HP Inc. this month was honored with a prestigious BLI PaceSetter Award for Healthcare in the Group Practices category from Keypoint Intelligence -Buyers Lab (BLI). The award recognizes HP Inc.'s ability to address the unique challenges of healthcare providers; the company earned top marks across the Hardware, Security, and Service & Support areas, along with strong scores in Vertical Leadership and Overall Value in the study.

"HP's strengths in the hardware arena are undisputed, but our study also showed HP's prowess on the software and services fronts," said Jamie Bsales, Director of Solutions Analysis for Keypoint Intelligence. "HP provides workflows assessments to improve new-patient onboarding, invoice processing, and fax-centric processes, among others. And when it comes to the security posture of output devices, HP is undeniably pushing the industry forward."

Analysts at Keypoint Intelligence note that "HP's unique mix of both document imaging and computing hardware means customers have a one-stop-shop when outfitting an office with printers, scanners, MFPs, tablets, and PCs." Analysts also write that "HP's MFPs and printers have demonstrated award-winning reliability in BLI's testing, and when it comes to the security posture of output devices, HP is undeniably pushing the industry forward."

HP's leadership in healthcare is enforced with its:

• Reliability-tested MFP and scanner lines to suit a wide range of output and capture needs, including specialized abilities and cleanroom-certified PageWide models
• Industry-leading security features across its MFP, printing and personal systems families
• Purpose-built healthcare PCs, displays, and accessories designed to streamline patient care, optimize clinical workflows, and make vital information readily accessible to authorized caregivers
• Dedicated healthcare solutions experts who work closely with customers and HP's engineers to find ways the company's technology could be used to solve healthcare-specific challenges 

To additionally address the unique challenges of healthcare providers such as complex EMR (electronic medical record) workflows, HP designed its PACE family of scanners in consultation with customers. HP PACE scanners enable a more seamless workflow involving various types of originals that need to be digitized, limited desk space, and the need for integration with existing applications.

The healthcare field is perhaps the most rapidly evolving of all the vertical markets, with methods of care in a constant state of improvement. But for all the advances on the medical side, doctors' practices on the front line still tend to be woefully reliant on paper, fax, and other outmoded technologies that impede workflow and take personnel off tasks that would otherwise improve patient care.

For this one-of-a-kind study focused on the needs of Healthcare customers, Buyers Lab invited all leading document imaging OEMs to complete an exhaustive questionnaire and provide in-person briefings to detail their healthcare-relevant offerings in eight key areas: Hardware, Software, Service and Support, Professional Services, Security, Industry Certifications, Vertical Leadership, and Overall Value.

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About Buyers Lab PaceSetter Awards

Based on exhaustive questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and a proprietary rating scale, Buyers Lab PaceSetter awards recognize those document imaging OEMs that have shown market leadership in a variety of categories, including Document Imaging Security, MFP Platforms & App Ecosystems, Mobile Print, and key vertical markets.