Every so often it is important to evaluate the various aspects of your organization and make adjustments accordingly. You may need to cut down on costs or better utilize available resources. If your organization deals with medical records, it may be time to consider outsourcing in order to obtain records more efficiently. 

If you’re unsure about outsourcing, consider the following 4 potential benefits:

Greater Efficiency

The largest benefit of outsourcing for record retrieval is that it leads to greater efficiency. Outsourcing is essentially delegating, which means that you are taking responsibility off of your plate and transferring it so that you can focus on other things that require your attention. 

Delegating can sometimes feel risky depending on whoever is assuming responsibility for the task, but that’s the great thing about working with a 3rd party record retrieval company. They specialize in retrieving records, meaning that the task will get done currently and efficiently. Therefore you will increase efficiency in terms of obtaining records, and also in the rest of your workload. 

Increased Productivity

Hand-in-hand with greater efficiency comes increased productivity. The more efficiently you are completing work, the more productive you are. You no longer have to dedicate time to retrieving records because you’ve chosen to outsource. The time normally spent devoted to the tedious task of obtaining records such as entering data and searching and tracking records is now freed up for other things. If there is an issue with the record, or it takes longer to obtain, you will simply be updated on the progress rather than problem-solving and working to solve the issue. It essentially means fewer items on your to-do list!

Less Training and Fewer Personnel Needed

When you choose to outsource your record retrieval, it also means that your employees will need less training because they will no longer need to know and understand the intricate process of requesting and retrieving medical records. Instead, you can rely on trained specialists to handle the work for you. That way your employees can focus their attention on the other aspects of their job description.

You will likely need less personnel overall without having to hire and train people to specifically handle document retrieval. The added benefit is that it helps to reduce costs!

Quick Turnaround Time 

Working with a 3rd party for record retrieval also means that you get the benefit of quick turnaround time. Because it’s their specialty, records retrieval companies obtain records extremely quickly, most often within 30 days. Documents are obtained as quickly as possible in each case, meaning that your firm can close more cases, which increases your overall profit margin. 

To learn more about the benefits of outsourcing, contact iCopy Legal today!