The Washington Times: Patients of Prince William Hospital in Manassas, Va., soon will be able to swipe identification cards through a machine, sign consent forms and submit co-payments — all without visiting front-desk workers and dealing with a clipboard of papers. MediKiosks for self-service check-in will be available in September. Sales of the machines have grown 200 percent every year since manufacturer Galvanon put them on the market in 2003, said Raj Toleti, president of the Maitland, Fla., NCR subsidiary.
The kiosks reduce registration wait time and human error and save money on paper documents and staff time, hospital administrators say.
