Industry Roundtable: Document Outsourcing In Healthcare

By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes

Migrating from older, paper-based record systems to new EHR systems is a long and expensive transition for healthcare facilities. However, many providers are finding the support they need to make a successful EHR transition by working with outsourced document conversion providers to transform old paper records to digital data that can be consumed by EHR platforms. What advantages do service providers add to the EHR process? What risks are associated with outsourcing the conversion of sensitive healthcare data? How do you select the best service provider to meet the needs of your healthcare facility? Health IT Outcomes asked an expert panel these and other questions to provide you with guidance in this area.