A paperless
office will not save me money.
When I was using paper system like most physicians do, some of the extra
overheads are as follow.
$300 a month on supplies such as papers, ink cartridges for my
multifunction printer and fax machine, file folders, and file labels.
$500 a month on transcription fees.
$1500 a month on an extra staff. Because the files are located in the back
and staffs need to spend time away from the desk to pull, file, or to
search a chart, I end up having to hire another staff.
Plus more As my clinic grew, my original
small file cabinet became too small. I needed to get a bigger file
cabinet. It was around $500 for each shelf cabinets that is HIPPA compliant.
I also needed a bigger space to store the files. To save money, I
turned my office into a storage room. If I did not do that, I would
have to turn one of my exam room into a storage room and I would have
to see less patients or stay longer to finish seeing patients.