YPSILANTI, MI - November 2006 – With the implementation of cutting-edge technology from Freedom Imaging Systems, paper-based records handling is now a thing of the past at Hartford Hospital’s Clinical Laboratory Department in Hartford, Conn. Freedom, one of the nation’s leading data management and solutions developers, created its innovative RICAR (Record Image Capture And Retrieval) software to help organizations like Hartford Hospital eliminate manual paper handling and gain control of their critical data — resulting in significant productivity gains and cost savings.
A powerful document imaging software system, RICAR will allow Hartford’s clinical lab staff to more efficiently manage and exchange sensitive data across multiple repositories. Plus, with a few clicks from their PC desktop, employees will gain virtually instant access to vast amounts of in-patient and pathology related documents — which they can now quickly and easily archive, sort, resort and transfer between departments. Administrators now have the tools to track each requisition from start to finish, while billing staff has gained the capability to electronically search thousands of pages formerly searched by hand.
The ideal solution for the healthcare industry, RICAR eliminates the need for microfiche/film and off-site storage via permanent DVD archiving, while automatic indexing is made possible with the system’s barcode recognition software. A full suite of management reports puts organizations in the driver’s seat of content management. Plus, the highly secure software creates checks and balances between various systems, including operations, billing and financial. Organizations of all sizes throughout the country utilize RICAR to image and archive more than 250 million records per year.
Hartford Hospital (www.harthosp.org), an acute care hospital located in the south end of Hartford, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Healthcare Corp. As the hospital of choice for the finest medical staff in the state, Hartford Hospital is one of the largest medical centers in New England and a major tertiary care and community health care center, serving a statewide patient population. The hospital has been a recipient of numerous highly prestigious national awards, recognizing the institution for its medical excellence, as well as its work in the areas of community relations, minority recruitment and the provision of health services within a diverse population.
Freedom Imaging Systems, established in 1991, is a leading provider of rapidly deployable enterprise content management solutions. Freedom develops RICAR, an enterprise-class solution that combines integrated document management, business process workflow and electronic records management in a single application. RICAR allows organizations to manage digital content, including scanned paper documents, faxes, print streams, application files, electronic forms, web content, multi-media files, and e-mails. RICAR is used by Fortune 1000 companies to automate business processes, reduce the time and cost of performing important business functions, improve organizational efficiency and address the need for regulatory compliance through the management, control and sharing of digital content with employees, business partners and customers. Visit www.freeimage.com for more information.
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Freedom Imaging Systems
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