Datacap ObjectForms: Object power for capture systems By Scott Blau, President and CEO Datacap, Inc. Image-based forms processing can give your organization an edge that slices through the competition. It also requires enormous amounts of data. Every scanned page needs a unique ID. Many applications demand multiple image IDs and full data entry. Simplifying the implementation of complex, customized, capture systems is the challenge of forms processing. Datacap's solution is ObjectForms technology. ObjectForms technology makes it easy to solve complex data and image capture problems. It works at the application level turning systems implementation into a simple set of drag and drop steps. It also operates at the programming level, enabling developers to create highly customized systems with flexible, forms-oriented objects. ObjectForms is a technological evolution; the result of years of expertise built into Datacap Paper Keyboard and Task Master. Paper Keyboard was the first automated data-entry solution to offer Windows GUI ease-of-use. Task Master sets the batch workflow standard with advanced system management and reporting. An Example: Forms in Healthcare The power of objects is that they hide complexity behind a simple user interface. ObjectForm's hierarchy of objects lets you quickly navigate from batch level to documents, forms, pages, all the way down to individual fields, and makes it easy to take on some of the most daunting challenges in automated data entry. One of the most difficult applications for imaging is processing the HCFA health insurance claim forms. Over a million claims are filed every day. These are the forms that your doctor fills in describing each patient encounter to the health insurer. The insurer has the daunting task of adjudicating each and every claim that is filed. For some, it is a mountain of paper: tens of thousands of claims a day. The sheer volume of HCFA forms, however, is hardly the problem - efficient data capture is. Many insurers are moving to automated claim processing systems with imaging as the core technology. Once scanned, the claim must be indexed and the data captured for claim processing. The variable quality of the forms and the wide variety and quality of type on the forms make fully automated capture of data through OCR and ICR impossible. The recognition technologies are just not good enough on their own. With the help of ObjectForms technology, Datacap is building a solution for high-volume health claim processors. Datacap Paper Keyboard and Task Master serve as the foundation. ObjectForms makes it easy to access Paper Keyboard's production scanning capabilities and Task Master's client-server batch processing features. On the display side, ObjectForms takes the results of recognition and presents a dynamic screen that freely intermixes form image with field data. The result is a smooth integration of key-from-image, image-assisted, and completely automated data entry. Given the widely varying quality of HCFA forms, ObjectForms is just what the doctor ordered. What Datacap ObjectForms Can Do for You If you are interested in rapid deployment of a data and image capture system that is customized to meet your business needs, ObjectForms will help you. ObjectForms enables you to rapidly structure an efficient forms batch workflow. Drag and drop to create a batch pathway from scan station to recognition server. The recognition server has easy-to-choose processing options. Datacap Paper Keyboard is running behind the scenes, but ObjectForms hides this detail, making it fast and easy to set up. Different forms have different data entry requirements. This is where ObjectForms shines with rapid customization options. Combining image with data in almost unlimited ways, ObjectForms technology enables you to tailor a data verification, reject repair screen that suits the requirements of your forms and your data. That means full image display, snippets, and supersnippets--blowups of field images that are separately scrollable and magnifiable. ObjectForms makes it easy to see problem data and then to fix it. ObjectForms technology does not sacrifice speed for elegance. Built on Datacap's foundation of eight years at the forefront of the forms and image capture market, it is being implemented to perform at full-rated speeds for scanners, servers, and display technologies. Datacap's Object is for You In data capture, as in image capture, Datacap has the experience of a leader. Since 1988, Datacap has pioneered integrating forms processing data capture front ends with leading document image systems from Unisys, FileNet, Optika, Watermark, and others. The key ingredient to Datacap's success: flexible systems capable of being scaled to meet the widest range of requirements. Datacap has led the industry with firsts in PC-based solutions, in ICR, and in batch processing. Now Datacap leads again with the introduction of object-oriented solutions. At Datacap we believe that the flexibility, power, and simplicity of systems which are object-oriented make them customer-oriented. * Datacap ObjectForms technology will be shown at AIIM '96 in Chicago All product and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Datacap (Tarrytown, NY) is the technology leader in software for data and image capture systems. Please call 914-332-7515. IW Special Supplement, March 1996
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