New Digital Conversion Services are designed to aid clients to promote more efficient business operations, improve continuity of care and assist in compliance with healthcare regulatory requirements
MELVILLE, N.Y., Apr 13, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc. (CIIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., announces that it now offers Digital Conversion Services for Healthcare.
Bringing together Canon’s imaging technologies and information management expertise, CIIS provides consulting, professional services, and solutions in the areas of Business Process Automation, Records Management, and Print Management. The addition of Digital Conversion Services for Healthcare to the company’s portfolio enables healthcare providers to take full advantage of Canon's in-depth knowledge in the fields of imaging technologies and information management.Leveraging experts in document imaging and document management practices, CIIS can help transform existing patient records into digital information, with a goal of helping to improve efficiency and access to medical files, as well as facilitating an aspect of the clients’ compliance efforts with healthcare regulations related to managing patient information.*
“Canon’s long history as a leader in office technology positions us as an ideal provider of solutions to help customers in healthcare extract valuable information from unstructured patient records,” said Satoshi Nagata, president Canon Information and Imaging Solutions. “By combining our technology expertise with business process knowledge and project management practices, CIIS is focused on delivering services that can aid healthcare customers in achieving greater efficiencies and improving the quality of patient care.”
Digital Conversion Services for Healthcare include:
- Digitization of hard copy patient charts, regardless of paper size or format
- Identification of conversion scope and specific capture requirements
- Inventory management of files to help ensure a complete reconciliation process is established
- Preparation of physical document content to make them “scan-ready” including removal of clips, bindings, etc.
- Scanning of the prepared charts leveraging Canon imageFORMULA scanners and image capture software technologies
- Data entry of patient information so that clients can associate the digital record with the patient information
- Designing an image capture solution that can provide images ready to be integrated with various business systems.
The CIIS team works with each client individually to assess their needs and build a solution that is designed to satisfy the requirements for the specified digital conversion services project. This team of specialists possesses in-depth knowledge in assessing document workflows, along with such industry certifications as Certified Document Imaging Architect (CDIA+) to help streamline business processes.
CIIS’ Digital Conversion Services for Healthcare are available immediately through the CIIS sales organization.
About Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc.
Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., was formed to harness the power of Canon’s in-depth knowledge of information flow and world-class imaging technology. Utilizing Canon's vast collection of imaging technology and development tools along with select third-party enterprise applications, Canon Information and Imaging Solutions delivers compelling market-driven solutions in the area of business process automation, procure-to-pay & order-to-cash automation, records management, and print management. Additional information about the company, its programs and mission can be found at www.ciis.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue, its parent company, ranked third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2014+ and is one of Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired Companies in 2015. In 2014, Canon U.S.A. received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the 11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
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*Nothing herein should be construed as legal counsel or regulatory compliance advice, including, without limitation, with respect to statutes such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder. You must have your own qualified counsel determine the advisability of a particular solution or service as it relates to regulatory and statutory compliance.
SOURCE: Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. Editorial: Siobhan Cullagh, 631-330-4602 scullagh@cusa.canon.com
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