RE: Document Handling Software Choices

[Guest guest]

I have had PaperPort for some time also, but there is a great new one just

released that I like, Scanaway, available at scanaway.com. Scanaway was

specifically designed for the small to medium sized medical office, not as a

general purpose scanner like the others on the market, or as the basic

generic ones included with purchased scanners. It easily handles patient

record names and category labels from an EMR list, as well as EOBs and other

documents. It has a patient list button if you cannot immediately recall

the patient's name, and the previous name is automatically deleted as soon

as you select a new name. In particular, it is HIPAA-compliant, with

tracking of who accessed which record when. It is easy to print out any

scanned document. It can be used with any EMR, or even with a paper-based

record system, and with any scanner. I like it because it is easy to use

and specialized for a medical office environment.

Wes Bradford

wgbrad@...

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[Guest guest]

Wes,

Thanks for this input...any down sides? Has anyone else compared

paperport to scanaway? I ask because I'm about to purchase one, but I've

never used either. I'm still early on in preparing to open my practice.

Any other drawbacks, comments, suggestions? I assume I won't need OCR and

editing abilities since we deal with permanent records that shouldn't be

edited anyway, but does this pose a problem elsewhere? such as changing an

address, insurance, etc.? (scanaway didn't seem to offer editing)

Thanks for any input,

- Graham

Wesley G. Bradford said:

> I have had PaperPort for some time also, but there is a great new one

> just released that I like, Scanaway, available at scanaway.com.

> Scanaway was specifically designed for the small to medium sized medical

> office, not as a general purpose scanner like the others on the market,

> or as the basic generic ones included with purchased scanners. It

> easily handles patient record names and category labels from an EMR

> list, as well as EOBs and other documents. It has a patient list button

> if you cannot immediately recall the patient's name, and the previous

> name is automatically deleted as soon as you select a new name. In

> particular, it is HIPAA-compliant, with tracking of who accessed which

> record when. It is easy to print out any scanned document. It can be

> used with any EMR, or even with a paper-based record system, and with

> any scanner. I like it because it is easy to use and specialized for a

> medical office environment.

>

> Wes Bradford

> wgbrad@...

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[Guest guest]

just wondered if you know the cost?

> I have had PaperPort for some time also, but there is a great new one

> just released that I like, Scanaway, available at scanaway.com.

> Scanaway was specifically designed for the small to medium sized medical

> office, not as a general purpose scanner like the others on the market,

> or as the basic generic ones included with purchased scanners. It

> easily handles patient record names and category labels from an EMR

> list, as well as EOBs and other documents. It has a patient list button

> if you cannot immediately recall the patient's name, and the previous

> name is automatically deleted as soon as you select a new name. In

> particular, it is HIPAA-compliant, with tracking of who accessed which

> record when. It is easy to print out any scanned document. It can be

> used with any EMR, or even with a paper-based record system, and with

> any scanner. I like it because it is easy to use and specialized for a

> medical office environment.

>

> Wes Bradford

> wgbrad@...

> __________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

> just wondered if you know the cost?

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Listed on website at $495 for up to 50 users until 5/1/04 (just released

YESTERDAY!). Assuming price will jump after 5/1/04.

I am impressed with its ability to keep track of who accessed what, from

where and when. All data is encrypted and can only be accessed through a

password.

A lot of money for something so new. I see Paperport has won a lot of

awards...anyone see a reason to go with one over the other?

Thanks,

- Graham