http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca an insider's look at digitizing medical records for physicians Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:22:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS     RSRS has been performing backfile scanning (existing active paper medical records) for years.  Today, it is often performed in conjunction or in parallel with when a physician or clinic is moving to an EMR system.  There is the … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2012/02/06/why-pdf-for-medical-record-scanning/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS   Now that the laughter has subsided after our first installment of Doctor Humour, we now offer you “Part Deux” as promised. Enjoy!  We skimmed through borrowed copies of Gray’s Anatomy and the Physicians’ Desk Reference to bring you these classic … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2012/01/20/funny-medical-excerpts-part-deux/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS   Laughter is the best medicine.  Humour is infectious. The sound of laughter is more contagious than any cough or sneeze. Laughter can trigger healthy physical changes in the body and has the capacity to boost your energy, diminish pain, … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/12/28/funny-medical-record-excerpts-part-1/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS What is it about paper that makes doctors feel so comfortable?  Here are some of the most common things we here from doctors who tend to justify their attachment to paper…  “Paper copies aren’t more secure.  “ Yes, we can … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/12/21/for-the-love-of-paper/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS     Management guru Tom Peters, once wrote “Do what you do best and outsource the rest!” Today, more than ever, companies are focusing on their core functions and outsourcing others to ensure quality and maximize profitability. Consider the function … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/12/12/should-you-outsource-your-scanning/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS   Medical record keeping is one of the most essential aspects of patient care.  When deciding whether to scan your paper records into an EMR,  store them electronically in a separate repository,  or retain them in their original paper format, … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/12/07/pediatric-records-are-there-specific-storage-and-scanning-requirements/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Servicing customers is a basic tenet in any business – most businesses want to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction possible.  Customer satisfaction is driven by the ease of access to information.  If information is not available, the customer,  … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/11/28/great-expectations-patients-want-more-innovative-access-to-their-health-records/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS Paper records will be with us for a long time. When the call to “go paperless” makes its way into your practice, the issue of what to do with your paper records will come up. When it does, there are … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/11/17/steps-to-helping-medical-professionals-transition-to-emr-2/ • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • Google Buzz • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS There is no doubt that medical practices are transitioning to EMR in record numbers.  They are eager to access funding to do so, where available and are hopeful about capitalizing on the benefits of running a paperless office with efficient … Continue reading →]]> http://www.scanmymedicalrecords.ca/2011/11/11/5-myths-concerning-emr-adoption/