mostly to do with the enormous backlog ofpaper filesthat need to be scanned.Fortunately,scanning medical documentshas come a long way in the past decade.Document Scanning serviceproviders now have the technology toscan documentsquickly and efficiently, usingOCRand other intelligent technologies to file digital documents and even make them interactive. The key formedical officesis to commit to outsourcing this work -- a decision that doesn't come easy.Also, there might also be HIPAA and other legal considerations that doctor's offices are concerned about with respect to liability. But for as much as these objections may seem sustainable for the time being, by 2015, the objections will no longer outweigh the penalties.Do you run a medical office? Now is the time to startscanning medical documentsinto a digitized format that complies with new regulations! LetAccess Document Solutionshelp you quickly and easily scan your entire paper filing system into one easy to do digital filing system today!Back to Top- See more at: http://www.accessscanning.com/EasyBlog/Entry/medical-offices-scanning-paper-documents.html#sthash.MpFORCah.dpuf
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