OCR for AnyDoc™ At-A-Glance
 

OCR for AnyDoc™ (formerly OCR for Forms™) is the market leader in automated forms processing technology for high-volume environments. The document and data capture software identifies and extracts key data from paper forms, whether machine print, handprint, one- or two-dimensional bar codes or check mark boxes. Data recognition accuracy often exceeds 99 percent, among the highest in the industry.

OCR for AnyDoc is designed to work with almost any kind of form in almost any industry. It is the first to deliver both production level structured and unstructured forms processing support, with add-on application solutions available for vertical markets. Benefits Users of OCR for AnyDoc achieve enhanced workplace productivity, faster document handling, reduced errors compared to manual data entry, and overall lower processing costs.

For example, one corporate user received the following benefits, with ROI in labor cost-savings in less than a year:

• Form processing increased from 20 forms per hour manually to 120 forms per hour

• Individual form processing time reduced from three minutes to 30 seconds

• Saved over 145 person-hours each month
 

Key Features

• Superior image quality – Image enhancement and character regeneration are performed prior to data capture. Lines, patterns and other background “noise” are removed for cleaner data recognition.

• Validates and verifies data – OCR for AnyDoc uses your own business rules to validate data. Operators speed through data verification with automated features.

• Template-free unstructured forms processing – Supported through add-on application solutions for vertical markets.

• Automatically identifies forms as they are scanned, eliminating time-consuming sorting – Document sets and multi-page images are also identified and processed accordingly.

• Batch balancing – Calculations can be performed across multi-page forms or form batches. Corrections can be made using an easy “batch balancing” screen.

• Keeps related documents together – Imaged documents that contain data that cannot be captured, such as a letteraccompanying an invoice, can be indexed and electronically attached to processed forms.

• Works with standard scanners – OCR for AnyDoc supports the leading scanners, enabling data capture with a range of equipment.

• Routes images from fax machines and remote scanners – Incoming faxes are routed automatically to OCR for AnyDoc using AnyDoc™ CAPTUREit™. Forms or documents can also be scanned at remote locations and sent over the Internet for processing at a central location.

• Transmits captured data to other systems – OCR for AnyDoc generates ASCII files in almost any format. AnyDoc™

• Reporting and statistics – AnyDoc™ MANAGEit™ ensures optimal productivity of OCR for AnyDoc on a network, enabling viewing and monitoring of performance in real-time.  CAPTUREit, BROKERit, MANAGEit and EXCHANGEit are add-on modules from AnyDoc Software that enhance the capabilities and
productivity of OCR for AnyDoc. OCR for AnyDoc addresses the needs of vertical markets with the following application solutions:

• AnyDoc™INVOICE™, used by companies to reduce the timerequired for processing the high volume of accounts payable invoices received each day.

• AnyDoc™EOB™, used by health care providers to automate the processing of lengthy and hard-to-read Explanation of Benefits, ensuring proper payment.
AnyDocINVOICE and AnyDocEOB deliver unstructured forms processing support. See Product Fact Sheets for detail on these product extensions.

Case Studies

See how BlueCross BlueSheid
processes 52,000 HCFA
forms per day!

As the largest automobile
fleet management
company in the world,
LeasePlan needed an
alternative to manually
entering all its incoming
invoices. By adding
AnyDocINVOICE, they
saw an 80% reduction
in the time and cost
it took to process
incoming invoices.