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NHS launches price comparison website

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:40:25 +0000

The NHS launched a website that price compares items of medical supplies practices throughout the country uses.

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United Way chapter donates money to promote paperless initiatives

admin — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:49:15 +0000

Three health organizations in Florida will be able to improve their paperless initiatives due to a grant from a local United Way chapter.

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Study: UK government can save £70 billion with electronic document management

admin — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:00:54 +0000

A study found that the United Kingdom could potentially save £70 billion, which is equal to more than $100 million, in seven years if it implemented an electronic document management system.

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Hospital scrambles to find four years worth of records

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:34:54 +0000

A hospital in Canada has five-and-a-half months to tell the local authorities where its money went between 2007-2011.

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City councilor encourages government bodies to go paperless

admin — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:18:26 +0000

By getting rid of paper-based processes, it frees up front-end staff to handle more essential services.

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Digital patient records help save lives following tornado

admin — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:28:52 +0000

Hundreds of patients needed to be transferred to new facilities after the Oklahoma tornado, and because of digital records, the move was seamless.

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Medical practice saves $25,000 annually by going paperless

admin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:30:34 +0000

A medical practice, which opened in 2011, has saved $6,500 in per-physician annual costs. It also booked $25,000 more in revenue per physician than the old clinic.

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Medical practices embracing paperless practices

admin — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:16:51 +0000

In a recent Dental Economic article, Dr. Kent Stapley examined how the medical field has implemented a paperless approach.

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Healthcare service sees 50 percent cost savings by going paperless

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:33:35 +0000

SIHO agreed to the voluntary study at its 120- member facility. Using a Web portal and marking campaign, SIHO was able to see 57 percent user adoption and 50 percent cost reduction in just 90 days.

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Dentist office goes paperless to attract new customers

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:13:44 +0000

The paperless environment has allowed staff to become comfortable with other tools like mobile applications. Because of this they are able to send information to patients that may be blind or deaf in a way that is better for them.

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