Digitizing Paper Charts to Save Space, Time and Money

There was a time when charts and other patient records were completely paper based. The thousands upon thousands of records grew into millions and became incredibly burdensome to the physical footprint of Penn State Health’s facilities. Managing all this paper required arduous processes and extensive manual labor resulting in expensive overhead and ongoing training costs for new employees.

There was also a major disconnect with the electronic medical record (EMR) system which had been implemented in PennState Health’s physician clinics. The new system was there, but the records were still paper based offering limited visibility and time wasted in retrieving patient records.

The organization knew it had reached a point where documents needed to convert to digital, and into a system that would help manage an ongoing and scalable process.