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Old Jul 20, 2021 | 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Xyzzy
The barcode allows fster processing because the data should already be in the system when the form is received and the barcode is scanned vs. having to have OCR read it or having to have someone type it in from the manually filled form.
That's what I'm thinking, too. I'm wondering if it does actually have a notable impact on processing times but I don't think there are stats for that.
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