Medical
How Long Should I Keep My Records?
November 16, 2011 by John MooreCategory: Dentist, EMR, Information Management, Insurance, Law Firms, Legal, Medical, Record Management, Security, Storage
Ask most folks how long they have to retain their business records and they’ll reply, “7 years.” While that period of time may suffice for certain types of records, it is certainly not applicable for all business records. Sure, it’s necessary to keep documents pertaining to tax returns and statements, personnel files, payroll records, and [...]
Tagged with: document management, document retention, HIPAA, HITECH, Information Management, Law Firms, Legal, liability, Medical, paper, patient information, Records Management, records retention, Retention, Security, Storage
Ten Tips for Reducing Office Paper
November 8, 2011 by John MooreCategory: Dentist, Digital, Insurance, Law Firms, Medical, Record Management
Trying to achieve a paperless office can seem daunting. Computers have made is easier to print paper with a simple click. As a business owner, you know that using less paper is more cost effective and is better for the environment but unfortunately old habits are hard to break. Here are ten tips that will [...]
Tagged with: document imaging, document management, electronic health records, electronic records, email, environment, filing cabinets, green, Law Firms, Legal, office space, paper, paperless office, Records Management, reduce, Scanning, Storage
Wasting Money on Valuable Office Space?
November 2, 2011 by John MooreCategory: Insurance, Legal, Medical, Record Management, Storage
How much money are you paying for your office space? Probably too much. Recent estimates show that 50 – 70% of office space is used for document storage, i.e.: filing cabinets. Unfortunately, 45% of the files in those cabinets represent duplicated information, 80% of which is never retrieved again. Wouldn’t it make more sense to [...]
Tagged with: filing cabinets, office space, paper, Records Management, Storage
Reasons Dentists Should Go Digital
July 22, 2011 by John MooreCategory: Dentist, Digital, EMR, Medical, Uncategorized
Many dentist practices struggle with the overflow of patient charts and other business records. Valuable office space is often taken up with volumes of patient charts. Not surprisingly, dentists are grappling with just how to balance the need to meet HIPAA requirements while creating billable office space as their practices expand. This article outlines some [...]
Tagged with: EHR, HIPAA, Information Management, Medical, Records Management
HITECH and Transcription
June 28, 2011 by John MooreCategory: EMR, Medical, Transcription
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was enacted on February 17, 2009 to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. As a result, The HITECH Act has served as a catalyst for EHR implementations across the healthcare industry. According to a recent survey by CapSite, with healthcare [...]
Tagged with: EHR, HIPAA, HITECH, Medical
