The document discusses GE Healthcare's Centricity RIS-IC eForms, which facilitates a paperless workflow in radiology by reducing reliance on paper forms. It highlights the economic and operational benefits of digitizing documents, such as improved accuracy, expedited claims processing, and enhanced access to critical information. The paperless system streamlines workflows, increases productivity, and simplifies compliance, ultimately leading to better patient care and financial performance.

1. GE Healthcare
Centricity RIS-IC *
Electronic Forms
Paperless Workflow: Economical. Efficient. Essential.
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2. Reducing paper can
help save time, money,
and space.
Centricity RIS-IC eForms
not only takes paper out
of the workflow, but makes
information accessible when
and where it’s needed –
only a click away.
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3. Paper forms stand between
you and a streamlined workflow
and a more efficient radiology
department. Paper costs time.
New documents must be printed, copied, and filed. Forms
must be attached to patient charts and moved from location
to location. And illegible handwriting and lost or misfiled
documents create opportunity for errors. Paper costs money.
Printing, managing, and storing paper can rack up significant
charges. Printed documents take up valuable space. And most
importantly, tracking and moving forms takes away from other,
more productive activities.
Don’t settle for paper-lite,
go paperless
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4. A better workflow Say goodbye to paper files
Centricity RIS-IC eForms frees you from the bonds of paper. Increasing workloads, staff shortages, and stricter regulations
No stacks of folders cluttering desks and file rooms. No rows make streamlined workflow more important than ever. eForms,
of file cabinets, just clear, readable, accurate information, on combined with the Centricity RIS-IC Document Management
hand where and when you need it. Solution (DMS), frees you from the inefficiencies of paper-based
filing by making forms available electronically and digitizing
paper-based documents directly in the RIS. It gives you fast,
secure access to information, which can help you increase
productivity, shorten the revenue cycle, reduce lost charges
and claim denials, and generally improve business performance.
Winning With DMS, convert paper forms to digital documents embedded
in your radiology workflow. DMS gives you the power to manage
combination any document type: images, reports, consent forms, order
forms, release forms, driver’s licenses, legal documents, and
more, at every stage of the document lifecycle.
Leveraging eForms for
documentation and using DMS
for any remaining paper-based
documents puts the information
your staff needs right at
their fingertips.
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5. Advantages of paperless workflow
Reduce costs and improve workflow Enhance the revenue cycle
• Save on file storage, couriers, and staff time for • Receive payments faster by expediting claims submittals
locating records • Reduce claim rejections by submitting complete claims
• Information and documents are immediately available • Streamline claims processing by giving billing staff access
when and where they are needed to critical information
• Streamline the acquisition of information typically
captured on paper Facilitate compliance
• Create your own forms that address your specific • Protect patient privacy with appropriate security codes
workflow and data capture needs • Reduce external audit potential by justifying charges
through the system
• Help resolve issues with audit trails
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6. Better information through paperless workflow
Truly paperless workflow begins in your patient reception area. Immediate
access continues beyond the patient visit.
It’s simply efficient. Centricity RIS-IC eForms, when combined with the Centricity
RIS-IC Patient Self Service module, provides a complete, end-to-end radiology
workflow that alleviates the need for a paper-driven workflow. The patient
completes questionnaire-style forms on a kiosk or eClipboard. Your technologist
reviews the forms on their eClipboard while completing any other
necessary forms based on the exam. The forms are immediately made
available right in the RIS or through your document management
system – conveniently accessible to your staff when needed.
Experience the benefits of paperless
workflow with Centricity RIS-IC eForms
• Streamline workflow throughout the radiology department
• Digitize data and capture patient signatures
• Eliminate illegible handwritten forms
• Reduce paper storage
• Access printed and filed documentation – it’s paperless
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7. “Centricity RIS-IC eForms has helped us implement a near-paperless radiology
workflow and increased the accuracy of patient registration information.
Our technologists have the patient screening information they need prior
to conducting an imaging exam, and our radiologists appreciate having all
the information available during diagnostic reading.”
Susan Sheldrake, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA
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