In addition to being able to configure a Signature Merge to immediately stamp a signature captured from a signature device on a document, you can configure a Signature Merge to capture a signature, store it on disk, and then apply it to documents within the Front Office Scanning client as needed.
For security purposes, a signature on file can only be applied to a document after one or more other signatures have been captured by a signature device and immediately stamped on a document.
Typically, when a Signature Merge is used to stamp a signature on a document, it is used to stamp a third-party's signature (e.g., a patient's signature) on the document. However, the signature on file is intended to be used to stamp the Front Office Scanning user's signature on a document (e.g., as a witness to the third party's signature).
A signature on file is stored as an encrypted bitmap, and is only available to the user that created it in the Front Office Scanning client. However, before implementing this feature in a production environment, be aware that there are potential security risks involved with storing a signature on disk. The decision to use this feature should be carefully considered before it is implemented.
While a user can capture and store only one signature, that signature can be applied to multiple locations in the same document, or to other documents, by creating a Signature Merge Item for each document the signature is applied to.
To configure a Document Type button to stamp a signature on file, you must complete the following steps: