


Businesses, organizations and individuals that have formerly relied upon paper documents and filing systems for document management can save space and cut costs by converting to a digital system. The information we all use in our daily lives is growing exponentially and we can no longer rely on paper files and filing cabinets for the storage and retrieval of that information. In tomorrow’s world, there will be no room for filing cabinets.
Each year local and federal governments pass legislation requiring particular industries to follow specific protocol in regards to record keeping. Medical practices are concerned with HIPAA compliance and financial services professionals must comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. The legal industry is also carefully regulated and the Patriot Act calls for immediate government access to numerous business records in a variety of industries.
Common company departments such as human resources and accounting experience heavy paper flow in the office and can benefit largely from having their files readily available and at their fingertips. Government agencies and manufacturing companies often develop electronic storage and disaster recovery solutions in order to protect and manage documents and records.
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Carolinas Document Imaging can help you solve this problem and talk with you further about document management solutions for your business. Contact us for more information.
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Did You Know...
1. In the average office 90% of all papers handled each day are merely shuffled
2. 80% of company documents are stored on local hard drives and therefore inaccessible to organization staff unless they are created on paper
3. On average, companies spend $20 in labor filing one document
4. Between 2 and 4% of documents are misfiled on any given day
5. Companies spend $120 in labor to find one misfiled document
6. 1 out of every 20 documents is lost
7. Approximately 25 hours are spent recreating each lost document
8. Roughly 400 hours per year are spent searching for lost files
9. It takes an average of 7 minutes per document to retrieve, copy, and return the original to file
10. Approximately 10-12% of documents are not found on the first attempt