OD09 - Reducing Paper Documents Scanned in the Hospital: A Story of Collaboration

Thousands of documents are scanned daily into electronic health records. To reduce the amount of waste in the clinical records process, one institution developed a partnership among the document imaging, clinical informatics, nursing, information technology, and process improvement teams to address the problem. This session discusses implementation and results to date.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information:

Contact hours available until 5/12/2025.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) evaluation. You will be able to print your NCPD certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (planners, faculty/speakers, reviewers):

Planning Committee and Abstract Reviewer Disclosures:
There are no Planning Committee and Abstract Reviewer disclosures to declare.

Speaker Disclosures:
There are no speaker disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support:
No commercial support declared.

Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA).

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 5387.

Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss a plan for paper reduction and transition to electronic capture of information in the EHR to the greatest extent possible.