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2024/11/20

How to integrate OCR with Google Sheets to read health checkup forms using OCR and add them to Google Sheets.

n.watanabe

Are you experiencing challenges in managing health examination reports? Especially in companies with a large number of employees, manually entering and managing health examination reports can be extremely time-consuming and prone to human error.

For those looking to streamline such cumbersome tasks, we propose an automated solution using Yoom and Google Sheets. By utilizing OCR technology, it is possible to extract necessary data from paper reports and automatically reflect it in a spreadsheet. This significantly reduces working hours and makes data organization and retrieval easier.

Furthermore, by promoting paperless management and data sharing among stakeholders, smoother follow-up after health examinations can be expected. This article introduces the details and setup methods of this process.

Recommended for

  • HR or administrative personnel who find managing health examination reports time-consuming and aim for efficiency
  • Those who want to easily digitize operations using Google Sheets
  • Those who want to automate manual data entry using OCR technology
  • Those who want to improve business processes easily without programming
  • Those who want to organize health examination report data and create an environment for smooth sharing

Benefits and Examples of Adding Health Examination Reports to Google Sheets via OCR

Benefit 1: Reduction in Work Time and Cost

For example, manually entering hundreds of health examination reports into a database after annual check-ups requires enormous time and effort. By automating this process using OCR technology and Google Sheets, it is possible to instantly reflect the necessary data from scanned reports.

Administrative personnel can complete tasks that used to take several days in just a few hours, allowing them to allocate the freed-up time to other tasks, thereby improving work efficiency. Eliminating input errors also reduces the need for data re-verification, leading to further cost savings.

Benefit 2: Improved Data Searchability and Analysis

For instance, when an employee wishes to have a personal consultation based on health examination results, searching for past data from paper documents is very cumbersome. By implementing this automated flow, you can instantly find the relevant data in Google Sheets by simply searching for a name or employee number.

Additionally, it is possible to easily aggregate and analyze trends from multiple years of health examination results. Administrators can not only respond quickly but also engage in strategic responses based on maintaining employee health and risk prediction.

Benefit 3: Smooth Sharing through Digitization

For example, when HR, occupational physicians, and health staff need to review an employee's health examination results, paper documents often lead to delays in updates and information omissions. By using this flow, information is updated and shared in real-time in Google Sheets, allowing all stakeholders to access the latest data.

This promotes rapid and accurate collaboration through paperless processes. Especially in remote work environments, smooth data management becomes possible, contributing to the overall promotion of business digitization.

How to Create a Flow to Add Health Examination Reports to Google Sheets via OCR

From here, we will set up the process to efficiently obtain health examination information using Yoom. The flow this time is "adding health examination reports to Google Sheets via OCR."

The general flow of the setup is as follows.

  • Integrate Yoom and Google Sheets with My Apps
  • Copy the template
  • Detailed flow settings
  • Turn on the trigger and start the flow

No complex programming knowledge is required. Before entering the flow settings, let's start with the preparation.

Note that AI operations (OCR) are only available with certain plans. If your plan is not eligible, the operation of the flowbot you set will result in an error, so please be careful.
Paid plans offer a 2-week free trial. During the free trial, you can use restricted apps and AI operations.

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Step 1: Integrate Google Sheets with My Apps

As Step 1, let's integrate Google Sheets with Yoom using My Apps.
After logging into Yoom, click "+ New Connection" from "My Apps" in the left menu.

When the "New App Connection" window appears, search for Google Sheets.
Click on the icon that appears in the search results to bring up the screen requesting the connection of Google Sheets to Yoom.

Click "Sign in with Google".

Select the Google account to connect with Yoom.

Next, on the "Sign in to Yoom" screen, if the selected Google account is correct, click "Next".

Click "Continue" on the screen shown in the image above to integrate Yoom with My Apps.
Once integrated, an icon will be added to the My Apps list.

This completes the My Apps integration.

Also, to test the flow settings this time, please prepare a sheet that reflects the health checkup report and information in advance.
The content entered can be temporary, but make sure to create the necessary items on the sheet so that the content of the report can be reflected.

Once the preparation is complete, let's move on to the flow settings.

Click "Try it" from the banner below to copy the template.

Step 2: Set the Form Trigger

First, set up the "Health Check Form Submission Form".

Since this is a form for submitting health checkup reports, set up the necessary items.
Depending on the input content, please also use dropdowns and checkboxes.

For certain input fields, turn on the "Required" option.
You can also set the content of the completion screen displayed after submitting the report.

Once you've entered everything, click "Next".

Next, enter the output for testing the flow.

"Retrieved values" are usually automatically read and reflected from the submitted form.
In this flow, since the form submission is the trigger, enter them manually.

Once entered, click "Save" to complete the trigger settings.

Step 3: Set Data Extraction

Next, set "Read text from images/PDF".

On the first screen, there are no necessary settings other than modifying the title, so click "Next".
On the next page, set the information to be read.

Set the items you want to extract from the health checkup report obtained from the form.
Once entered, click "Test".

The content of the health checkup report attached in the form settings has been reflected and obtained in the output.
Once confirmed, click "Save" to complete the text reading settings.

Step 4: Set to Add to Google Sheets

The final setting is "Add Record".
On the first page, the account information of the Google Sheets integrated with My Apps is reflected.

If necessary, modify the title.
Next, for Google Sheets database integration, select the sheet (tab) where you want to reflect the obtained information from the candidates.

Enter the table range in alphanumeric characters.
Once set, click "Next" to check if it connects correctly to the database.

On the next page, set the content to be reflected in the specified sheet.

Enter the items that match each field from the output.

Once everything is entered, click "Test".

When the test is successful, the same information is automatically reflected in the specified Google Sheets.

Once confirmed, all settings are complete, so click "Save".

Finally, turn on the trigger.

Now, the information from the health checkup report submitted through the form is automatically reflected in Google Sheets.
The flow set this time is as follows.

Other Automation Examples Using Google Sheets and OCR Functionality

Update Google Sheets Information When a Contract is Completed with GMO Sign

By having a flow where Google Sheets is automatically updated after a contract is completed, it is expected to improve work efficiency. By eliminating the need for manual updates and always being able to check the latest contract information, it is anticipated to reduce errors and enable quick decision-making.

Ideal for those who want to enhance accuracy in contract management.

Add a Task to Trello When a Row is Added in Google Sheets

This flow automatically creates a task in Trello in response to updates in Google Sheets. It helps prevent task omissions and facilitates easier information sharing across the team.

Recommended for those who want to streamline project management and teams that utilize Google Sheets.

Add an Issue to GitHub When a Row is Added in Google Sheets

This flow automatically generates an Issue on GitHub based on data from Google Sheets. It is expected to streamline the creation of development tasks and facilitate smoother collaboration among developers.

It will be useful for development teams looking to reduce task duplication and oversight.

Summary

For those looking to streamline the management of health checkup documents, an automated solution using Yoom and Google Sheets is an ideal choice. It reduces the burden of manual tasks and allows for smooth management of scanned data, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.

Moreover, this system does not require programming knowledge and can be set up with simple operations. By revisiting cumbersome data entry and document organization, you can allocate more time to more important tasks. Why not register for Yoom for free now and smartly evolve your health checkup document management?

The person who wrote this article
n.watanabe
I have been an SEO writer for 5 years and have continued to write under the motto “easy to read” and “easy to convey.” I want to bring the convenience of Yoom, which can be linked to apps without programming knowledge, to many people!
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