The office gets paper from insurance companies, from specialists, from dental labs, from finance companies and from other dentists. How the heck can you have a paperless office if the world keeps sending you paper?
Here is how you do it. When some paper arrives that should be kept in the patient record such as a follow up letter from a specialist, open the letter, put it on the scanner and within seconds the letter is copied into the patient record. For Dentrix users it goes into the document center. The original paper is then shredded.  You can use this method to scan and capture x-rays and photos as well as forms and letters.
ATTENTION: Based on my experience I know right now some of the practice administrators reading this are saying to themselves, “Oh great another thing for me to do. Scan all the letters. I don’t have time for all this!” Calm down, think it through. What are you doing now with all the letters and EOBs? You open the envelope, glance through  the letter, go to the file room, find the proper chart and insert the letter. That will actually take more time than scanning into the patient record. But there is more. When the doctor needs to read the letter he or she asks for the chart and again you need to get up and search it out then take it where it is needed. The fact is using scanning the letters will not take more time it will save time, lots of time.

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Click Here: Dentrix Dental Systems [1] for a way cool online calculator that will show you how much you can save using digital x-rays. This is from Dentrix.

Digital Adds Up To What You Spend Every Month!Save big by eliminating film and using digital X-ray technology.
Chances are that you’re spending too much on chemicals, film and labor. Fill out the worksheet below to compare the exact amount you spend each month on traditional film X-ray methods. Compare that figure you spend ever month to how much you could be saving by eliminating film and using digital X-ray technology!

[1] http://www.dentrix.com/high_tech/digital_calculator.asp

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From PC Magazine read the whole thing here USB Key Superguide [1]

USB Key Superguide
We’ve put together the ultimate guide to flash drives, U3 keys, and USB hard drives, all of which will let you carry your most important data in your pocket.There was a time when USB keys—aka thumb drives, flash tokens, or keychain drives—were simple storage devices that helped you carry a file or two. The size was cool, but they weren’t really much better than a high-tech floppy disk. My, how things change. In this roundup, we cover all of the major types of USB keys that are now available: conventional flash drives, U3 flash drives, and small hard drives, all of which use USB 2.0 for fast data transfers.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1892228,00.asp

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From the DRC web site here: DRC - Benefits [1]  
Over 100 continuing education credits available 24/7 When you subscribe to DRC, everyone in your practice gets unlimited access to DRC’s extensive on demand library of CE accredited modules presented by leading dental experts. There is no need to travel or accrue multiple expenses while sacrificing office production. You can now earn CE credit while you enjoy engaging, relevant and timely multimedia continuing education from the comfort of your home or office. Choose from over 100 modules covering a broad array of dental topics. New training modules will be added each and every month. And for the first time ever, it’s all available in one convenient location with just a few clicks of your mouse.

[1] http://drcdental.com/benefits.asp

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