Document Management Magazine Articles

  1. Eliminating Costly Medical Errors With Bar Code Scanning 6/3/2013

    Children’s Medical Center in Dallas continues to upgrade its handheld scanners used during medication administration.

  2. 3 Considerations For ICD-10 In 2013 1/29/2013

    ICD-10 has become a prime area of focus for healthcare providers. As plans are laid and budgets set, providers moving toward ICD-10 compliance should consider how a clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program, computer-assisted coding (CAC), and education/training can assist their organization with achieving not only ICD-10 compliance but also higher reimbursement and improving quality measures.

  3. The Reality Of EHR Use In The Physicians Practice 10/2/2012

    Government incentives are motivating physicians practices to purchase EHRs, but it’s clear that EHR use varies widely from practice to practice, as does the value each office gets out of using the technology.

  4. Document Management Provides Six-Figure Savings 10/2/2012

    An electronic document archive solution helps Morton Plant Mease Primary Care eliminate more than $140,000 per year in paper record storage expenses and streamline the flow of patient records to physicians.

  5. Don't Be Ruled By Your Forms 7/5/2012

    Chances are that your patients spend quite a bit of time filling out forms in your hospitals and medical practices, even in the midst of the massive migration to electronic medical records. However, as innocuous or simple these forms seem, I would dare say that they remain the lifeblood of the healthcare system — gathering critical information that drives every process from patient care to healthcare administration and finance.

  6. When EMR Is Not Enough 11/10/2011
    Integrated document management enables Princeton Community Hospital to condense document deficiency corrections from weeks to days. By Vicki Amendola, Editor, Health IT Outcomes
  7. ECM Provides Coding Bridge For Hybrid Medical Records 8/25/2011
    Electronic document management software allows Tufts Medical Center to cut outsourced coding costs by more than 50% by providing coders with remote access to scanned physician notes. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes
  8. EHR Without ECM? Pointless 8/25/2011
    Just like the age-old question about the chicken and the egg, the debate over which should come first when discussing ECM (enterprise content management) or EHR technologies can be just as unclear. What should be crystalclear, however, is that if your goal is to achieve the ‘complete EHR’ nirvana, you can’t embrace EHR alone. You must also embrace ECM. By Vicki Amendola, Editor, Health IT Outcomes