Aug 3, '18 | Document Management Document Management Advantages for the Healthcare Industry | Century Business Technologies, Inc

The healthcare industry has always faced unique challenges, and one of them includes the high cost of managing paperwork. The day-to-day records management costs associated with each patient and office visit comprise upwards of 25% of yearly expenditures, and when healthcare facilities rely on paper-based processes, those costs have nowhere to go but up.

Many leaders in the healthcare sector have moved from their heavy reliance on paper records to digitization. Here's how an electronic document management solution can improve the record-keeping process, benefitting the industry and ultimately improving patient care.

LOWER COSTS

The results are in, and they're the same in every industry—electronic document management is a considerably less expensive option than paper-based systems. The savings start here:

• Hardware and supplies —Paper-centric workflows require a steady stream of consumable supplies, notably paper and toner. Paper processes also put heavy demands on office copiers and printers. With a document management system, multifunction devices are primarily used to scan documents, and there is a much lower demand for hard-copy documents.
• Document storage —Some healthcare facilities devote thousands of square feet to record keeping. How much better would it be to reclaim those rooms to improve productivity and expand patient-care areas? Electronic document management requires very little (if any) physical storage solutions.

FASTER RESPONSE TIMES

Your healthcare office's ability to access records has a direct impact on the patient experience. A document management solution that makes information available in just seconds is a vast improvement over systems that require employees to search through paper filing systems.

As healthcare moves forward into the future, electronic document management will change from an optional solution to one that's indispensable. Now is the time for your office to begin making the transition. Contact us at Century Business Technologies for the latest in document management solutions today!