Featured Document Management Articles

  1. From Milk Crates To Mobile IT: Hospice Improves Access To Patient Records On The Go 1/29/2013

    Employees on the go know that handling documents in the field can be a difficult task – and perhaps no workforce knows this better than hospice caregivers. Hospice workers are road warriors who are constantly on the go to see patients in their homes, a job description that seemingly requires mobile technology.

  2. Are You Fully Leveraging Your EHR Investment? 6/14/2012

    Failing to account for records created before the launch of a new system creates two methods of patient care – one using an automated platform, and one that requires costly, inefficient file storage and paper pushing. It’s the worst of both worlds.

  3. Healthcare Reform In Effect, IT In Demand 9/28/2010
    A week ago today, the first key provisions of the new U.S. healthcare law went into effect. These initiatives are geared toward opening up the healthcare market to more consumers, while restricting the ability of insurance companies to sift out many high-risk clients. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes
  4. A Year In Healthcare 7/30/2010

    ARRA not only helped spur healthcare technology adoption, it also helped spawn Health IT Outcomes (HTO). Editor In Chief Ken Congdon takes a look back at HTO's first year covering the HIT space.

  5. Taming The Paper Dragon In Healthcare 6/2/2010

    Last month, I moderated a panel discussion at AIIM Expo 2010 (a leading information management trade show) on the value of electronic document management in the healthcare industry. Document imaging and management technologies are relatively mature, but many healthcare facilities are still largely paper-based. Moreover, many believe that simply implementing EMR or EHR packages (initiatives in which most hospitals are currently engaged due to ARRA [The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]) is all that’s required to decrease their dependency on paper. This misconception is why I felt this topic was such an important one to tackle at a venue like the AIIM Expo. My panelists included executives from document scanner manufacturers, traditional document imaging and management software houses, records management companies, and business process outsourcing firms. Each provided different, and compelling, reasons for why basic electronic document management systems and services are invaluable to the entire healthcare enterprise.

  6. Guest Column: Harnessing The Unstructured Content In Your Healthcare Facility 5/24/2010
    Your healthcare facility has likely acquired several third party applications that interface to your ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. By Dylan Persaud, managing director, Eval-Source