JWColby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue Apr 10 06:31:10 CDT 2007
Jim, They should be thinking of a document scanner / archive. DIS, my insurance client, scans all of their paperwork and has a completely paperless system. The scanned paperwork is assigned a claim number to link it back to the claim. They take paperwork as it comes in the door and scans it (manually, but it does have a document feeder). It is not totally integrated, unfortunately the archive system cannot be easily manipulated by my call center software but it still works a treat. This system has a "remote access" kind of thing where users remote in from their desk (the system is inside of their building) to access / view documents. Not cheap at somewhere south of 20K but given the cost of my time to build the call center software, cost of storage for the paper etc. DIS still thinks it is reasonable. Plus, they can generate PDF files of all the docs in a case and mail it (DVDs) to interested parties. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 8:27 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Case management and external files Marty, <<One option, you might want to look at, are some of the more popular legal case management solutions. These are in the $200-300 range. The enterprise editions store info in SQL Server.>> Definitely a thought.. This will be for a medicals claims system. <<You should have a basic series file numbering system to start with based on some sort of taxonomy.>> Got that well in hand already. Main worry is all these external files. The end users are non-computer literate folks, so I need everything to be as automatic as possible. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:22 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Case management and external files One option, you might want to look at, are some of the more popular legal case management solutions. These are in the $200-300 range. The enterprise editions store info in SQL Server. You should have a basic series file numbering system to start with based on some sort of taxonomy. Look at TimeMatters, Legal Files, Billing Matters, and PracticeMaster, Amicus Attorney Both PracticeMaster and TimeMatters work with Outlook through MAPI and SMTP. http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/ http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/charts/casemanagementcomparison.html http://www.timematters.com/products/timematters/ Jim Dettman wrote: >Greetings All, > > Question: anyone done work with case management and external files >(i.e medical records, faxes, Word Docs, etc)? I know it's always best >to leave them external, but beyond that: > >a. Any best practices you've found for linking them to a given case - i.e. >do you tag them or place them in a per claim specific directory? > >b. How do you handle inbound faxes? Any recommendations on software? > >c. What about e-mails with attachments? Manual operation to cut/save >the attachment or something more automatic? > > Any insights would be helpful. > >Thanks, >Jim > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com