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November 28, 2011 by John MooreCategory: Uncategorized
Going Paperless With Personnel Records
Personnel records can account for a considerable volume of an organization’s overall information assets. State laws generally allow for personnel files in an electronic format. However, as the following article outlines there are some important considerations when scanning paper personnel records. http://bit.ly/ubYpeS Going paperless with personnel files can be extremely beneficial to cutting overhead costs, [...]
Tagged with: categoriesNovember 16, 2011 by John Moore
Category: Dentist, EMR, Information Management, Insurance, Law Firms, Legal, Medical, Record Management, Security, Storage
How Long Should I Keep My Records?
Ask most folks how long they have to retain their business records and they’ll reply, “7 years.” While that period of time may suffice for certain types of records, it is certainly not applicable for all business records. Sure, it’s necessary to keep documents pertaining to tax returns and statements, personnel files, payroll records, and [...]
Tagged with: document management, document retention, HIPAA, HITECH, Information Management, Law Firms, Legal, liability, Medical, paper, patient information, Records Management, records retention, Retention, Security, StorageNovember 8, 2011 by John Moore
Category: Dentist, Digital, Insurance, Law Firms, Medical, Record Management
Ten Tips for Reducing Office Paper
Trying to achieve a paperless office can seem daunting. Computers have made is easier to print paper with a simple click. As a business owner, you know that using less paper is more cost effective and is better for the environment but unfortunately old habits are hard to break. Here are ten tips that will [...]
Tagged with: document imaging, document management, electronic health records, electronic records, email, environment, filing cabinets, green, Law Firms, Legal, office space, paper, paperless office, Records Management, reduce, Scanning, StorageNovember 2, 2011 by John Moore
Category: Insurance, Legal, Medical, Record Management, Storage
Wasting Money on Valuable Office Space?
How much money are you paying for your office space? Probably too much. Recent estimates show that 50 – 70% of office space is used for document storage, i.e.: filing cabinets. Unfortunately, 45% of the files in those cabinets represent duplicated information, 80% of which is never retrieved again. Wouldn’t it make more sense to [...]
Tagged with: filing cabinets, office space, paper, Records Management, StorageSeptember 12, 2011 by John Moore
Category: Record Management, Security, Storage
Missing Veterans Records
Recently, abandoned burial records of military veterans were discovered in a public storage unit in Northern Virginia. The records contained Social Security numbers of deceased veterans. This highlights a problem inherent with storing records in self storage and public storage units: the lack of a software tracking system that provides the client with an audit [...]
Tagged with: Records Management, Security, Storage
