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Digitizing vital medical records will cut billions in healthcare costs and, more importantly, help save lives. Paper medical records are easily lost, misplaced, or damaged and that can sometimes result in a life-or-death situation for the patient. And although many politicians have long called for greater computerization of health records, progress has been slow despite some rather obvious and painful lessons. For example, when Hurricane Katrina swarmed into New Orleans, hospital basements full of medical records became nothing more than landfills. As healthcare providers seek new and innovative ways to achieve greater operational efficiency and improve patient, staff, and physician satisfaction while, at the same time, reducing costs, digitizing medical records is a simple and effective choice. Switching patients' medical records from unwieldy paper to digital images is an important first step toward complete computerization of health records, and the benefits are immediate. It helps to eliminate complexity, speed execution, contain costs, and keeps your organization from being trapped inside a paper box.
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