Right now, much of that information and disclosure sits on paper forms or in indecipherable computer language.
Children's case reports are now computerized, instead of written on paper forms.
Much of the world still relies on paper forms and documents.
For starters, they were told to log their son's numbers on paper forms.
Petitions to Exceed a Credit Limit, Register Late for a Term, and other requests are submitted on paper forms.
Most hospitals have switched to electronic networks to handle their billing, but most physicians' offices still depend on paper forms, Dr. Hochstadt said.
The same approach that works in African villages can be useful in any organization that still relies heavily on paper forms.
In the past, workers ticked off boxes on paper forms and entered the results into computer spreadsheets a time-consuming process fraught with the potential for errors.
For the last dozen years, Zingerman's has captured customer comments as either code red (complaints) or code green (compliments), but until recently they were captured on paper forms.
Before 2008 all family tracing was done by refugee agencies, which still rely on paper forms and postal systems to try to locate people.
Traditionally, examiners gather test information on paper forms, which are sent to the DSA's Newcastle area office for scanning and processing before information on successful candidates is passed onto the DVLA.
