Digital Pen and Paper is one of several projects that
researchers and developers at Accenture Technology Labs are working on in the
area of User Experience and
Human-Computer Interaction.
Organizations that rely heavily on paper forms—for record-keeping, work
orders or applications—have not been able to take full advantage of the digital
world…until now. Accenture Technology Labs believes that new digital pen and
paper technology will change this and enable businesses to improve performance
through cost savings and efficiency gains.
Early access to the technology has enabled the Labs to explore applications
in both the public and private sectors that can enhance performance and drive
efficiencies and cost savings into existing paper-based processes. We believe
this low-cost, easy-to-use solution can unlock myriad possibilities in areas
such as:
- Faster form processing—Eliminate the need
to key in data by transmitting written information electronically to a central
database where people can access and process it.
- Automatic backup—Create an instant digital
record in addition to the paper trail.
- Security—Information captured by the
digital pen and paper is time-stamped and identified with a particular pen,
making it easy to determine who filled in which part of a form and
when.
Industry Focus
 Financial
Services—Digitizing Paper-based Processes
 Government—Increasing
Efficiency the "Write" Way
 Health and Life
Sciences —Improving Patient Safety and Care
Events
Government Technology Conference
September 2003
Participants at this event experienced first-hand the ease
of using the digital pen and paper when they used the technology to take notes
and then upload them to an Accenture website while at the conference.
Digital Pen and Paper—What Is It?
Accenture
leveraged HP’s unique Form Automation System (FAS) features to enhance its
existing digital pen solutions such as Digital Observations. Additional Resources
Digital
Observations
Modernizing the time-consuming, manual task
of completing and checking patient observation charts.
The
Digital Pen Connector
Using the digital pen and paper
technology to increase productivity and boost the performance of Siebel sales
and services applications.
Point
of View
Digital pen and paper technology combines the
portability and social acceptance of traditional pen and paper with a
computer's ability to store, share, and act upon the information collected.
Have you considered its potential?
In the Media
Information Week
"Accenture to test digital patient charts"
November
2003
Infoconomy
"Digital pen is mightier than the laptop"
October
2003
BBC News
"Smart
Pens Aim for Better Health"
September 4,
2003
Informatics
"Digital
Solution Boosts Patient Records"
June 13, 2003
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