Document scanning is the future of how hospitals, medical offices, and agencies store documents. Many scanning companies have been scanning medical documents for years and offer very professional and secure services. However, there are still many misconceptions about medical document scanning floating around and medical companies are hesitant to outsource the help of document scanning companies.
Here are 3 misconceptions about document scanning you should know:
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Document scanning companies are too expensive
Document scanning is expensive, time consuming, and confusing! False. Document scanning is actually one of the least expensive ways to manage documents in an office. In fact, Resource Information Systems Inc. estimates that U.S. companies will spend about $8 billion per year on managing paper. This includes filing, lost documents, organizing, storing, and more. When these costs are eliminated because of
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Document scanning companies are not needed
A lot of companies believe that document scanning is not needed. This is a misconception. Document scanning can save companies time, money, and space. Many businesses have a lot of important, and highly valuable documents that need to be well taken care of. Document scanning companies can secure their valuable documents and they can easily be looked at and organized online without the hassle of filing, losing documents, or spending unneeded money.
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Document scanning companies don’t work well with our employees
There’s the misconception that document scanning companies don’t work well with employees, but this is false. Document scanning companies go out of their way to work with employees. They explain how it works, why it’s effective, and how it will save all of the staff and management time and money.
These three common misconceptions can be easily dispelled once the facts are laid out. Companies who are interested in going paperless within their office, but have employees who are not sold on the idea should bring document scanning into their company gradually. Everyone will soon be able to tell that document scanning offers many benefits and is a great way to save money and time.
For more information on Document Scanning in your office or medical center please call Scantronix at 212-400-6484.