File Scanning & Digitization
Bring your business to the cloud with secure Document imaging, information management, compliance, digital transformations, and file preservation.
Data Digitization solutions that will change the way your business manages information
Unlock the information that’s trapped inside your paper records. Bradford Systems has helped clients across every industry transform their information management from paper to digital.
Digital transformations for businesses begin with document imaging and scanning, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Beyond securely digitizing records, we can help you create an information governance strategy that best meets your organization’s compliance requirements. It’s time to move to the cloud!
- Reduced Physical Storage: Eliminate the need for costly office space, filing cabinets, and environmental controls for physical records.
- Automated Workflows: Streamline processes by integrating digitized documents into automated workflows, improving operational efficiency.
- Simultaneous Access: Allow multiple users to access the same document simultaneously, breaking down location and time barriers.
- Lower Operational Costs: Save money on printing, shipping, and time spent manually managing and searching for documents.
- Secure Access Controls: Implement user permissions and encryption to control who can access sensitive digital data, preventing leaks.
- Data Protection: Create secure, multi-location backups of digital documents, ensuring business continuity and data preservation.
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From police records to medical records and everything in between, we’ve scanned it before.
We bring decades of experience helping design and maintain information management solutions for clients across industries. Digitize your information while strengthening your regulatory compliance. We have experience digitizing documents for clients in various regulatory environments.

Digital Solutions
- DOCUMENT SCANNING
- FILE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
- BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING
- REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Frequently Asked Digitization Questions
What you need to know about our digitization services
What locations do you provide your services in?
Our Information Management Services are carried out at our Illinois HQ, but we’ve partnered with businesses all across the United States. Wherever you’re located, we’ll come to you! That’s right, our team will travel to your facility to securely transport your files. Let us help guide your company through every stage of digital transformation, from ideation to execution and beyond.
Do you subcontract your work with other vendors?
We subcontract other vendors for items we cannot process on an as-needed basis for special projects, such as film digitization and other media conversions. At Bradford Systems, what makes our team so capable in any regulatory environment or document type is our experience and commitment to excellence. Our team travels to you, whether for on-site scanning or off-site pickup of your records. We’ll handle the entire process from start to finish!
We have security requirements. Do you background checks on your employees?
Absolutely. As part of working with sensitive information, trust is a necessary component to a successful partnership. We vet our team, so you have nothing to fear. We only subcontract other vendors for items we cannot process, such as film digitization and other media conversions. We thoroughly vet our subcontractors as well.
Will I have access to my files during the conversion process?
Yes. We can retrieve any file you need during the project, and refile it when you’re finished.

Improve productivity and expand access
Document scanning and imaging is a means to provide access to records in a new era of remote work and online access. Not only will your files be more available to your employees, but through a document management system, you can control chain of custody and manage your records more efficiently.
We’ll put together a scan plan that fits with your organization, whether you have hundreds of records, or millions. Our scan plans include:
- Scan on demand
- Day-forward scanning
- One-time scans
- Backfile scanning
- Large format scans (such as blueprints)
- Medical Records
- And more

Digital transformation that improves compliance and business process
Our team will analyze the entire information lifecycle to help your organization meet all compliance requirements, but also improve information management processes throughout your organization. Lower the costs of managing your data while helping your business grow.
- Archive audits and document destruction
- Document scanning & classification

We handle your sensitive information with care.
We recognize there’s a lot more to digitizing paper than just feeding it through a scanner. That’s why we put so much effort into being entirely transparent and dependable from the first time we meet. We never outsource and always use our own teams of vetted, trustworthy, expert individuals focusing on the success of your digitization.

Serving Businesses Across the Nation - We'll come to you!
Chicago HQ
945 N. Oaklawn Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Office: 1-630-350-3453

Frequently Asked Questions
Bradford Systems provides comprehensive digitization services, including document scanning, records imaging, OCR, data extraction, document classification, information governance, and business process outsourcing.
Our process involves organizing and prepping records, high-speed scanning, OCR processing, and saving files in your preferred format (PDF, TIFF, etc.). We ensure quality control at each step and can perform scanning on-site or off-site.
Basic scanning converts documents into digital images, while advanced scanning includes OCR, data extraction, and document classification, making files searchable and more useful for digital workflows.
Yes, we have experience with projects involving thousands to millions of documents, including large-format items like blueprints and medical records. Our team can scale services to meet your project's needs.
We adhere to various compliance standards, including HIPAA, FERPA, FINRA, CJIS, GDPR, and more. Our team is trained to handle sensitive information securely and in accordance with applicable laws.
Yes, we provide document management systems that allow for easy retrieval, sharing, and management of digital records, enhancing your organization's information governance.
Digitization improves accessibility, reduces physical storage needs, enhances data security, supports compliance, and streamlines workflows, leading to increased efficiency and cost savings.
Absolutely. We can retrieve and provide any files you need during the scanning process, ensuring uninterrupted access to your important documents.
Yes, we tailor our digitization services to various industries, including: healthcare, legal, education, government, and more, ensuring industry-specific compliance and efficiency.