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Mei-Ling Tan

Mei-Ling Tan

Regulated workflows, audit trails, error handling, redundancy, and uptime design.

About

I harden capture workflows for legal, healthcare, and finance teams where downtime and data drift are unacceptable.

Core Beliefs

Reliability is a control measure; resilience must be designed, not hoped for.

Background

During a healthcare audit rehearsal, a 'smart' scanner choked on wristband labels and lost index fields. We re-evaluated feeds, duplex sensors, and error logging, then introduced redundant capture paths to SharePoint with immutable audit trails. The next audit recorded zero exceptions, and staff stopped dreading inspections.

Perspective

I prefer devices and flows with verifiable logs, stable drivers, and robust exception handling.

Author Articles

Professional Scanners Built for High-Volume Reliability

Professional Scanners Built for High-Volume Reliability

Learn how to select and configure high‑volume scanners for predictable, compliant throughput by prioritizing reliability, exception handling, document profiling, security, and audit trails. Includes real‑world model comparisons and a practical checklist to prevent bottlenecks and rework.

Master ADA-Compliant Document Scanning for Reliable Access

Master ADA-Compliant Document Scanning for Reliable Access

Build ADA-compliant scanning as a controlled workflow - not just a device - by embedding semantic tagging, OCR accuracy thresholds, automated checks, and audit trails so content works with screen readers and stands up to audits. Implement scalable controls that cut remediation costs, reduce risk, and speed retrieval across high-volume operations.

Mobile Receipt Scanner Apps Built for Reliability

Mobile Receipt Scanner Apps Built for Reliability

Learn how to turn mobile receipt scanning into a verifiable compliance control with audit-ready trails, validation rules, resilient capture across edge cases, and layered redundancy. Reduce audit risk by proving accuracy and completeness without constant supervision.

Achieve Searchable Scans with Reliable OCR

Achieve Searchable Scans with Reliable OCR

Identify where OCR pipelines fail and implement controls - field-level validation, immutable audit trails, and redundant capture - to produce truly searchable, audit-ready records. Learn to treat scanners as data sources and bake compliance into outputs with PDF/A-3 and cryptographic hashing.