Medical Records Scanning and Retrieval More Efficient With EDCO
In early 2008, Nancy Knaggs, director of health information management at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, had a big problem on her hands — literally. The medical records department was overflowing with patient records, a challenge Knaggs faced at least once annually. In the past, the solution was to put each year’s records on microfilm, creating space for another year’s records. But that made locating previous patients’ records time-consuming and often difficult.
VHA-contracted supplier EDCO, which provides document imaging, on-site scanning and document storage, provided the perfect solution.
EDCO showed Knaggs a conversion strategy that would allow Lawrence Memorial to have electronic documents now and import into the proprietary Cerner system in the future. Instead of spending money on microfiche, EDCO provided immediate productivity and put conversion dollars to better use.
-- Nancy Knaggs, Director of HIM for Lawrence Memorial Hospital
