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What Is Indexing for Document Scanning & Digital Mailroom?

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Many people are familiar with document scanning, whether it’s part of a backfile scanning project or for ongoing digital mailroom scanning. But how do you find these documents after they’re scanned? The lesser known practice of “document indexing” is the answer, but what is it and why should you care? To begin, there are two […]

Microfilm Scanning Trends & Best Practices

Saturday, July 1, 2017

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” said Mark Twain. If it had a voice, microfilm may say the same thing. We’re still finding a lot of microfilm out there. While microfilm in good condition that is easy to scan appears to have been widely scanned, we’re finding some very challenging film. Buyer Beware […]

Document Scanning Buyer Beware: Copiers & Remote Scan-to-Cloud Services

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Caveat emptor! A few alternatives to using a local document scanning service have recently emerged that are enticing at first but can be a trap: Using copiers and multi-function devices/peripherals (MFDs/MFPs) for high volume document scanning Outsourcing your scanning to a remote service that will scan all of your documents to The Cloud for a […]

Medical Record Scanning: What Are You Waiting For?

Friday, March 31, 2017

We recently completed four medical record scanning jobs for a combination of physician offices and healthcare companies. We scanned patient files in manila folders containing multiple document types that, once digitized were released into our clients’ electronic medical/health record (EMR/EHR) systems. The whole process is fast, doesn’t cost much and the benefits of having electronic […]

Field Inspection Scanning & Management for County Health Departments

Monday, March 27, 2017

County Health Departments across Florida and the nation commonly struggle with paper, particularly when it comes to daily field inspection reports. Should they all be scanned? How can they be captured electronically in the first place? And how can the be instantly found later instead of hunting through filing cabinets? This blog post presents a […]