eScreen123 :: The cost of paper
The Cost of Paper
Millions of dollars are spent every year on paperwork.
Approximately $200 million dollars is spent every year on Chain of Custody paperwork. Adopting the automated processes of eScreen123 for lab programs saves money and improves service levels to clients. The cost of printing, delivery, storage, postage, faxing, scanning, data entry and processing forms adds up to $4.00 per specimen just for paper management.
:: Manual completion of a paper Chain of Custody takes approximately 5-8 minutes and costs $1.00 to $1.50.
:: Manual faxing of a Chain of Custody to the Medical Review Officer takes 2-5 minutes and costs $.35 to $1.00.
:: Manual faxing of drug test results to the client takes 2-5 minutes and costs $.35 to $1.00.
:: A percentage of manually completed forms contain errors and omissions which require a follow-up affidavit.
:: TPAs and MROs are burdened with the task of 'marrying' forms and records - a significant cause of delay and expense.
eScreen provides the solution to costly paperwork by offering a completely electronic Chain of Custody created through eScreen123.
:: Client demographics can be automatically interfaced to the Chain of Custody from practice management systems.
:: Signatures are captured through ePad, creating a paperless, electronic Chain of Custody.
:: eScreen123 eliminates form errors by requiring completion of all fields on the Chain of Custody.
:: Electronic storage, distribution, and retrieval of Chain of Custody forms puts results at the client's fingertips.
:: No waste, no reordering, no storing of Paper Chain of Custody forms.
:: Clients can receive results in minutes via the web through MyeScreen.com, via Autofax or Voice Response Systems.