Healthcare institutions, from large hospitals to small clinics, are bustling places where every minute counts. Amid this fast-paced environment, printing should be the least of the worries for medical professionals. However, printing in healthcare is an essential and often complex process. It needs to be efficient, cost-effective, and above all, secure. That's where PaperCut's print management software comes into play.

Solving Unique Challenges with PaperCut

Healthcare organizations face a host of unique challenges when it comes to print management. These include the need to protect sensitive patient data, manage costs across multiple departments, and ensure smooth IT operations in a busy environment. PaperCut's print management software is designed to address all these challenges head-on.

1. Ensuring Patient Confidentiality

Patient confidentiality is paramount in healthcare. PaperCut's features like Secure Print Release ensure that print jobs are only released when the authorized user confirms their identity at the print area. It also offers the Find-Me print feature, which enables users to send print jobs to a single queue and release them from whichever printer they are closest to, whenever they want. In case a print job is never released, PaperCut securely deletes it.

By partnering with ELATEC, PaperCut enhances this security further. ELATEC's user authentication solution uses RFID and BLE/NFC smartphone applications for secure, contactless, and hygienic user authentication. This means employees can use their existing ID cards or mobile devices to access printer functions, ensuring that sensitive documents don't end up in the wrong hands.

2. Cutting Costs and Managing Resources

Beyond ensuring security, PaperCut also helps healthcare institutions manage their printing costs effectively. By controlling misuse and encouraging responsible printing, the software can significantly reduce expenses on paper, ink, and printer maintenance. Additionally, it offers detailed reports that can help institutions track printing behavior and allocate costs fairly among various departments.

ELATEC's RFID technology further enhances this cost management capability. Its advanced encryption ensures that only authorized users can access the printers, adding another layer of control over printing costs.

3. Streamlining Operations

In the healthcare sector, time is a precious resource. PaperCut is designed to ensure that printing doesn't become a time-consuming chore. The Find-Me print feature, for instance, allows print jobs to follow users, making it easy for them to print from any device and release their jobs from the closest printer.

Furthermore, PaperCut and ELATEC's solutions require minimal IT management. ELATEC's readers are easy to install and support remote configuration and firmware updates, simplifying maintenance for IT staff. PaperCut's Print Deploy feature automates the process of installing print queues and drivers, saving valuable time and effort.

4. Securing Fax Communication

Despite the digital transformation, faxing remains a widely used communication method in healthcare, accounting for around 75% of medical communication in the U.S. PaperCut helps streamline this process with a new Scan to Fax function. Users can send a scanned document as a fax through their preferred fax provider, choosing between basic SMTP delivery or more secure API-driven delivery.

PaperCut: Your Partner in Print Management

PaperCut's print management software is purpose-built to meet the unique needs of healthcare organizations. With its focus on security, cost management, and efficient operations, PaperCut can help healthcare institutions ensure that their printing processes are as streamlined, secure, and efficient as possible. It's not just about making printing easier; it's about providing a solution that healthcare professionals can trust, letting them focus on what truly matters - patient care.

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