At certain times, your medical practice can get remarkably busy and it could be easy for staff to get overwhelmed. It is being reported in the media that many people were reluctant to contact their GP in recent months due to concerns over the Covid-19. Therefore, an increase in patient demand is expected shortly. With… Read more »
Document Management News
Batch Scanning
Anything that saves you time will save you money. When it comes to running a busy surgery practice, any task you can outsource at a reasonable rate will reap you rewards. Scanning paperwork is a task that takes your administrative staff away from other work, so it is an ideal one to outsource. Digital Documents… Read more »
Working Remotely – Keeping it Secure
Some time ago while queuing for a coffee I overheard a conversation between two people beside me. One was telling the other that she would be working from home next week for a few days, it turned out she was an accountant. She told her friend that she was heading into the office after her… Read more »
How to scan a document
It might seem a pretty straightforward question to ask – how do you scan a document? There are various different ways to scan a document in your office: you can use an inhouse scanner which is normally part of the photocopier, you can take a photo with your smartphone and upload it or you can… Read more »
GP Best Practice for your Medical Practice
When Datascan started to scan documents for GPs in Ireland over 12 years ago it was a new venture for the more progressive practices. The early adopters were seen as innovative and trail blazers. These days having a paperless practice has become more common due to the many benefits it brings. Best Practice All organisations… Read more »
End of Year Clean Up
We might all be in holiday mode by now as we are winding down for Christmas. Hopefully you are looking back on the year and congratulating yourself on some great achievements. Before we start a new year (in fact a new decade) we could be using these days to do a bit of an end… Read more »
5 Great Things about Collaborative Working
A group of people working together, pooling their knowledge and skills to complete a task. Working as a team but in a more fluid way that promotes innovation. That is what collaborative working is all about and it’s a real buzz term now. There are lots of positive reasons behind the concept, here are the… Read more »
Scanning Sensitive Documents
We have read the shocking stories about random files and documents being discovered by members of the public. The personal files being found in a park by a dog walker, the briefcase containing legal files left on a train, health records found on the side of a dual carriageway, medical records found on an Irish… Read more »
The Digital Workplace
According to a recent article in the Irish Independent our economy has now become digital and Ireland ranks sixth in Europe for digitisation. Ireland is also now ranked number one in Europe for the number of SMEs selling online, for e-commerce turnover and for the percentage of SMEs selling online across borders. Digitisation Both private… Read more »
Keep it client focused when it comes to documents
While at a recent training event the organiser proudly handed us a copy of each of the presentations on the way out. I watched as everybody was weighed down with reams of paper, trying to stuff them into bags or under arms as they exited the building. I wondered how long they would last until… Read more »