Keane Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery P.A. in Edina, MN

With an assist from Laserfiche, Dr. Thomas M. Keane, a board certified oral surgeon and head of Keane Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery P.A. in Edina, MN, was already HIPAA compliant when many in the healthcare industry were scurrying to make the deadline.

Keane had been hoping to get all of his patient records digitized for quite a while. The HIPAA deadline became the impetus to do it. "We're trying to be a totally digital office," Keane says.

The staff at Keane Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery scan all patient records, files and forms into a central repository, where they are available instantly through a keyword or phrase search. As soon as all the back files are scanned into the system, Keane plans to make patient charts accessible online from any room in his practice.

Larry Phelps of Solbrekk, Inc., a Laserfiche reseller in the Twin Cities, provides Dr. Keane with technical support and continuing advice on HIPAA compliance.