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For example, efficient electronic
signature solutions healthcare information can be viewed as
operational data that need protection, as would documents that will be
used outside the institution such as claims, attachments, orders to
vendors (such as laboratory and pharmacy), and other business uses. In
addition, some internal
documents need authentication by non-employees, such as residents
and family members. Physicians will also need to be able to authenticate
notes and orders (although they would resist having a different process
for the nursing facility than they use in the rest of their practice,
efficient electronic signature solutions).
What's driving the development of these
technologies is environmental awareness combined with business need,
paper is slow. Printing and delivery of paper, whether a report, invoice
or purchase order, is a labor and equipment intensive process that can
take minutes, hours or days.
Digital "paper"
can be delivered almost instantly via the Internet, efficient
electronic signature solutions, potentially saving companies
billions of dollars.
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