Health
Alliance Meets Challenges of Healthcare Business
With ImageNow
Released on
= January 20, 2005, 1:29 pm
Press Release
Author = Perceptive Software, Inc
Industry = Software
Press Release
Summary = Perceptive Software's Document Imaging and Workflow Solutions
Prove Worth in Accounts Payable
Press Release
Body = SHAWNEE, KANSAS — Perceptive Software, Inc., announced
that The
Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati selected ImageNow® document
imaging, management and workflow software to energize business processes.
Health Alliance, the largest healthcare system in the Cincinnati
area, is composed of more than
13,000 employees and 2,000 affiliated physicians. The group operates
six hospitals and a large primary care group that receives more
than 360,000 invoices annually.
Health Alliance's
existing paper processes were not keeping up with increased document
volume. Realizing a change was needed, the organization began to
search for an electronic document management application. After
seeing demonstrations of several products, Health Alliance chose
ImageNow, a cost-effective solution that
offers dynamic yet intuitive functionality.
"It is
simple for us to manage ImageNow at the user level," said Mary
Brungs, accounts payable department supervisor. "The product
does a lot for us, and it is so easy to use."
Health Alliance
also recognized that ImageNow from Perceptive Software, a Lawson
business partner, was best suited to leverage the organization's
Lawson Accounts Payable software. ImageNow's unique methodology
facilitates rapid integration with Lawson and all other existing
and future applications.
"Our IT
staff said it was the easiest installation they've ever had,"
said Brungs. "No outside support was needed for Lawson integration.
We have built and modified ImageNow to meet our growing needs without
any back-end programming."
Using ImageNow
and Lawson technology, Health Alliance creates reports (virtual
images) of all electronic invoices, allowing financial directors
at the organization's six hospitals to quickly review invoice details.
ImageNow compares index values on checks and invoices, linking the
appropriate electronic documents and showing users which bills have
been paid. Remote access through WebNow™,
ImageNow's browser-based complement, allows users to monitor the
status of all transactions.
"ImageNow
makes our end-of-month reconciliations faster and more efficient,"
said Brungs. "Before implementation, answering inquiries involved
searching for an individual file and sending the information manually.
With ImageNow, we have data access at our fingertips."
ImageNow's integrated
workflow features also simplify daily operations for Health Alliance's
accounts payable department. Electronic routing speeds the approval
process by instantly sending documentation to the relevant user,
and a single mouse click retrieves any document from workflow queues.
"ImageNow
has had a tremendous impact and creates so many efficiencies on
the back end," Brungs said. "Users often tell me, 'We
could never go back.' "
Soon after the
initial deployment in accounts payable, Health Alliance realized
that ImageNow's flexible functionality could boost performance in
other accounting areas by eliminating the constraints of paper processes.
The organization will expand the solution in the near future.
"People
from other departments have seen ImageNow's capabilities in accounts
payable
and want access to it in their areas, too," said Brungs.
About Perceptive
Software
Founded in 1988, Perceptive Software, Inc., develops document imaging,
management
and workflow software solutions that simplify document management
processes by delivering secure, digitized versions of paper and
other electronic documents while leveraging existing applications.
Customers in a broad range of industries worldwide have taken advantage
of ImageNow, Perceptive Software's flagship software offering.
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ImageNow is
a registered trademark of Perceptive Software, Inc. Other product
or
company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Product Information
To request product information, send an e-mail to info@imagenow.com.
Discover the
ImageNow difference at http://www.imagenow.com
Web Site = http://www.imagenow.com
Contact Details
= Perceptive Software, Inc.
7734 Hedge Lane Terrace
Shawnee, KS 66227
USA
Tel +1 800 941
7460
Fax +1 913 422 3820
info@imagenow.com
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